Damn straight. Phone and PDA will merge. Bluetooth detachable headset with touch-screen, full colour, skinnable LCD display. Now, if someone can work out how to merge that with a barcode scanner, retina scanner and credit card, I'd have one secure paying and communications device instead of phone+PDA+wallet.
Oh yeh. And make it a thin client too, so when I lose it all my data's on the network and I don't lose that too.
Now, that's a killer device. tfb beat me by a year with the LCD bit:) but I reckon with those bells and whistles, it'd sell like hot-cakes.
Well I'd buy one.
As for WAP - that was always meant to be interim. Companies invested so much in hyping the 3G potential, they had to get something out to a crazed public. Yet another case of giving the marketeers way too much credence.
Come on. I want this stuff now. Something the size of an 8210 or smaller please. Oh and if it can use SyncML over IR or a decent industry-standard cable connection, that would be great.
Sounds plausible, and if it works for you then it's got to be good, at least in part.
You may experience different problems though. If your arms are raised then you're putting stress on your back by lifting them. This is why the height of any desk is important.
If you can't touch-type (but it sounds like you can;) then you may find you get neck problems from moving your whole head from the monitor to the keyboard, rather than just flicking your eyes.
Also, standing up for prolonged periods is very bad for your blood and lymphatic circulation, especially up to 12 hours at a time. It can lead to increased risk of blood clots in the large veins in the legs. I don't mean to worry you though... sitting down for lengthy periods is just as bad. Basically we're not designed to be sedentary. We eat too much, don't get enough exercise, so it's no wonder we suffer.
I went to a chiropracter for about 5 months. It worked to begin with, then unfortunately just reverted to being as bad as it used to be. He pointed out that as long as I was sitting down for hours at a time, he probably couldn't fix it permanently.
He refered me to an acupunturist, and this also helped for a while. I'm not convinced acupuncture actually works, but lying down for an hour every other lunch-time can't be bad.
Things I'm convinced work:
Exercise.
This has to be right. See someone who knows, a doctor, a chiropracter who can recommend gentle exercise, a physiotherapist. One set I do involves lying on my stomach and raising and holding my right arm and left leg, then left arm and right leg. You can do this on your hands and knees too. Another set is simply standing up with feet at shoulder width, not locking legs, and rolling my feet from tip-toes, where I hold it, to heels with toes off the floor, and hold that. There are plenty of exercises to do, all of which focus on different areas of the back. But be careful; if it hurts, it's damaged, so you want to be sure you're doing the right thing.
Alexander Technique
Search google for more info. It's good stuff with an interesting story behind the inventor. The basic theory is simple: be supple. Don't stand slumped, don't hunch your shoulders, don't lock your knees when you stand, don't sit with a bent back, etc etc. It's all obvious but helps to read about it. A good technique I use from this repertoire is the only thing (apart from ice-packs and spliffs) that really relieve pain. You lie on your back with something about 3-4 inches thick under your head, like a telephone directory. Arms by your side perhaps with your hands on your stomach or the floor, knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Adjust the bend of your knees and the height of the book under your head until comfortable. It helps to have someone show you. If you get this right, it puts your spine into the perfect shape, and really helps.
Then there's yet more obvious stuff. Take a break every 15 minutes, and stand up. Don't stretch too much when you do this. Someone like a girl/boy-friend who thinks they're really good at massage can actually make things worse, adding to muscle inflamation. I got pain on my left side for a while, so I carried my shoulder bag on that side, so those muscles wouldn't be contracting to carry the weight which was usually on my right shoulder. Pain went in a few days. A self-help pamphlet I read recentlt put it very well: "think flexible". Just be aware of what you're doing. Don't lift heavy stuff, keep your back straight but not too straight... It's all obvious really, it just takes awareness and a little effort. Even then the problem may not go away, but you can certainly handle most "trivial" problems this way.
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Damn straight. Phone and PDA will merge. Bluetooth detachable headset with touch-screen, full colour, skinnable LCD display. Now, if someone can work out how to merge that with a barcode scanner, retina scanner and credit card, I'd have one secure paying and communications device instead of phone+PDA+wallet.
:) but I reckon with those bells and whistles, it'd sell like hot-cakes.
Oh yeh. And make it a thin client too, so when I lose it all my data's on the network and I don't lose that too.
Now, that's a killer device. tfb beat me by a year with the LCD bit
Well I'd buy one.
As for WAP - that was always meant to be interim. Companies invested so much in hyping the 3G potential, they had to get something out to a crazed public. Yet another case of giving the marketeers way too much credence.
Come on. I want this stuff now. Something the size of an 8210 or smaller please. Oh and if it can use SyncML over IR or a decent industry-standard cable connection, that would be great.
init.
Sounds plausible, and if it works for you then it's got to be good, at least in part.
;) then you may find you get neck problems from moving your whole head from the monitor to the keyboard, rather than just flicking your eyes.
You may experience different problems though. If your arms are raised then you're putting stress on your back by lifting them. This is why the height of any desk is important.
If you can't touch-type (but it sounds like you can
Also, standing up for prolonged periods is very bad for your blood and lymphatic circulation, especially up to 12 hours at a time. It can lead to increased risk of blood clots in the large veins in the legs. I don't mean to worry you though... sitting down for lengthy periods is just as bad. Basically we're not designed to be sedentary. We eat too much, don't get enough exercise, so it's no wonder we suffer.
I went to a chiropracter for about 5 months. It worked to begin with, then unfortunately just reverted to being as bad as it used to be. He pointed out that as long as I was sitting down for hours at a time, he probably couldn't fix it permanently.
He refered me to an acupunturist, and this also helped for a while. I'm not convinced acupuncture actually works, but lying down for an hour every other lunch-time can't be bad.
Things I'm convinced work:
Exercise.
This has to be right. See someone who knows, a doctor, a chiropracter who can recommend gentle exercise, a physiotherapist. One set I do involves lying on my stomach and raising and holding my right arm and left leg, then left arm and right leg. You can do this on your hands and knees too. Another set is simply standing up with feet at shoulder width, not locking legs, and rolling my feet from tip-toes, where I hold it, to heels with toes off the floor, and hold that. There are plenty of exercises to do, all of which focus on different areas of the back. But be careful; if it hurts, it's damaged, so you want to be sure you're doing the right thing.
Alexander Technique
Search google for more info. It's good stuff with an interesting story behind the inventor. The basic theory is simple: be supple. Don't stand slumped, don't hunch your shoulders, don't lock your knees when you stand, don't sit with a bent back, etc etc. It's all obvious but helps to read about it. A good technique I use from this repertoire is the only thing (apart from ice-packs and spliffs) that really relieve pain. You lie on your back with something about 3-4 inches thick under your head, like a telephone directory. Arms by your side perhaps with your hands on your stomach or the floor, knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Adjust the bend of your knees and the height of the book under your head until comfortable. It helps to have someone show you. If you get this right, it puts your spine into the perfect shape, and really helps.
Then there's yet more obvious stuff. Take a break every 15 minutes, and stand up. Don't stretch too much when you do this. Someone like a girl/boy-friend who thinks they're really good at massage can actually make things worse, adding to muscle inflamation. I got pain on my left side for a while, so I carried my shoulder bag on that side, so those muscles wouldn't be contracting to carry the weight which was usually on my right shoulder. Pain went in a few days. A self-help pamphlet I read recentlt put it very well: "think flexible". Just be aware of what you're doing. Don't lift heavy stuff, keep your back straight but not too straight... It's all obvious really, it just takes awareness and a little effort. Even then the problem may not go away, but you can certainly handle most "trivial" problems this way.