I saw a guy eating a bowl of cereal once while on the freeway. Why not compute?
On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 1:11 PM, [email protected] <[email protected]>wrote: > On Sat, Apr 3, 2010 at 1:29 PM, tjpa <[email protected]> wrote: > > > It solves a big problem for car makers by letting them add many > computerized > > features to the car without having to go into the computer building > > business. They can just write apps or have somebody else write them. I > > wonder if the dock connector will allow the iPad to interface with any of > > the car's systems. For example to limit what the iPad can do while the > car > > is in motion. > > I didn't realize that car makers were facing such a problem. > > At any rate, why would anyone who desires to do a bunch of computing > as they drive want to connect their computer to the car in a fashion > that would impose any limits on those activities based upon whether or > not the vehicle is in motion? > > Since Apple is targeting their iPad at "non-geek" buyers, a la the > iPod, their business aim is to hopefully have an iPad in the hands of > virtually everyone in the world by some point in time. If that > results in the iPad becoming viewed as the perfect device for in-car > computing use, some serious problems will loom, especially if more car > makers begin to offer them as accessories in order to boost their own > sales. > > Apple already sells vehicular mounts for their iPod, iPod Touch and > iPhone in their Apple Stores. Let's see how long before they offer an > iPad vehicular mount. > > FWIW, the AT&T coverage map as linked at the Apple Store says that I > have good signal level 3G service at my house in Fauquier County, VA. > Fact is, I can almost never receive any AT&T signal here, nor can > anyone else, and when it can be obtained it is very weak. The service > area map does indicate spots near me that have no coverage, so that > tells me that their map is incomplete and cannot be relied upon. I > would surmise that if areas of no service appear on their map that are > in close proximity to a location of particular concern, that would be > a good indicator that service may not be available in the area of > actual interest regardless of what their map says. > > Steve > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
