Jan 9 2007

Apple iPhone and TV – initial thoughts

Apple TV

Pro:

  • small
  • no power supply/brick like the Xbox360
  • compatible with PC and Mac OSX
  • 720p output (High Definition)

    • Con:

  • no black version
  • no analogue output because Hollywood won’t let them… effectively making this device useless to people with normal TVs
  • no 1080p output
  • requires iTunes to work properly
  • £199 for a box that quite frankly just plays back content, Xbox Media Centre is a far better, more feature rich and cheaper (unfortunately requires xbox modding though), there are however other alternatives
  • only allows you to play movies available via the iTunes shop or accessible via iTunes, to my knowledge this includes home made movies, divx, xvid, etc.

    • iPhone

    Pro:

  • beautifully thought out UI
  • wifi connectivity (bluetooth too, but that’s expected these days)
  • nice design
  • high resolution screen
  • compatible with Windows and OSX

    • Con:

  • requires iTunes
  • too big to run with
  • battery? can you replace it?
  • no 3rd party apps

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    Jan 5 2007

    Simon’s first blog entry…

    … and probably his last :)

    He’s an old boss of mine at Reuters and occasionally has some witty stuff to say.

    http://www.simonriggs.com/

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    Jan 5 2007

    Motorcycle around the world – a la Ewan McGregor et Charley Boorman

    Some guy is looking for bikers to join them on a trip around the world… a la Ewan and Charley.

    So I’m sitting here asking myself… why don’t I join them!?!?!?

    Around The World 2007, Start Uk. Company Sought

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    Jan 5 2007

    Motorcycling in Iran

    I found this interesting account of a couple motorcycling in Iran on the HorizonsUnlimited website today. Reading it makes me want to hop on a BMW 1200GS and disappear for a long long time…

    http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/

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