In the mean time Apple Sells 1 million iPhones!

[radiopilot]

While all the discussion below about IBOC interference (which we all know is there), Apple in 74 days has sold 1 million iPhones.

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070910/apple_iphone.html?.v=5

Now if only our local Radio Shack can sell it's HD radios on display along with the 4 other HD radios it has in stock, I'd say they'd be doing great for HD radio sales. :

Radiopilot

 

[vsa]

While all the discussion below about IBOC interference (which we all know is there), Apple in 74 days has sold 1 million iPhones.

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070910/apple_iphone.html?.v=5

Now if only our local Radio Shack can sell it's HD radios on display along with the 4 other HD radios it has in stock, I'd say they'd be doing great for HD radio sales. :

Radiopilot

Problem solved. HD radio sales are about to really take off now. The HD Radio Alliance and the folks at iBiquity Digital have joined forces to present their ultimate secret weapon. No expense has been spared. Consumer demand will finally be a reality!

http://www.hdradioalliance.com/listening_stations.php

 

[dbdigital]

While all the discussion below about IBOC interference (which we all know is there), Apple in 74 days has sold 1 million iPhones.

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070910/apple_iphone.html?.v=5

Now if only our local Radio Shack can sell it's HD radios on display along with the 4 other HD radios it has in stock, I'd say they'd be doing great for HD radio sales. :

Radiopilot

Similarly, Apple is considering being a participant in the upcoming 700 Mhz Auction.

http://www.businessweek.com/technol...0070910_014733.htm?campaign_id=rss_topStories

Some have speculated that Apple may be tiring of AT&T's mediocre service and might want to control it's own pipes with a Skype-type phone service. Of course, signals in this spectrum have little problem passing through buildings (unlike HD-AM) so you can imagine what a boon this would be for internet radio.

As for a kiosk or listening station for HD Radio, of course, why wasn't this thought of before. I'm sure the well-paid sales staff at my local Radio Shack will quickly take their one Accurian on display (which, as of yesterday, was turned off and pushed way in the back of the shelf) bring it up to the front of the store and place it on one of these HD Radio listening stations where it can be prominently seen.

I'm sure they'll do it, like, right away.

db

 

[4dude]

Iphones are crap,i wouldnt ever want one!

 

[wkbam1690]

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Problem solved. HD radio sales are about to really take off now. The HD Radio Alliance and the folks at iBiquity Digital have joined forces to present their ultimate secret weapon. No expense has been spared. Consumer demand will finally be a reality!

http://www.hdradioalliance.com/listening_stations.php

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Yes, I'm sure electronics sellers are going to line up to pay $800 for a piece of plywood with a shelf...

 

[vsa]

Problem solved. HD radio sales are about to really take off now. The HD Radio Alliance and the folks at iBiquity Digital have joined forces to present their ultimate secret weapon. No expense has been spared. Consumer demand will finally be a reality!

http://www.hdradioalliance.com/listening_stations.php

Yes, I'm sure electronics sellers are going to line up to pay $800 for a piece of plywood with a shelf...

But it's HD plywood. Totally pathetic.

 

[SUPERCASTER]

While all the discussion below about IBOC interference (which we all know is there), Apple in 74 days has sold 1 million iPhones.

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/070910/apple_iphone.html?.v=5

Now if only our local Radio Shack can sell it's HD radios on display along with the 4 other HD radios it has in stock, I'd say they'd be doing great for HD radio sales. :

Radiopilot

Problem solved. HD radio sales are about to really take off now. The HD Radio Alliance and the folks at iBiquity Digital have joined forces to present their ultimate secret weapon. No expense has been spared. Consumer demand will finally be a reality!

http://www.hdradioalliance.com/listening_stations.php

WOW! What a deal!
$800.00 for a flimsy $15.00 stand, an HD Radio sign, and a couple of very cheap $5.00 headphones. Every HD Radio fanatic will rush right out and buy this to demonstrate HD to all his friends.
Oh yes, I almost forgot, the actual Radio Shack Accurian is EXTRA, further inflating the cost to almost $1000.00. Just like HD Radio, this item is bound to appeal to those with a lot more money then good sense.

 

[Chuck]

$800.00 for a flimsy $15.00 stand, an HD Radio sign, and a couple of very cheap $5.00 headphones. Every HD Radio fanatic will rush right out and buy this to demonstrate HD to all his friends.
Oh yes, I almost forgot, the actual Radio Shack Accurian is EXTRA, further inflating the cost to almost $1000.00. Just like HD Radio, this item is bound to appeal to those with a lot more money then good sense.[/b][/size]

I think I'm going to go into the HD radio display business! I can under-cut them at only $699 and include free freight to the lower 48 states. It sure pays better than broadcasting....

 

[rbrucecarter5]

I think I'm going to go into the HD radio display business! I can under-cut them at only $699 and include free freight to the lower 48 states. It sure pays better than broadcasting....

Really! I just apply DX techniques - sell a big yagi and a 5 foot AM loop with it, and I can guarantee HD reception maybe even 20 miles from the station. Wow!

Ibiquity BETTER sell working HD demonstrations, all of the listening displays I have seen so far of HD radios (discover it) haven't been able to lock on the HD signal at all. I'd love to actually HEAR HD at an HD display for a change. If I were an advocate of this system, I would be embarrassed to send people to the store so they could hear it. Because they CAN'T.

 

[Chuck]

I think I'm going to go into the HD radio display business! I can under-cut them at only $699 and include free freight to the lower 48 states. It sure pays better than broadcasting....

Really! I just apply DX techniques - sell a big yagi and a 5 foot AM loop with it, and I can guarantee HD reception maybe even 20 miles from the station. Wow!

Ibiquity BETTER sell working HD demonstrations, all of the listening displays I have seen so far of HD radios (discover it) haven't been able to lock on the HD signal at all. I'd love to actually HEAR HD at an HD display for a change. If I were an advocate of this system, I would be embarrassed to send people to the store so they could hear it. Because they CAN'T.

I think we must visit the same stores in Dallas. Usually the HD radios don't work at all. Most of the time, they aren't even plugged in. I wonder why?

 

[davideduardo]

Iphones are crap,i wouldnt ever want one!

It's the best phone I have ever had, and my first cellular was around 1989... I must have had at least 35 or 40 different phones on several simultaneous accounts. Good reception, easy to use, and actually fun.

 

[awj223]

It's the best phone I have ever had, and my first cellular was around 1989... I must have had at least 35 or 40 different phones on several simultaneous accounts. Good reception, easy to use, and actually fun.

The iPhone has multiple problems that mean I won't be buying one anytime soon, if ever:

1. Lack of 3G: What? No simultaneous voice and data?
2. SIM activation: WTF. Locking handsets to specific providers was bad enough. This goes beyond anything that has ever been done before. What is the point of even having GSM if you can't swap any SIM into the phone and have it work?
3. Inability to tether: Can't use it with your laptop as a modem...not because Bluetooth doesn't support this, but because APPLE thinks that since it has a full web browser on it, you won't need to. Well I have news for Apple. The browser on the iPhone can't do everything, there are other reasons to use the net other than for browsing (e.g. SSH and streaming audio), and given that the thing has a Bluetooth chip in it already, there's no reason to not have tethering. Not that tethering would be as useful since you can't talk and surf at the same time. Using my current phone, I can listen to streaming audio through a laptop connected to the car radio and talk at the same time. From the freeway. For those times of the day I can't get skywave.
4. No voice dialing: Always a nice feature to have while on the road, it allows you to make calls without taking your eyes off the road. iPhone doesn't have it.
5. No permanent buttons: The touch screen is nice, but sometimes (especially when driving) you just want to be able to navigate the keypad by touch alone. If you're good, you can dial by touch, even without voice dialing. The lack of this ability, combined with (4), makes the iPhone an accident waiting to happen.
6. No visual indicators in standby mode: Okay, so I understand that you can't keep the backlight on all the time because the battery would only last a few hours at most, but instead of turning off the entire screen maybe the backlight could just power down (rather than the whole screen) so you can still see it with enough ambient light. Or, just have a separate, smaller, possibly black and white LCD that indicates critical info such as signal strength. As it is, you can't tell if the phone is on, or off, or ran out of battery power when it's sitting on the table, unless you pick it up and touch the screen or push a button. That's annoying.