I'll be interested to see if the Mac version is released at the same time, and without the 130% price markup that has traditionally accompanied Mac versions.
Shouldn't this go away, now that the chips are the same? Or have I missed some x-factor that will perpetuate the status-quo?
I guess Guadagno and Cialdini were more interested in the way email compares to face to face stuff, but it seems odd not to consider the telephone as an aspect of this study. The telephone offers a sort of sense of 'oneness' and familiarity with the voice, while still masking subtle cues that might otherwise lead to competitive or uncooperative behavior.
Speak for yourself. I don't enjoy herd mentality emotional experiences, no matter what you claim. And you loose that bet, because I *don't* go to movie theaters anymore. I haven't been to one since Mystic River came out (2003), and I'm not going back. $20 bucks to see an abused print with scratches all over it while the lady in front of you won't stop asking questions about the plot? Are you fucking kidding? I'm going to pay three dollars less, own the movie in excellent condition, and not endure nit-wits all around.
I will take my big-ass lcd monitor and fat sound system over a movie theater any day. I can pause whenever I want, or rewind if I missed something. And best of all, I don't have to deal with you kicking the back of my seat.
The Sling thing and Apple's iTV have HDMI out. The Hauppage thing appears to just have component out. If you want to drive the latest widescreen LCDs and Plasmas to their potential, HDMI is pretty helpful. That would be an important factor for me, anyway.
For all the Apple fanboys (and gals) The fastest Apple system is COLSA at #28, with 3072 CPUs making 16180 Gflops, for 5.26 Gflops per CPU overall. Meanwhile, #1 BlueGene has 131072 CPUs making 280600 Gflops for 2.14 Gflop per CPU. Clearly, BlueGene is a piece of junk:)
I wonder how much faster the Intel versions will be in comparison to the G5s...
you are assuming that television and internet video streaming are growing at the same pace, or with the web growing slower. given that it has taken television to get 60 years to where it is now, and internet streaming just 10 years to get (admittedly only) half decent, my money is on internet video streaming being able to catch up in five years.
anybody got numbers on the bandwidth needed for one or two HD streams in H.264?
From TFA: "It's not hard to imagine a Gapple iTV that that would not only allow you to consume media files on your home theater system, but also stream television content and display relevant advertisements from Google..."
Let's see, iTV plays movies, TV shows and music I buy from the iTunes music store, why do I need Google? To show me targeted ads? No thanks.
"...especially since this device requires a network to do anything useful."
Yeeeaaahhh.... I have broadband just like all the other people the iTV will be made for. What the hell is he talking about? My computer needs a network to do anything useful. My cell phone needs a network to anything useful.
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A new Wintel prototype that openly apes Apple Computer's popular Mac mini is due out this week, sources told Wired News, giving Intel a showcase to prove its chips are a match for anyone when it comes to tiny PC designs.
Working prototypes of the Mac mini look-alike running Microsoft Windows and based on Intel's Pentium M CPU have already been built by Taiwan PC maker AOpen at Intel's request, according to two sources in Taiwan's PC manufacturing industry who have seen them. AOpen manufactures PC and components as a subsidiary of the Taiwanese corporation Wistron, and is affiliated with the giant Acer group.
The prototype is to be unveiled here at the Computex trade show, which runs May 31 through June 4.
Apple has been using the Mac mini to encourage users of Intel-based PCs running Windows to "switch," a campaign Intel hopes to blunt. But analysts said they don't see big consumer demand for a clone of the stylish and popular box, or much of a threat to Apple.
"I don't think the two -- Mac mini and whatever Intel puts out -- are really in the same market; that is, of course, unless Apple starts running OS X on x86 hardware," said IDC analyst Roger Kay.
Intel did not respond to a request for comment on this story.
The Mac mini attracted huge media attention when it was launched in January, and it has been named as a driving force behind a surge in sales for Apple in the first quarter.
Three months ago, Intel displayed a tiny PC, the "Concept Entertainment PC," which looked very similar to the Mac mini. Unlike the look-alike that's expected to be announced this week, however, that was a concept design only and not a functioning computer.
It's not the first time Apple has battled knockoffs. In 1999, Apple prevented two companies from shipping faux fruity iMacs: South Korea's Future Power and Tokyo-based KK Sotec.
Meanwhile, an MP3 player and FM radio called the Super Tangent that bears an uncanny resemblance to the iPod shuffle is on sale in Japan. The look-alike is made by Luxpro of Taiwan. Apple lawyers had the player removed from stands at CeBit, according to reports, but have yet to file suit.
Several small companies already offer Windows PCs that are similar in size to the Mac mini, but these are relatively expensive, niche products, hardly flying off store shelves at the Mac mini's estimated rate of around 40,000 a month. The cheapest of them sell for around $600, but a system comparable to the Mac mini would cost closer to $900. Appearances matter too, of course. While the Mac mini attracts adjectives like "sleek," "cool" and "sexy," its current lineup of Windows-based competitors could most politely be described as "compact."
Analysts contacted for this story said they did not believe Intel will easily coattail on Apple's Mac mini success.
"The Pentium M and Windows XP are pretty expensive components. It would be hard to hit the Mac mini's $499 price point with that combo," wrote IDC's Kay.
Ken Huang, vice president of systems R&D at Shuttle, a Taiwanese manufacturer that sells around 50,000 small PCs every month, said diminutive computers including the Mac mini lose significant flexibility in order to squeeze into a small package. As a result, consumers can't easily upgrade their machines, making them fundamentally less desirable.
"The PC is more powerful and popular than Apple systems because of its open architecture -- you can upgrade it. When the PC gets similar to the Mac mini, you have no space to upgrade, and you will lose this advantage," he said.
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Say, that summer camp looks like a real blast!
She'd be 'your fucked up aunt with balls'.
I'll be interested to see if the Mac version is released at the same time, and without the 130% price markup that has traditionally accompanied Mac versions.
Shouldn't this go away, now that the chips are the same? Or have I missed some x-factor that will perpetuate the status-quo?
That is verbatim what I thought when I read the headline.
MS products are a lot of things, but 'exciting' isn't one of them.
I just used up my points this morning, would have modded you +1 (Succinct).
The article doesn't really state which genes had evolved.
I'd argue that Hawkins passing on his genes (for better or worse) is still an example of success in natural selection. I mean, it happened, right?
This isn't human evolution slowing down. It's just changing direction.
Perhaps we are near* the threshold where physical limitations are inconsequential to the survival / spreading and continued evolution of the species.
*Relatively speaking, that is. Say, maybe 100,000 years away. Dinos lasted 150 million...
I really don't know if I'd call Rosie O'Donnell a star...
At least I can start watching The View again. (Oh, boy!)
Don't you ever, EVER talk about waffles that way!
(Waffles)
I guess Guadagno and Cialdini were more interested in the way email compares to face to face stuff, but it seems odd not to consider the telephone as an aspect of this study. The telephone offers a sort of sense of 'oneness' and familiarity with the voice, while still masking subtle cues that might otherwise lead to competitive or uncooperative behavior.
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
If the the coming fight over TV violence is violent, will we be allowed to see it?
Next up: The coming orgy over TV sex, and the coming euphoria over TV drug use!
I started typing this sentence 3 hours ago.
Now I've missed my chance at first post.
More RAM == Better!
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Speak for yourself. I don't enjoy herd mentality emotional experiences, no matter what you claim. And you loose that bet, because I *don't* go to movie theaters anymore. I haven't been to one since Mystic River came out (2003), and I'm not going back. $20 bucks to see an abused print with scratches all over it while the lady in front of you won't stop asking questions about the plot? Are you fucking kidding? I'm going to pay three dollars less, own the movie in excellent condition, and not endure nit-wits all around.
I will take my big-ass lcd monitor and fat sound system over a movie theater any day. I can pause whenever I want, or rewind if I missed something. And best of all, I don't have to deal with you kicking the back of my seat.
I don't mean to nit-pick you, but it wasn't written merely by someone working on Visual J++.
It was written the the Visual J++ Product Manager.
This speaks volumes to the company's strategy.
The Sling thing and Apple's iTV have HDMI out. The Hauppage thing appears to just have component out. If you want to drive the latest widescreen LCDs and Plasmas to their potential, HDMI is pretty helpful. That would be an important factor for me, anyway.
For all the Apple fanboys (and gals) The fastest Apple system is COLSA at #28, with 3072 CPUs making 16180 Gflops, for 5.26 Gflops per CPU overall. Meanwhile, #1 BlueGene has 131072 CPUs making 280600 Gflops for 2.14 Gflop per CPU. Clearly, BlueGene is a piece of junk :)
I wonder how much faster the Intel versions will be in comparison to the G5s...
Why don't you just ask the yogurt? Duh.
you are assuming that television and internet video streaming are growing at the same pace, or with the web growing slower. given that it has taken television to get 60 years to where it is now, and internet streaming just 10 years to get (admittedly only) half decent, my money is on internet video streaming being able to catch up in five years.
anybody got numbers on the bandwidth needed for one or two HD streams in H.264?
From TFA:
"It's not hard to imagine a Gapple iTV that that would not only allow you to consume media files on your home theater system, but also stream television content and display relevant advertisements from Google..."
Let's see, iTV plays movies, TV shows and music I buy from the iTunes music store, why do I need Google? To show me targeted ads? No thanks.
"...especially since this device requires a network to do anything useful."
Yeeeaaahhh.... I have broadband just like all the other people the iTV will be made for. What the hell is he talking about? My computer needs a network to do anything useful. My cell phone needs a network to anything useful.
Another crappy blog to ignore.
It's here... it kind of behaves like a car alarm...
http://www.slappingturtle.com/home/
No no no, it's spelled, "Raymond Luxury Yacht," but it's pronounced, "Throat Warbler Mangrove".
Puberty would last six times as long as well i suppose...
I'm not sure I could deal with that.
...for my 2.5 GHz ham and cheese club.
He's spending a year dead for tax reasons.
(tip of the hat to DNA)
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A new Wintel prototype that openly apes Apple Computer's popular Mac mini is due out this week, sources told Wired News, giving Intel a showcase to prove its chips are a match for anyone when it comes to tiny PC designs.
Working prototypes of the Mac mini look-alike running Microsoft Windows and based on Intel's Pentium M CPU have already been built by Taiwan PC maker AOpen at Intel's request, according to two sources in Taiwan's PC manufacturing industry who have seen them. AOpen manufactures PC and components as a subsidiary of the Taiwanese corporation Wistron, and is affiliated with the giant Acer group.
The prototype is to be unveiled here at the Computex trade show, which runs May 31 through June 4.
Apple has been using the Mac mini to encourage users of Intel-based PCs running Windows to "switch," a campaign Intel hopes to blunt. But analysts said they don't see big consumer demand for a clone of the stylish and popular box, or much of a threat to Apple.
"I don't think the two -- Mac mini and whatever Intel puts out -- are really in the same market; that is, of course, unless Apple starts running OS X on x86 hardware," said IDC analyst Roger Kay.
Intel did not respond to a request for comment on this story.
The Mac mini attracted huge media attention when it was launched in January, and it has been named as a driving force behind a surge in sales for Apple in the first quarter.
Three months ago, Intel displayed a tiny PC, the "Concept Entertainment PC," which looked very similar to the Mac mini. Unlike the look-alike that's expected to be announced this week, however, that was a concept design only and not a functioning computer.
It's not the first time Apple has battled knockoffs. In 1999, Apple prevented two companies from shipping faux fruity iMacs: South Korea's Future Power and Tokyo-based KK Sotec.
Meanwhile, an MP3 player and FM radio called the Super Tangent that bears an uncanny resemblance to the iPod shuffle is on sale in Japan. The look-alike is made by Luxpro of Taiwan. Apple lawyers had the player removed from stands at CeBit, according to reports, but have yet to file suit.
Several small companies already offer Windows PCs that are similar in size to the Mac mini, but these are relatively expensive, niche products, hardly flying off store shelves at the Mac mini's estimated rate of around 40,000 a month. The cheapest of them sell for around $600, but a system comparable to the Mac mini would cost closer to $900. Appearances matter too, of course. While the Mac mini attracts adjectives like "sleek," "cool" and "sexy," its current lineup of Windows-based competitors could most politely be described as "compact."
Analysts contacted for this story said they did not believe Intel will easily coattail on Apple's Mac mini success.
"The Pentium M and Windows XP are pretty expensive components. It would be hard to hit the Mac mini's $499 price point with that combo," wrote IDC's Kay.
Ken Huang, vice president of systems R&D at Shuttle, a Taiwanese manufacturer that sells around 50,000 small PCs every month, said diminutive computers including the Mac mini lose significant flexibility in order to squeeze into a small package. As a result, consumers can't easily upgrade their machines, making them fundamentally less desirable.
"The PC is more powerful and popular than Apple systems because of its open architecture -- you can upgrade it. When the PC gets similar to the Mac mini, you have no space to upgrade, and you will lose this advantage," he said.