How does lossless digital zoom compensate for lens quality? As for noise reduction, wouldn't a lower resolution sensor of the same physical size be better than an algorithm?
I wonder what their reasoning for a 7" screen was. Not as good as a large screen yet still too big to fit in a pocket. Then it seems like ViewSonic had no clue as to what size a tablet should be so they decided to make both sizes and see what works.
It was superior to many people simply because it got basic details right, such as remembering where you last were when going back to browse albums etc. That's more useful than wireless, to me.
I can rent DVD box sets from the library and video store for NZ$5. That's significantly cheaper than NZ$1.29 per episode. There are very few shows I'd even consider paying that much for. That you can't even keep it makes it even worse.
When you can zoom with such ease, high resolution tracking isn't necessarily important for drawing. Not to mention that drawing is not always about pixel precision to begin with. And when talking about vector graphics with a zooming GUI, pixel precision is irrelevant.
And do you still not see the benefit of being able to slip a single, small device in a backpack rather than a larger device or the same device including accessories? And what about people who want the ability to sit on a park bench and sketch what they see? You think they're going to carry a portable table with them so they can use their mouse and keyboard?
Most of the tasks you list would be greatly helped if a keyboard and mouse could be used in conjunction with the touch screen with a suitably designed OS.
Why do I need a large screen, a keyboard, and a mouse for sketching an idea I come up with while going for a walk?
Obviously, the hardware will, to an extent, dictate the kind of things people are going to want to create with a device. But that is different to the device being designed more for consumption than creation.
I've always gotten the impression that they didn't "design" it for anything in particular, but rather just gave it some features, form factor, and their trendy phone OS, and hoped it would find a niche in the trendy gadgets market. It's worked pretty well for them.
I agree with you in part, here. I think Apple knew it would be the developers (and the users, too) who would end up creating uses for the iPad. I don't think they were hoping to only fill a niche or saw it as a trend, though. They knew it was a new way of computing and that people would find practical uses for it. It's as much of a trend as laptops are.
But since the body's positive/negative feedback mechanism is being thwarted, the user's feelings about whether the use is having a "good" or a "bad" effect tend to be unreliable.
Isn't this the role of the psychiatrist or psychologist? As people with mental disorders tend to have unreliable feelings to begin with.
The benefits can be quite apparent to the person who is doing the treating. Measuring the success stories is hard because those people stop seeing their therapist and drop off the statistics radar.
It's very sad what happened to your roommate, but doesn't mean there isn't a place for drugs in psychology.
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Logic should tell you that it's still different.
I doubt bees use the same refining process that is used to produce most HFCS.
Can you link to this decline in HFCS use?
How does lossless digital zoom compensate for lens quality? As for noise reduction, wouldn't a lower resolution sensor of the same physical size be better than an algorithm?
I wonder what their reasoning for a 7" screen was. Not as good as a large screen yet still too big to fit in a pocket. Then it seems like ViewSonic had no clue as to what size a tablet should be so they decided to make both sizes and see what works.
It was superior to many people simply because it got basic details right, such as remembering where you last were when going back to browse albums etc. That's more useful than wireless, to me.
If not, you can aways "lose" your iPhone and "find" it if you have a MobileMe subscription.
I can rent DVD box sets from the library and video store for NZ$5. That's significantly cheaper than NZ$1.29 per episode. There are very few shows I'd even consider paying that much for. That you can't even keep it makes it even worse.
Yeah, seems like Taco needs a Twitter account.
When you can zoom with such ease, high resolution tracking isn't necessarily important for drawing. Not to mention that drawing is not always about pixel precision to begin with. And when talking about vector graphics with a zooming GUI, pixel precision is irrelevant.
And do you still not see the benefit of being able to slip a single, small device in a backpack rather than a larger device or the same device including accessories? And what about people who want the ability to sit on a park bench and sketch what they see? You think they're going to carry a portable table with them so they can use their mouse and keyboard?
Most of the tasks you list would be greatly helped if a keyboard and mouse could be used in conjunction with the touch screen with a suitably designed OS.
Why do you say that?
Perhaps the Wi-fi only version is meant for coffee tables...
Why do I need a large screen, a keyboard, and a mouse for sketching an idea I come up with while going for a walk?
Obviously, the hardware will, to an extent, dictate the kind of things people are going to want to create with a device. But that is different to the device being designed more for consumption than creation.
I've always gotten the impression that they didn't "design" it for anything in particular, but rather just gave it some features, form factor, and their trendy phone OS, and hoped it would find a niche in the trendy gadgets market. It's worked pretty well for them.
I agree with you in part, here. I think Apple knew it would be the developers (and the users, too) who would end up creating uses for the iPad. I don't think they were hoping to only fill a niche or saw it as a trend, though. They knew it was a new way of computing and that people would find practical uses for it. It's as much of a trend as laptops are.
Why isn't the iPad designed for creating things, exactly? Who started this myth?
Even after Earth has be engulfed by the sun?
But since the body's positive/negative feedback mechanism is being thwarted, the user's feelings about whether the use is having a "good" or a "bad" effect tend to be unreliable.
Isn't this the role of the psychiatrist or psychologist? As people with mental disorders tend to have unreliable feelings to begin with.
The benefits can be quite apparent to the person who is doing the treating. Measuring the success stories is hard because those people stop seeing their therapist and drop off the statistics radar.
It's very sad what happened to your roommate, but doesn't mean there isn't a place for drugs in psychology.
Does that include realtime data support and not hogging the host's CPU?
They announced a 27" Cinema display, bumped the iMacs, and appear to have given NVIDIA the boot.
What Apple Fanboy needs USB 3 when they have FireWire 800?
If a designer can simply submit the same design to a different client, chances are they're not doing a very good job.
Seems to me that a site like 99designs is putting middlemen in the loop.
Can we see this logo by any chance?
My opinion, from what I've observed and the statistics I've read on addiction, is that the harm done outweighs any possible benefits.
Any links on stats about benefits, please? I'd like to know how they measure that.
You must be joking. The N900 only has a resistive touchscreen.
The most likely explanation is that they are just looking around, since most of them can't move their eyes.