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I dunno, but I was really happy when I bought an HP 3050 since it works with every OS (ok, took 20 mins to get the automatic document feeder working with Linux... but it's trivial).

Now I'm wondering if my printer is mysteriously sending all my scanned docs to the feds when I sleep at night.

Better slap a network sniffer on that baby.

I think generic-man meant that other portable audio players don't play AAC. They can play AAC if they acquire a license, but they don't.

With the exception maybe of these 57 mobile phones (granted, from such obscure companys as "SonyEricsson" or "Nokia") which play AAC. And maybe Sony's announcement to support it on their dedicated (=non-phone) players also... And there are more exceptions. So I really don't see that there are no other mobile players that support AAC.

You need to answer his question, not dance around the issue of what a 'standard' is.

What non-Apple player can he play AAC files on that he purchased from the iTunes store?

Maybe you should read what he asked. He said:
"I don't buy songs off iTunes, and why should I rip my CDs in a format that locks me in to buying iPods in future? "

He specifically says that he is NOT concerned about iTunes store songs, but songs he rips from CD. And if he uses AAC as encoding, he is not locked in to Apple (though undoubtly MP3 will give him more flexibility, as does WMA). Here is a list of mobile phones with audio players capable of playing AAC. Are this enough examples to convince you that there are mobile audio devices playing AAC which are not from Apple?

how many other mp3 players support aac? how many phones with music playing capabilities support mp3?

Well, I don't have a personal count, of course. But Kelkooknows 45 phones supporting AAC versus 77 phones supporting MP3 (often both, of course). They also have 22 audio players supporting AAC, but 19 of them are iPods...

how many other mp3 players support aac? how many phones with music playing capabilities support mp3?

Well, I don't have a personal count, of course. But Kelkooknows 45 phones supporting AAC versus 77 phones supporting MP3 (often both, of course). They also have 22 audio players supporting AAC, but 19 of them are iPods...

how many other mp3 players support aac? how many phones with music playing capabilities support mp3?

Well, I don't have a personal count, of course. But Kelkooknows 45 phones supporting AAC versus 77 phones supporting MP3 (often both, of course). They also have 22 audio players supporting AAC, but 19 of them are iPods...

how many other mp3 players support aac? how many phones with music playing capabilities support mp3?

Well, I don't have a personal count, of course. But Kelkooknows 45 phones supporting AAC versus 77 phones supporting MP3 (often both, of course). They also have 22 audio players supporting AAC, but 19 of them are iPods...

Try the phones from Sharp... I had a Vodofone Sharp 402-sh/v3 series phone (but lost it in San Fran recently...

Check out these URLs...

TV

http://www.vodafone.jp/english/products/kisyu/v602 sh/

the phones in a lineup...
http://www.vodafone.jp/english/products/domestic.h tml

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=sharp+vodafon e+tv+

MPEG stuff
http://shopping.kelkoo.co.uk/b/a/ss_vodafone_sharp .html

http://www.vodafone.jp/english/release/2005/050131 e.pdf

http://www.idiottoys.com/2005/05/vodafone-and-shar p-trial-digital-tv-on.html

A AAA (or LR03) cel weights about 11gr. http://audiovisual.kelkoo.co.uk/b/a/sbs/126301/122 87356.html

A 160 GB Dell Sata costs 202 EUR - which would incur a tax of ~200% if it had been sold For an Mp3 player.

You can buy a single VGA projector for something like 500 pounds. For just 3000 pounds, you can build your own virtuality cave. That is assuming you can modify your application to display all six views (six sides of a cube = 2400x 1200 framebuffer). For me that is the ultimate game system with full 360 x 180 visual field.

They first sell you the idea of a "FREE FOR ALL" webmail. Then they start removing POP3 access, SMTP access, and what you get? Animated Flash banners while you're reading your mail.

And no, I don't care how the heck that freaking Dew tastes! I don't have it in my country dammit!

Well if these guys at Tivo start crippling their software, then I guess I'll make MY OWN. Or if I'm a cheapstake, then I'd go for the analog version.

(Stupid government regulations... *mumbles*)

This one doesn't weigh much (0.9kg) and looks very nice and small (25.1 x 20.6 cm, and 1.9cm tthick with the screen closed). The base thickens towards the back to accommodate the height of USB ports. No CD-ROM, but with built-in WiFi and Bluetooth, and using something like emerge, who needs a CD drive?

Apple iPod 20 GB: 158 grams.

http://www.priceguideuk.com/

http://www.internet-buyer.co.uk/

http://www.kelkoo.co.uk/

http://uk.pricerunner.com/

Oh, and buy with a Barclaycard to get a 60 day price promise on purchases over 50GBP and an extra years' warranty on purchases over 150GBP.

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Many die-hards out there will undoubtedly tell you that it's not the camera; it's the photographer. Thus, a waterproof point-and-shoot will work fun. That said, it's much more of a pain in the ass to try and figure out how the point-and-shoot will react... and you don't often see those die-hard professionals using point-and-shoots, anyway.

I'm assuming that by nature of the fact that you posted this question, you're concerned with your shots coming out well, so I'll ignore the disposables for now. Your next (and in my opinion, cheapest/easiest) option would be to use a small digital camera that you already have, or buy one that you'll be able to use later. Then get a waterproof case for it. You can get these in several styles.

This one, at $45 will let you shoot while it's in the case, and is not camera-specific. This type is camera specific and is a better choice, though considerably more expensive. ($100-$400, depending on the make/model of camera.) Pelican makes a series called the "Micro Case Series", which you also might want to take a look at. They're cheaper than the ones you can use the camera in ($10-$20), but will only keep the camera waterproof when it's in them.

However, since you mentioned that you're expecting floods with little warning, the last option is probably not the best. I'd recommend the first if you're on a budget, or the second if you're not. I use the third when sailing, but I usually have fair warning before conditions arise that I'll need to watch for. It sounds like you won't.

You can also get digital cameras that are inherently waterproof, like this one, and this one. However, I'd recommend against these, because it sounds like you only need it for this trip. I'd get a camera you can use normally, and a case for situations like these.

I'm all in favor of a new movie remake; not so sure Tom Cruise should be in it. Oh, well.

You might think it odd, until you hear it, but I really enjoy listening to Jeff Wayne's Musical War of the Worlds

Richard Burton did the first person narration and members of the Moody Blues performed a lot of the music. Very good.

The article does bring up a very good point:

a negative shot on traditional 200-speed film can produce the equivalent of 18 megapixels of resolution. Only highly specialized, expensive digital cameras approach that now; most that consumers buy are less than 5 megapixels.

A 128 TB nVidia video card. :)
If I could get a real one of those, imagine the load times using a ramdrive...

And to think Sharp disagreed with their own innovation! Ala Zaurus 5600 vs Zaurus 5500

Europeans typically pay about the equivalent of a modern day 19" color TV per year per TV in their household for the right to have and watch that TV.
Wrong, Wrong, Wrong!
This post is completely incorrect, in almost every detail!
1. This applies only in the UK AFAIK, and certainly does not apply across Europe.
2. The license fee as payable for an entire household. In my house we have 5 televisions, and one license.
3. The fee covers the reception of public and commercial broadcast television. Merely owning a TV set does NOT make you liable for a license fee.
The one element of truth in this may be the price - we pay £116/year for a license. That may cover the cost of a cheap TV. However UK citizens in general do not feel that this is particularly bad value for money. While it may be expensive on a per-channel basis, the quality of the channels is very high, and there are many additional services provided by the BBC, such as the excellent bbc.co.uk, the UK's most visited website IIRC.
For anyone wanting to know more about the subject, try these sources of real facts:
TV Licensing
BBCi, The UK's #1 most visited website
and to balance the debate:
BBC Resistance - the campaign to abolish the TV License
and for a laugh:
19" Televisions for under £116

I'm using Kelkoo (UK version) to find computer parts and compare prices between european merchants.
If it can help anyone :-)