Derp...still not dependent on the 30 pin connector. Your argument here is USB vs Firewire...

False. The 30-pin connector still has USB at the other end. USB as a standard pulls 5v at 500ma (comp), to 1.5A (wall).

Sorry, but my Nokia Dumbphone charges over MicroUSB just fine.

Seriously? Motorola ROKR? Are you 17?

To all of the "just use micro USB" folks, just curious:

When the dock connector was originally released, mini and micro USB didn't yet exist. It may have been partially about making money, but it was probably more about size (USB "B" and FireWire 400 were too thick) and capability, since the dock connector supported both USB and FireWire. There was no existing standard…

Yeah, the reference to "managing multiple connector designs" makes it sound more like internal connectors than anything else. If Apple were replacing the dock connector, they would replace it with one thing, not many. Also, if this job posting is current, it has nothing to do with the next iPhone, which is probably…

Wait, what site now?

I hear what you're saying, but I still find it hard to believe that Bose was able to fly under the radar on this issue. I'm perfectly familiar with the agreement we had, and part of the language absolutely stated that we would lose the ability to carry their products if we deviated from the pricing structure.

Gotcha. I wouldn't blame the media for not knowing these things, I just don't pay attention.

So they should make a plain looking phone so that it never gets messed up, because it was born messed up? BORING!

What the fuck are you talking about?

Guys, seriously??

How much do you want to bet that "savethesounds.info" never gets updated? I'll put $50 on it.

A Facebook phone is a stupid fucking idea

Reading this story, I imagined that the girl on the bus was Amber Lamps. Is she still around?

Yeah, so what CD player sounds like that? Some of these were pretty fun to hear again, but some of them were just awful, and sounded nothing like the referenced product. Floppy drive? Your floppy drive sounds like that??

Well what the fuck do you want them to make it out of? Not glass, not metal, not plastic? What then? Fucking unicorn tits??? (very durable, btw)

There are a few problems here: how would BOSE have control over a retailer's POS?

No question that Sony has screwed up all over the place, but the fact is that almost no one is profitable in televisions anymore. In addition to Sony, Panasonic and Sharp have taken big losses. Fujitsu and Pioneer are out of the game altogether, which is a real shame. I'm not sure how Samsung and LG are doing, but…