My Nokia C6-01 does this. It has an oled display, so presumably it only uses power for the illuminated pixes, with little power drain (as opposed to backlighting an entire LCD screen). So it always has a clock and other notifications on-screen all the time, without needing to press anything.
delete an official app (say Facebook) replacing it with an official-looking one which is actually malware which could access your contacts, messages, emails
I've always been wary of Adobe Reader alternatives for a non-security reason.
I was using one (possibly FoxIt) to complete some official forms, the type that allow you to enter text into boxes and then print it for mailing.
Checking over the form, I found an incorrect birthdate, 5/18 instead of 5/17. So I re-typed 5/17 and the text changed back to 5/18.
I guess that it was internally parsing the date and then doing some timezone adjustment to display it, or it was some crazy rounding error. But whatever the reason, I've never trusted the alternatives to be reliable after that.
Why trigger it when it hits the ground? It must be running the gps constantly, so why not when it moves a given distance? That's what's really required.
I found the lens flare and "illuminated-dirt-on-lens" effects (is there a word for that?) a bit distracting in the first movie. At times I actually perceived it as glassy panels floating at random around the bridge.
The new movie is a bit shiny in places but to a more realistic and less distracting extent.
Although I disagree in a lot of ways, I can see where you're coming from.
On my work PC (presumably some "Enterprise" edition) that's pretty much how it works - a full-screen start menu. Even IE opens as the desktop version. And I like it, it's fast and usable. Maybe this is the version you use?
Then I got a new laptop with Win 8 at home. Some websites failed because of the Metro IE being different from the desktop version. And the touch-friendly interface is terrible for a trackpad. Dragging from the top to the bottom of the screen to close an app is hard without turning mouse speed up high. Alt-F4 still works, but was it really a good idea to have no close button, even on the right-click menu? (I feel sorry for anyone who doesn't like or know keyboard shortcuts).
Opening the metro image viewer when clicking images in desktop explorer is just a messy experience.
Maybe the new UI is great for tablets, but mixing it with the desktop windows was a bad idea.
Most of the spam I currently get is in the form of fake LinkedIn messages, so you're probably right.
Gmails filters them all out while letting real ones through. It's easy to check since I use a different address for LinkedIn that forwards to my gmail account.
I sometimes get link requests from recruiters who claim they've worked with me in the past. I don't know if there's some advantage to that over just asking to link to me (other than trying to fool me).
Glass isn't looking all that good for overlays. It doesn't incorporate your whole field of vision
This could cause the failure of Glass. So many people think it can do AR, for instance, that recent article about it recognizing your friends from their outfits - how would it show their position?
It will probably be an impressive product in its own way, but there's going to be a lot of disappointment when people use it due to these expectations.
I'm sure I've mentioned this before, but it's the speed that I miss. I now use an iPod as a PDA, so I'm sure it's slower than some phones, but it just took over 10 seconds to open Notes. The Palms took under a second to do something similar.
Apps like BugMe and DiddleBug were drawing-based alarm apps - you would just write a not on the screen (drawing not using graffiti) and then set an alarm time with just three taps (it displayed hour and 5-minute buttons). I could scribble a reminder alarm in 2 or three seconds. Try setting an alarm with a note on your phone. IOS spends more time than that sliding the various screens around. (Maybe SIRI can do this faster, I've never used it).
The camera was situated close to one eye, but it didnâ(TM)t have quite the same viewpoint.
But I don't think that Glass is meant to be an AR system. It's a display in the corner of your vision, so it can't overlay things on the center of your vision (as was made clear in the latest 'preview' video).
It's this misunderstanding that might kill Glass, people have unrealistic expectations.
I'm used to wearing a watch. It's easier than fishing the phone out of my pocket, but I don't have any of the good reasons others have given, I'm just used to being able to see the time easily.
It isn't a matter of fashion, it's a slightly ugly Casio because I like gadgets and this is waterproof, has a compass and thermometer. But even without the gadgets I'd still expect to see the time and date just by looking at my wrist.
This is one reason I chose to buy a Nokia C6-01 - I can download whatever worldwide maps I want and it does route-planning (including recalculating if I miss a turn) without needing any data connection. Useful as I have pay-as-you go with T-Mobile.
The map scrolling and zooming is faster than my Garmin and TomTom dedicated units, too.
It will still be perfectly legal to purchase an unlocked phone, which many carriers offer.
Or you can just buy one from various retailers. I just bought a new phone from Amazon and put my existing T-Mobile payg SIM into it. When I visited the UK I used my UK Orange SIM.
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My Nokia C6-01 does this. It has an oled display, so presumably it only uses power for the illuminated pixes, with little power drain (as opposed to backlighting an entire LCD screen). So it always has a clock and other notifications on-screen all the time, without needing to press anything.
delete an official app (say Facebook) replacing it with an official-looking one which is actually malware which could access your contacts, messages, emails
You want to watch out for heavy electricity if you do that http://www.heavyelectricity.net/
I've always been wary of Adobe Reader alternatives for a non-security reason.
I was using one (possibly FoxIt) to complete some official forms, the type that allow you to enter text into boxes and then print it for mailing.
Checking over the form, I found an incorrect birthdate, 5/18 instead of 5/17. So I re-typed 5/17 and the text changed back to 5/18.
I guess that it was internally parsing the date and then doing some timezone adjustment to display it, or it was some crazy rounding error. But whatever the reason, I've never trusted the alternatives to be reliable after that.
And it would give someone's location whenever asked.
Why trigger it when it hits the ground? It must be running the gps constantly, so why not when it moves a given distance? That's what's really required.
Just to avoid confusion as this was a reply to a question about Culture books, 'The Quarry' is not a Culture book.
I found the lens flare and "illuminated-dirt-on-lens" effects (is there a word for that?) a bit distracting in the first movie. At times I actually perceived it as glassy panels floating at random around the bridge.
The new movie is a bit shiny in places but to a more realistic and less distracting extent.
Although I disagree in a lot of ways, I can see where you're coming from.
On my work PC (presumably some "Enterprise" edition) that's pretty much how it works - a full-screen start menu. Even IE opens as the desktop version. And I like it, it's fast and usable. Maybe this is the version you use?
Then I got a new laptop with Win 8 at home. Some websites failed because of the Metro IE being different from the desktop version. And the touch-friendly interface is terrible for a trackpad. Dragging from the top to the bottom of the screen to close an app is hard without turning mouse speed up high. Alt-F4 still works, but was it really a good idea to have no close button, even on the right-click menu? (I feel sorry for anyone who doesn't like or know keyboard shortcuts).
Opening the metro image viewer when clicking images in desktop explorer is just a messy experience.
Maybe the new UI is great for tablets, but mixing it with the desktop windows was a bad idea.
The pendulum spins clockwise when held over a genuine one.
Does anyone else remember the days of POP3, when most of your email would be stored in a PC on your desk at home?
Most of the spam I currently get is in the form of fake LinkedIn messages, so you're probably right.
Gmails filters them all out while letting real ones through. It's easy to check since I use a different address for LinkedIn that forwards to my gmail account.
I sometimes get link requests from recruiters who claim they've worked with me in the past. I don't know if there's some advantage to that over just asking to link to me (other than trying to fool me).
If that loaf of bread goes from $1 one day to $5 the next, and $20 the next, then its value as actual money is gone
Oh, you mean like gas prices (to use a car analogy).
\code\game\q_math.cpp(545): i = 0x5f3759df - ( i >> 1 ); // what the fuck?
That''s part of the Quake III fast inverse square root.
It used to be that I'd use a web browser for websites and specialized applications to access other services like email and newsgroups.
Now I read my email in a browser, but websites are always asking me to install an app to view them!
If that isn't a sign of the end-times, what is?
Glass isn't looking all that good for overlays. It doesn't incorporate your whole field of vision
This could cause the failure of Glass. So many people think it can do AR, for instance, that recent article about it recognizing your friends from their outfits - how would it show their position?
It will probably be an impressive product in its own way, but there's going to be a lot of disappointment when people use it due to these expectations.
It's the Emperor's New Augmented Reality.
I'm sure I've mentioned this before, but it's the speed that I miss. I now use an iPod as a PDA, so I'm sure it's slower than some phones, but it just took over 10 seconds to open Notes. The Palms took under a second to do something similar.
Apps like BugMe and DiddleBug were drawing-based alarm apps - you would just write a not on the screen (drawing not using graffiti) and then set an alarm time with just three taps (it displayed hour and 5-minute buttons). I could scribble a reminder alarm in 2 or three seconds. Try setting an alarm with a note on your phone. IOS spends more time than that sliding the various screens around. (Maybe SIRI can do this faster, I've never used it).
But this tax is just to ensure that some websites continue to work properly (Amazon, ebay, etsy, newegg....)
The camera was situated close to one eye, but it didnâ(TM)t have quite the same viewpoint.
But I don't think that Glass is meant to be an AR system. It's a display in the corner of your vision, so it can't overlay things on the center of your vision (as was made clear in the latest 'preview' video).
It's this misunderstanding that might kill Glass, people have unrealistic expectations.
"Break time is over, back to work. These Von Neumann machines won't make themse... oh, wait."
There are people in Texas smart enough to make/run a robotic unmanned drone?
Carmack for one!
I think that this story was on slashdot last year, I wonder if it's related to this law.
I'm used to wearing a watch. It's easier than fishing the phone out of my pocket, but I don't have any of the good reasons others have given, I'm just used to being able to see the time easily.
It isn't a matter of fashion, it's a slightly ugly Casio because I like gadgets and this is waterproof, has a compass and thermometer. But even without the gadgets I'd still expect to see the time and date just by looking at my wrist.
This is one reason I chose to buy a Nokia C6-01 - I can download whatever worldwide maps I want and it does route-planning (including recalculating if I miss a turn) without needing any data connection. Useful as I have pay-as-you go with T-Mobile.
The map scrolling and zooming is faster than my Garmin and TomTom dedicated units, too.
It will still be perfectly legal to purchase an unlocked phone, which many carriers offer.
Or you can just buy one from various retailers. I just bought a new phone from Amazon and put my existing T-Mobile payg SIM into it. When I visited the UK I used my UK Orange SIM.
That's known as "Yoda style"