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If this device can stream 1080p content, the hardware is powerful enough to do anything you said. The rest is just software. If you're implying that Android c

by pak 15y ago

If this device can stream 1080p content, the hardware is powerful enough to do anything you said. The rest is just software. If you're implying that Android cannot get behind the iron curtain of iOS APIs, then you are missing the gist of GP's point, which is that this device suggests that Apple could make something smaller than Apple TV. (I didn't downvote you.)

Samuel_Michon 15y ago
"The rest is just software." And the reason the iPad is the only tablet that sells well is also "just software". In consumer electronics, the quality of the software makes or breaks the user experience. "you are missing the gist of GP's point, which is that this device suggests that Apple could make something smaller than Apple TV." Agreed, I'm sure they could. However, Apple wouldn't make a dongle that sticks out of your TV, simply because it looks ugly. And given that the HDMI and USB ports are placed differently on every TV, I foresee that many users of that dongle will also have a USB extension cord dangling from their TV. I do see a use case for this dongle in situations where you want to temporarily turn a TV into a useful device (showing content you actually want to see) in a setting where you usually don't have an extra power outlet. The French guy in the video showed this well, plugging it into a TV at a Best Buy and in a hotel room.
- pak 15y ago
  If you think Apple has something against selling dongles because they are ugly, have I got a page to show you. I think every Mac owner (including myself) winds up having 2 or 3 of these alternately sticking out of their computer or slowly disintegrating in the back of a desk drawer. http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/mac_accessories/cables http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/mac_accessori...
  - Samuel_Michon 15y ago
    I see mostly adapters and cables on that page, and some dongles from third parties. However, I thought of one example of an ugly Apple dongle that is meant to protrude from an Apple device: the iPad's Camera Connection Kit [1]. The reason I think Apple made an exception there is because it's meant to be attached only during the importing of photos. [1] http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC531ZM/A http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC531ZM/A

by pak 15y ago

Samuel_Michon 15y ago

"The rest is just software." And the reason the iPad is the only tablet that sells well is also "just software". In consumer electronics, the quality of the software makes or breaks the user experience. "you are missing the gist of GP's point, which is that this device suggests that Apple could make something smaller than Apple TV." Agreed, I'm sure they could. However, Apple wouldn't make a dongle that sticks out of your TV, simply because it looks ugly. And given that the HDMI and USB ports are placed differently on every TV, I foresee that many users of that dongle will also have a USB extension cord dangling from their TV. I do see a use case for this dongle in situations where you want to temporarily turn a TV into a useful device (showing content you actually want to see) in a setting where you usually don't have an extra power outlet. The French guy in the video showed this well, plugging it into a TV at a Best Buy and in a hotel room.

pak 15y ago
If you think Apple has something against selling dongles because they are ugly, have I got a page to show you. I think every Mac owner (including myself) winds up having 2 or 3 of these alternately sticking out of their computer or slowly disintegrating in the back of a desk drawer. http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/mac_accessories/cables http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/mac_accessori...
- Samuel_Michon 15y ago
  I see mostly adapters and cables on that page, and some dongles from third parties. However, I thought of one example of an ugly Apple dongle that is meant to protrude from an Apple device: the iPad's Camera Connection Kit [1]. The reason I think Apple made an exception there is because it's meant to be attached only during the importing of photos. [1] http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC531ZM/A http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC531ZM/A