Because they're confined to your ear and it doesn't take as much to produce a bass response at that close proximity. It becomes harder the smaller the source and the further it is.
You forgot to ask him the price for his magical netbook. I'm sure it falls into the $500-600 region and not the $200-300 panacea that netbooks SHOULD be priced at, but the industry obliterated allowing for Apple to swoop in with a device that isn't actually price that bad by comparison (and remember that all but the top end iPads are actually cheaper than an unlocked, no contract iPhone).
"50% faster" Hasn't AMD vs Intel taught you anything about putting faith in clock speeds being the end all for determining which is a faster proc? A dedicated (iPad) processor is going to perform better anyway. "150% more storage" Than what? Most netbooks have 16GB to 64GB solid state storage, it's a wash. That is of course unless you're using a spinning drive, which is a different and is Apples to Oranges. "a screen about 10% larger" Sorry, but you're wrong, it has a larger resolution at 1024x768 than most netbook class which are generally 1024x600 and sizes are generally ranged at around 8.9" to 10.2" where the ipad is 9.7". Half an inch smaller than the largest netbook screen sizes (of which they aren't the majority) is not 10%.
Keyboard is great and all, until you realize it adds bulk to the machine and requires you to be sitting and potentially a flat surface to put the device down on. Oh and the iPad CAN use a bluetooth keyboard. Combine the iPad with the case that doubles as a stand and a very thin Apple Bluetooth keyboard (or Logitech makes a pretty good one for the wii that would work) that you can leave in the bag you take the iPad around in without taking a lot of space.
I don't know where you get the battery life from. In my experience most netbooks have worse battery lives than standard notebooks. The highest I've seen was at around 6 to 8 hours with a fat battery that added bulk. In most cases, Flash chewed through that battery in no time on standard browsing too.
I don't think cameras are useful either. Everyone I've talked to that has a laptop with one, when I ask them if they've used it, their response is "eh, once to see if it worked". It's a gimmick and not a necessity and an opinion on either side of the fence. If bluetooth weren't so crippled by patent and other license fees, we might have had bluetooth cameras by now anyway and we might have had one that you could clip to the iPad (who knows, maybe one will be developed for the dock port).
Most are waiting for the disassembly review and to see a massive battery behind the screen. This would also fall in line with Apple just replacing the entire device if the battery needs to be replaced.
Actually it is considering it is the user experience that Apple is trying to improve here. They aren't building it to process, they're building it to interface and if the interface sucks, the device sucks.
I really hate the complaints over the ending of Independence Day.
-It was already established that the aliens were using our computer systems, at the very least our satellite networking to communicate, it isn't a stretch
-The ending is a nod to War of the Worlds where a virus stopped and killed them.
-It's an EFF'ING MOVIE. It's supposed to be entertaining and it's a movie about aliens, it's already asking you to suspend belief about the world around us.
Or.... you know you could disconnect your computer from the Internet.
My game machine only plays the games that I'm currently interested in. I can wipe it at the drop of a hat. Hacks really don't bother me, I do my browsing and real work on my Macbook.
You should try talking to someone. It's newegg's policy to not print you a free return label unless you talk to someone.
I've done a number of RMA's on open box items and at first glance I would have had to pay for return (and restocking fees). I called up and they were more than nice enough every time to remove the fees and send me a label without asking.
Is it any wonder that the booming economy is in $10 iPhone games when we have a recession where people don't want to spend loads of money on something that just might suck?!?
The song/peripheral games market is saturated and people that play these games with groups of people don't need more than what they already have.
I had a prof that forbid us from writing in class too. He used slides and provided the slides to everyone that attended class.
But he also interacted with students and made them involved with the lectures at every step. It was his style of teaching that facilitated this. Some profs don't care what you do as a student because it's your own time you waste, and that's fine too. But if a prof doesn't want you doing something in their classroom, that's their perogative.
Most ISPs actually still believe you should only have one device connected to the connection. It's just hard to enforce it though by kicking everyone off of their network and still maintain profitability.
I checked my agreement a few months ago and it still has parts of that policy in it that refer to a single device.
I think these days they have pulled back so that the reality is such that you're not trying to connect multiple modems to their services. Technically your modem is a computer, as would be your router.
So does the free air around my house where I can magically pluck the signal from the air and watch in glorious HD for free.
Seriously, this is bullshit. ABC should be happy that Cablevision wants to carry their commercial ridden crap and add it to a medium that will carry their signal in a better quality and put it in the market with all the other stuff that some consumers are willing to pay for. If all the other broadcasters are ok with Cablevision's terms, time to bend over ABC and take it.
It may not delay page loading, but it is a bandwidth burden, something that many of us moving to mobile platforms don't want when we're saddled with 5GB limits.
If you are willing to accept the iPod Touch, you really need to admit the iPhone is a good smartphone. It for all intents and purposes is a crippled iPhone.
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Because they're confined to your ear and it doesn't take as much to produce a bass response at that close proximity. It becomes harder the smaller the source and the further it is.
You forgot to ask him the price for his magical netbook. I'm sure it falls into the $500-600 region and not the $200-300 panacea that netbooks SHOULD be priced at, but the industry obliterated allowing for Apple to swoop in with a device that isn't actually price that bad by comparison (and remember that all but the top end iPads are actually cheaper than an unlocked, no contract iPhone).
"50% faster" Hasn't AMD vs Intel taught you anything about putting faith in clock speeds being the end all for determining which is a faster proc? A dedicated (iPad) processor is going to perform better anyway.
"150% more storage" Than what? Most netbooks have 16GB to 64GB solid state storage, it's a wash. That is of course unless you're using a spinning drive, which is a different and is Apples to Oranges.
"a screen about 10% larger" Sorry, but you're wrong, it has a larger resolution at 1024x768 than most netbook class which are generally 1024x600 and sizes are generally ranged at around 8.9" to 10.2" where the ipad is 9.7". Half an inch smaller than the largest netbook screen sizes (of which they aren't the majority) is not 10%.
Keyboard is great and all, until you realize it adds bulk to the machine and requires you to be sitting and potentially a flat surface to put the device down on. Oh and the iPad CAN use a bluetooth keyboard. Combine the iPad with the case that doubles as a stand and a very thin Apple Bluetooth keyboard (or Logitech makes a pretty good one for the wii that would work) that you can leave in the bag you take the iPad around in without taking a lot of space.
I don't know where you get the battery life from. In my experience most netbooks have worse battery lives than standard notebooks. The highest I've seen was at around 6 to 8 hours with a fat battery that added bulk. In most cases, Flash chewed through that battery in no time on standard browsing too.
I don't think cameras are useful either. Everyone I've talked to that has a laptop with one, when I ask them if they've used it, their response is "eh, once to see if it worked". It's a gimmick and not a necessity and an opinion on either side of the fence. If bluetooth weren't so crippled by patent and other license fees, we might have had bluetooth cameras by now anyway and we might have had one that you could clip to the iPad (who knows, maybe one will be developed for the dock port).
Most are waiting for the disassembly review and to see a massive battery behind the screen. This would also fall in line with Apple just replacing the entire device if the battery needs to be replaced.
Actually it is considering it is the user experience that Apple is trying to improve here. They aren't building it to process, they're building it to interface and if the interface sucks, the device sucks.
What is to say that time isn't spatial?
They blew up the mothership, they blew up many of the ships hovering the globe. There is no indication that the whole race was eradicated.
I really hate the complaints over the ending of Independence Day.
-It was already established that the aliens were using our computer systems, at the very least our satellite networking to communicate, it isn't a stretch
-The ending is a nod to War of the Worlds where a virus stopped and killed them.
-It's an EFF'ING MOVIE. It's supposed to be entertaining and it's a movie about aliens, it's already asking you to suspend belief about the world around us.
You should turn the screens to portrait.
The 3600x1600 will be much more viewable with most games and the screen won't seem so dauntingly vast.
If he demanded pdf formats too, he could even read them on a kindle or ipad.
I'm pretty sure I remember this policy being posted in the store when I worked there 6 years ago. This is a dead case.
That is correct and even the playstation one versions of the originals were multidisk games.
Or.... you know you could disconnect your computer from the Internet.
My game machine only plays the games that I'm currently interested in. I can wipe it at the drop of a hat. Hacks really don't bother me, I do my browsing and real work on my Macbook.
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You insensitive clod, some stem cell treatments are used to treat cancer:
http://www.cancercenter.com/stem-cell/stem-cell-allogeneic.cfm
You should try talking to someone. It's newegg's policy to not print you a free return label unless you talk to someone.
I've done a number of RMA's on open box items and at first glance I would have had to pay for return (and restocking fees). I called up and they were more than nice enough every time to remove the fees and send me a label without asking.
Is it any wonder that the booming economy is in $10 iPhone games when we have a recession where people don't want to spend loads of money on something that just might suck?!?
The song/peripheral games market is saturated and people that play these games with groups of people don't need more than what they already have.
I had a prof that forbid us from writing in class too. He used slides and provided the slides to everyone that attended class.
But he also interacted with students and made them involved with the lectures at every step. It was his style of teaching that facilitated this. Some profs don't care what you do as a student because it's your own time you waste, and that's fine too. But if a prof doesn't want you doing something in their classroom, that's their perogative.
That's because their browser supports a standard, which is what you should develop for instead of a specific browser.
Most ISPs actually still believe you should only have one device connected to the connection. It's just hard to enforce it though by kicking everyone off of their network and still maintain profitability.
I checked my agreement a few months ago and it still has parts of that policy in it that refer to a single device.
I think these days they have pulled back so that the reality is such that you're not trying to connect multiple modems to their services. Technically your modem is a computer, as would be your router.
Agree. I'm buying an iPad and I don't see the point in paying a premium for a service I barely use on my iPhone.
Any time I'm on the web on my iPhone I'm usually using a wifi that's free and usually faster than 3G.
Can we please start talking about features the average user would really want like network and bluetooth syncing and local network media streaming?
So does the free air around my house where I can magically pluck the signal from the air and watch in glorious HD for free.
Seriously, this is bullshit. ABC should be happy that Cablevision wants to carry their commercial ridden crap and add it to a medium that will carry their signal in a better quality and put it in the market with all the other stuff that some consumers are willing to pay for. If all the other broadcasters are ok with Cablevision's terms, time to bend over ABC and take it.
It may not delay page loading, but it is a bandwidth burden, something that many of us moving to mobile platforms don't want when we're saddled with 5GB limits.
Yeah, but the iPad and iPhone have no such restrictions, yet they are crippled by the same policy.
If you are willing to accept the iPod Touch, you really need to admit the iPhone is a good smartphone. It for all intents and purposes is a crippled iPhone.