Nintendo views itself as a game company. They like to contrast themselves with their competitors that they are not making a home media system, a PC extension, they are about the games. And it's worked out very well for them. The only gaming unit consistently outselling the Wii is the DS. They've ramped Wii production from half a million per month to 1.8 million per month and still can't keep them in stock. Going into the highly competitive wireless phone market would be a distraction. I just can't see them doing that.
Brilliant! So, when someone BUYS copyrighted content from ITunes, or Amazon, or some other content provider, AT&T's filter will detect it and block it.
How good a journalist can you be if you trust Babelfish to translate stuff for you?
Well, you know how to use the web and have heard of Babelfish. So, much better than most other (old media) journalists. No, that' not saying very much.
My expectation is that Nintendo will 'refresh' the Wii in a year or so by increasing the CPU / Graphical processing power (taking advantage of Moore's Law), adding a HDMI interface, and DVD video playback support. DVD player capability has already been announced for the Japanese market (combining two home gadgets) but doesn't really matter elsewhere. Adding support for higher-res display format (and up-sampling) will negate the graphical advantage of Sony / MS. Bottom line -- Nintendo already has a big winner, time to run-up the score.
From the Washington Post (and a little less subtle than the NYT):
"Although crime did fall dramatically in New York during Giuliani's tenure, a broad range of scientific research has emerged in recent years to show that the mayor deserves only a fraction of the credit that he claims. The most compelling information has come from an economist in Fairfax who has argued in a series of little-noticed papers that the "New York miracle" was caused by local and federal efforts decades earlier to reduce lead poisoning."
I question the timing. Giuliani is taking credit for the drop in crime in NY during his tenure as mayor (personally I think it was mostly Bratton - the police Commissioner). Guiliani is the leading GOP candidate for President '08. So, the NY Times and publishes a "study" that the drop in crime in the US was due to phasing out lead in gas. How convenient, expect more of this stuff as the '08 campaign heats up.
I thought the 419 stuff was lame. I'm amazed that anyone would actually invest in a stock based on a spam message. Is the pool of idiots with investment dollars actually big enough to allow the spammers to make money?
My wife and I got a couple of Nokia 770's (cheap) a few months ago on Woot when the unit was being discontinued. For the most part I like the unit and the concept. I particularly like the fact that you can leave it in 'hibernate' mode most of the time and it comes on almost instantly. The first connection (after leaving hibernate) to WiFi is slow (a few seconds) but it's not bad after that.
I've got an old Linksys WRT54G, and the tablet is usable anywhere in the house or for that matter on my property (1/4 acre). The Opera browser is usable, but not great. RSS news reader works fine. On trips I can take and view videos converted from my PVR. With a 2 GB card, I can put 4-5 hours of video on the device. The screen is a nice size and the resolution 800x400 is good for a handheld device. Battery life while surfing is about 3-4 hours between recharges. I've not tried VOIP with it.
Unlike certain other handheld devices, it's a very open platform. Lots of good OSS applications available that add considerably to the utility of the device. One of the best is the FBReader which turns the device into a very nice e-book reader.
From a usability point of view, navigation is not real well designed. Input with the stylus is tedious, but OK in small doses.
Overall, I like the device and am glad I bought it.
You're absolutely right! It's called the free market. Apple is free to tie their product exclusively to AT&T. They are free to lock out all third party apps. And I'm free to take my business elsewhere. Which I fully intend to do.
The Wiimote has IR sensors (for the "sensor bar"), multi-axis accelerometers, rumble, and a speaker. The rumble should be used to indicate you hit something (along with the speaker). The speaker can also be used to do the distinctive "light saber" sound.
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I know that my vote will be greatly affected by how candidates come down on this issue.
Problem is that you'll never get a straight answer from most of the candidates on this issue. And if you do can you trust them once they're elected?
Best bet is look at their records and see who's already been bought.
Nintendo views itself as a game company. They like to contrast themselves with their competitors that they are not making a home media system, a PC extension, they are about the games. And it's worked out very well for them. The only gaming unit consistently outselling the Wii is the DS. They've ramped Wii production from half a million per month to 1.8 million per month and still can't keep them in stock. Going into the highly competitive wireless phone market would be a distraction. I just can't see them doing that.
It's not as if AT&T were a telecomm company ... oh, wait ...
Because they remember Fredric Wertham
And Jack Thompson.
Brilliant! So, when someone BUYS copyrighted content from ITunes, or Amazon, or some other content provider, AT&T's filter will detect it and block it.
How good a journalist can you be if you trust Babelfish to translate stuff for you?
Well, you know how to use the web and have heard of Babelfish. So, much better than most other (old media) journalists. No, that' not saying very much.
My expectation is that Nintendo will 'refresh' the Wii in a year or so by increasing the CPU / Graphical processing power (taking advantage of Moore's Law), adding a HDMI interface, and DVD video playback support. DVD player capability has already been announced for the Japanese market (combining two home gadgets) but doesn't really matter elsewhere. Adding support for higher-res display format (and up-sampling) will negate the graphical advantage of Sony / MS. Bottom line -- Nintendo already has a big winner, time to run-up the score.
Intel doesn't have to spend years and hundreds of millions of dollars getting FDA approval.
1) China is one of the largest trading partners with Burma
2) Burma has lots of oil reserves, China does not.
Next time you see some proposed UN sanctions against Burma vetoed by China - you'll know why.
OFAC (US Office of Foreign Asset Control) has a guide on the US laws relating to trade with Burma. (link):
There is no prohibition on the exportation of goods and services other than financial services to Burma.
Note: there are restrictions on imports from Burma. Perhaps the law should be changed (to prohibit certain or all exports).
From the Washington Post (and a little less subtle than the NYT):
"Although crime did fall dramatically in New York during Giuliani's tenure, a broad range of scientific research has emerged in recent years to show that the mayor deserves only a fraction of the credit that he claims. The most compelling information has come from an economist in Fairfax who has argued in a series of little-noticed papers that the "New York miracle" was caused by local and federal efforts decades earlier to reduce lead poisoning."
I question the timing. Giuliani is taking credit for the drop in crime in NY during his tenure as mayor (personally I think it was mostly Bratton - the police Commissioner). Guiliani is the leading GOP candidate for President '08. So, the NY Times and publishes a "study" that the drop in crime in the US was due to phasing out lead in gas. How convenient, expect more of this stuff as the '08 campaign heats up.
I thought the 419 stuff was lame. I'm amazed that anyone would actually invest in a stock based on a spam message. Is the pool of idiots with investment dollars actually big enough to allow the spammers to make money?
My wife and I got a couple of Nokia 770's (cheap) a few months ago on Woot when the unit was being discontinued. For the most part I like the unit and the concept. I particularly like the fact that you can leave it in 'hibernate' mode most of the time and it comes on almost instantly. The first connection (after leaving hibernate) to WiFi is slow (a few seconds) but it's not bad after that.
I've got an old Linksys WRT54G, and the tablet is usable anywhere in the house or for that matter on my property (1/4 acre). The Opera browser is usable, but not great. RSS news reader works fine. On trips I can take and view videos converted from my PVR. With a 2 GB card, I can put 4-5 hours of video on the device. The screen is a nice size and the resolution 800x400 is good for a handheld device. Battery life while surfing is about 3-4 hours between recharges. I've not tried VOIP with it.
Unlike certain other handheld devices, it's a very open platform. Lots of good OSS applications available that add considerably to the utility of the device. One of the best is the FBReader which turns the device into a very nice e-book reader.
From a usability point of view, navigation is not real well designed. Input with the stylus is tedious, but OK in small doses.
Overall, I like the device and am glad I bought it.
Might I suggest naming it after another soon-to-be-extinct species, hence the "Zuneosaur".
Actually, I'm thinking of Samuel Jackson in Pulp Fiction: "English, do you speak it?!"
'Once this is done this will be a very impressive city in terms of public safety.'
Cause it's worked SO well in Britain. They've installed millions of cameras, and the crime rate has gone up.
You're absolutely right! It's called the free market. Apple is free to tie their product exclusively to AT&T. They are free to lock out all third party apps. And I'm free to take my business elsewhere. Which I fully intend to do.
I can't help wondering when the first round of these appears on eBay.
If I wanted one of these things, I'd NEVER buy it from Ebay. What if it was acquired by mugging some third world kid?
Nothing to worry about! No problem, just ignore that strange growth attached to everyone.
The logistics of lightsabers always intrigued me... some possibilities:
Or mounted under a small hp gas engine to mow the lawn.
How do you get force feedback on those things?
The Wiimote has IR sensors (for the "sensor bar"), multi-axis accelerometers, rumble, and a speaker. The rumble should be used to indicate you hit something (along with the speaker). The speaker can also be used to do the distinctive "light saber" sound.
Oh yeah - "it prints money"
Clearly not MP3s. Almost surely they are DRMed WMA files.
Result: SpiralFrog will still fail despite being free.
Clearly, snubbing Apple is more important than financial success.
Issue copyrights on all information related to manufacturing explosives. Turn over the copyrights to the RIAA. Oh, wait ...