But the point is that with a DS you can see what you are "touching".
I understand what you're saying about the fact that eventually you can just "know" where different points are on the control scheme, and I guess that's true to an extent. I just think that with most handheld devices, you need a fairly accurate touch. Lots of DS games just require that you press in the general direction of your intention (Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass comes to mind). But selecting choices from a menu with a control scheme is quite different, you need a very precise touch.
Why would I want to watch a video on a screen I've been touching all day? This is a great idea, on several counts. Hands won't obstruct view of the screen while manipulating, greater accuracy, few fingerprints/scratches.
Only con I can think of is being able to instantly touch a certain point. It'd seem like with the "touching" on the back that you'd need to touch somewhere first to get your orientation, then touch where you want to go.
Beyond that, I think this would be very practical.
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1. The new Gibson automatic tuner is really slow--did you watch the video of it in action? It's ridiculous. Any guitar player who frequently has to switch between drop-d and standard can change the tuning in about 3-4 seconds.
2. If you left it on, which it's not designed to do, it *would* read bent strings as out of tune. It's meant to be turned on, tuned, turned off.
3. This thing costs, what 800 or 900 dollars? I can't foresee this becoming an addition to really cheap guitars--most people thinking a cheap guitar is $150-$300.
4. It would only be good if all four had them, in which case, it's just as easy to find a pitch with an electronic tuner. Or just all tune off one person. If four guitarists can't agree on a reference pitch, it's not the guitar/tuner's fault, it's the guitarists.
5. Surely I didn't read close enough? I didn't see any of them that tuned a 12 string automatically. This, I agree, would be quite useful, as tuning 12 strings are generally a pain.
I agree with the poster a ways up who said that to any experienced guitarist, tuning before a gig/practice session was a therapeutic, relaxing ritual. On my acoustic, the tuning doesn't seem to have to be quite as exact to work, and on my electric, with it amped properly, tuning by ear is easy.
I'm not necessarily knocking this system in general, I just don't really see what it accomplishes that you can't get by plugging an electronic tuner somewhere. I mean, they're as simple as pick string, twist tuning knob left/right depending on which red light lights up. How simple does it really need to be?
The sample size will be way too small. And how are you going to map rural areas where no one lives? And how do you know that everyone is counting every star (and just once!)? A good idea in theory, and if the project's aim is simply to get the general public aware of how bad pollution is... I guess it's a plausible concept. But it's in no way accurate. I mean, what if it's cloudy?
This seems like just another thing to do so people can say "harnessing the power of (insert any word for great number of people here) to (insert undoubtedly noble concept/idea here)." I mean, really, there's astronomers who do this, right?
You also have a choice in what channels you watch. Just stating the (fairly) obvious. So what's the difference between that and the theme park analogy? And why was the initial analogous post modded flamebait? I thought it was very interesting, and not a flame at all.
So the real question is, can they invent enough new features to encourage people with aging 2/3G's (like myself) to buy the new one, or will it just be a "New iPod" (tm).
I think I'll be in line for a Video if a new one doesn't change enough.
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I'm pretty sure that's the only reason.
And a mouse is better than a Wiimote why?
1. Download source code 2. Change author/program name 3. ?????????? 4. Profit!
Because you totally have to be 18 to vote for American Idol. ???
But see, Blockbuster and Netflix have to worry about winning over the Average User.... They already know they've lost you.
I'm really sorry no one got your joke.
To those wondering, he was saying Hillary Clinton =/= a woman, Edwards = a Woman.
I understand what you're saying about the fact that eventually you can just "know" where different points are on the control scheme, and I guess that's true to an extent. I just think that with most handheld devices, you need a fairly accurate touch. Lots of DS games just require that you press in the general direction of your intention (Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass comes to mind). But selecting choices from a menu with a control scheme is quite different, you need a very precise touch.
Only con I can think of is being able to instantly touch a certain point. It'd seem like with the "touching" on the back that you'd need to touch somewhere first to get your orientation, then touch where you want to go.
Beyond that, I think this would be very practical.
I fail to see how this is any better than death.
But does it run Linux?
1. The new Gibson automatic tuner is really slow--did you watch the video of it in action? It's ridiculous. Any guitar player who frequently has to switch between drop-d and standard can change the tuning in about 3-4 seconds. 2. If you left it on, which it's not designed to do, it *would* read bent strings as out of tune. It's meant to be turned on, tuned, turned off. 3. This thing costs, what 800 or 900 dollars? I can't foresee this becoming an addition to really cheap guitars--most people thinking a cheap guitar is $150-$300. 4. It would only be good if all four had them, in which case, it's just as easy to find a pitch with an electronic tuner. Or just all tune off one person. If four guitarists can't agree on a reference pitch, it's not the guitar/tuner's fault, it's the guitarists. 5. Surely I didn't read close enough? I didn't see any of them that tuned a 12 string automatically. This, I agree, would be quite useful, as tuning 12 strings are generally a pain. I agree with the poster a ways up who said that to any experienced guitarist, tuning before a gig/practice session was a therapeutic, relaxing ritual. On my acoustic, the tuning doesn't seem to have to be quite as exact to work, and on my electric, with it amped properly, tuning by ear is easy. I'm not necessarily knocking this system in general, I just don't really see what it accomplishes that you can't get by plugging an electronic tuner somewhere. I mean, they're as simple as pick string, twist tuning knob left/right depending on which red light lights up. How simple does it really need to be?
The sample size will be way too small. And how are you going to map rural areas where no one lives? And how do you know that everyone is counting every star (and just once!)? A good idea in theory, and if the project's aim is simply to get the general public aware of how bad pollution is... I guess it's a plausible concept. But it's in no way accurate. I mean, what if it's cloudy? This seems like just another thing to do so people can say "harnessing the power of (insert any word for great number of people here) to (insert undoubtedly noble concept/idea here)." I mean, really, there's astronomers who do this, right?
that I didn't just read "18 hours of HD content on a standard dual layer DVD" Or did I?
Excel spreadsheet I had for deciding how much to pay?
But you're paying for the chance to ride every ride, even the ones you choose not to ride. Still the same concept.
You also have a choice in what channels you watch. Just stating the (fairly) obvious. So what's the difference between that and the theme park analogy? And why was the initial analogous post modded flamebait? I thought it was very interesting, and not a flame at all.
I think you could find the uncompressed pr0n on Yahoo or something.
If they're claiming page number 666, they'll have a big battle with Microsoft.
So the real question is, can they invent enough new features to encourage people with aging 2/3G's (like myself) to buy the new one, or will it just be a "New iPod" (tm). I think I'll be in line for a Video if a new one doesn't change enough.
If you hide the Navigation Toolbar (right click anywhere on toolbar, uncheck Navigation Toolbar) the only interface outside of the web page itself is the tab toolbar. Nothing to mess up there (: