Woz finds flaws in Apple's latest offerings
theage.com.au
theage.com.au
The theage.com.au is a handful of sentences culled from a one hour talk and thirty minute Q&A to support an intriguing headline. After reading the headline and first opening you might be surprised to also know...
Mr. Wozniak carries an iPhone everywhere, but also carries several other phones for different purposes. (Including a razr for its 3G.)
He likes the design of the air and sounds like he lusts for it but wants to be able to burn DVDs anytime anywhere and have multiple batteries in case he is caught on a plane without a power source.
A more complete article is http://www.macworld.com.au/blogs/view/macbook-air-won-t-be-a...
In the realm of the unrelated... I wonder if there will be an external battery market for the air? Back in the early 90s you could get batteries that were the footprint of your computer and about 3/4" thick to stack your computer on and extend the life. Lead acid, ah... those were the days. Today I would think a nice lithium job, sort of log shaped with a padded groove on the top might be a winner. Leave it in the bottom of your bag to serve as ballast and the all important edge protector. Pull out a power cord from the bag when you need to plug in the laptop. Charge the bag overnight. (Guess at number without looking up data...) 4lbs of battery device might give you 15 hours of extra runtime.
I know Woz did great work in the past -- and reporters I guess love disagreement between founders -- but Woz's analysis is no better than a layman's when it comes to Apple's modern ventures.