The AV port on the back is labled 'Input/Output', I don't know if that just means sync signals come in or something useful to a MythTV style project...
Any/.er out there got the schematics? Or are they also hidden by the DMCA?
..Doesn't seem to be coming up much in the discussions so far, but is the only reason I'd set up any water cooling system (seeing as overclocking/big performance isn't on my list of requirements).
But if anyone is interested in the topic, your first port of call should be here...
Doh, the picture has reverted back to the one it should be...
My guess regarding the 2Ghz peak not fitting with the rumors is that is will be announced now but not available for a while (like the 17" Powerbook and quite a few Apple machines before it)..
Lower tech than most of the solutions popping up, but Namco did release the twisty NegCon controller, which in the future could be part of the time line of this field of devices...
"I for one don't recall hearing any directors or studios complaining about the damage to their artistic vision when their films get edited for TV audiences and they get a big royalty check..."
Martin Brest, the Meet Joe Black director, wasn't so happy with the airline version, and that is just off the top of my head...
One of my favourite quotes on the subject, taken from the CleanFlicks site, describing the classic film Aliens...
"Personally supervised by director James Cameron, this special edition includes scenes eliminated prior to the film's 1986 release which broaden the narrative scope and enrich the emotional impact of the film."
You could make a system that didn't violate it by only displaying one video item at a time in a page style instead of list style, or by displaying a multiple item list but change the entire list on a button press instead of scrolling one at a time, which is arguably more useful anyway.
This interface trick is used on the upcomming PSX according to the mpegs on this page (though it is not clear whether the inerface deals with local or networked content).
Homepage has its uses if you pair it with a digital camera.
Going Camera -> iPhoto -> Homepage + Email announcement is an easy and effective, and if you do it all the time eventually cheap, way of pushing your shots if you are really into them, especially when combined with campus/dorm net access and obvious uni email addresses....
As a soon-to-be university student looking through computer options, the tablet is high on the wish list, but at £1400 to £2000 they are currently way outside of my, and I guess most, budgets (especially as they are often seen as a sidekick to a main pc).
As ever, there is a manufactoring tautology - they won't become cheap until lots of people buy them, and lots of people won't buy them until they are cheap. And this time, though sales aren't bad, I don't think the consumer will break down first...
"...What good is a phone call, if you're unable to speak?"
What I find really interesting is whilst there is potential broadband access, and I'm sure a raft of available, DRM, Sony content, I haven't read any confermed talk of 'real' net access, or say, any unlicensed program development.
Not only are Sony beating MS to the punch with home entertainment, they are beating them to a completely closed platform - what use are bit torrent links if you have no client?
I too was confused at the lack of Memory Stick compatibility, especially when the Gamecube was hyping a way of using Secure Digital, however the two reasons I came up for them not using it are...
1) Price. I don't want to start another 'They loose money on the console debate', but they certainly cream money off with official accessories. In the UK official PS2 8MB cards are between £20 and £30. For about the same money you can get a 64MB 3rd party Memory Stick.
2) Compatibility. They needed slots for the PS1 cards, which it would make sense for them to re-use. Also, without the OS and apps in place in the PS2 to read the content people get on their sticks with other Sony products (cameras etc), there would be complaints about it not working fully.
Would a pda that does all of it's processing on your desktop computer be a lot cheaper?
In the Microsoft, 10" to 15" range, the answer would be no. Which is a shame, because the idea is kind of cool, and in a few years if they are a lot cheaper I could see quite a few people picking them up...
Who in their right mind would pay eighteen dollars for a CD that probably contains only one or two good songs?
I hear this arguement time and time again, but never with any direct evidence linked with it.. The last three albums I bought (Avalanches, White Stripes, Red Hot Chili Peppers, which span about 10 years) go in the CD player and are played, only being stopped at the end or if loudness needs to halt.. Looking at my collection there has to be less than 10% that I have done any 'Rip/Mix/Burning' with and they were mainly best-ofs and other compilations...
What sort of percentages are other people seeing to justify using that arguement all the time?
I might be over-dramatising it a little, but it is like I blinked, then when I opened my eyes they are *everywhere*. I've been travelling around the UK recenetly and everywhere I go there have been ClearChannel billboards - and with the new communications bill on it's way I am somewhat concerned about where they are going next...
Will we ever have *real* artificial pictures?
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Digital imagery and sound is just a bunch of yes/nos, but it can often be good enough for me:)
The standard explanation is that the British are unlikely to complain perticularly about their representation in films, from Die Hard series European terrorists to history-raping films (Braveheart, various war films), in comparison to the main 'minority' groups...
Along the same lines - Hush Mini-ITX
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It comes with a hard drive, and uses the 933Mhz Epia solution without needing a fan. Granted, the case gets a little warm (as the whole thing effectively acts as a heatsink), but that doesn't stop it from being very cool:)
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The AV port on the back is labled 'Input/Output', I don't know if that just means sync signals come in or something useful to a MythTV style project...
/.er out there got the schematics? Or are they also hidden by the DMCA?
Any
But if anyone is interested in the topic, your first port of call should be here...
Doh, the picture has reverted back to the one it should be... My guess regarding the 2Ghz peak not fitting with the rumors is that is will be announced now but not available for a while (like the 17" Powerbook and quite a few Apple machines before it)..
A relevant picture can still be found on an Akamai Mirror (taken from an write-up here
Lower tech than most of the solutions popping up, but Namco did release the twisty NegCon controller, which in the future could be part of the time line of this field of devices...
Martin Brest, the Meet Joe Black director, wasn't so happy with the airline version, and that is just off the top of my head...
Which they then go on to remove :)
Apple put USB 2 (Full Speed) in their Powermacs, but instead called, and supported it as USB 1 (as the faster chipset, being more common is cheaper).
Consider me confused.
With it already /.ed, it looks like he was serving the site with that thing...
:)
I can smell the smolding plastic and paperclips etc...
This interface trick is used on the upcomming PSX according to the mpegs on this page (though it is not clear whether the inerface deals with local or networked content).
Homepage has its uses if you pair it with a digital camera.
Going Camera -> iPhoto -> Homepage + Email announcement is an easy and effective, and if you do it all the time eventually cheap, way of pushing your shots if you are really into them, especially when combined with campus/dorm net access and obvious uni email addresses....
As a soon-to-be university student looking through computer options, the tablet is high on the wish list, but at £1400 to £2000 they are currently way outside of my, and I guess most, budgets (especially as they are often seen as a sidekick to a main pc).
As ever, there is a manufactoring tautology - they won't become cheap until lots of people buy them, and lots of people won't buy them until they are cheap. And this time, though sales aren't bad, I don't think the consumer will break down first...
There are probably a few confused webmasters waking up around now :)
"...What good is a phone call, if you're unable to speak?"
What I find really interesting is whilst there is potential broadband access, and I'm sure a raft of available, DRM, Sony content, I haven't read any confermed talk of 'real' net access, or say, any unlicensed program development.
Not only are Sony beating MS to the punch with home entertainment, they are beating them to a completely closed platform - what use are bit torrent links if you have no client?
I too was confused at the lack of Memory Stick compatibility, especially when the Gamecube was hyping a way of using Secure Digital, however the two reasons I came up for them not using it are...
1) Price. I don't want to start another 'They loose money on the console debate', but they certainly cream money off with official accessories. In the UK official PS2 8MB cards are between £20 and £30. For about the same money you can get a 64MB 3rd party Memory Stick.
2) Compatibility. They needed slots for the PS1 cards, which it would make sense for them to re-use. Also, without the OS and apps in place in the PS2 to read the content people get on their sticks with other Sony products (cameras etc), there would be complaints about it not working fully.
I thought the same thing when I read it...
Having a quick look around, the 'PSX' monikor hit the major US game sites, including (http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/psx/).
Looks like some databases, and probably some (unofficial) artwork floating around, will have to be updated...
In the Microsoft, 10" to 15" range, the answer would be no. Which is a shame, because the idea is kind of cool, and in a few years if they are a lot cheaper I could see quite a few people picking them up...
I hear this arguement time and time again, but never with any direct evidence linked with it.. The last three albums I bought (Avalanches, White Stripes, Red Hot Chili Peppers, which span about 10 years) go in the CD player and are played, only being stopped at the end or if loudness needs to halt.. Looking at my collection there has to be less than 10% that I have done any 'Rip/Mix/Burning' with and they were mainly best-ofs and other compilations...
What sort of percentages are other people seeing to justify using that arguement all the time?
And of course, with some systems, push IP.
A mini-itx project and three atx.
...I take prompts from the fellows at Arstechnica.
The post-sweet chairs they picked out a few months ago are still very cool...
I might be over-dramatising it a little, but it is like I blinked, then when I opened my eyes they are *everywhere*. I've been travelling around the UK recenetly and everywhere I go there have been ClearChannel billboards - and with the new communications bill on it's way I am somewhat concerned about where they are going next...
Digital imagery and sound is just a bunch of yes/nos, but it can often be good enough for me :)
The standard explanation is that the British are unlikely to complain perticularly about their representation in films, from Die Hard series European terrorists to history-raping films (Braveheart, various war films), in comparison to the main 'minority' groups...
Which you can check out here.
It comes with a hard drive, and uses the 933Mhz Epia solution without needing a fan. Granted, the case gets a little warm (as the whole thing effectively acts as a heatsink), but that doesn't stop it from being very cool :)
For a review of the gold version, click here.