It'll start selling when it runs all the latest games and apps with no special configuration or anything. Also, a user needs to be able to use pretty much every feature without even being aware there is a command line interface just like windoze or OSX. You could get around at least the first requirement if you managed to make it 'trendy' like Gucci, Prada, or Apple; but requiring any skill at all to use it is definitely not going to fly.
That is so pathetic; most people I know with iPads use theirs more for work than entertainment.
Interesting, most people I know with any kind of tablet (ipad included) use them for collecting dust after the first couple weeks. Seriously, I know four people with ipad or ipad2 that don't use them _ever_. I've got a Samsung galaxy tab sitting on my desk that I haven't used in a month or two. I've never met anyone who used one for actual work. I think gimmick might be a better word than toy.
I can hear the difference listening to Dave Brubeck on original vinyl vs. modern CD.
Though you have a point about what hardware they're using to listen.
I think you are exaggerating. There is an easily discernible (unless you've got 20 year old audio gear maybe) difference between a CD ripped to FLAC and a cd ripped to 128kbps MP3. CD tracks are 1,411.2kbps uncompressed, while mp3 are 128kbps compressed. The bigger question is who uses such a low bitrate on their mp3's these days? I haven't come across any that low in years.
disguising your number plate is an offence, and rightly so.
As long as it is human readable...what's the problem.
I'm wanting to experiment with putting a bunch of hi powered infrared LEDs all around my license plate, and see if that will blind out the stupid cameras...while leaving it nicely readable to the human eye.
You didn't even read the summary, did you?
Drivers can only fill their cars with fuel once the camera has captured and logged the vehicle's number plate.
So if you use something to stop the camera from reading the number plate, you can't fill up.
So you are advocating violence as the smart way to protest ?
FAIL !
Well.. that's kind of what worked in all the successful protests last year... Egypt, Libya etc...
On the flip side of the coin look what the non violent Occupy Wall Street protest achieved; nothing. Unless you count the protestors getting a chance to go camping as an achievement.
I'm not saying I'd participate in a violent protest. I am saying that historically, violent protests achieve results where nonviolent ones do not.
Google used to be at least thought of as not evil. It's obvious they're no different from any other corporation these days.. in fact they may even be worse than your average company. The point is that they reached this point without being evil (or more likely without the appearance of being evil).
"Steve Jobs was infamous for doing things like parking in handicapped spaces and daring cops to do anything about it."
Seriously? I'd like to know more about it.
No, you didn't "FTFM" at all, you put your own bias on my words and nothing more. I don't realize that I use iMessage because of marketing, I use it because it seamlessly worked on my iPhone - I didn't have to set any contacts to use it, I didn't have to configure anything, it just worked. Thats got nothing to do with the transport mechanism, and everything to do with the implementation - no alternative has that. The implementation works out how to deliver the message, not the transport mechanism.
If something else had seamlessly worked, I would be saying the same thing for that.
Seems like it has gimmick written all over it to me. It's got some optical problems like purple fringe (for example on the shot with the cup of water in the foreground), unacceptably low resolution, and it requires software like flash to view the photos. If they could get the thing into an SLR body so you could put decent optics on the front, and beef up the sensors so the final output resolution could be 10 or more megapixels, then they might have something. As it is, this reminds me of the 3d cameras that are around or even the kodak sticker cameras. The worst part is the price tag is so high you're approaching the point where you could get a real entry level SLR for the same money.
Just because they involve a novel idea relating to focus does not mean they've created a good product. Maybe they can get Vince Shlomi to sell it for them....
buzzword [buhz-wurd] noun
a word or phrase, often sounding authoritative or technical, that is a vogue term in a particular profession, field of study, popular culture, etc.
It's definitely a buzzword on Slashdot lately... 3 articles in just over 30 days proclaiming "whateverthefuck" is np-hard. Tomorrow we'll probably read about Ron Jeremy's cock being np-hard.
Seriously with Ubuntu Linux finally showing some decent polish and usability (yes yes I am referring to Unity which I have gotten used to) and OSX also available who really shives a git about Microsoft?
Anyone who needs to run Windows-exclusive apps.
In other words, most businesses and their employees.
Don't forget anyone who wants to play recent video games.
Don't they (like TMO) slow you down over a certain amount though?
They claim they do not. I don't generally trust salespeople, but I've never had a problem. Use a Samsung galaxy indulge for wireless tethering all the time.
Anything over 50ms round trip to a device on your ISP's network is a problem. I get 34ms consistently to the Verizon FIOS test server (speedtest.verizon.net) for example. Leaving the ISP's network, though.. all bets are off.
I've got four isp's to choose from for broadband where I live fortunately (not counting pseudo broadband like satellite and dsl), so if they had a problem and wouldn't resolve it, I'd just switch. You might not be so fortunate, I guess.
Only people on the dole and school kids have time to do this shit, the rest of us have to earn an honest living.
Also I suspect he'll remain unemployed for a long time now whether he goes to jail or not. No sane employer will want him within a mile of their systems. There are plenty enough white hat hackers who can go on the payroll first.
Slashdot,
Could you please identify these advertisements as such in the title so I can filter them out of the RSS feed or something? I appreciate that you may enjoy the ad revenue, but I come here really just for news articles.
I just bought an American made car last week, a Honda Odyssey. It tells you on the window sticker these days where stuff was made. Assembled in Lincoln, Alabama USA. Engine constructed in USA, Transmission constructed in USA. 70% of all parts for it come from the USA, 15% from Japan, and the rest from "other".
That's good enough for me to call it American.
Following your reasoning, an iPhone could be considered as a Chinese (or Brazilian) phone...
Frankly, considering that the majority of women I see are obese, often morbidly so....is this really a problem with the skinny models?!?!
No, men aren't off the line either...but from looking on a daily basis at typical people in the US any time I go out.....skinny models causing anorexia is NOT a problem....I can't remember the last time I saw anyone, particularly a chick that looked anywhere or any way too skinny....
Hell, its hard to find anyone out there that looks anywhere close to 'fit'....
I was that way...at least I'm trying with better diet, proper portions...and yes...exercise.
Go to a local shopping mall. The sickly skinny preteen and teenage girls are all over looking like they might keel over at any moment. I'm not saying that's all you'll see, but there's certainly no shortage.
I just bought an American made car last week, a Honda Odyssey. It tells you on the window sticker these days where stuff was made. Assembled in Lincoln, Alabama USA. Engine constructed in USA, Transmission constructed in USA. 70% of all parts for it come from the USA, 15% from Japan, and the rest from "other".
It will be good for the rest of the world, as I'm sure if there were any Irish based Social Networks or Hosts of any kind they're feverishly working to move out of Ireland. Pity that ISP's will probably be screwed since they can't realistically leave and still service Irish customers.
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It'll start selling when it runs all the latest games and apps with no special configuration or anything. Also, a user needs to be able to use pretty much every feature without even being aware there is a command line interface just like windoze or OSX. You could get around at least the first requirement if you managed to make it 'trendy' like Gucci, Prada, or Apple; but requiring any skill at all to use it is definitely not going to fly.
That is so pathetic; most people I know with iPads use theirs more for work than entertainment.
Interesting, most people I know with any kind of tablet (ipad included) use them for collecting dust after the first couple weeks. Seriously, I know four people with ipad or ipad2 that don't use them _ever_. I've got a Samsung galaxy tab sitting on my desk that I haven't used in a month or two. I've never met anyone who used one for actual work.
I think gimmick might be a better word than toy.
d'oh. Sorry, I meant to respond to GP.... [flog]me[/flog]
that's not the point.
It's why people have non-discriminating ears.
They don't know the difference. This will help.
I can hear the difference listening to Dave Brubeck on original vinyl vs. modern CD.
Though you have a point about what hardware they're using to listen.
I think you are exaggerating. There is an easily discernible (unless you've got 20 year old audio gear maybe) difference between a CD ripped to FLAC and a cd ripped to 128kbps MP3. CD tracks are 1,411.2kbps uncompressed, while mp3 are 128kbps compressed. The bigger question is who uses such a low bitrate on their mp3's these days? I haven't come across any that low in years.
As long as it is human readable...what's the problem.
I'm wanting to experiment with putting a bunch of hi powered infrared LEDs all around my license plate, and see if that will blind out the stupid cameras...while leaving it nicely readable to the human eye.
You didn't even read the summary, did you?
Drivers can only fill their cars with fuel once the camera has captured and logged the vehicle's number plate.
So if you use something to stop the camera from reading the number plate, you can't fill up.
Wait, you mean investigating actual crimes leads to discovery of other, actual crimes?
SAY IT AIN'T SO
I'm not sure theft of an ipad is really a "crime".. more like a "favor" in my opinion.
So you are advocating violence as the smart way to protest ?
FAIL !
Well.. that's kind of what worked in all the successful protests last year... Egypt, Libya etc...
On the flip side of the coin look what the non violent Occupy Wall Street protest achieved; nothing. Unless you count the protestors getting a chance to go camping as an achievement.
I'm not saying I'd participate in a violent protest. I am saying that historically, violent protests achieve results where nonviolent ones do not.
Google used to be at least thought of as not evil. It's obvious they're no different from any other corporation these days.. in fact they may even be worse than your average company. The point is that they reached this point without being evil (or more likely without the appearance of being evil).
"Steve Jobs was infamous for doing things like parking in handicapped spaces and daring cops to do anything about it." Seriously? I'd like to know more about it.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=why+did+steve+jobs+park+in+a+handicap+spot
No, you didn't "FTFM" at all, you put your own bias on my words and nothing more. I don't realize that I use iMessage because of marketing, I use it because it seamlessly worked on my iPhone - I didn't have to set any contacts to use it, I didn't have to configure anything, it just worked. Thats got nothing to do with the transport mechanism, and everything to do with the implementation - no alternative has that. The implementation works out how to deliver the message, not the transport mechanism.
If something else had seamlessly worked, I would be saying the same thing for that.
FTFY
Seems like it has gimmick written all over it to me. It's got some optical problems like purple fringe (for example on the shot with the cup of water in the foreground), unacceptably low resolution, and it requires software like flash to view the photos. If they could get the thing into an SLR body so you could put decent optics on the front, and beef up the sensors so the final output resolution could be 10 or more megapixels, then they might have something. As it is, this reminds me of the 3d cameras that are around or even the kodak sticker cameras.
The worst part is the price tag is so high you're approaching the point where you could get a real entry level SLR for the same money.
Just because they involve a novel idea relating to focus does not mean they've created a good product.
Maybe they can get Vince Shlomi to sell it for them....
Negative, ghost rider. The pattern is full!
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/buzzword
buzzword [buhz-wurd] noun
a word or phrase, often sounding authoritative or technical, that is a vogue term in a particular profession, field of study, popular culture, etc.
It's definitely a buzzword on Slashdot lately... 3 articles in just over 30 days proclaiming "whateverthefuck" is np-hard.
Tomorrow we'll probably read about Ron Jeremy's cock being np-hard.
Breaking news: Vagina can cure a WoW addiction as well.
Unfortunately, there's a war on prostitution just like there's a war on drugs so wow players are S.O.L.
Oh come on, regular expressions aren't like LSD. You don't get long term damage from an LSD experience.
Have you ever known someone who suffered long term damage from a regex?
We're talking here about OnLive. In addition to Windows and Office they also stream recent PC games to your iOS or Android device.
I've used their game streaming. It's not exactly what I would call good.
Seriously with Ubuntu Linux finally showing some decent polish and usability (yes yes I am referring to Unity which I have gotten used to) and OSX also available who really shives a git about Microsoft?
Anyone who needs to run Windows-exclusive apps.
In other words, most businesses and their employees.
Don't forget anyone who wants to play recent video games.
Don't they (like TMO) slow you down over a certain amount though?
They claim they do not. I don't generally trust salespeople, but I've never had a problem. Use a Samsung galaxy indulge for wireless tethering all the time.
Anything over 50ms round trip to a device on your ISP's network is a problem. I get 34ms consistently to the Verizon FIOS test server (speedtest.verizon.net) for example. Leaving the ISP's network, though.. all bets are off.
I've got four isp's to choose from for broadband where I live fortunately (not counting pseudo broadband like satellite and dsl), so if they had a problem and wouldn't resolve it, I'd just switch. You might not be so fortunate, I guess.
I don't get it. You mean that sprint doesn't have data caps. But it does! There are dta caps on all US companies now.
MetroPCS doesn't have data caps, even for 4g.
Only people on the dole and school kids have time to do this shit, the rest of us have to earn an honest living.
Also I suspect he'll remain unemployed for a long time now whether he goes to jail or not. No sane employer will want him within a mile of their systems. There are plenty enough white hat hackers who can go on the payroll first.
He could always freelance as a comedian.
For the lulz...
Slashdot, Could you please identify these advertisements as such in the title so I can filter them out of the RSS feed or something? I appreciate that you may enjoy the ad revenue, but I come here really just for news articles.
I just bought an American made car last week, a Honda Odyssey. It tells you on the window sticker these days where stuff was made. Assembled in Lincoln, Alabama USA. Engine constructed in USA, Transmission constructed in USA. 70% of all parts for it come from the USA, 15% from Japan, and the rest from "other". That's good enough for me to call it American.
Following your reasoning, an iPhone could be considered as a Chinese (or Brazilian) phone...
I definitely agree with that, it is Chinese.
Frankly, considering that the majority of women I see are obese, often morbidly so....is this really a problem with the skinny models?!?!
No, men aren't off the line either...but from looking on a daily basis at typical people in the US any time I go out.....skinny models causing anorexia is NOT a problem....I can't remember the last time I saw anyone, particularly a chick that looked anywhere or any way too skinny....
Hell, its hard to find anyone out there that looks anywhere close to 'fit'....
I was that way...at least I'm trying with better diet, proper portions...and yes...exercise.
Go to a local shopping mall. The sickly skinny preteen and teenage girls are all over looking like they might keel over at any moment. I'm not saying that's all you'll see, but there's certainly no shortage.
I just bought an American made car last week, a Honda Odyssey. It tells you on the window sticker these days where stuff was made. Assembled in Lincoln, Alabama USA. Engine constructed in USA, Transmission constructed in USA. 70% of all parts for it come from the USA, 15% from Japan, and the rest from "other".
That's good enough for me to call it American.
It will be good for the rest of the world, as I'm sure if there were any Irish based Social Networks or Hosts of any kind they're feverishly working to move out of Ireland. Pity that ISP's will probably be screwed since they can't realistically leave and still service Irish customers.
Welcome to the Irish internet circa 1995.