Comments on: The future is now http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/06/11/the-future-is-now/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:51:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Kevin Huxford http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/06/11/the-future-is-now/#comment-1735028 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:58:50 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/06/11/the-future-is-now/#comment-1735028 I'm just waiting until they hit and some unlocked phones become available. Not so sure I want to switch over to AT&T, despite all the glowing praise I've heard about them, especially from iPhone early adopters. ;) I’m just waiting until they hit and some unlocked phones become available. Not so sure I want to switch over to AT&T, despite all the glowing praise I’ve heard about them, especially from iPhone early adopters. ;)

]]> by: Tim O'Neil http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/06/11/the-future-is-now/#comment-1734915 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 19:48:53 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/06/11/the-future-is-now/#comment-1734915 Well, don't you think that most people who are old enough to be hanging around bars are going to be too old to have any interest in these type of gadgets? Well, don’t you think that most people who are old enough to be hanging around bars are going to be too old to have any interest in these type of gadgets?

]]> by: The Beat http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/06/11/the-future-is-now/#comment-1734223 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:23:29 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/06/11/the-future-is-now/#comment-1734223 Tough crowd! Tough crowd!

]]> by: Mark Coale http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/06/11/the-future-is-now/#comment-1734060 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:27:55 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/06/11/the-future-is-now/#comment-1734060 As great as the iPhone is, it's just a ****tease for those of us who have jobs that prevent having camera phones. As great as the iPhone is, it’s just a ****tease for those of us who have jobs that prevent having camera phones.

]]> by: The Beat http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/06/11/the-future-is-now/#comment-1734040 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:11:42 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/06/11/the-future-is-now/#comment-1734040 The iPhone does have wifi capabilities. The iPhone does have wifi capabilities.

]]> by: Torsten Adair http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/06/11/the-future-is-now/#comment-1734015 Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:01:46 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/06/11/the-future-is-now/#comment-1734015 Conversely, one would be able to create a "Germ" list, so that one would be able to avoid toxic individuals. What WOULD be nice about the Facebook option is the ability to access your "scorecard" and remember who the person is, so you don't act like a stranger when you meet the person. Student phones would be registered with schools, and truant officers would be able to "poke" the list, and see which are nearby. I like to keep my electronic devices separate. My cell phone dials and surfs the web (via a two-inch screen). My digital camera takes high-res photos and silent, 15-second video. My Wall Street G3 Mac computes, plays DVDs and CDs, and surfs the web. So I'm not drooling over the new iPhone. Now if it were the size of a magazine, with wifi and cell cababilities, yeah, I'd be interested! Conversely, one would be able to create a “Germ” list, so that one would be able to avoid toxic individuals.

What WOULD be nice about the Facebook option is the ability to access your “scorecard” and remember who the person is, so you don’t act like a stranger when you meet the person.

Student phones would be registered with schools, and truant officers would be able to “poke” the list, and see which are nearby.

I like to keep my electronic devices separate. My cell phone dials and surfs the web (via a two-inch screen). My digital camera takes high-res photos and silent, 15-second video. My Wall Street G3 Mac computes, plays DVDs and CDs, and surfs the web. So I’m not drooling over the new iPhone. Now if it were the size of a magazine, with wifi and cell cababilities, yeah, I’d be interested!

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