Right now the chips used on the mobile devices are not powerful enough for Signal processing required for lets say a cell phone. Its possible to put a more powerful chip in there but that would increase power consumption too much. No one would want to recharge his phone every two hours for sure. So how long will it take before this technology can really become viable??
It confirms what I always believed. Mp3 Pro is a format to be taken more seriously. I mean same quality at half the size. Trouble is that it won't play very well on my Archos Jukebox. So guys writing the open source OS for Archos, any chance of incorporating Mp3Pro decoder on it?
I think its a good solution for a hearing aid. SO far one has to put the hearing aid in the ear which doesn't help if for some reason the diaphragm of the ear gets deffective. If sound is communicated via bones, I don't think that is a problem. So I think this technology has more potential as a replacement for a hearing aid( with a reciever outside) than as a phone replacement. How does one charge such a phone anyway:-)
Its a cool idea but I have seen it somewhere before...maybe not p2p though...btw how does one define true p2p? This site has a similar design (maybe not "true" p2p though): http://www.activeworlds.com/
Actually I am just trying to figger out how big a negative nymber can slashdot score handle...what kinda variable is that....if U still don't understand, this is a troll dude....I am gunning for the record of most negative score...or highest absolute valuse of the acore....;)
>Well, no. Bluetooth does NOT add $5 to the cost >of a device today, except perhaps for very large >values of $5. That was the goal, but today it >costs quite a bit more. It needs critical mass >to come down that low, and critical mass is >proving elusive.
Well, TI just announced around a week back that the have come up with a BT chipset with a BT controller which costs $5.And if U don't require BT controller,it costs $3.So here goes ur first objection. The problem is that the early movers in the technology spent a whole lot more on the h7w and s/w so they r gonna charge you for that.But as of now, it has become cheap.
>Further putting a nail in Harold B's coffin is >the actual Bluetooth spec. I've looked at it and >IT STINKS. They have a preposterously complex >protocol stack for doing simple things. They >literally take the packets, serialize them, put >in an RS-232 emulation protocol (control pins & >stuff), stick Hayes AT modem commands atop that, >and run packets atop THAT! Truly demented. Work >done by a committee that had NO FREAKING CLUE >what they were doing.
Well dude, I don't know why you said that...trying to sound more knowledgable than U really r about BT I suppose. What you r referring to is RFCOMM, the topmost layer which is required by applications which run on old serial ports, so don't expect it to be faster than a serial port. But for BT aware applications, you don't need to use serial ports and as has been pointed out, U can just use HCI or a combination of HCI and L2CAP.
>That as much as anything explains the lack of >interoperability. (802.11, at least, is easy to >use, like other 802-family protocols.)
Interoperatabiliy is one thing which caused the delay in BT in the first place. But to sort this issue, they have got unplugfests. And besides, if the product is certified to be bluetooth compliant( yes, they have an obligatory certification program), you can be sure that you won't have interop problems.
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Right now the chips used on the mobile devices are not powerful enough for Signal processing required for lets say a cell phone. Its possible to put a more powerful chip in there but that would increase power consumption too much. No one would want to recharge his phone every two hours for sure. So how long will it take before this technology can really become viable??
Is it just me or did someone else notice the add for M$ Visual Studio .Net on Slashdot as well?? Whats the world coming to??
It confirms what I always believed. Mp3 Pro is a format to be taken more seriously. I mean same quality at half the size. Trouble is that it won't play very well on my Archos Jukebox. So guys writing the open source OS for Archos, any chance of incorporating Mp3Pro decoder on it?
I think its a good solution for a hearing aid. SO far one has to put the hearing aid in the ear which doesn't help if for some reason the diaphragm of the ear gets deffective. If sound is communicated via bones, I don't think that is a problem. So I think this technology has more potential as a replacement for a hearing aid( with a reciever outside) than as a phone replacement. :-)
How does one charge such a phone anyway
Its a cool idea but I have seen it somewhere before...maybe not p2p though...btw how does one define true p2p?
This site has a similar design (maybe not "true" p2p though): http://www.activeworlds.com/
Actually I am just trying to figger out how big a negative nymber can slashdot score handle...what kinda variable is that....if U still don't understand, this is a troll dude....I am gunning for the record of most negative score...or highest absolute valuse of the acore.... ;)
To be a troll or not to be a troll is the question
Anyway does this thing has a middle button 'cause linux sucks without that
So whats do gr8 abiut it. We already have an android dick with motors and all....its called a Dildo
So I guess its a good year for the middle earth fans afterall.
Sure dude :)
If you know a company like that which will offer this kind of job, do lemme know. I am interested too
>Well, no. Bluetooth does NOT add $5 to the cost >of a device today, except perhaps for very large >values of $5. That was the goal, but today it >costs quite a bit more. It needs critical mass >to come down that low, and critical mass is >proving elusive.
Well, TI just announced around a week back that the have come up with a BT chipset with a BT controller which costs $5.And if U don't require BT controller,it costs $3.So here goes ur first objection. The problem is that the early movers in the technology spent a whole lot more on the h7w and s/w so they r gonna charge you for that.But as of now, it has become cheap.
>Further putting a nail in Harold B's coffin is >the actual Bluetooth spec. I've looked at it and >IT STINKS. They have a preposterously complex >protocol stack for doing simple things. They >literally take the packets, serialize them, put >in an RS-232 emulation protocol (control pins & >stuff), stick Hayes AT modem commands atop that, >and run packets atop THAT! Truly demented. Work >done by a committee that had NO FREAKING CLUE >what they were doing.
Well dude, I don't know why you said that...trying to sound more knowledgable than U really r about BT I suppose. What you r referring to is RFCOMM, the topmost layer which is required by applications which run on old serial ports, so don't expect it to be faster than a serial port. But for BT aware applications, you don't need to use serial ports and as has been pointed out, U can just use HCI or a combination of HCI and L2CAP.
>That as much as anything explains the lack of >interoperability. (802.11, at least, is easy to >use, like other 802-family protocols.)
Interoperatabiliy is one thing which caused the delay in BT in the first place. But to sort this issue, they have got unplugfests. And besides, if the product is certified to be bluetooth compliant( yes, they have an obligatory certification program), you can be sure that you won't have interop problems.
Try putting WLAN in ur mobile and PDA. When U r always out of battery after 1 hour, U will know why you should be using Bluetooth and not WLAN
Dude
The power level of Bluetooth transmitter is 0dbm. I guess ur body can take a singal of this powerlevel...I am not sure of WLAN though.
No.U don't need a hub.Infact u don't even need a netwok card.All U need is a USB port.
Don't worry man.Powerline equipment is cheap enough to be viable even in US. infact thats the plan to have around 15 ppl to 1 internet connection.