From the first,X-box has been reminiscent of the Atari Jaguar. Interesting hardware but... Interesting to note though, Jaguar- Dead; N-64- Made a much better run at it than the others, but never really caught up; X-Box- Dying?... What can we learn from this? Easy. Systems with gigantic controllers are doomed from the start.;)
As I recall, when the handheld form factor was indroduced to cellular telephones, the power output of the devices was reduced from 3 Watts to 600 mW. One of the main reasons this was done (among others) was to keep the user from having a 3 Watt Transciever next to their head for long periods of time. While 3 Watts is not a large amount of power for RF, I recall the reasoning being brought up... Since the output of most modern wireless devices is far less powerful than a handheld analog cellular telephone, the risks do not seem extrodinary.
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From the first,X-box has been reminiscent of the Atari Jaguar. Interesting hardware but... Interesting to note though, Jaguar- Dead; N-64- Made a much better run at it than the others, but never really caught up; X-Box- Dying? ... What can we learn from this? Easy. Systems with gigantic controllers are doomed from the start. ;)
As I recall, when the handheld form factor was indroduced to cellular telephones, the power output of the devices was reduced from 3 Watts to 600 mW. One of the main reasons this was done (among others) was to keep the user from having a 3 Watt Transciever next to their head for long periods of time. While 3 Watts is not a large amount of power for RF, I recall the reasoning being brought up... Since the output of most modern wireless devices is far less powerful than a handheld analog cellular telephone, the risks do not seem extrodinary.