I just checked on my phone with the raw data from the sensors. If i put if flat on a table, they stay still, but just holding it it can detect the small changes of me just not being able to hold it perfectly still. It will even register if I leave one side on a table and raise the other side by about 1mm. I think the rotation thing is more smoothed out in software to prevent it changing too often.
I was part of a group that tried to get a team started at my high school. We got about $150 from the school if I remember right. Current registration costs are $6500, plus the cost of spare parts, transport, tools, etc.
Raising that much money isn't really feasible for high schoolers without getting a corporate sponsor.
We wound up spending the few hundred we managed to get on a parts kit and built a bot in one of our parent's basement. It could have been fairly competitive, but we couldn't get to enter because of the huge fees. I'd love to know where all that money goes to.
Those sorts of devices are actually pretty common, and vary from obvious boxes that clip on the bottom of the existing readers to an entire fake fascia for ATMs.
They come back, get the device/SD card/data wirelessly. And makes a clone of the card from a blank.
It's not that I feel there should be no speed limits/road anarchy, etc. I just think there should be a human there to be able to judge extenuating circumstances.
Voice interfaces have their place. For example, I can use speech recognition on my phone to say "Navigate to 123 Main St City State" much faster than I can go to the nav app, tap the search button, and type it in.
However, you don't have to use it. You can still do it all through taps and typing. I'm sure this motion interface will be completely optional too, so just ignore it.
That doesn't mean that someone isn't pushing them into it. No public support and lack of preparation has never stopped politicians. They're just waiting for an opportunity to spin it into a positive thing.
I was under the impression that Android itself is fully open, but drivers are not. So while you could load a free copy of android on your handset, nothing will work without a binary provided by the manufacturer of the component.
Obviously the extent of this will vary from handset to handset, but this can include such things as wi-fi, phone radio, touch sensor, display adapter, and audio. So this is really more about making an open way for Android to work with hardware.
Most likely because thats the first way he saw to do it, so thats what he remembers. Forgetting the old way and learning a new way is just too difficult. Also, you're implying he knows how to set the homepage.
In my grandfather's day there were no power tools. A drill had a crank. In my dad's day carpenters used clawhammers to build houses, now they have nail guns.
The difference is, your grandfather was likely able to understand at least the basics of how a power drill works. But computers, to the general public, are still just a magic box.
Perhaps a better phrasing of the point is though the new interface may technically be better, how much of an improvement is it? What is the cost of learning/teaching the new interface? And remember, just because you can pick it up in under an hour does not mean that Average Joe and Grandma can.
When driving a manual, like the majority of UK cars are, it is.
Also the scary 37% slower figure comes from texting and social networking while driving.
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The biggest reason I've seen is sitting at home all day you develop something like cabin fever.
Maybe they can setup a kickstarter to fund the software improvements.
We used to have a solution to that-- the docking station. What happened to them?
Steam on Windows will phone home with information about what kind of hardware you have, but thats it AFAIK.
as would restricting usage to those times when you're aboard a roller coaster.
That gives me an idea -- put in a more powerful vibrator and run it whenever a text field is active. I'm sure Google will pay millions for this!
I just checked on my phone with the raw data from the sensors. If i put if flat on a table, they stay still, but just holding it it can detect the small changes of me just not being able to hold it perfectly still. It will even register if I leave one side on a table and raise the other side by about 1mm. I think the rotation thing is more smoothed out in software to prevent it changing too often.
I have a slide out physical keyboard on my phone. I think thats the simplest way to defeat this.
Also this seems to only be able to get the location of taps and infer what you've typed. What if I'm using a non standard keyboard layout?
I was part of a group that tried to get a team started at my high school. We got about $150 from the school if I remember right. Current registration costs are $6500, plus the cost of spare parts, transport, tools, etc.
Raising that much money isn't really feasible for high schoolers without getting a corporate sponsor.
We wound up spending the few hundred we managed to get on a parts kit and built a bot in one of our parent's basement. It could have been fairly competitive, but we couldn't get to enter because of the huge fees. I'd love to know where all that money goes to.
The average user doesn't care. As long as it has the HD badge, it's impressive sounding.
Besides, if you only do email and facebook it doesn't make much of a difference.
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Just as many as fall for the paypal.com.secure-authorization-system.net they use now.
The reality is that three TLDs isn't enough anymore. Just because a solution can be abused doesn't mean we should rule it out.
Those sorts of devices are actually pretty common, and vary from obvious boxes that clip on the bottom of the existing readers to an entire fake fascia for ATMs.
They come back, get the device/SD card/data wirelessly. And makes a clone of the card from a blank.
Krebs has a whole section on it. http://krebsonsecurity.com/tag/atm-skimmer/
I was under the impression it wasn't the caffeine that caused dehydration, but the sodium.
TFA started responding to me
Did you forget to take your pills today?
You are aware thats a game right? Or is this just the biggest woosh moment I've ever had?
That happens everywhere. Burning and cutting the pole are the most common, but my favorite is this one http://thenewspaper.com/rlc/pix/czattack.jpg
It's not that I feel there should be no speed limits/road anarchy, etc. I just think there should be a human there to be able to judge extenuating circumstances.
Just run Win95 in a VM. Easy and simple.
Voice interfaces have their place. For example, I can use speech recognition on my phone to say "Navigate to 123 Main St City State" much faster than I can go to the nav app, tap the search button, and type it in.
However, you don't have to use it. You can still do it all through taps and typing. I'm sure this motion interface will be completely optional too, so just ignore it.
Or by sweating on the phone.
That doesn't mean that someone isn't pushing them into it. No public support and lack of preparation has never stopped politicians. They're just waiting for an opportunity to spin it into a positive thing.
I was under the impression that Android itself is fully open, but drivers are not. So while you could load a free copy of android on your handset, nothing will work without a binary provided by the manufacturer of the component.
Obviously the extent of this will vary from handset to handset, but this can include such things as wi-fi, phone radio, touch sensor, display adapter, and audio. So this is really more about making an open way for Android to work with hardware.
This could all be very wrong though.
Why? You can still set Google as your homepage.
Most likely because thats the first way he saw to do it, so thats what he remembers. Forgetting the old way and learning a new way is just too difficult. Also, you're implying he knows how to set the homepage.
In my grandfather's day there were no power tools. A drill had a crank. In my dad's day carpenters used clawhammers to build houses, now they have nail guns.
The difference is, your grandfather was likely able to understand at least the basics of how a power drill works. But computers, to the general public, are still just a magic box.
Perhaps a better phrasing of the point is though the new interface may technically be better, how much of an improvement is it? What is the cost of learning/teaching the new interface? And remember, just because you can pick it up in under an hour does not mean that Average Joe and Grandma can.
When driving a manual, like the majority of UK cars are, it is.
Also the scary 37% slower figure comes from texting and social networking while driving.
Isn't using your phone in any fashion without a hands-free kit already illegal in the UK? If you must, enforce it.
Education does nothing. Young kids don't really care if what they do is dangerous, in fact, thats often why they do it.