View Full Version : As much as apple products annoy me...
ryanfx
08-31-2009, 08:46 PM
This was definitely cool to hear. Guys kept mugging a bunch of people at my university (I guess we look like dorks). But we got our revenge
http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/news/20631440/detail.html
Tru2Chevy
08-31-2009, 09:03 PM
Geeks FTW!
- Justin
Jersey Mike
08-31-2009, 09:08 PM
Good feature. But i'm sure pretty soon thieves will catch on & start disabling the feature or breaking them for parts or something.
Regardless, glad you guys scared some scum away from your campus
Miles
08-31-2009, 09:11 PM
haha that's funny, but yeah they probably will catch on very soon.
Squirrel
08-31-2009, 09:15 PM
i would too... you look like an easy target
love,
squirrel:)
madness410
09-01-2009, 01:12 AM
those look like perfect law abiding citizens who have never committed any crime before in their lives...
they look pathetic.
Saitin
09-01-2009, 09:17 AM
idiots always remove the sim card from any phone you steal, robbery 101.
This isn't the first story like this that I've seen.I think it is going to get easier and easier as technology gets better for the average person to find the culprit that robbed/mugged them.
Blacdout96
09-01-2009, 10:05 AM
I think GPS should be built into everyphone. It's only a matter of time before its standard in phones.
NastyEllEssWon
09-01-2009, 10:15 AM
I think GPS should be built into everyphone. It's only a matter of time before its standard in phones.
just because it doesnt have a gps program doesnt mean your phone doesnt have gps :wink:
LTb1ow
09-01-2009, 10:16 AM
just because it doesnt have a gps program doesnt mean your phone doesnt have gps :wink:
And just because you have rights, does not mean they can't be raped.
WildBillyT
09-01-2009, 10:18 AM
just because it doesnt have a gps program doesnt mean your phone doesnt have gps :wink:
They do, for 911 location.
thunder
09-01-2009, 10:34 AM
They do, for 911 location.
really? i didnt know that. thats pretty cool
NastyEllEssWon
09-01-2009, 10:40 AM
really? i didnt know that. thats pretty cool
its also for other reasons.....
WildBillyT
09-01-2009, 10:48 AM
really? i didnt know that. thats pretty cool
Yes. Before that, when you called 911 on a cell phone you had to answer the question "Where are you" which was unnerving because you had to include state and city.
my phone has an application where you can get your location by longitude and latidtude by connecting to 3 or more GPS satellites. its a sony-ericsson
maroman88
09-01-2009, 12:30 PM
as for 911... phase 2's give exact location with long and lat and shows on our maps... phase 1's, the older phones, will map to the nearest cell tower.
iroc86NJ
09-01-2009, 03:17 PM
All phones have GPS not just for 911. Last year some idiot broke into my job and stole our phones. Cops zeroed in on the guy as soon as we reported them stolen. Big Brother always knows where you are now.
There's another great story like this one, that i can't find right now....But this woman in the Bronx had her MacBook stolen. She used the"Back To My Mac" feature took a picture of the idiot as he was using her laptop. Brought the pic to the police.....as the story goes she got her computer back.
ryanfx
09-01-2009, 03:35 PM
All phones have GPS not just for 911. Last year some idiot broke into my job and stole our phones. Cops zeroed in on the guy as soon as we reported them stolen. Big Brother always knows where you are now.
There's another great story like this one, that i can't find right now....But this woman in the Bronx had her MacBook stolen. She used the"Back To My Mac" feature took a picture of the idiot as he was using her laptop. Brought the pic to the police.....as the story goes she got her computer back.
Most phones don't have GPS at all. What is much more likely is that they used cell tower triangulation.
Blacdout96
09-01-2009, 04:02 PM
Most phones don't have GPS at all. What is much more likely is that they used cell tower triangulation.
thats what i mean. I know theres phone that have GPS, and you can track, but theres old ones where it doesnt pin point where you are, they base it off of triangulation. What I mean is to have pin pointing GPS standard on a phone, both for security, and for directions without having to download, or pay lots o' money for a phone.
my wife has a $200 phone, I have a 80 dollar phone, her's has all those gadgets, I dont even have tetris on my phone. My grand parents. Psh, they look at a cell phone like they just created fire, everytime they find something new out about their cell phones, they have to tell us like they are the first ones to find out.
I doubt that all these phones have pin point GPS, most likely just my wifes, and our phones are based off of tower triangulation.
NastyEllEssWon
09-01-2009, 05:27 PM
Most phones don't have GPS at all. What is much more likely is that they used cell tower triangulation.
you dont think so huh? you're pretty trusting. like i said before. just because your phone doesnt have a gps application on it....doesnt mean its gps free :nod:
ryanfx
09-01-2009, 08:54 PM
you dont think so huh? you're pretty trusting. like i said before. just because your phone doesnt have a gps application on it....doesnt mean its gps free :nod:
1. It's quite easy to scan the frequency band that GPS's use and individuals or companies interested in security would be able to detect it in a moment if it was "active"
2. You can't just slap a radio receiver or transmitter in any device if it is to be sold in the USA. That device must be registered with he FCC and public records are kept about every device model from cell phones to bluetooth dongles.
3. Even *if* there were gps's in most phones now a days, there are extremely strict and documented rules on how that can be used, generally, 911 calls exclusively.
4. You're crazy. :)
PolarBear
09-01-2009, 09:12 PM
As much as I hate apple products.....
I read someone has different software for iPods? Anyone wrote new software for the iPod touch yet? I would consider buying that as a head unit for my car as long as I dont have to use the Apple software....
wretched73
09-01-2009, 09:22 PM
As much as I hate apple products.....
I read someone has different software for iPods? Anyone wrote new software for the iPod touch yet? I would consider buying that as a head unit for my car as long as I dont have to use the Apple software....
What software have you used that is better than Apples for playing music?
PolarBear
09-01-2009, 09:53 PM
What software have you used that is better than Apples for playing music?
I havent, but I heard there was different software (different OS) that someone hacked or something. I HATE iTunes and I was hoping something else may be available for the iPod touch. I am reading a lot of people are running iPod touch or iPhones as the stereo for the car now. I would consider this if I didnt have to work with iTunes at all. I want something that will play my MP3's and is mass storage compliant doing it
ryanfx
09-01-2009, 10:03 PM
I havent, but I heard there was different software (different OS) that someone hacked or something. I HATE iTunes and I was hoping something else may be available for the iPod touch. I am reading a lot of people are running iPod touch or iPhones as the stereo for the car now. I would consider this if I didnt have to work with iTunes at all. I want something that will play my MP3's and is mass storage compliant doing it
look into songbird
Tru2Chevy
09-01-2009, 10:04 PM
I know there have been successful Linux installations on the iPhone and 1st gen iPod touch, but I haven't followed it much.
- Justin
PolarBear
09-01-2009, 10:05 PM
look into songbird
That looks like software for management for the PC, not the OS for the device
ryanfx
09-01-2009, 10:47 PM
That looks like software for management for the PC, not the OS for the device
you said you hated itunes
PolarBear
09-01-2009, 10:48 PM
you said you hated itunes
because you have to use it to push the music from the PC to device..... looking for mass storage compliance methods, unless they have changed the whole usage and I can drag and drop.... :shrug:
^^You can drag and drop on i-tunes you just need to set your i-pod to manage music manually in the options.
Tru2Chevy
09-02-2009, 04:22 PM
^^You can drag and drop on i-tunes you just need to set your i-pod to manage music manually in the options.
He doesn't want iTunes though. He's looking for a simple drag and drop interface without all the unneeded crap that iTunes has. Just like you would have on a thumb drive that's plugged into your computer.
- Justin
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