The author's links to the screenshots seem to have bellied up to the/. effect. Fortunately, Ximian has screenshots.
BTW, the author's links failed for me when there were only 4 comments posted here. Makes me wonder how long before someone starts coding sites that say, "Hmmm... the referer is slashdot.org, so don't deliver a page"...;-)
I would just love to run through it as fast as possible. I'm sure the feeling would be cool Or even try to run in the opposite direction. I'm sure some kid tried it already.
I will wait for the video to come out. I can't see paying money to see this movie. Before this review it was just a maybe I'll see it, and now I won't waste my money.
You are going to base your decision on a slashdot review?
I understand the convienence factor of PDAs, but a $499.99 price tag for the type of power and specs that you get with this Zaurus (and similiarly priced PDAs) is still too much. To truly get full functionality out of these PDAs (or at least do everything most people would want to do with them) you still need to purchase extra accessories and expanded memory/storage (considering that even the most expensive PDAs only have 64MB RAM native). In the end $499.99 quickly builds up to about $599.99.
I know that this comparing apples to oranges, but for $600 you can get a righteous laptop off Ebay or locally from a used reseller. This laptop is a full fledged computer with vast amounts more memory, storage, and room for improvement/expansion.
Considering that most people buy a new PDA every two to three years, why not just double your money now and buy a 15.4" Widescreen TFT LCD WXGA (1280 x 800 max. resolution) laptop that comes with an Athlon XP 2200+ CPU, 40GB of storage, 512MB DDR PC2100 RAM, CRDW/DVD drive, all the ports except IEEE 1394, and one of the best mobile graphics chipsets around, the ATI RADEON IGP 320M, for $1,250? It takes Mandrake 9.1 without any problems, and only demands slight tweaking from Red Hat 8.
I would rather have that laptop for four years then burn through two PDAs over the same period of time.
Now I know it isn't popular with the kids these days to give credit to MS, but their bug reports are pretty extensive. They contain information about the problem, the cause, and the fix. Click any of the defects listed here to see what I mean.
I hate to say it, but when I read changelogs for many Linux apps (or the kernel), they simply say "Fixed bug in foo.c". That doesn't tell me a whole lot as an end-user.
It's true. But that's because Linux apps developers don't have to follow a strict template when submitting bug fixes. Some Open Source projects are strict for the code but not the comments.
Caveat: I am not a baseball fan. Any game that is 99% just standing or walking does not deserve to be called "athletic" or "sport". Same with golf and curling.
I say screw cameras and use IR lasers. Set up racks of horizontal and vertical lasers with parallel beams across (and down onto) home plate, set to unique pulse signatures. Analysis of the reflection determines the ball's exact location, which is then easily compared to a table of a batter's officially calculated strike zone. Umpires have plenty of other roles in the game. They don't need this one, when machines can do the job more effectively. Line judges in tennis, on the other hand...
Where to you put the racks of lasers? Behind the catcher, behind the pitcher,in between them? It must also take into account the batter? Do we put reflectors on the batter?
I don't think I'd want this. This would SUCK in a sports car where you actually WANT to be driving fast and in complete control of your vehicle. Just think when your drafting someone and all the sudden the car hits the brakes for you, then you lose the race. That would suck. I'm kinda disappointed in all these "new technologies" taking more and more control away from the driver.
This and the few other articles I was able to find through Google don't mention anything about the system looking at what's behind the car before applying the brakes. In my mind that is bad, bad, bad design. Maybe the Honda engineers determined that in most situations it's not a problem, but braking blindly based on statistics is not a smart idea. There's also no mention of the driver being able to defeat the system, as you can with cruise control.
I agree because I take a quick glance in the rear when braking. Sometimes it's easier to just switch lane instead of braking.
I really wish there was a way of reading while I'm driving. I used to take the public transportation and read a lot. I did half of my studying for University in the bus. But now that I own a car, it's not possible anymore. Going to work taking the bus takes me way too much time now.
Just a word of advice for people who love to drive aggressively.... It's not worth it. An accident is bound to happen. It's not because they are bad drivers, but they seem to forget that there's a lot of bad drivers out there. They need to take that into account, when they are swerving through traffic
You don't even save that much time. Maybe just a couple of minutes. I would drive fast before just for the hell of it but If changed now. I now enjoy my music. Enjoy the company if I'm with someone or speak to someone I haven't talked too for a while on my cell phone (Don't worry I use a head set).
When you drive home from work tonight, think about me, and chill... Enjoy the time.
They would have a lot of courage to put out something in the market like that. I could see a lot of people blaming the device for accidents. How would they prove the system worked properly?
I agree. I'm really sick of seeing release candidates being announced. I'm sure people are going to mod me down but I just have to say it. I don't understand how we are taking this. I really feel like slashdot is trying to shove Mozilla down my throat. I use Mozilla but I don't need to be reminded on the front page of slashdot every single RCs. If it's that important for the readers they could get a slashbox for mozilla. As readers, we must take a stance against this. It feels like another kind of SPAM. Slashdot is made for us the readers. I could even go as far as to say that it's proganda.
We want NEWS and stuff that MATTERS.
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I guess the homework was good enough to be posted on slashdot. Amazon and whoever gave the reference for that amazon link are very happy right now.
You're not crazy, I live in Toronto, don't know anyone with SARS. I don't even know anyone who knows anyone who has SARS. Everyone at the office howls with laughter when we get an e-mail from overseas asking if we're ok and how the situation is.
Find any great deals, go for them! You've got nothing to worry about.
I agree. I live in Montreal, and my family from the states think we are all dying.
I don't know about you guys but since the SARS scare, I've been checking out for deals to go to Toronto. Some people might say I'm crazy, but hey!
Check this out: Free Trip to T.O.
But what percentage of the PC market buys things just because they are cool? I know this would be great for my parents who know nothing about their computer except that the cords are a mess. (And don't know a sub-woofer from a sump-pump)
Are you saying that there's a big percentage that are buying stuff because they are cool or not? Do you think that your parent's hate for cords represent a big percent of the population?
I often see new ideas that are popping out that are really cool to see but are bound to fail in the real market. But these business are convinced that they are going to sell. Cool is not enough to sell. When are they going to get it? Patent the idea and wait for a real use of the technology.
The sound will obviously not be that good. I like to listen to my hip hop music with bass. Am I going to need a second screen on the floor for bass? Maybe have DualHead to get stereo sound...
It's simple, why spend more money for something that doesn't have the same quality? Because it's cool? It won't be enough to convince people.
Maybe this could work with laptops and handhelds if they could keep the price reasonable. But I doubt they'll be able to do that.
Slashdot Mirror
The author's links to the screenshots seem to have bellied up to the /. effect. Fortunately, Ximian has screenshots.
;-)
BTW, the author's links failed for me when there were only 4 comments posted here. Makes me wonder how long before someone starts coding sites that say, "Hmmm... the referer is slashdot.org, so don't deliver a page"...
That's the old interface.
Mozilla Mail
If TIA does nothing more than this, then we have very little to worry about.
With the added exposure (slashdot). The site will grow to be a lot more detailed.
I would just love to run through it as fast as possible. I'm sure the feeling would be cool Or even try to run in the opposite direction. I'm sure some kid tried it already.
I will wait for the video to come out. I can't see paying money to see this movie. Before this review it was just a maybe I'll see it, and now I won't waste my money.
You are going to base your decision on a slashdot review?
someone to ask about linux. :)
Ok, so what does it run?
Like the article explains:
It uses the Intent operating system developed by Tao Group
The motion control and the vibration will probably eat up your batteries like crazy.
I understand the convienence factor of PDAs, but a $499.99 price tag for the type of power and specs that you get with this Zaurus (and similiarly priced PDAs) is still too much. To truly get full functionality out of these PDAs (or at least do everything most people would want to do with them) you still need to purchase extra accessories and expanded memory/storage (considering that even the most expensive PDAs only have 64MB RAM native). In the end $499.99 quickly builds up to about $599.99.
I know that this comparing apples to oranges, but for $600 you can get a righteous laptop off Ebay or locally from a used reseller. This laptop is a full fledged computer with vast amounts more memory, storage, and room for improvement/expansion.
Considering that most people buy a new PDA every two to three years, why not just double your money now and buy a 15.4" Widescreen TFT LCD WXGA (1280 x 800 max. resolution) laptop that comes with an Athlon XP 2200+ CPU, 40GB of storage, 512MB DDR PC2100 RAM, CRDW/DVD drive, all the ports except IEEE 1394, and one of the best mobile graphics chipsets around, the ATI RADEON IGP 320M, for $1,250? It takes Mandrake 9.1 without any problems, and only demands slight tweaking from Red Hat 8.
I would rather have that laptop for four years then burn through two PDAs over the same period of time.
But you can't fit it in you jacket pocket...
Now I know it isn't popular with the kids these days to give credit to MS, but their bug reports are pretty extensive. They contain information about the problem, the cause, and the fix. Click any of the defects listed here to see what I mean.
I hate to say it, but when I read changelogs for many Linux apps (or the kernel), they simply say "Fixed bug in foo.c". That doesn't tell me a whole lot as an end-user.
It's true. But that's because Linux apps developers don't have to follow a strict template when submitting bug fixes. Some Open Source projects are strict for the code but not the comments.
Caveat: I am not a baseball fan. Any game that is 99% just standing or walking does not deserve to be called "athletic" or "sport". Same with golf and curling.
I say screw cameras and use IR lasers. Set up racks of horizontal and vertical lasers with parallel beams across (and down onto) home plate, set to unique pulse signatures. Analysis of the reflection determines the ball's exact location, which is then easily compared to a table of a batter's officially calculated strike zone.
Umpires have plenty of other roles in the game. They don't need this one, when machines can do the job more effectively. Line judges in tennis, on the other hand...
Where to you put the racks of lasers? Behind the catcher, behind the pitcher
I don't think I'd want this. This would SUCK in a sports car where you actually WANT to be driving fast and in complete control of your vehicle. Just think when your drafting someone and all the sudden the car hits the brakes for you, then you lose the race. That would suck. I'm kinda disappointed in all these "new technologies" taking more and more control away from the driver.
I'm sure you could disable it.
This and the few other articles I was able to find through Google don't mention anything about the system looking at what's behind the car before applying the brakes. In my mind that is bad, bad, bad design. Maybe the Honda engineers determined that in most situations it's not a problem, but braking blindly based on statistics is not a smart idea. There's also no mention of the driver being able to defeat the system, as you can with cruise control.
I agree because I take a quick glance in the rear when braking. Sometimes it's easier to just switch lane instead of braking.
I really wish there was a way of reading while I'm driving. I used to take the public transportation and read a lot. I did half of my studying for University in the bus. But now that I own a car, it's not possible anymore. Going to work taking the bus takes me way too much time now.
Just a word of advice for people who love to drive aggressively.... It's not worth it. An accident is bound to happen. It's not because they are bad drivers, but they seem to forget that there's a lot of bad drivers out there. They need to take that into account, when they are swerving through traffic
You don't even save that much time. Maybe just a couple of minutes. I would drive fast before just for the hell of it but If changed now. I now enjoy my music. Enjoy the company if I'm with someone or speak to someone I haven't talked too for a while on my cell phone (Don't worry I use a head set).
When you drive home from work tonight, think about me, and chill... Enjoy the time.
They would have a lot of courage to put out something in the market like that. I could see a lot of people blaming the device for accidents. How would they prove the system worked properly?
I'm sure the car has ABS.
Maybe Volvo doesn't have that technology because it's not safe yet.
I agree. I'm really sick of seeing release candidates being announced. I'm sure people are going to mod me down but I just have to say it. I don't understand how we are taking this. I really feel like slashdot is trying to shove Mozilla down my throat. I use Mozilla but I don't need to be reminded on the front page of slashdot every single RCs. If it's that important for the readers they could get a slashbox for mozilla. As readers, we must take a stance against this. It feels like another kind of SPAM. Slashdot is made for us the readers. I could even go as far as to say that it's proganda.
We want NEWS and stuff that MATTERS.
I guess the homework was good enough to be posted on slashdot. Amazon and whoever gave the reference for that amazon link are very happy right now.
I really like the fact that we could configure and see the status of the printer from a web browser.
I don't know about you guys but since the SARS scare, I've been checking out for deals to go to Toronto. Some people might say I'm crazy, but hey! Check this out: Free Trip to T.O.
That's what happens when your first in line. You should be happy that you've been enjoying the PS2 longer than most people.
Prices for electronics always drop and there's always something coming out that's better. That's life.
Are you saying that there's a big percentage that are buying stuff because they are cool or not? Do you think that your parent's hate for cords represent a big percent of the population?
I often see new ideas that are popping out that are really cool to see
but are bound to fail in the real market. But these business are
convinced that they are going to sell. Cool is not enough to sell. When
are they going to get it? Patent the idea and wait for a real
use of the technology.
The sound will obviously not be that good. I like to listen to my hip
hop music with bass. Am I going to need a second screen on the floor
for bass? Maybe have DualHead to get stereo sound...
It's simple, why spend more money for something that doesn't have the
same quality? Because it's cool? It won't be enough to convince
people.
Maybe this could work with laptops and handhelds if they could keep
the price reasonable. But I doubt they'll be able to do that.