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The Worst Tech of Q2 2006
ClickOnThis writes "CNET has an article on the Worst tech of Q2 2006. Their rogue's gallery includes: Segway Polo, the 'Nyko Intelligent Remote 360', and a dishonorable mention for the HD-DVD vs. Blu-ray format war. My personal (un)favorite is the appropriately-named Pantech 300 mobile phone, which is so small you could almost swallow it. From the article: 'When it's in your hand, you will feel like Gigantor. But it's a trick. You are not Gigantor. And if you're at a monster truck rally, bully convention, or Hell's Angels hangout while you're using it, you'll catch some hell for being Mr. Fancy Li'l Mini Phone. A wedgie, Kick Me sign, or stop-hitting-yourself situation might ensue.'"
I would have voted for Vista...
:)
But now it looks like we will have to wait until 2007.
Yeah, yeah mod me Troll, I don't care this time!
I'll probably be modded down for this...
It's probably a bad sign when gadgets nowadays are so stupid that we need quarterly reports to mock them.
Philosophy.
hm.. dont let ballmer join the segway polo team. that'd be one expensive chair when he loses.
"Have you swallowed your mobile again?"
"It's a series of tubes. This amazing network technology enables you to get email from associates in as little as five days! Thankfully, Mr. Stevens is yet-another-confused Congresscritter more interested in pork than in sound public policy.
"You're young, you're drunk, you're in bed, you have knives; shit happens." -- Angelina Jolie
I think, the Segway will be my relief when I get old and can't walk as good as now. It should be a nice replacement for those grandma walking aids that must be used these days.
Now it makes sense. The Segway's market is that large group of elderly people who can't walk long distances but are able to stand for long periods of time.
"Somewhere between mobility and the Rascal Scooter? Consider Segway!"
You're American. Get used to it. It's part of your culture.
That mention of that small phone reminds me of the Family Guy episode where Peter, after going over a bump in his car while talking on his cell phone, swallows it, without pushing 'END' first.
It would be good to be able to completely assess the entire gamut of users opinions.
If only there were some kind of list of messages containing the opinions of users of slashdot... messages that would be listed like a line, no.. a... a thread. Yes.
If only you could read the fucking thread. If only.
You can't take the sky from me...
The Chinese do, but it doesn't make it through the great Firewall.
Yeah, they use them because they don't have an balance. I can just picture someone ona Segway using a walker to maintain balance.
That might explain Microsoft's success.