Was reading about the New technology Steve Jobs annoucned yesterday at his conference.Sounds very impressive.The I Cloud sounds quiet impressive and id imagine its goign to blow Google and amazon out of the water. the iCloud - an online storage service that automatically synchronises all of a user's Apple devices. One of the main benefits of the service will allow users to access their music collections on iPods and iPads without having to upload the tracks. A song purchased through iTunes will upload through iCloud and be 'pushed down' to all devices owned by Apple customers - iPad, iPhone, Mac etc - at no additional cost. The service would totally integrate Apple devices - iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, for example - and could also be synced to the devices friends and loved ones.
Also available for android in a way,. This cloud technology will be all the rage, and steve jobs is doing what he does best, and making it non compatible with anything else, why limit yourself to only apple products? Why not control your whole home PC from work or vice versa, or even by your phone and vice versa,. Well that can already be done.
Apple seeks to end iPhone use at gigs The days of recording your favourite band in concert with a mobile phone could be coming to and end if Apple has its way. Details of a patent filed by the tech firm 18 months ago have emerged which show Apple is developing software that would be able to detect when iPhone users are filming live footage and to disable the recording function. The move would no doubt please concert organisers and broadcasters who have exclusive rights to concerts and sporting events but it is unlikely to go down well with consumers. According to the patent, which was uncovered by the website Patentlyapple earlier this month, the software uses infrared technology to trigger transmitters installed at venues which would inform it if filming is forbidden. The camera feature on the phone would then be temporarily disabled but other functions, such as making calls or sending text messages, would still operate as normal. Alternatively, a device featuring the software could possibly apply a watermark to images as an alternative to completely restricting filming in establishments such as art galleries, Patentlyapple said. Although consumers are unlikely to welcome such restrictive technology, it is possible the software could have benefits, such as offering additional information on exhibits to museum visitors using their mobile phone cameras. The patent also indicates that retailers could gain from the technology by using it to inform consumers of item details such as discounts, availability and price. Irish Times ************************************** Cant see it happening though as Its only a Patent, and APPLE usually has a couple of these a year.