Apple iPad Micro SIM και Mini DisplayPort;

While the news of Apple's iPad having 3G wasn't exactly a surprise, the move to a new format for the SIM certainly was. The SIM -- that tiny card that holds your contact info and account information that you find in your GSM handset -- is a 15 x 25mm plastic card whereas the new Micro SIM (also known as a 3FF SIM) is a diminutive 12 x 15mm, about 52% smaller. Needless to say, it's not physically compatible with your current phone. This card was developed by the ETSI (European Telecommunications Standards Institute) to offer things like more storage space on-chip for provider applications, increased control and security functions -- over what, we don't know -- and the new smaller form factor allows it to fit in tiny devices. Frankly, we wouldn't call the iPad "tiny" and we have absolutely no clue what justification Apple had to switch to it other than a desire to be different -- this is the company that pioneered Mini DisplayPort, after all -- but the long and the short of it is that you're going to have a hard time finding a carrier offering Micro SIMs in the short term since the GSMA doesn't appear to be actively spearheading a mass conversion. In fact, from AT&T's perspective, this is better than a software lock in some ways -- you're not going to be able to download a hack that gets you on another network, so you're totally at the mercy of your carrier at choice for providing a compatible card. Intentionally evil? Perhaps not -- all standards have to start somewhere -- but it's an awful pain in the ass.

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Δεν θα κάτσω να πω τίποτα για την Micro SIM που απλά πρόκειται για διεθνές στάνταρτ και ευτυχώς η Apple το ενσωμάτωσε στο iPad. Εύχομαι και στις επόμενες συσκευές της να κάνει το ίδιο ή κάτι καλύτερο που θα υπάρχει εκείνο τον καιρό.

Απλά να σημειώσω στους βλάκες εκεί στο Engadget ότι το Mini DisplayPort ΕΠΙΣΗΣ είναι διεθνές στάνταρτ που απλά δεν έχει ανταγωνισμό προς το παρόν σε τεχνικές προδιαγραφές αλλά και επιδόσεις και ΠΟΛΥ καλά έκανε η Apple και το έκανε πρωτοποριακά. Ευτυχώς. Όχι τίποτα άλλο αλλά και οι ίδιοι οι τύποι στο Engadget άλλα λένε εδώ για το Mini DisplayPort:

VESA might've been a bit tardy with finalizing it, but DisplayPort v1.2 is now all official and it comes with an impressive tally of numbers to get your attention. Doubling the data throughput of v1.1a (from 10.8Gbps to 21.6Gbps), the latest version will be able to support multiple monitors via only a single output cable, allowing you to daisy-chain up to four 1920 x 1200 monitors, for example. It can also perform bi-directional data transfer, which will permit USB hubs, webcams, and touchscreen panels integrated into displays to communicate over the same cable as the video signal. Backwards compatibility with older peripherals is assured, but you'll naturally need a v1.2-capable computer to exploit all this newfound goodness. You'll find the full PR after the break.

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Δηλαδή από τη μία τρομερό και θαυμαστό το Mini DisplayPort αλλά από την άλλη η κακιά η Apple που το εξάπλωσε στον κόσμο με το ζόρι. Γρρρρ. ΖΩΑ!