Comments on: Exciting Silicon Valley startup to launch new 'telecommunications' device

By: eric Francis

eric Francis — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 17:15:00 +0000

New and improved, with 60% less workers that have killed themselves over sweatshop conditions!

By: pjcamp

pjcamp — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 02:12:00 +0000

Oh Jiminy! Oh Jeepers! Can I buy? Can I buy? Will Steve tell me how I can use it?

By: Bersl

Bersl — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 01:04:00 +0000

The title is deliciously sarcastic. Couldn’t we have had at least one decent paragraph in the same spirit, followed by something like, “But seriously, there’s a new iPhone out today”?

By: billstewart

billstewart — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:33:00 +0000

But look at this awesome banana %s! Just look at it!

And at least this explains what all that “Siri” twittering was about – it’s Apple’s 1987 Knowledge Navigator video, but actually implemented.

By: Guest

Guest — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:25:00 +0000

i bet you do too.

By: Frank W

Frank W — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:10:00 +0000

I have a phone. Its a Siemens. Or a Samsung. Something with an S, anyway. I can probably find it back if you give me twenty minutes.

By: dculberson

dculberson — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 21:04:00 +0000

Tyson’s has new Chicken Dipprs!! When are they shipping? Can I preorder?? Come on, man, don’t tease us like this.

By: Bottle Imp

Bottle Imp — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:47:00 +0000

The message of the medium is the medium of the message is the message.

By: Bottle Imp

Bottle Imp — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:44:00 +0000

Risk to their reputation as trend setters? I suppose they might. But they’re sitting on a small nation’s worth of cash. Not much of a financial risk for them to include a new software feature.

By: andrewkantor

andrewkantor — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:43:00 +0000

Holy moly. It’s just a PHONE. Sheesh. Next up: Liveblogging the announcement of Tyson’s new Sweet ‘n’ Sour Chicken Dipprs!

Apple’s marketing people must laugh themselves to sleep.

By: s2redux

s2redux — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:43:00 +0000

Wow. They’re risking a lot on Siri (your voice-recognizing, humble personal assistant). iPhone 4S could turn out to be insanely great or…another Newton.

By: Ean Moody

Ean Moody — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:19:00 +0000

@grimc

Clearly they are in the pocket of the Banana Lobby.

Either that or they’re happy to see me.

By: dculberson

dculberson — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 18:19:00 +0000

Generic comment claiming payola with no evidence and holding BoingBoing to some sort of coherent unified editorial voice. Continued gripe with imagined conflicts with non-existent standards. Whining about devices not being covered comparing spec sheets but ignoring usability or design.

By: Abe Massry

Abe Massry — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:57:00 +0000

My friend and I make a skit about the new iPhone. Check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwUGCfuKFXM

By: Adam Cox

Adam Cox — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:43:00 +0000

Given that almost every major tech site is overloaded at the moment, I would say this goes beyond “free advertising” to, you know, “news.”

By: grimc

grimc — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:33:00 +0000

I stopped reading BB because of all the free advertising they give bananas.

By: Daniel A. Russ

Daniel A. Russ — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:16:00 +0000

Oh, I see today is “Xeni ignores the ethos of Boing Boing to provide free advertising for Apple” day again.

Man, I was starting to respect the old BB again, too.

By: Draxlith

Draxlith — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:12:00 +0000

Ars is back up, it just wasn’t live updating and you had to refresh. Looks good now, though-
http://live.arstechnica.com/Event/iPhone_5#

By: Greg Miller

Greg Miller — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 17:10:00 +0000

Umm, quite sure Gizmodo does not have boots on the ground, following the kerfluffle with the iPhone 4. They are live blogging other people’s live blogs, though.