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Its not trivial to divorce these "post PC" devices, but its just increasingly lame to require it, and several others have overcome the hurdle. Android has. We
by ryanwatkins 16y ago
Its not trivial to divorce these "post PC" devices, but its just increasingly lame to require it, and several others have overcome the hurdle.
Android has. WebOS has.
I get OTA updates to my WebOS device, and it backs itself up over the air nightly. I just updated to 2.1 and all my apps just magically came back, and it had all my email/im/linkedin/facebook account settings too - I just had to re-enter my passwords to confirm. If Palm/HP can manage it, Apple can.
And the syncing of data over 3G argument is pretty lame. Most people find themselves with wifi at home/work for the large updates.
Having to cable my iOS device to my PC each morning to get my daily podcasts from iTunes is nuts. These are wireless devices, they should wake up, download the content and have it just magically "be there" when I decide to listen to one in the subway the next morning. Having to cable it up, or even open the application to force the sync is crazy.
- lreeves 16y agoJust an FYI, there's several apps for IOS that can grab poscasts from the device itself with no need for an iTunes connection. I used Podcaster and it works pretty well.
- pdaddyo 16y agoAnd a follow-up FYI for Android users, Google Listen is fantastic.
- ryanwatkins 16y agoThey're nice and all for not having to use a cable, but neither appear to wake up, see if there is anything new and automatically download it. This way I wake up in the morning, take the subway to work and my data is already "just there". I dont have to even launch the app before going into the subway (with enough time to sync up). This is not possible on iOS but a feature I use it daily on webOS. So not only post-PC, but proactive in keeping my data updated.