Palm owners complain about defects, cheap construction, Oreos
Sure, the iPhone 3GS may be running hot enough to allegedly nearly melt the white models, but at least its keyboard doesn’t squeak! Ahhh, the joys of a touchscreen…
According to ABC News, owners of the “iPhone killing” Palm Pre (which sold 400,000 units last month, compared to the 1 million iPhone 3GS’ Apple sold its first weekend) are experiencing some hardware glitches, forcing some users to give up completely on the device after their 3rd returns.
“Yeah I will be exchanging mine as well,” writes one Palm owner on the site jkOnTheRun. “It is squeaky when i type on it, and I have found that if you squeeze the pre in a weird way OR slide the screen down a tad to hard my unit just turns off in a blink of an eye…..”
Across the web on Palm Pre enthusiast sites, more and more reports of build defects are surfacing, including an odd type of separation being described as “Oreo Twisting”. Here’s one of many complaints about the Pre’s build quality on the PreCentral forums:
“I’m on my THIRD pre (yellow box). Over the last two weeks, I’ve noticed an increasing amount of play with the screen. I’ve also noticed that on the left side of the device the two sections are separated enough that i can almost see the innards. When I push them together, you can hear squeaking. On top of that, the device came with a loose power button that doesn’t click nearly as firmly as that of other devices.”
… and another…
“On average its 4 slides to get it to turn off. I love getting an email, opening the slider, and seeing the screen go black. Then I have to wait 90 seconds for it to start up (longest OS start-up I have ever seen. Vista boots faster).”
… and another… Read more
Well, at least we still don’t know exactly what the BACK looks like…
Filed under: Hardware, Microsoft Bashing, Rampant Speculation, Rumors, design, iPhone
If only there were residents of Cupertino California willing to work for $10 a month, maybe then Apple would be able to plug some of these overseas leaks. Behold China Ontrade, a supplier of replacement parts for pretty much any device you can think of, including Apple’s as-of-yet unreleased 3rd Generation iPhone.
Currently they are selling two iPhone parts, the front bezel as well as the LCD screen, which I guess means OLED is right out. I’m not sure what an OLED screen is and I don’t feel like looking it up – I’ll just assume it can extend battery life or save the environment or some other lame thing – but I assume since it has an extra letter in front of it over an LED screen, it must be worlds better than a regular LED screen. In fact, Microsoft recently announced their upcoming Zune HD would have an OLED screen, and if it’s good enough to Microsoft, then… um… never mind. I think themiPhone’s LCD will do just fine.
Thanks to faithful Macenstein reader Your Mom for the tip!
[via Gizmodo]
Further evidence that Darth Vader invented the iPod
Filed under: Apple Fanboyism, Hardware, Humor, Photos, design, iPod nano
Extremely long-time readers may recall that I uncovered evidence that Darth Vader in fact invented the iPod.
(above: the iPod was conceived a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away¦)
Well, I uncovered further evidence while watching the season finale of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. As you can see, in the episode entitled “Hostage Crisis”, we can clearly see Anakin Skywalker (AKA Darth Vader lite) build an iPod nano out of spare parts.
OK, maybe this theory is a bit far-fetched, but you gotta admit it certainly makes more sense than Anakin building C3PO.
Review: Pico P1 portable iPhone/iPod projector
For many, including myself, the iPhone has quickly become one of the most indispensable gadgets in our lives. The iPhone owes its great success in large part to the sheer number of devices it can replace. Obviously it is both a phone and an iPod, but it is also can serve as a GPS unit, does an admirable job serving as a Nintendo DS/PSP-replacement, and it also packs in a decent amount of laptop functionality with its above average web browsing and e-mail abilities. But can it serve as a home theater replacement? A quick look at its 3.5″ screen would be enough answer for most people, but what if you could bump that up to, oh, say 60″? Well, that’s just what AAXA Technologies Pico P1 portable projector does, and it does it in a size not much bigger than the iPhone itself.
Above: The P1 comes with an RCA audio/video adapter and power cable, but you’ll likely want to purchase an iPod cable (right) for an extra $15.
The Pico P1 is a 6-ounce portable LED projector that can project virtually any standard definition video signal (meaning 640×480 resolution) at sizes up to 60-inches, depending on ambient light situations (obviously the darker the room, the better). Read more
ALL the cool kids will be using this
Are you tired of always missing out on the latest trends? Well, here’s your chance to be a real trend-setter, because I predict absolutely EVERYONE will have one of these badboys attached to their iPod in about a month.
Yes, the Music Balloon is truly high on fashion, and it’s 7-Watt power system is sure to not only get the party started, but keep it going all night (or up to 5 hours, whichever comes first).
Indeed, apparently both young and old alike will be bopping down the street this summer with the Music Balloon, and hopefully nothing illegal is going on the illustration above.
[Yuento via some site I can't pronounce via TheCoolHunter]
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