Am I the only one who doesn't see any difference between the two devices shown in those pictures? I mean when Nintendo redesigned the DS it constituted a major redesign in form. The PSP really hasn't lost any body weight. Or for that matter gained any good games. I'll stick with my DS lite.
I recently have been looking at these units and am pretty positive I am going to buy one. That being said, I would much rather prefer to order from Dynamism rather than conics.net, because of their technical support and English OS. However, you can't argue with the conics price ($629, vs. $699 at Dynamism), so I emailed them and asked them to match. Here's the offers they gave:
Package (1) Zaurus C750 (in Japanese) $629 Shipping from our Tokyo office (3-5 days) $19 (you will also have to pay import duties on the shipment)  No Dynamism technical support as the unit you get will be in Japanese  Japanese OS  Warranty service, but you will have to pay for shipping to our Tokyo office â" BTW, if Conics goes out of business, it will be basically impossible to get your unit repaired as Sharp Japan will NOT accept shipments from outside of the US. Also, by installing an English OS invalidates the warranty (we cover that if purchased through us).
Package (2) Zaurus C750 (with our English OS) $677 Shipping $17  Full Dynamism tech support for the lifetime of the unit  Fed-ex rescue service (we pay all shipping while the unit is under warranty)  English interface
They said that they would have to match the offer, not only the price, but they still were very receptive to dropping it a couple bucks, which is really cool of them to do.
Not to be sarcastic, and at the risk of being nailed to a cross, I wonder if anyone has tried to flash one of these guys with a Pocket PC 2002 ROM. I have used many devices with Pocket PC, and the software, as well as visuals are incredible. It's very responsive with the Xscale processor, as well as on the older ARM 206 mHz processors. I am likely to get one of these Zaurus devices, and probably will enjoy the Linux operating system on it, but still I think that maybe it would be interesting to screw around with Pocket PC on it.
I don't understand where the evidence for a two-component virus theory came from. Stuff like that is usually reserved for sensationalists and movie writers...
The fact that over half of the visible, moderated comments seem to assume this is a Slashdot interview, it proves once again that most initial posters do not bother to read the article.
They don't exactly have a Masters in Business. How can you expect them to do such complex addition and subtraction with only a puny high school diploma?
Okay, this thing is pretty cool. In fact in my mind it definitely gives the iPod a run for its money on the PC platform. Unfortunately, until the Neuros has USB 2.0 or Firewire, I would never buy it. Transfering 20 GB of songs to a player over USB 1.1 is masochism.
It really doesn't matter how easy or how fast it takes one to install either operating system. The main issue is that many people will never ever install an operating system during their entire lives using a computer. In order to gain some ground, Linux needs to have a few _MAJOR_ computer manufacturers offer it pre-installed on desktop systems. Only then will we see an insurgence of Joe Sixpack Linux users.
The flagship game in Japan, Super Smash Brothers: Melee increased sales of the GameCube by 800%. Features include 20 of Nintendo's greatest heros, a slew of new characters to join the mix, new levels, and all sorts of fun features such as coin mode, and tournament mode.
For those of you unfamiliar with Super Smash Brothers, it originally showed up on the N64 as a very simple fighting game. Looking at the controls you would see only 2 attack buttons, jump, grapple, and shield; very simple when it comes to the kind of complex fighting games you might see on PSX or DC. But simple it is not, as anyone who has played against a human opponent can tell you. What the game lacks in variety of controls, it makes up for in strategy and fun.
This is a game that I recommend for any hardcore Nintendo fan, and anyone who owns a GameCube. It will rock your world, hands down.
The individual machines that made up the I-Cluster are now out of date, each running on 733MHz Pentium III processors with 256MB of RAM and a 15GB hard drive. HP introduced a faster version at the beginning of this month and will launch a Pentium 4 e-PC by the end of the year.
this kind of hardware is out of date? unless i'm mistaken HP markets these e-PCs toward home users looking for light processing power, such as the ability to view web pages, read emails, and play solitaire. this looks more like a power-user rig, or something a gamer would have as a decent Q3A machine. how in the world could this hardware be obsolete? i guess i should replace the pentium III 933 i'm running because lord knows it just won't hold up to today's high powered apps! man it's almost a year old, i should start worrying...
the customer service at Comcast, while lacking in the phone call department, is exceptional in the website department.
i remember setting up my own accounts, and also configuring a router/gateway for a friend, both of which required critical information that it seemed to me would only be available through a lengthy phone conversation with someone who knew little to nothing about what i was trying to do. fortunately i was able to check all of the account information off their website, instead of having to network with a human being! joy of joys!
could be a double edged sword though, but i haven't had any problems with the Comcast service since i had it installed a year ago.
Slashdot Mirror
This is the most BS story I have ever seen on Slashdot.
Am I the only one who doesn't see any difference between the two devices shown in those pictures? I mean when Nintendo redesigned the DS it constituted a major redesign in form. The PSP really hasn't lost any body weight. Or for that matter gained any good games. I'll stick with my DS lite.
I recently have been looking at these units and am pretty positive I am going to buy one. That being said, I would much rather prefer to order from Dynamism rather than conics.net, because of their technical support and English OS. However, you can't argue with the conics price ($629, vs. $699 at Dynamism), so I emailed them and asked them to match. Here's the offers they gave:
Package (1)
Zaurus C750 (in Japanese) $629
Shipping from our Tokyo office (3-5 days) $19
(you will also have to pay import duties on the shipment)
 No Dynamism technical support as the unit you get will be in Japanese
 Japanese OS
 Warranty service, but you will have to pay for shipping to our Tokyo office â" BTW, if Conics goes out of business, it will be basically impossible to get your unit repaired as Sharp Japan will NOT accept shipments from outside of the US. Also, by installing an English OS invalidates the warranty (we cover that if purchased through us).
Package (2)
Zaurus C750 (with our English OS) $677
Shipping $17
 Full Dynamism tech support for the lifetime of the unit
 Fed-ex rescue service (we pay all shipping while the unit is under warranty)
 English interface
They said that they would have to match the offer, not only the price, but they still were very receptive to dropping it a couple bucks, which is really cool of them to do.
pxgray
Hey, it picked up "Insightful" at least someone takes me seriously!!
pxgray
Not to be sarcastic, and at the risk of being nailed to a cross, I wonder if anyone has tried to flash one of these guys with a Pocket PC 2002 ROM. I have used many devices with Pocket PC, and the software, as well as visuals are incredible. It's very responsive with the Xscale processor, as well as on the older ARM 206 mHz processors. I am likely to get one of these Zaurus devices, and probably will enjoy the Linux operating system on it, but still I think that maybe it would be interesting to screw around with Pocket PC on it.
pxgray
I don't understand where the evidence for a two-component virus theory came from. Stuff like that is usually reserved for sensationalists and movie writers...
The fact that over half of the visible, moderated comments seem to assume this is a Slashdot interview, it proves once again that most initial posters do not bother to read the article.
Step 1: Blanket campus with awe-inspiring wireless coverage. ...
Step 2:
Step 3: Learn!
They don't exactly have a Masters in Business. How can you expect them to do such complex addition and subtraction with only a puny high school diploma?
Okay, this thing is pretty cool. In fact in my mind it definitely gives the iPod a run for its money on the PC platform. Unfortunately, until the Neuros has USB 2.0 or Firewire, I would never buy it. Transfering 20 GB of songs to a player over USB 1.1 is masochism.
Wow! Imagine a Beowulf cluster of these babies!
pXgray
It really doesn't matter how easy or how fast it takes one to install either operating system. The main issue is that many people will never ever install an operating system during their entire lives using a computer. In order to gain some ground, Linux needs to have a few _MAJOR_ computer manufacturers offer it pre-installed on desktop systems. Only then will we see an insurgence of Joe Sixpack Linux users.
pxgray
The flagship game in Japan, Super Smash Brothers: Melee increased sales of the GameCube by 800%. Features include 20 of Nintendo's greatest heros, a slew of new characters to join the mix, new levels, and all sorts of fun features such as coin mode, and tournament mode.
For those of you unfamiliar with Super Smash Brothers, it originally showed up on the N64 as a very simple fighting game. Looking at the controls you would see only 2 attack buttons, jump, grapple, and shield; very simple when it comes to the kind of complex fighting games you might see on PSX or DC. But simple it is not, as anyone who has played against a human opponent can tell you. What the game lacks in variety of controls, it makes up for in strategy and fun.
This is a game that I recommend for any hardcore Nintendo fan, and anyone who owns a GameCube. It will rock your world, hands down.
pxg
The individual machines that made up the I-Cluster are now out of date, each running on 733MHz Pentium III processors with 256MB of RAM and a 15GB hard drive. HP introduced a faster version at the beginning of this month and will launch a Pentium 4 e-PC by the end of the year.
this kind of hardware is out of date? unless i'm mistaken HP markets these e-PCs toward home users looking for light processing power, such as the ability to view web pages, read emails, and play solitaire. this looks more like a power-user rig, or something a gamer would have as a decent Q3A machine. how in the world could this hardware be obsolete? i guess i should replace the pentium III 933 i'm running because lord knows it just won't hold up to today's high powered apps! man it's almost a year old, i should start worrying...
pxg
the customer service at Comcast, while lacking in the phone call department, is exceptional in the website department.
i remember setting up my own accounts, and also configuring a router/gateway for a friend, both of which required critical information that it seemed to me would only be available through a lengthy phone conversation with someone who knew little to nothing about what i was trying to do. fortunately i was able to check all of the account information off their website, instead of having to network with a human being! joy of joys!
could be a double edged sword though, but i haven't had any problems with the Comcast service since i had it installed a year ago.