It's all for Google's upcoming robotics division. The products they'll make will, at least to some extent, benefit from the manufacturing and technology patents that Samsung has.
Samsung may be going "Aha! Now all of Google's mobile phone patents are mine!" While Google is thinking "Yeah, have fun with those. Wait to you see what I'll be coming out with next."
Unfortunately, the disaster that is Windows 8 can in no way compare to Vista. Vista's shortcomings primarily came from a sloppy implementation of user-land, a bloated and sluggish system, and poor driver support. The UI was a fine improvement over XP, and most of the issues Vista had were fixed with updates over time.
With Windows 8, the desktop environment has fundamentally been changed. They created an OS designed around tablets, and then shipped it to desktops and laptops. They're betting the farm that if they introduce their tablet OS on the desktop, people will--in the long run--go with Windows tablets and Windows phones because it's what they'd be used to from their desktop/laptop. In short, MS has been convinced that their salvation lies in leveraging their desktop monopoly to make their tablets/phones more popular.
Of course, the underestimated how shitty and terrible trying to use a touch interface is an a desktop environment. The end result is that anyone with a clue is avoiding Windows 8 like the plague. They need to go back to classic Windows (Here's a suggestion, name Windows 9 "Windows XP 2" since everyone liked XP), and just acknowledge that the desktop environment will never go away, but it will also not be as ubiquitous as it once was.
My favorite use of the Rift, and what really showed me the gameplay applications the VR gives, is the game "Lunar Flight"
You're inside the cockpit of a lunar lander. What really makes it cool, is that you have to look around at your controls. If you want to turn the lander on, for example, you have to turn all the way to your right where the power button is to be able to activate it. If you want to access your map, you have to turn to the left where the monitor is. Looking around at your different monitors and tools makes it feel like a real simulator.
Methane is 20x more powerful at trapping heat than CO2, and also it recycles out of the atmosphere in just 12 years.
Maybe we should do something to reduce the billions of methane machines in the world (cows, pigs, etc). Not only would there not exist billions of these animals without human interference, many of these farm animals produce an abnormal amount of methane due to their crappy, corn-fed diet.
Humans gotta eat, but there are healthier options out there than corn fed farm animals (for both us, and the planet).
That if GM had collapsed, it would have created a huge vacuum, that would have rapidly been filled with new startups. The automotive industry could have gotten a big injection of "new" and we'd have maybe dozens of Tesla-like automotive companies.
For most android phones, yes you do have to be in the Google Search app to use the voice functionality. However, in regards to the commercial you specified, that is the "Moto X" and it indeed follows voice commands even when the phone is asleep.
The Moto X has a low-power core that is always running and keeping the sensors awake, so it can do stuff like respond to movement or the "OK Google" command when it's asleep.
When both parties work together toward a common goal, we can put a man on the moon.
When both parties work against each other, and try to stop each other every step of the way purely for their own political agenda, we can't even launch a damn website.
I use Chrome at work and I created a little add-on to enhance an internal ticketing system we use. I distributed to others in my department.
Looks like come January this will be dead. I can still use it via the "load unpacked extension" option, but that'll make any kind of distribution a pain.
When I set up our QA Apple devices, I remember not even being able to use them until I created an Apple account. And then I wasn't able to use the App store until I put a real credit card on file (even though I had no intention of buying any apps).
Giving people treatment to diseases is great, but it's a short term solution. What happens in 10 years, if you're not around to give them treatment?
People in underdeveloped countries need to be able to self-sustain themselves. Even if they can't develop a treatment themselves, they should be able to economically support importing it. Education is what's needed for all of this, and the internet is the best tool for education.
So, we need both short term (giving them the treatment they need) and long term (giving them the tools they need to advance).
It seems to me that this is purely just a very rich person having a fun side project. He's not planning on a fleet of submersible Tesla's or anything like that. He just wants a toy from his childhood fantasy.
I think at some point in the future many doctors may end up getting replaced by machines.
Imagine booths throughout a city that you walk into, punch in your symptoms, maybe it takes some readings of your vitals, and then the information is sent to some huge database that will look up the most probable ailment. If it has a high degree of certainty, then it can even prescribe a suitable drug. If it's not certain, it will instruct you to see a real doctor.
This is a case of correlation not equalling causation.
Those successful CEOs mentioned micromanage, yes, but that is because they have a passion for their business. They want their company to succeed, and they actually care about the market and product they provide, rather than how their stock options look. Unlike, say, Elop who couldn't care less about Nokia or the mobile industry. It's not his passion.
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It's all for Google's upcoming robotics division. The products they'll make will, at least to some extent, benefit from the manufacturing and technology patents that Samsung has.
Samsung may be going "Aha! Now all of Google's mobile phone patents are mine!" While Google is thinking "Yeah, have fun with those. Wait to you see what I'll be coming out with next."
You should. After I did, my first thought was "Holy hell, how often is the third of a movie series better than both the original and the sequel?"
I saw "Zimmerman" and "black" in the headline and I instantly thought a dreadful "Oh not this again!"
Unfortunately, the disaster that is Windows 8 can in no way compare to Vista. Vista's shortcomings primarily came from a sloppy implementation of user-land, a bloated and sluggish system, and poor driver support. The UI was a fine improvement over XP, and most of the issues Vista had were fixed with updates over time.
With Windows 8, the desktop environment has fundamentally been changed. They created an OS designed around tablets, and then shipped it to desktops and laptops. They're betting the farm that if they introduce their tablet OS on the desktop, people will--in the long run--go with Windows tablets and Windows phones because it's what they'd be used to from their desktop/laptop. In short, MS has been convinced that their salvation lies in leveraging their desktop monopoly to make their tablets/phones more popular.
Of course, the underestimated how shitty and terrible trying to use a touch interface is an a desktop environment. The end result is that anyone with a clue is avoiding Windows 8 like the plague. They need to go back to classic Windows (Here's a suggestion, name Windows 9 "Windows XP 2" since everyone liked XP), and just acknowledge that the desktop environment will never go away, but it will also not be as ubiquitous as it once was.
My favorite use of the Rift, and what really showed me the gameplay applications the VR gives, is the game "Lunar Flight"
You're inside the cockpit of a lunar lander. What really makes it cool, is that you have to look around at your controls. If you want to turn the lander on, for example, you have to turn all the way to your right where the power button is to be able to activate it. If you want to access your map, you have to turn to the left where the monitor is. Looking around at your different monitors and tools makes it feel like a real simulator.
It has come to this.
Methane is 20x more powerful at trapping heat than CO2, and also it recycles out of the atmosphere in just 12 years.
Maybe we should do something to reduce the billions of methane machines in the world (cows, pigs, etc). Not only would there not exist billions of these animals without human interference, many of these farm animals produce an abnormal amount of methane due to their crappy, corn-fed diet.
Humans gotta eat, but there are healthier options out there than corn fed farm animals (for both us, and the planet).
That if GM had collapsed, it would have created a huge vacuum, that would have rapidly been filled with new startups. The automotive industry could have gotten a big injection of "new" and we'd have maybe dozens of Tesla-like automotive companies.
Maybe this means that Android phones (non high end ones anyway, and especially Nexus ones) can go back to including SD card slots.
For most android phones, yes you do have to be in the Google Search app to use the voice functionality. However, in regards to the commercial you specified, that is the "Moto X" and it indeed follows voice commands even when the phone is asleep.
The Moto X has a low-power core that is always running and keeping the sensors awake, so it can do stuff like respond to movement or the "OK Google" command when it's asleep.
When both parties work together toward a common goal, we can put a man on the moon.
When both parties work against each other, and try to stop each other every step of the way purely for their own political agenda, we can't even launch a damn website.
It didn't even try to block this page.
I use Chrome at work and I created a little add-on to enhance an internal ticketing system we use. I distributed to others in my department.
Looks like come January this will be dead. I can still use it via the "load unpacked extension" option, but that'll make any kind of distribution a pain.
When I set up our QA Apple devices, I remember not even being able to use them until I created an Apple account. And then I wasn't able to use the App store until I put a real credit card on file (even though I had no intention of buying any apps).
An "IP-connected" TV is just 44 dollars away.
If they're taking flight, then they used too much helium.
Giving people treatment to diseases is great, but it's a short term solution. What happens in 10 years, if you're not around to give them treatment?
People in underdeveloped countries need to be able to self-sustain themselves. Even if they can't develop a treatment themselves, they should be able to economically support importing it. Education is what's needed for all of this, and the internet is the best tool for education.
So, we need both short term (giving them the treatment they need) and long term (giving them the tools they need to advance).
No one invited you here, Mr. Cook.
That's pretty impressive engineering. Think it allows Android to be installed on it? :)
It seems to me that this is purely just a very rich person having a fun side project. He's not planning on a fleet of submersible Tesla's or anything like that. He just wants a toy from his childhood fantasy.
Copyrights will continue to be extended indefinitely as long as that hundred year old mouse is around.
Apple _does_ have a patent on rounded corners.
It doesn't matter what Google does with the Play Store. On Android, you can allow apps from anywhere else. You don't even need a rooted device.
One time an app I used got pulled from the play store, so what did I do? I went to the developer's website and downloaded it from there.
I think at some point in the future many doctors may end up getting replaced by machines.
Imagine booths throughout a city that you walk into, punch in your symptoms, maybe it takes some readings of your vitals, and then the information is sent to some huge database that will look up the most probable ailment. If it has a high degree of certainty, then it can even prescribe a suitable drug. If it's not certain, it will instruct you to see a real doctor.
This is a case of correlation not equalling causation.
Those successful CEOs mentioned micromanage, yes, but that is because they have a passion for their business. They want their company to succeed, and they actually care about the market and product they provide, rather than how their stock options look. Unlike, say, Elop who couldn't care less about Nokia or the mobile industry. It's not his passion.