"is no way that I would make a call to my missus in a public place, shouting at a handset held two feet from my face. There is no way I would take out my expensive phone and make a video call in the pouring rain. There is no way I would make a video call whilst walking because I would end up bumping into people, standing on dog turds or falling down stairs."
Surely that is more the concept of video telephony being wrong, rather than the technology being faulty.
Even with ultrafast, micro well coveraged phones there is no way to do what you say without the problems you state.
Evidently video calls are not for you, that is not a reason to slag off the *technology*.
The point the article makes is that the technology is yet to be with us - which is wrong.
Its just the government crippled the mobile sector by making huge windfall taxes on the 3G licences. The billions must be made back somewhere, and currently even normal GSM services are expericaning a price hike.
Technology is here, pricing is wrong. Bloody men in suits stopping things. Again.
"Will we soon be able to download music or videos on our cell phones?"
Us Brits (ok I am welsh really!) have been able to do this already. Three a mobile company here in the UK has been selling handsets and access for a while that provides music/maps/video downloads and calls.
"In Europe, we are now using GPRS, or general packet radio service, also known as 2.5G. And we are limited to 30 kilobits a second."
Note this bloke is from france which is in europe, but a backwater in most things!;)
Note that the testbed for the DoComo handsets is in Cambridge...UK.
All together now... God save our gracious queen....
"There's no way an airline "cabin crew" member can be expected to know whether your PDA has a phone built into it, or whether your laptop computer has WiFi permanently on."
Get their own PDA's with wifi/bluetooth etc and scan perhaps?!
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E.T. headpiece used on the Universal Studios attraction E.T. the Adventure.
$4000 for something that was once on a ride? Not the real thing?!
Incidently many of these auctions have been 'ended early'.
"I wasn't able to measure the noise frequencies before or after the modifications, but suffice to say the case is also much less "annoying.""
Reminds me of a Brass Eye quote when a popular UK DJ compared the genes of crabs to sex offenders:
"There is no real evidence to prove this, but it is a fact"
This Contest is for United States residents only.
Aw crap!
right both of you have said it, please, what the hell is a handcluff?!
this is a maps.yahoo.com output for that address
;)
Be warned this could be a totally false address and *not* the bloke who regged the domain, however.....
Registrant:
;)
of, Day (TPEEWXQFBD)
11 Albert Rd
AMITYVILLE, NY 11701
US
Does that place exist? If so *deface that*
I doubt it will be a real address though, however the idiocy of some people does often suprise me!
"I live in the Caribbean..."
;)
I thought you were all very chilled out over there, like whats $800 between mates eh?
The king died killing his sons, I hope Bluetooth doesnt get killed by his WiFi (wife)!
Taxi!
King Harald 'Bluetooth' (Danish Harald Blåtand) was the King of Denmark and died in 986AD.
/. this is *really* old news!
Come on
"Smaller than a pack of cigarettes"
That those big giant cigarettes packets like these?
"Will Right looks like a child molester?"
Not spent alot of time with any recently, why? Is there some distingishing features we should be on the lookout for?!
Surely the choice will still be pay something or get stuff for free?!
I wonder what students will go for...
Obligatory link to The Bastard Operator from Hell page.
"is no way that I would make a call to my missus in a public place, shouting at a handset held two feet from my face. There is no way I would take out my expensive phone and make a video call in the pouring rain. There is no way I would make a video call whilst walking because I would end up bumping into people, standing on dog turds or falling down stairs."
Surely that is more the concept of video telephony being wrong, rather than the technology being faulty.
Even with ultrafast, micro well coveraged phones there is no way to do what you say without the problems you state.
Evidently video calls are not for you, that is not a reason to slag off the *technology*.
The point the article makes is that the technology is yet to be with us - which is wrong.
Its just the government crippled the mobile sector by making huge windfall taxes on the 3G licences. The billions must be made back somewhere, and currently even normal GSM services are expericaning a price hike.
Technology is here, pricing is wrong. Bloody men in suits stopping things. Again.
"Will we soon be able to download music or videos on our cell phones?"
;)
Us Brits (ok I am welsh really!) have been able to do this already. Three a mobile company here in the UK has been selling handsets and access for a while that provides music/maps/video downloads and calls.
"In Europe, we are now using GPRS, or general packet radio service, also known as 2.5G. And we are limited to 30 kilobits a second."
Note this bloke is from france which is in europe, but a backwater in most things!
Note that the testbed for the DoComo handsets is in Cambridge...UK.
All together now... God save our gracious queen....
gentoogames.com = just an image.
Whats the point of a link to it?
Championship Manager. You will know why if you have ever played it.
"There's no way an airline "cabin crew" member can be expected to know whether your PDA has a phone built into it, or whether your laptop computer has WiFi permanently on."
Get their own PDA's with wifi/bluetooth etc and scan perhaps?!
btw, fp?
"Now he has a $1.7 billion fortune to try to convert that dream into reality."
:(
Ok, I know now why I have not got one
Jeez another person with their own space company. It seems im the only one without one!
"The Computers That
/. now alert webmasters of the impending doom of their servers?
Said No To Drugs"
"The Computer
Trap"
"News By Computer
Foils Kidnappers"
Do I sense a theme?
Also at the bottom of the page, "Hi, Slashdot people!" does
Can you get done for drink driving?
btw, FP!
mirror for the page at the authors other site here
"by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 31, @11:55PM"
evidently it isnt, fuckwit.