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Tegra3 quad-core processor
1GB RAM
8GB of internal flash storage
HDMI connection to the TV, with support for up to 1080p HD
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth LE 4.0
USB 2.0 (one)
Wireless controller with standard controls (two analog sticks, d-pad, eight action buttons, a system button), a touchpad
Android 4.0
ETHERNET! (Announced by Muffi 7/18)

The Ouya Dev board, as featured in the video, has too many USB ports, but I guess the prototype dev board more because it's just for testing but you can't tell me that an Ouya dev board shouldn't have a Tegra3. The heatsink is too small to have a Tegra3 under it.

Do you THINK their not? Seriously like the other poster mentioned, its 2-4 years tops... probably much less for tablets...

Look where we where 5 years ago...

http://www.mobilewhack.com/top-ten-cell-phones-of-2007/

So the question is... Why would I buy one?

Exactly... I'd rather get one of these.

That's interesting, how old is the netbook?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atom_n450#Pineview

http://www.mobilewhack.com/asustek-announces-latest-netbook-eeepc-1005pe/

My Acer's running an Atom as well. With Firefox running under Win 7 Starter with a wifi connection those balls flew, and I didn't notice any slowdown at all.

Maybe ION graphics?

a lenovo x60 has a wacom
pretty thick, though

In addition, we have implemented our own proprietary Cell ID technology which provides a swift approximate location of your child. This is then refined using GPS to achieve an accuracy of 3 metres. This action can be driven via your mobile phone using the texting facility. The benefit of using dual locating technology is that the child can still be located in instances where normal GPS technology may not be sufficient

I don't see how they could possibly transmit the location without incorporating a phone; that is confirmed by this blurb, since they would need a GSM antenna to use Cell ID. Trend Research claims that the location is actually accessed by text-messaging a query to the phone number of the child's device--so it is at least capable of sending and receiving text messages. The unit's triggers are also programmed with scripting commands sent in text messages. But why buy a num8 instead of a phone? According to the manufacturer:

And unlike similar locator products, num8 has been cleverly concealed in a child's digital watch that is securely fastened to your child and cannot be removed or deactivated without your knowledge. No other child locator in the world can match this.

"As far as the child is concerned it's a digital watch," said Lok8u CEO Steve Salmon in a Guardian report. "For the parent it's a child-locating product."

Consider that in conjunction with:

How long does each charge last? Approximately 2-3 days

I'm sure that little Timmy will be much less suspicious if mommy takes his (unreasonably cumbersome and feature-barren) watch every night and plugs it into a charger than if she surreptitiously tracks him via a trojaned cellphone. Perhaps mobilewhack knows the true reason?

To help parents in properly monitoring the whereabouts of their kids, a new device called the Num8 (pronounced as "new mate") has been unveiled by Lok8u. This new device takes the place of the standard mobile phones which have been discouraged for use by kids due to health reasons.

Uh oh! I hope little Timmy doesn't doesn't rest his head on his watch hand (admittedly, this device would be txing at full power for a tiny fraction of the time required for a voice call, but I'm sure that wouldn't deter someone who makes buying decisions based on the perceived health risks of microwave RF)...

A friend of mine has a flip phone that you can change the camera from pointing out to pointing in.... I have no idea what kind of phone it is, but here is another one that the camera can be front or back facing ( http://www.mobilewhack.com/images/philip-videophone.jpg )

Now you can share your 3G or EVDO wireless connection with strangers! Last week a guy racked up $62K in data roaming charges http://www.mobilewhack.com/download-wall-e-while-in-mexico-for-just-62000/. Sounds like a good idea for the cell phone companies who charge by the kilobyte. Consumers are in for a nasty surprise unless they have an unlimited plan. Personally I prefer to use my BlackBerry as a private tethered modem.

You mean like this one?

http://www.mobilewhack.com/reviews/skywalker_jet_packs_it_works.html

I wouldn't mind owning some of Apples products. I readily admit they by far outdo almost anything out there.

But, these are sexy machines, too:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/10/14/2391134.htm

http://www.mobilewhack.com/reviews/flybook_vm_laptop.html

http://gizmodo.com/5043374/samsung-x360-laptop-is-super-skinny

Tactile response is a huge reason we have keyboards. The technology that can replace them is here now, and has been for quite a while. But nothing can beat the practicality of a keyboard. Replacing it with a touchscreen is just impractical. There's no tactile response, and banging your fingers on a hard, unyielding surface is going to cause typing fatigue much quicker. /.../

This seems promising...

You must really be out of the loop if you think that Memory Stick support is exclusive to Sony products.

There's another projector called the Explay Oio that looks smaller: http://www.mobilewhack.com/explay-oio-the-first-real-pocket-nano-projector-on-dispaly-at-sid-2007/

Wow, talk about the exception proving the rule. You do know that Motorola is getting its lunch-money stolen right now, right? That it's totally failed to produce a follow-up phone near the success of the Razr? That it's losing market share and will likely declare a Q2 loss? That Carl Ichan appears to be accumulating a stake (not always a good thing for the takeover target)?

I agree that the iPhone will be a hot commodity. Its features will be cloned before you know it and they'll have to roll out new features to keep ahead. The Apple cache' will buy them some time, but the lead time on cell phones is killer. The jury is very much still out.

The iPhone won't even be available for months, but in the next couple of weeks you'll be able to get an FLC Neo1973 that runs a totally open Linux based OS and does 99% of what the double the price Apple phone does and lets you sign up with ANY provider, not just the ones Apple blesses.

Not a microphone? You only calling recorded phone sex lines?

If you want a basic phone, this one might be of interest:

http://www.mobilewhack.com/reviews/motofone_f3c.ht ml#more

Rich

It takes a knockin' and keeps on rockin'. Blueberry Clamshell 300MHz...it's been around the world with its original owner (my aunt) and has lived to tell the tale. Very happily running Panther like a champ. The stupid Yo-Yo power supply is misbehaving now but everyone knows that was a real design botch. Yeah, it's not the most masculine lappie on the planet. However, it's not as bad as the pink lappies that some of the PC makers are starting to put out "for the girls."

Between my Clamshell and my ThinkPad 600x I am in laptop heaven. Once the bugs are worked out of the MacBook that's probably what I'll be getting next.

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http://www.pcg.fic.com.tw/marketing/Products/main3 .asp

Size: Mac: 6.5x6.5x2 FIC: ~9x~7x~1.5

CPU: Mac: DuoCore 1.66 FIC: DuoCore 1.66-2.33

More information here: http://www.mobilewhack.com/computers/review/fic_ge 2_intel_core_duo_desktop.html

FIC claims giga-lan, bluetooth, wifi, digital audio out, seems pretty close to the mac as a comparison, price of $500 to $1000 according to Mobile Whack.

Assuming the $500 price is the 1.66GHz version, it doesn't look like PC versions are much if any cheaper.

-dave

Python isn't.

• web development: Not only Zope and Plone, there's a lot of interesting development going on with Twisted... and, well, Twisted is not only about the web, it is about networking in general;
• .NET / Java development in general: Python in Java exists already... Java gaining more and more popularity? No problem, Python is already there. .NET/Mono taking the market away from Java? The industry will perhaps support more and more .NET techniques - with IronPython (featured recently on /.), Python is already there. No problem;
• some people might wonder if you really need that stinkin' .NET/Java stuff at all - Python is already very portable, but that's not everything - it already supports a wide range of MacOS/Unix/win32-specific functionalities.
• anything else makes you wonder, if Python is a good choice at all? What about realtime applications, like a VOIP phone (GUI included, win32/unix compatible) in Python? Do you read "interpreted" as "slow", do you wonder if Python is good enough to be useful in CPU-demanding programs like games? Anything else against it? Perhaps you're worried about Python's extensibility?
• if software telephony sucks for you, perhaps you should try a real mobile phone

Python-enabled phones were just announced at eTech by Nokia's CTO.