Yeah, it'd be nice to be able to hook up external drives, USB keyboards, etc.
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tommyrot - Jan 28, 2010 8:33:26 am PST #12671 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Jessica - Jan 28, 2010 8:36:47 am PST #12672 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I wish there were a Usb connector rather than just the hook to your computer thing.
Yeah - on first glance I thought the connector thingy *was* a USB port, but apparently not. It would be really nice to be able to plug a flash drive into it (especially on the 16GB version).
Zenkitty - Jan 28, 2010 8:41:18 am PST #12673 of 25501
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Can you connect a USB port to the connector thingy? I''m not buying anything that doesn't have USB connectivity.
tommyrot - Jan 28, 2010 8:44:19 am PST #12674 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I could google, but I wanna see if anyone knows this off the top of their heads. Last night I connected my MacBook Pro to my TV via a VGA cable. But I couldn't play a HD TV show from iTunes because the DRM couldn't validate my TV over the VGA cable. So what kinds of cables can do this validation.
Stupid DRM won't let me play my legally-obtained TV show....
Jessica - Jan 28, 2010 8:47:25 am PST #12675 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I think only HDMI, and sometimes that doesn't work if you split the audio and video (i.e., video to the TV, audio to a reciever).
Tom Scola - Jan 28, 2010 8:47:36 am PST #12676 of 25501
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Can you connect a USB port to the connector thingy? I''m not buying anything that doesn't have USB connectivity.
Apple will be selling such a thing, (look here and scroll down), but it looks like its functionality will be *very* limited.
NoiseDesign - Jan 28, 2010 8:58:13 am PST #12677 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
The 30 Pin iPod connector includes USB functionality so my guess is that there will be some options available in that department.
Also you aren't limited to the keyboard dock, it will also work with bluetooth keyboards. While that doesn't open up everything, it does broaden the field a little. I also suspect that some companies will come out with a way to connect USB keyboards to the dock connector.
Zenkitty - Jan 28, 2010 9:10:24 am PST #12678 of 25501
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
I'm kind of wanting the thing now. It's so pretty and shiny. I don't have the money to spare, though, and maybe it's just as well. If it had a phone app, it might be irresistible.
NoiseDesign - Jan 28, 2010 9:23:51 am PST #12679 of 25501
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While there isn't an official phone app, Apple has not opened up with api to allow for VOIP over 3G, so there will be ways to make calls from the device.
Jessica - Jan 28, 2010 9:25:23 am PST #12680 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
If the second gen version has a webcam, it would make a terrific Skype "phone."