I love how it uses lat/long coordinates for the image requests. It can't be too difficult now to make an app for handhelds w/GPS to automatically pull down info for your current location.
On a related note, do any of the gps units for pocket PCs have electronic compasses? It would be really sweet if you could have a map that rotated with your current orientation...
WinCE\WindMobile devices like the iPAQ had them but they were difficult to configure (type a 28 character WEP key in by hand with a stylus?!?!). And once you got them configured, what to use them for except surfing the net.
You can browse shared folders from your iPaq. I've even played MP3's from my hard drive on my desktop over the network.
I would love to run full JVM (or at least a stripped down version that is customizable) on a PDA.
A company called Access makes JV-Lite 2 which comes with their Netfront browser, which is far better than using pocket IE...
I've got an iPaq h6315 that I bought used from a guy at work about 6 weeks ago for $400. It's not perfect, but it's definitely an extremely useful device. One of the handiest things for me is having it sync with MS Money, so that I'll always know my account balances, because I'm terrible at keeping a checkbook register. I didn't have an MP3 player before, either, so that took care of that. Not to mention that it's a lot of fun to play Monopoly while you're in the bathroom;)
Shortcomings- 1) it needs a way to "lock" the screen and keys without turning it off. Sometimes I want to start some MP3's playing and then put it in my pocket, but I have to be very careful to put it in my pocket in such a way that nothing will touch the screen or buttons or else I'll end up with random stuff done when I pull it back out. 2) the camera sucks ass, even for a phone camera. and no video capability. 3) OS locks up somewhat frequently. I probably have to do a soft reset once a day or so. 4) HP refuses to provide a firmware upgrade to windows mobile 2003 Second edition, which allows landscape mode. There are third-party programs that do landscape mode, but they're kinda buggy- some dialog boxes and such will go off the screen and you can't do anything about it.
I agree with the poster who commented about the need for more innovation. There should be more PDA's with 640x480 screens, higher resolution cameras, built in GPS, radio and even tv tuners. little has happened lately in the market
What would be totally killer, for me, would be some bluetooth earphones, preferably more like those tiny in-ear hearing aids, and a bluetooth watch controller. How cool would it be to be able to control the mix between outside noise and your music, or to switch songs by turning the bezel on your watch?
(Me? I... uh... waste my brain away playing World of Warcraft, personally, but "I'm allowed to decide for myself, being 27" just don't tell the wife...;)
I didn't see the first quote upon first reading, and so I thought, 27"!? I think your wife would already know about that!...
Where does one get the info?
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I've temped at a mutual fund place before, which had me thinking about this kind of stuff, and I was wondering where one can get this kind of information on the internet. I realize that one can pull up stuff from yahoo or whatever, but is there some place where one can get large quantities of raw historical data on a multitude of stocks? and how does one tie their computer into trading programs? surely there's something better than just scripting e*trade, or whatever, right? there should be an open source toolkit for this kind of stuff...
One lucky Amazon customer will win a free trip to Mars!* w00t w00t!
*Subject to certain rules and restrictions. Hotel and accomodations not included. Winner must sign huge-ass waiver. Return trip fare $500,000,000.
Check back with me when we get to Alpha Centauri in 10,000 years
Pah! We'll be on future tech 47 by then and probably have a Conquest victory before you get your Space Race victory. Besides, the game ends in 45 years...
If you care about people seeing the movies, then you don't want them to see the lousy remakes of them (which they almost invariably are). This is like saying great books should be rewritten so that "today's generation" will read them.
How about we just remaster and re-release the originals on the big screen? I'd pay to see a rerelease of Tron or Cloak & Dagger...
how about we get rid of radio, tv, and hdtv and use the entire spectrum as one massive digital transmission network? surely if we had the entire network free we could have tons of bandwidth per person, sufficient enough for broadcasters to transmit their shows over the internet, for voice, videophone, and whatever else we can think of?
how about we build a nationwide 100% coverage network of towers for this and socialize its maintenance as a birthright for all americans? surely as the first high-speed, fully wireless, fully-connected nation there would be all sorts of developments that would stimulate a massive wave of growth not unlike what happened when the internet took off.
no, nobody noticed this, not a single person in the 500 times it has already been posted to Slashdot. You are so observant- thank God we've got Phil246 to notice these things!
yes, the US Constitution only officially applies to US Citizens, but that doesn't give us reason to say "go to hell" to anyone else. If we are such believers in the idea that this document represents how people should be treated, or to use the Declaration of Independence's words that all men (not just Americans) are created equal and have certain inalienable rights, shouldn't we treat non-Americans just the same?
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anyone else see the humor in this phrase?
I think he's from the Donald Rumsfeld school of PR...
I love how it uses lat/long coordinates for the image requests. It can't be too difficult now to make an app for handhelds w/GPS to automatically pull down info for your current location.
On a related note, do any of the gps units for pocket PCs have electronic compasses? It would be really sweet if you could have a map that rotated with your current orientation...
you might as well steer clear of offending other religions world-wide. That's right, no pigs, camels, or graven image idols, etc.
Dang! There goes my golden calf entry...
WinCE\WindMobile devices like the iPAQ had them but they were difficult to configure (type a 28 character WEP key in by hand with a stylus?!?!). And once you got them configured, what to use them for except surfing the net.
You can browse shared folders from your iPaq. I've even played MP3's from my hard drive on my desktop over the network.
I would love to run full JVM (or at least a stripped down version that is customizable) on a PDA.
A company called Access makes JV-Lite 2 which comes with their Netfront browser, which is far better than using pocket IE...
I've got an iPaq h6315 that I bought used from a guy at work about 6 weeks ago for $400. It's not perfect, but it's definitely an extremely useful device. One of the handiest things for me is having it sync with MS Money, so that I'll always know my account balances, because I'm terrible at keeping a checkbook register. I didn't have an MP3 player before, either, so that took care of that. Not to mention that it's a lot of fun to play Monopoly while you're in the bathroom ;)
Shortcomings-
1) it needs a way to "lock" the screen and keys without turning it off. Sometimes I want to start some MP3's playing and then put it in my pocket, but I have to be very careful to put it in my pocket in such a way that nothing will touch the screen or buttons or else I'll end up with random stuff done when I pull it back out.
2) the camera sucks ass, even for a phone camera. and no video capability.
3) OS locks up somewhat frequently. I probably have to do a soft reset once a day or so.
4) HP refuses to provide a firmware upgrade to windows mobile 2003 Second edition, which allows landscape mode. There are third-party programs that do landscape mode, but they're kinda buggy- some dialog boxes and such will go off the screen and you can't do anything about it.
I agree with the poster who commented about the need for more innovation. There should be more PDA's with 640x480 screens, higher resolution cameras, built in GPS, radio and even tv tuners. little has happened lately in the market
What would be totally killer, for me, would be some bluetooth earphones, preferably more like those tiny in-ear hearing aids, and a bluetooth watch controller. How cool would it be to be able to control the mix between outside noise and your music, or to switch songs by turning the bezel on your watch?
Avast! But how do I write matey with that, matey? Arrrgh!
is the speak n' spell which was, of course, designed for 5 year olds entering one word every 15 seconds or so. This thing is retarded...
(Me? I... uh... waste my brain away playing World of Warcraft, personally, but "I'm allowed to decide for myself, being 27" just don't tell the wife... ;)
I didn't see the first quote upon first reading, and so I thought, 27"!? I think your wife would already know about that!...
I've temped at a mutual fund place before, which had me thinking about this kind of stuff, and I was wondering where one can get this kind of information on the internet. I realize that one can pull up stuff from yahoo or whatever, but is there some place where one can get large quantities of raw historical data on a multitude of stocks? and how does one tie their computer into trading programs? surely there's something better than just scripting e*trade, or whatever, right? there should be an open source toolkit for this kind of stuff...
Titanic probe lands in Uranus!
One lucky Amazon customer will win a free trip to Mars!* w00t w00t! *Subject to certain rules and restrictions. Hotel and accomodations not included. Winner must sign huge-ass waiver. Return trip fare $500,000,000.
Check back with me when we get to Alpha Centauri in 10,000 years
Pah! We'll be on future tech 47 by then and probably have a Conquest victory before you get your Space Race victory. Besides, the game ends in 45 years...
My kid's got 1.5 arms, you insensitive clod!
Please, oh please, have it be a comedy starring Jay Maynard!!!
If you care about people seeing the movies, then you don't want them to see the lousy remakes of them (which they almost invariably are). This is like saying great books should be rewritten so that "today's generation" will read them.
How about we just remaster and re-release the originals on the big screen? I'd pay to see a rerelease of Tron or Cloak & Dagger...
how about we get rid of radio, tv, and hdtv and use the entire spectrum as one massive digital transmission network? surely if we had the entire network free we could have tons of bandwidth per person, sufficient enough for broadcasters to transmit their shows over the internet, for voice, videophone, and whatever else we can think of?
how about we build a nationwide 100% coverage network of towers for this and socialize its maintenance as a birthright for all americans? surely as the first high-speed, fully wireless, fully-connected nation there would be all sorts of developments that would stimulate a massive wave of growth not unlike what happened when the internet took off.
Come ON... this story was obviously posted just to get a thousand "DUPE!" comments...
Slashdot: -1, Troll
if it does, you probably won't get to see it, unless you're planning on living a long, long time.
shouldn't you be wishing that one went supernova (your lifetime minus its distance in light years) years ago?
this
An honest question- how is this related to aeronautics or space?
I just figured he was illustrating his point. :)
I think you're thinking of Dr. Seuss... The Butter Battle Book anyone?
did anyone else notice this?
no, nobody noticed this, not a single person in the 500 times it has already been posted to Slashdot. You are so observant- thank God we've got Phil246 to notice these things!
yes, the US Constitution only officially applies to US Citizens, but that doesn't give us reason to say "go to hell" to anyone else. If we are such believers in the idea that this document represents how people should be treated, or to use the Declaration of Independence's words that all men (not just Americans) are created equal and have certain inalienable rights, shouldn't we treat non-Americans just the same?