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Is the touch sensitive iPod going to be a reality? (2006)

system2 5y ago
Comments are so cringe there.
- junon 5y ago
  I find the armchair generalists here on HN pretty cringe, too. Different era, same nonsense. The comments there are pretty typical of the time, as I remember it.
- artiszt 5y ago
  but the commenting serves it purpose, one does hope even more so does what some assume to be 'voting' [like/dislike] not sure how to measure tho how many shooting massacres it prevents. former mentor of our at Lond Inst of Psychiatry certainly would have designed a field study of it, if he'd been introduced to the nets, social nets in particular
- goldcd 5y ago
  I'm intrigued who James is - as he wrote half of them "Apple sucks !! ZEN Is where it’s at !" I feel sad for James in 2021
  - mcphage 5y ago
    Judging by their comments, it almost looks like that’s the default name on the site.
    - LocalH 5y ago
      I think you're right. "um. I’ve never been to this website or posted as a “james” before so why does it say “Welcome back james (Change)” seeing as I never have logged in, in the first place?????/" "i wasn’t going to comment, but someone elses details we’re already in the fields, as my name is not james… this does seem to be quite defiante evidence of the rumors i have seen floating about… this is will get a digg"
- fshbbdssbbgdd 5y ago
  It’s useful to have the comments recorded. Looking back now, apparently we find the mindset of the average person hard to imagine. If they didn’t write their thoughts down, our narratives about the past public consciousness would be completely replaced by whatever seems obvious in hindsight.
- intellix 5y ago
  Jesse Donat: "Seems like a kind of stupid system to me… lots of arm strain keeping your hand pointing at the thing… Thats why touch screen in the home never caught on" Eating your words?
srvmshr 5y ago
The article is peppered with comments from a certain 'James' who seems to have very colorful, albeit conflicting opinions. I wonder what was he high on.
- alasano 5y ago
  Seems like "James" was a bunch of people due to a bug of some kind perhaps https://i.imgur.com/oBzdaNx.png https://i.imgur.com/oBzdaNx.png
  - James-Livesey 5y ago
    Thank goodness I didn't use this site back in the day... I sure as hell would have been freaked out by it suddenly knowing my first name
randomopining 5y ago
Wowww. I remember checking out this article when I saw it on Toms Hardware back in 2006. I was 14 years old lol. Imagine if you had money to invest back then, throw it into Apple and let it ride.
- jacobkg 5y ago
  I remember I was doing an internship when the iPhone came out. Several of the people there had bought apple stock in anticipation of the iPhone’s announcement and then sold afterwards to turn a quick profit. As you suggest, in retrospect letting it ride for 15 more years would have been far superior.
- geoduck14 5y ago
  With respect, this is selection basis. Several years ago, JC Penny hired a new CEO (from Apple, I believe) to revamp their line. I bought their stock to "let it ride". There was some hot shot pharmaceutical company that I bought in 2010 (APPY, look them up). I also "bought the dip" in Boeing last year. All bad decisions.
  - randomopining 5y ago
    Yeah but JC Penny is an investment in retail. Everybody knew deep down that online was the future. Pharmaceutical no clue. Boeing will rise up again, although not a lot.
- pavlov 5y ago
  I had $500 worth of Apple stock in 2002. It was up 30% in a year, so I figured it’s time to take profits, sold the stock, and bought a 10GB iPod with the money. (I was a student, the idea of carrying all my CDs with me was extremely appealing.) Looks like the stock would be worth about $200k today. No regrets, I got to listen to New Order on the bus.
  - randomopining 5y ago
    Tbh you may have gotten solid utility out of that. And realistically after 3x you would’ve sold anyway (me too)
MarkusWandel 5y ago
Is it just me, or is the patent art intentionally misleading? I mean spin a virtual wheel to select a photo that you could just tap on, really?
- nautilius 5y ago
  The wheel also solves scrolling, which tapping doesn’t. Many great ideas are only obvious in hindsight.
syspec 5y ago
> toll on Feb 12th, 2006 at 7:42 pm As long as it fits in my pocket with ease, and is easy to control, I’ll definitely buy, as will millions of others

Comments are so cringe there.

junon 5y ago
I find the armchair generalists here on HN pretty cringe, too. Different era, same nonsense. The comments there are pretty typical of the time, as I remember it.
artiszt 5y ago
but the commenting serves it purpose, one does hope even more so does what some assume to be 'voting' [like/dislike] not sure how to measure tho how many shooting massacres it prevents. former mentor of our at Lond Inst of Psychiatry certainly would have designed a field study of it, if he'd been introduced to the nets, social nets in particular
goldcd 5y ago
I'm intrigued who James is - as he wrote half of them "Apple sucks !! ZEN Is where it’s at !" I feel sad for James in 2021
- mcphage 5y ago
  Judging by their comments, it almost looks like that’s the default name on the site.
  - LocalH 5y ago
    I think you're right. "um. I’ve never been to this website or posted as a “james” before so why does it say “Welcome back james (Change)” seeing as I never have logged in, in the first place?????/" "i wasn’t going to comment, but someone elses details we’re already in the fields, as my name is not james… this does seem to be quite defiante evidence of the rumors i have seen floating about… this is will get a digg"
fshbbdssbbgdd 5y ago
It’s useful to have the comments recorded. Looking back now, apparently we find the mindset of the average person hard to imagine. If they didn’t write their thoughts down, our narratives about the past public consciousness would be completely replaced by whatever seems obvious in hindsight.
intellix 5y ago
Jesse Donat: "Seems like a kind of stupid system to me… lots of arm strain keeping your hand pointing at the thing… Thats why touch screen in the home never caught on" Eating your words?

The article is peppered with comments from a certain 'James' who seems to have very colorful, albeit conflicting opinions. I wonder what was he high on.

alasano 5y ago
Seems like "James" was a bunch of people due to a bug of some kind perhaps https://i.imgur.com/oBzdaNx.png https://i.imgur.com/oBzdaNx.png
- James-Livesey 5y ago
  Thank goodness I didn't use this site back in the day... I sure as hell would have been freaked out by it suddenly knowing my first name

randomopining 5y ago

Wowww. I remember checking out this article when I saw it on Toms Hardware back in 2006. I was 14 years old lol. Imagine if you had money to invest back then, throw it into Apple and let it ride.

jacobkg 5y ago
I remember I was doing an internship when the iPhone came out. Several of the people there had bought apple stock in anticipation of the iPhone’s announcement and then sold afterwards to turn a quick profit. As you suggest, in retrospect letting it ride for 15 more years would have been far superior.
geoduck14 5y ago
With respect, this is selection basis. Several years ago, JC Penny hired a new CEO (from Apple, I believe) to revamp their line. I bought their stock to "let it ride". There was some hot shot pharmaceutical company that I bought in 2010 (APPY, look them up). I also "bought the dip" in Boeing last year. All bad decisions.
- randomopining 5y ago
  Yeah but JC Penny is an investment in retail. Everybody knew deep down that online was the future. Pharmaceutical no clue. Boeing will rise up again, although not a lot.
pavlov 5y ago
I had $500 worth of Apple stock in 2002. It was up 30% in a year, so I figured it’s time to take profits, sold the stock, and bought a 10GB iPod with the money. (I was a student, the idea of carrying all my CDs with me was extremely appealing.) Looks like the stock would be worth about $200k today. No regrets, I got to listen to New Order on the bus.
- randomopining 5y ago
  Tbh you may have gotten solid utility out of that. And realistically after 3x you would’ve sold anyway (me too)

MarkusWandel 5y ago

Is it just me, or is the patent art intentionally misleading? I mean spin a virtual wheel to select a photo that you could just tap on, really?

nautilius 5y ago
The wheel also solves scrolling, which tapping doesn’t. Many great ideas are only obvious in hindsight.

syspec 5y ago

> toll on Feb 12th, 2006 at 7:42 pm As long as it fits in my pocket with ease, and is easy to control, I’ll definitely buy, as will millions of others