Or better yet, a secondary display ala Alex that would have an Android interface on it for playing back A/V content or even accessing the web. I know Amazon doesn't want to step on Alex's toes, but they've got to try something like this to grab more of the market. If they could get an Alex-like device down to the new Kindle's size, that would be a major hit.
That's what this offering amounts to. The Windows Embedded Handheld OS is intended to run set-top boxes (think Motorola, Cisco here), GPS systems, PMPs, and other such portable electronics in addition to phones. The phones that this does go into will most likely be low-end smart phones or feature phones. M$ wouldn't dare derail the gravy train that is Windows Phone 7 that is just now leaving the station.
I disagree with the notion that the new Mini is aimed at the living room, because this $699 box is $300-$400 more than the Boxee Box, Popcorn Hour and other less-expensive media players. It's more likely that the Mini's primary market is education and home users who want a desktop Mac for under $1K.
...or folks who just want a Mac with the latest (albeit minimal) specs on the cheap. These are just MacTVs on steroids as far as I'm concerned.
Local sports on TV will not die and WGN is good with there local news and they have the best meteorologist.
Also CSN CHI / CSN + is one of best sports channels.
Amen to that. Rupert Murdoch and the cartel that is NewsCorp is doing a hell of a job keeping local sports alive on TV with FSN. So much so that there's a likeness north of the border being run by Rogers Communications called RSN.
There's no 'safe' way to mount an iPod in a vehicle for GPS use IMHO. The iPad is way too new to make a dent any way. When it does mature, it'll more than likely be used for digesting larger maps and travel info, an electronic TRIPTIK of sorts.
I imagine that Sony was HOPING that people that had a legacy model PS3 would trade it in on a Slim and avoid having to deal with this shit in the first place. The devices are pretty much the same except for the form factor, the fact that you can't run 'other OS'es on it. and the Slim does seem to be much more stable.
Kinda makes you wonder why their phones, cameras and other portable devices work so damn well. I've had a Webbie camcorder for a year and a half and have never had a problem with it. A friend of mine has a Sony-Ericsson phone and never complains about it. If Sony wants to pride themselves on gadgets like this, more power to 'em.
The days of running Linux on consoles is way past over. It all started with Micro$oft holding this feature back from the XBox 360 (a feature that first appeared in the original XBox). This was a long time ago.
Looks like Google wants to rejuvenate an ageing Picasa by rolling Picnik's feature set into it or giving Picasa a complete makeover all together with Picnik's help. It'd be cool to see Picnik's features in the Picasa stand-alone app, would give Photoshop a run for its money for sure.
So between Telus and Rogers 3G will be compatible, but phones that also support EDGE and GPRS will not work on Telus in those modes as they lack the legacy infrastructure.
Wind, never heard of that one down here in the US. Very much educated on the other two though. Is Wind an MVNO or something?
Yeah, but it wasn't built in like it's being hyped up to be now. If that appears to be the case, it would be an awfully big thing. Especially if the GUI software were cross-platform.
Let's not joke about this too much. The PSP turned out like this and it ain't all that bad. I mean, it's a great media player in addition to playing games, and the internet radio player is quite nice too (if you like Shoutcast's offerings, that is). Can't say anything nice about the web browser though.
Ogg and its brethren are NEVER done, that's the whole idea behind open source. YouTube would take to these open source technologies like a 5-year old would take to vegetables, as in NOT! LOL
I don't see how that'd work for the college guy who wants to watch stuff on the 'puter in his dorm and then ship off to his/her folks house and watch that stuff there. I know the holidays are over but this kinda' issue would most definitely come up then.
If Dell had their hands in the OLPC, it'd come out something like this. Now if somebody could market this kind of thing here in the States, that'd be wunderbar. Nice going CherryPal!
Sounds like you've forgotten about the ever popular NetHack a.k.a. Slash'em. There are several versions of this, both graphic and text My favorite is GTK Slas'hem which can be played in either graphic or text mode.
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Or better yet, a secondary display ala Alex that would have an Android interface on it for playing back A/V content or even accessing the web. I know Amazon doesn't want to step on Alex's toes, but they've got to try something like this to grab more of the market. If they could get an Alex-like device down to the new Kindle's size, that would be a major hit.
ComicCon weirdness has been taken to a new level apparently, and this didn't even happen in San Diego. Makes you wonder.
That's what this offering amounts to. The Windows Embedded Handheld OS is intended to run set-top boxes (think Motorola, Cisco here), GPS systems, PMPs, and other such portable electronics in addition to phones. The phones that this does go into will most likely be low-end smart phones or feature phones. M$ wouldn't dare derail the gravy train that is Windows Phone 7 that is just now leaving the station.
I disagree with the notion that the new Mini is aimed at the living room, because this $699 box is $300-$400 more than the Boxee Box, Popcorn Hour and other less-expensive media players. It's more likely that the Mini's primary market is education and home users who want a desktop Mac for under $1K.
...or folks who just want a Mac with the latest (albeit minimal) specs on the cheap. These are just MacTVs on steroids as far as I'm concerned.
Local sports on TV will not die and WGN is good with there local news and they have the best meteorologist.
Also CSN CHI / CSN + is one of best sports channels.
Amen to that. Rupert Murdoch and the cartel that is NewsCorp is doing a hell of a job keeping local sports alive on TV with FSN. So much so that there's a likeness north of the border being run by Rogers Communications called RSN.
There's no 'safe' way to mount an iPod in a vehicle for GPS use IMHO. The iPad is way too new to make a dent any way. When it does mature, it'll more than likely be used for digesting larger maps and travel info, an electronic TRIPTIK of sorts.
Along with Google, they could make the Pre into an alternate version of the Google Nexus. Not so sure about the Pixi though.
Sony is gonna' take to this the way Palm took to iTunes as in WHACK!!
I imagine that Sony was HOPING that people that had a legacy model PS3 would trade it in on a Slim and avoid having to deal with this shit in the first place. The devices are pretty much the same except for the form factor, the fact that you can't run 'other OS'es on it. and the Slim does seem to be much more stable.
Kinda makes you wonder why their phones, cameras and other portable devices work so damn well. I've had a Webbie camcorder for a year and a half and have never had a problem with it. A friend of mine has a Sony-Ericsson phone and never complains about it. If Sony wants to pride themselves on gadgets like this, more power to 'em.
The days of running Linux on consoles is way past over. It all started with Micro$oft holding this feature back from the XBox 360 (a feature that first appeared in the original XBox). This was a long time ago.
MPAA/RIAA's next target will be Cisco, and then where will we be? No new tech, no Linksys routers, no Ellen Page ads. Buhbye Lunenburg!
If you have children, invest in a home security system before a handgun, folks.
...or martial arts lessons, one or the other. Geez!
Looks like Google wants to rejuvenate an ageing Picasa by rolling Picnik's feature set into it or giving Picasa a complete makeover all together with Picnik's help. It'd be cool to see Picnik's features in the Picasa stand-alone app, would give Photoshop a run for its money for sure.
Is that one equivalent to Samsung's Behold offered by T-Mobile here in the States?
As long as the 3G phones support the correct frequencies, they will work on both networks.
Telus: 850/1900Mhz Rogers: 850/1900Mhz Wind: 1700Mhz
So between Telus and Rogers 3G will be compatible, but phones that also support EDGE and GPRS will not work on Telus in those modes as they lack the legacy infrastructure.
Wind, never heard of that one down here in the US. Very much educated on the other two though. Is Wind an MVNO or something?
Yeah, but it wasn't built in like it's being hyped up to be now. If that appears to be the case, it would be an awfully big thing. Especially if the GUI software were cross-platform.
Let's not joke about this too much. The PSP turned out like this and it ain't all that bad. I mean, it's a great media player in addition to playing games, and the internet radio player is quite nice too (if you like Shoutcast's offerings, that is). Can't say anything nice about the web browser though.
Is Ogg not done?
Ogg and its brethren are NEVER done, that's the whole idea behind open source. YouTube would take to these open source technologies like a 5-year old would take to vegetables, as in NOT! LOL
I don't see how that'd work for the college guy who wants to watch stuff on the 'puter in his dorm and then ship off to his/her folks house and watch that stuff there. I know the holidays are over but this kinda' issue would most definitely come up then.
If that country won't take responsibility for the poisons they export to us, why are we dealing with them?
Because it's cheap.
Exactly. Without China, we're broke!
If Dell had their hands in the OLPC, it'd come out something like this. Now if somebody could market this kind of thing here in the States, that'd be wunderbar. Nice going CherryPal!
They also kick out anyone but the upper class by keeping their prices so freakin' high. Geez! C'mon guys, we've got a recession going on!
Sounds like you've forgotten about the ever popular NetHack a.k.a. Slash'em. There are several versions of this, both graphic and text My favorite is GTK Slas'hem which can be played in either graphic or text mode.
Yeah, what all happened to those? Victims of the DVD market or something?