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tliet's Avatar Picture tliet – December 16, 2007 10:22PM Reply Quote
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Cloudscout – September 27, 2011 11:20AM Reply Quote
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John Willoughby
If "Shake and Bake" can be trademarked, I don't see why "multitouch" can't be.

The actual trademark is "Shake 'n Bake" and the stylized 'n makes for a subtle but significant difference. It is also the name of an actual product. When you went to the store, you bought a box of "Shake 'n Bake".

You don't go to a store to buy Multi-Touch, you go to the store to buy an iPhone. Multi-Touch was a bullet-point feature which made it's generic, descriptive nature harder to defend as a protectable mark.
porruka (Admin) – September 27, 2011 01:11PM Reply Quote
And technically, trademarks are adjectives. "Shake 'n Bake" brand seasoning, "Kleenex" brand facial tissue, "Coca Cola" brand cola (even though they are rarely used that way these days).

"Multi-touch" brand physical interface?

c.f. http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/~myl/languagelog/archives/000943.html

By the way, I read most of the link as a rant and I haven't had time to do more than scan it, but it seems to expose the relevant points, whether it's accurate in its mission or not.
bahamut – September 28, 2011 05:50PM Reply Quote
I'm not happy with the durability of the iPhone 4 but otherwise, I find it hard to imagine I'll move up to a 5. I said that about the 4, but the camera was a killer. I mean maybe if the camera was even better …A new form factor will be a barrier. I have two GPS style mounts for our cars (and they have to be compatible with both my phone and my wife's phone) and a mount for my bike not to mention a bunch of stands for the house. I don't want a $300 tax for the form factor.
El Jeffe – September 30, 2011 12:48AM Reply Quote
What a journey.
http://9to5mac.com/2011/09/29/so-it-begins-att-starts-sending-out-throttling-warnings/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+9To5Mac-MacAllDay+%289+to+5+Mac+-+Apple+Intelligence%29

Jeff Cooper – September 30, 2011 02:53AM Reply Quote
My 3GS is limping toward the finish line. The new ones can't get here soon enough.
John Willoughby – September 30, 2011 11:04AM Reply Quote
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
Looks like the new voice features will require iPhone 4S or iPhone 5. Nuts.
Cloudscout – September 30, 2011 11:14AM Reply Quote
˙pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ƃuoɹʍ ƃuıɥʇǝɯos sı ǝɹǝɥʇ ʞuıɥʇ ı ?ɹǝʇndɯoɔ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ǝɯ dlǝɥ ǝuoǝɯos uɐɔ
The Nuance stuff came bundled with my phone last year under the name "Genius Button". It works great.

Using Bluetooth in the car, I can legally send and receive text messages using nothing but voice commands.
John Willoughby – September 30, 2011 11:51AM Reply Quote
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
Yeah, I knew Android had it already. I was expecting iOS 5 to involve deeper integration than hands-free text entry, though. I wonder if the old hardware has too slow a CPU or inferior mics or if it is an artificial limitation designed to push people to upgrade. LTE won't be enough; too many people live where it isn't available yet.
tliet – September 30, 2011 12:48PM Reply Quote
Knowing Apple, this is an artificial limitation and enterprising souls will have this up and running on the iPhone 4's hardware in no time. Sure, the hardware will be too slow, but it will work.
bahamut – October 02, 2011 03:14AM Reply Quote
I don't need that. I need text to speech. Why can't my iPhone read my emails to me? How hard is that? My Mac could do that god knows how man years back.
porruka (Admin) – October 04, 2011 07:57AM Reply Quote
"Timnote" just doesn't have the same ring to it.
bahamut – October 04, 2011 08:43AM Reply Quote
So far it's a disaster. Cards! Oh boy. That'll make, what $2.00 in 2012?
Cloudscout – October 04, 2011 08:46AM Reply Quote
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I love Engadget's snide remarks, "Having flashbacks to WWDC. Is this Moscone? What day is it?"
Cloudscout – October 04, 2011 08:48AM Reply Quote
˙pɹɐoqʎǝʞ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ƃuoɹʍ ƃuıɥʇǝɯos sı ǝɹǝɥʇ ʞuıɥʇ ı ?ɹǝʇndɯoɔ ʎɯ ɥʇıʍ ǝɯ dlǝɥ ǝuoǝɯos uɐɔ
I want to believe that the crowd cheered when Phil Schiller took the stage just now.
bahamut – October 04, 2011 08:53AM Reply Quote
Only to announce clock faces on iPod Nano.

Has Microsoft secretly staged a coup and made zombies out of Apple?
John Willoughby – October 04, 2011 08:53AM Reply Quote
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
Dull event. So far.
John Willoughby – October 04, 2011 08:55AM Reply Quote
Homo Sapiens Sedentarius
"Games really scream." That must be distracting to other people in the room.
bahamut – October 04, 2011 08:56AM Reply Quote
Apple down in above average volume so far.
bahamut – October 04, 2011 08:57AM Reply Quote
ugh … gotta go. will see fallout in an hour. :(
porruka (Admin) – October 04, 2011 09:02AM Reply Quote
LOL, doubling "real-world" data rates? Is that the sound of T's network crashing *again* I hear?
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