How is this news? Per-Player muting has been a standard feature of Xbox Live since day one. I'm quite sure every game with Live support is required to have it.
Also no mention of battery life, range, ease of connecting etc.. this is hardly a review. More like a PSA or something, "Hello, VoIP exists!".
The "review" even says that the Skype phone has gotten good reviews. That's like a definition using the word in it's definition! Not to mention I've read nothing but bad things about this phone. Such as the battery life being nil.
From my research, the bottom line is this: These are first-gen phones and they simply are not ready yet.
I use Skype, and the service has been above and beyond my expectations (for personal use. Still wouldn't use it for business). I'd recommend shying away from these phones in favor of a PDA or other Windows Mobile device (if that's your existing wifi enabled cell phone then even better). PDA's and such are tried and tested hardware. They also provide other great features. If your going to shell out a few hundred on a device you might as well get a fully featured device (Dell's Axim PDA's are great for example) or a smartphone with wifi.
I've been on the shit end of that stick. Not only are they quick to pull your domain/site, but then they expect $200 and a written apology even if you didn't do what they claimed you did to get your domain back.
I now refer people away from GoDaddy. And it's quite a lot of people.
Guess I'll tack on Three..
Street Fighter
Street Fighter II
Street Fighter II Champion Edition
Street Fighter II Turbo
Super Street Fighter II
Super Street Fighter II Turbo
Street Fighter Alpha
Street Fighter Alpha 2
Street Fighter Alpha 3
Street Fighter 3 New Generation
Street Fighter 3 Double Impact
Street Fighter 3 Third Strike
"About the only use I can see is for maps. So, for instance, you have a handheld device that could sense your position, and draw you an arrow in a 3D environment that looks identical to your physical environment, this would make map reading extremely easy."
Actually, if you read your own link, he's refering to having an idea and trying to market it to a large game company such as EA. As an indie myself I have to say, I agree with him.
What were talking about here is more then just ideas. Were talking about developing games and marketing them ourselves (via the net or through this new IGF channel), a very doable task.
People said the same about GPU's. But unlike GPU's we don't have any killer apps to get people to want these things. Back then, we had id pumping out AAA titles that demanded the latest tech. There no games out there that have people thinking, "I've Got to get one of those!".
C'mon nobody has guessed this? I'd bet money it's some type of portable using an eInk display. Sony's got one in the works already. MS isn't going to let this new market slip past them!
Cell games will continue to suck untill MIDP is thrown out the window.
There's a million different phone models out there and half of them don't follow the standards. It's a nightmare for developers. Oh and here's a fun fact. MIDP allows for One button to be pressed at a time. Go ahead and read that last sentence again. You can forget playing anything but puzzle games.
When every phone is running Windows Mobile (or whatever OS is crowned king), then we might start seeing better games.
I still haven't seen a reason to buy this thing.
Where are the games???
Who cares about streaming video, mp3's and cameras? That's what PC's are for. Hell they even say you need a media PC to even use the feature. If you got that already, what's the point?
I still haven't seen any games and it's like 2 months from launch.
-Kevin
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How is this news? Per-Player muting has been a standard feature of Xbox Live since day one. I'm quite sure every game with Live support is required to have it.
Also no mention of battery life, range, ease of connecting etc.. this is hardly a review. More like a PSA or something, "Hello, VoIP exists!". The "review" even says that the Skype phone has gotten good reviews. That's like a definition using the word in it's definition! Not to mention I've read nothing but bad things about this phone. Such as the battery life being nil. From my research, the bottom line is this: These are first-gen phones and they simply are not ready yet. I use Skype, and the service has been above and beyond my expectations (for personal use. Still wouldn't use it for business). I'd recommend shying away from these phones in favor of a PDA or other Windows Mobile device (if that's your existing wifi enabled cell phone then even better). PDA's and such are tried and tested hardware. They also provide other great features. If your going to shell out a few hundred on a device you might as well get a fully featured device (Dell's Axim PDA's are great for example) or a smartphone with wifi.
I'm shocked this hasn't been mentioned. I'm pretty sure were going to start seeing eInk displays all over the place.
Bababooey
I'm pretty sure I don't need robots crawling all through my ass, thanks.
I've been on the shit end of that stick. Not only are they quick to pull your domain/site, but then they expect $200 and a written apology even if you didn't do what they claimed you did to get your domain back. I now refer people away from GoDaddy. And it's quite a lot of people.
18114903 www.yahoo.com 2006-05-25 23:48:16 http://www.yahoo.com/
18114903 www.yahoo.com 2006-05-25 23:48:16 http://www.yahoo.com/
18114903 www.myspace.com 2006-05-25 23:59:37 http://www.myspace.com/
18114903 www.yahoo.com 2006-05-26 14:15:06 http://www.yahoo.com/
18114903 www.myspace.com 2006-05-26 14:17:28 http://www.myspace.com/
18114903 www.yahoo.com 2006-05-26 14:42:29 http://www.yahoo.com/
18114903 google 2006-05-26 19:32:16 http://www.google.com/
18114903 www.yahoo.com 2006-05-26 19:39:35 http://www.yahoo.com/
18114903 yellowpages 2006-05-29 21:43:49 http://www.yellowpages.com/
wtf?
Guess I'll tack on Three.. Street Fighter Street Fighter II Street Fighter II Champion Edition Street Fighter II Turbo Super Street Fighter II Super Street Fighter II Turbo Street Fighter Alpha Street Fighter Alpha 2 Street Fighter Alpha 3 Street Fighter 3 New Generation Street Fighter 3 Double Impact Street Fighter 3 Third Strike
The government needs to quit protecting the stupid.
Yeah it may be "a hellova idea".. for someone to do on their own.
And how would anyone prove my network wasn't secure? You going to break in? Then I'm suing That person..
Someone mod the parent up. There Are responsible ways to use cell phones. A phone on silent that receives a text message disturbs no one.
"About the only use I can see is for maps. So, for instance, you have a handheld device that could sense your position, and draw you an arrow in a 3D environment that looks identical to your physical environment, this would make map reading extremely easy."
That's a pretty common GPS feature these days.
Actually, if you read your own link, he's refering to having an idea and trying to market it to a large game company such as EA. As an indie myself I have to say, I agree with him. What were talking about here is more then just ideas. Were talking about developing games and marketing them ourselves (via the net or through this new IGF channel), a very doable task.
People said the same about GPU's. But unlike GPU's we don't have any killer apps to get people to want these things. Back then, we had id pumping out AAA titles that demanded the latest tech. There no games out there that have people thinking, "I've Got to get one of those!".
I agree. Not only that, it's effective as hell. Kuddos to whoever came up with the idea.
Uh, isn't this.. cable?
C'mon nobody has guessed this? I'd bet money it's some type of portable using an eInk display. Sony's got one in the works already. MS isn't going to let this new market slip past them!
Cell games will continue to suck untill MIDP is thrown out the window. There's a million different phone models out there and half of them don't follow the standards. It's a nightmare for developers. Oh and here's a fun fact. MIDP allows for One button to be pressed at a time. Go ahead and read that last sentence again. You can forget playing anything but puzzle games. When every phone is running Windows Mobile (or whatever OS is crowned king), then we might start seeing better games.
There are! Want pictures? http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/xbox-360-japan-launch -guide/xbox-360-sellout-is-impossible-142359.php
What is this doing on slashdot?
God, obviously he wasn't serious. That shit was funny.
I'd pay for a shirt that said that.
Sorry had to do it.
I still haven't seen a reason to buy this thing. Where are the games??? Who cares about streaming video, mp3's and cameras? That's what PC's are for. Hell they even say you need a media PC to even use the feature. If you got that already, what's the point? I still haven't seen any games and it's like 2 months from launch. -Kevin
Although that time was also spend with graphics and sound. I was also a newbie to C. But still, 5MB is code is no bullshit! -Kevin
Yeah, right here on slashdot.