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From what I hear, the workaround likely involves only subject being pushed to the device, and the body of the message isn't downloaded until the user opens the message. The user experience would be a bit different as messages are not immediately available, thus RIM maintaining the full push as long as they can.
Not sure I follow what you mean by "not interconnected in any meaningful way". The current line of HP blades not only offers an onboard Cisco switch that is certainly going to save ports on your main data center switches, but an onboard Brocade SAN switch has been announced as well that is going to save ports on the production SAN switches. Not to mention the cable savings of each option.
This isn't meant to be a big release. It's simply a slightly different version of the current OS'es but tweaked for the 64-bit extensions found in Opteron and new Xeons. I wouldn't be surprising if the CPU makers are the forces behind the "big news" here.
Thanks for the info, I was not aware that this type of box was currently available for cable. Unfortunately no Comcast or similar options locally, but like you said, probably just a matter of time. Of course, by that time the broadcast-flag could be in full effect, which would be a negative for the cable co. offerings if they abide by that.
What can TiVo provide that cable companies can't/don't that justifies the cost?
Although not an apples-to-apples comparison, but I won't even consider going back to cable from DirecTV until cable can offer a DVR that can record 2 shows at once and also record HD content. Trust me, I'm terribly unhappy with the lack of feature updates coming from DirecTV for their TiVo boxes, and I'd jump back to cable as soon as a comparable offering was available.
I wouldn't be so sure. I'm sure a casino would like to know for a few different reasons how many of its chips are leaving the casino. The swipe cards for the slot machines were developed to track a gambler's habits. RFID in the casino currency is another logical area to track.
If you didn't order a built-to-order config or can otherwise live with one of the standard configs, I'd just pick one up locally, assuming the local store has something acceptable in stock. The online store charges sales tax, so you're really not saving anything by waiting a few weeks (unless, again, you ordered a BTO)
Sadly I've not heard any rumours of Apple creating anything software wise for this application, so I'm putting this at 5% likelihood for 2005.
Actually, ThinkSecret also has the iLife '05 rumor on their front page, which includes a few new apps including something code-named Sugar, whose function is unknown at this point. While I think it's unlikely that Apple would include a TV-capture program in their $49 iLife suite, I suppose it is a possibility if this headless Mac is meant for the living room.
I wouldn't count on having the ability to upgrade much more than the RAM. Apple's other low-end machines are essentially sealed boxes that are not easily upgradable. Granted, you can tear apart an iMac or eMac and change hard drives or optical drives, but it's not an easy task. And if Apple's mission with this new line is an entry-level machine that provides the Mac experience without canibalizing sales of their other lines, I'd think Apple would want to limit the scalability of this line.
USA Today has a pretty good viewer's guide for tonight's coverage as well, calling out specific counties in the key states to watch. Apparently the networks will be reporting on results at the county level where it actually matters.
UglyTool's area would be one of those where I'd think any challenges would be occurring. Out of curiosity, do you think the long wait was due to a huge turnout in precinct 23 or because of slow voters? Over in the Dublin area, longest wait I've heard is about 1.5 hour. I personally waited 45 minutes at 1pm today, I'd estimate maybe 100 people in line at my polling place, which was for precinct 74-A and 74-H. A couple of slow voters in 2 of the 4 booths at the same time backed things up probably 10-15 minutes, appeared to be new voters.
NW Columbus is not a prime demographic target for voter challenges. I'd be interested to hear how things are going in the precincts east of I-71 and down around the campus areas, demographics prime for Republican challenges.
It will be difficult for Diebold to deliver an Ohio win to Bush considering the vast majority of Ohio counties are still using punch card ballots. In fact, my county (Franklin) is listed as using electronic voting machines, but I don't think we're using Diebold either (I've not voted yet today so I can't confirm that).
Don't forget that in some cars (BMW for example), a Bluetooth phone can actually integrate with your car's on-screen phone book. For example, a user with a Bluetooth phone can hop in their BMW with iDrive, and their phone is now usable with steering wheel controls, audio over the sound system, and phone book entries accessible by the dash-mounted iDrive display.
I have to agree with you on most of your points. I carried a Treo 600 since it was released, until last week when I purchased the newest Pocket PC phone, the iMate PDA2k (aka XDA III) with the slide-out keyboard. The addition of higher-res screen, WiFi, and 128MB RAM gives it a big advantage over the Treo line in my book. Adjusting to the Windows Mobile platform from Palm is an adjustment as apps aren't quite as snappy. GPRS is also a bit slower than CDMA data, but having the ability to connect via WiFi automatically when it is available makes this moot for most of my day. This doesn't address your concern of expense however as this thing was even more expensive than the Treo. One of my biggest concerns was form factor, and it took about a day of carrying the slightly-larger (than Treo) PDA2k before it felt comfortable in my pocket.
The reviewer mentioned the $10.99 fee for DirecTV's HD package but didn't mention that this box is also fully capable of recording OTA HD programs with no monthly charge. I've had this box since the week it was released and only carried the HD package for about a week but still have plenty of HD recordings each week via OTA channels that I don't pay a dime for.
Where the TiVo falters, IMHO, is in providing friendly HDTV recording capabilities.
How so? My HR10-250 HD TiVo is no less friendly than the standard DirecTiVo that I'd used for a couple of years. The sole knock on it is the price, but it's certainly the best HD recorder out of a couple that I've used.
Although it's not mentioned either way in this press release, I can only assume that the DirecTiVo will not be supported with this new service since a) there's no official support for broadband on these boxes, b) DirecTV hasn't released new features on these boxes in quite some time (ie. still no official HMO, no official 4.0, etc.), and c) this would compete directly with DirecTV's pay-per-view movies. It's a shame really that DirecTV doesn't keep these boxes up-to-date on the software side, the DirecTiVo is probably the best DVR on the market, particularly the model with HD support. Of course, rumor has it that DirecTV will be turning to an in-house DVR in 2005.
The 3 big things that I'm waiting on for my HDTivo that can be done with non-HD models: networking for TiVoWeb capabilities, adding the 4.0 software for folders in Now Playing, and "HMO superpatch" to finally add HMO to DirecTV receivers.
I did read the article. You're using a Pocket PC (with remote control software loaded on it!) and using it to turn an iPod with the Griffin add-on into a remote control. I didn't bother to add the steps of also using a Mac/PC and iTunes. So you're right, I was wrong, I forgot to include an extra device and 2 more pieces of software.
A quick Google search shows that there are already several software tools available to turn the Pocket PC into an IR remote for home theater devices. Why bother with 3 devices (Pocket PC, iPod, Griffin thing) when 1 would suffice?
I was fortunate enough to also grow up with WMMS. When I pass through Cleveland these days, I am always saddened when listening to the station these days now that they're truly Clear Channel-ized.
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From what I hear, the workaround likely involves only subject being pushed to the device, and the body of the message isn't downloaded until the user opens the message. The user experience would be a bit different as messages are not immediately available, thus RIM maintaining the full push as long as they can.
Exactly, because who in IT actually works on or manages projects anyways? Believe it or not, there are "nerds" who do things in IT besides write code.
Not sure I follow what you mean by "not interconnected in any meaningful way". The current line of HP blades not only offers an onboard Cisco switch that is certainly going to save ports on your main data center switches, but an onboard Brocade SAN switch has been announced as well that is going to save ports on the production SAN switches. Not to mention the cable savings of each option.
This isn't meant to be a big release. It's simply a slightly different version of the current OS'es but tweaked for the 64-bit extensions found in Opteron and new Xeons. I wouldn't be surprising if the CPU makers are the forces behind the "big news" here.
Thanks for the info, I was not aware that this type of box was currently available for cable. Unfortunately no Comcast or similar options locally, but like you said, probably just a matter of time. Of course, by that time the broadcast-flag could be in full effect, which would be a negative for the cable co. offerings if they abide by that.
Although not an apples-to-apples comparison, but I won't even consider going back to cable from DirecTV until cable can offer a DVR that can record 2 shows at once and also record HD content. Trust me, I'm terribly unhappy with the lack of feature updates coming from DirecTV for their TiVo boxes, and I'd jump back to cable as soon as a comparable offering was available.
I wouldn't be so sure. I'm sure a casino would like to know for a few different reasons how many of its chips are leaving the casino. The swipe cards for the slot machines were developed to track a gambler's habits. RFID in the casino currency is another logical area to track.
If you didn't order a built-to-order config or can otherwise live with one of the standard configs, I'd just pick one up locally, assuming the local store has something acceptable in stock. The online store charges sales tax, so you're really not saving anything by waiting a few weeks (unless, again, you ordered a BTO)
Actually, ThinkSecret also has the iLife '05 rumor on their front page, which includes a few new apps including something code-named Sugar, whose function is unknown at this point. While I think it's unlikely that Apple would include a TV-capture program in their $49 iLife suite, I suppose it is a possibility if this headless Mac is meant for the living room.
I wouldn't count on having the ability to upgrade much more than the RAM. Apple's other low-end machines are essentially sealed boxes that are not easily upgradable. Granted, you can tear apart an iMac or eMac and change hard drives or optical drives, but it's not an easy task. And if Apple's mission with this new line is an entry-level machine that provides the Mac experience without canibalizing sales of their other lines, I'd think Apple would want to limit the scalability of this line.
USA Today has a pretty good viewer's guide for tonight's coverage as well, calling out specific counties in the key states to watch. Apparently the networks will be reporting on results at the county level where it actually matters.
UglyTool's area would be one of those where I'd think any challenges would be occurring. Out of curiosity, do you think the long wait was due to a huge turnout in precinct 23 or because of slow voters? Over in the Dublin area, longest wait I've heard is about 1.5 hour. I personally waited 45 minutes at 1pm today, I'd estimate maybe 100 people in line at my polling place, which was for precinct 74-A and 74-H. A couple of slow voters in 2 of the 4 booths at the same time backed things up probably 10-15 minutes, appeared to be new voters.
NW Columbus is not a prime demographic target for voter challenges. I'd be interested to hear how things are going in the precincts east of I-71 and down around the campus areas, demographics prime for Republican challenges.
It will be difficult for Diebold to deliver an Ohio win to Bush considering the vast majority of Ohio counties are still using punch card ballots. In fact, my county (Franklin) is listed as using electronic voting machines, but I don't think we're using Diebold either (I've not voted yet today so I can't confirm that).
Don't forget that in some cars (BMW for example), a Bluetooth phone can actually integrate with your car's on-screen phone book. For example, a user with a Bluetooth phone can hop in their BMW with iDrive, and their phone is now usable with steering wheel controls, audio over the sound system, and phone book entries accessible by the dash-mounted iDrive display.
I have to agree with you on most of your points. I carried a Treo 600 since it was released, until last week when I purchased the newest Pocket PC phone, the iMate PDA2k (aka XDA III) with the slide-out keyboard. The addition of higher-res screen, WiFi, and 128MB RAM gives it a big advantage over the Treo line in my book. Adjusting to the Windows Mobile platform from Palm is an adjustment as apps aren't quite as snappy. GPRS is also a bit slower than CDMA data, but having the ability to connect via WiFi automatically when it is available makes this moot for most of my day. This doesn't address your concern of expense however as this thing was even more expensive than the Treo. One of my biggest concerns was form factor, and it took about a day of carrying the slightly-larger (than Treo) PDA2k before it felt comfortable in my pocket.
The reviewer mentioned the $10.99 fee for DirecTV's HD package but didn't mention that this box is also fully capable of recording OTA HD programs with no monthly charge. I've had this box since the week it was released and only carried the HD package for about a week but still have plenty of HD recordings each week via OTA channels that I don't pay a dime for.
How so? My HR10-250 HD TiVo is no less friendly than the standard DirecTiVo that I'd used for a couple of years. The sole knock on it is the price, but it's certainly the best HD recorder out of a couple that I've used.
Although it's not mentioned either way in this press release, I can only assume that the DirecTiVo will not be supported with this new service since a) there's no official support for broadband on these boxes, b) DirecTV hasn't released new features on these boxes in quite some time (ie. still no official HMO, no official 4.0, etc.), and c) this would compete directly with DirecTV's pay-per-view movies. It's a shame really that DirecTV doesn't keep these boxes up-to-date on the software side, the DirecTiVo is probably the best DVR on the market, particularly the model with HD support. Of course, rumor has it that DirecTV will be turning to an in-house DVR in 2005.
HMO functionality can be added to the DirecTiVo with 4.0 via the HMO superpatch, check the TiVo forums over at www.dealdatabase.com for details
The 3 big things that I'm waiting on for my HDTivo that can be done with non-HD models: networking for TiVoWeb capabilities, adding the 4.0 software for folders in Now Playing, and "HMO superpatch" to finally add HMO to DirecTV receivers.
Looks like some tool has changed the password already
I did read the article. You're using a Pocket PC (with remote control software loaded on it!) and using it to turn an iPod with the Griffin add-on into a remote control. I didn't bother to add the steps of also using a Mac/PC and iTunes. So you're right, I was wrong, I forgot to include an extra device and 2 more pieces of software.
Here is one example
This one does voice control
I was fortunate enough to also grow up with WMMS. When I pass through Cleveland these days, I am always saddened when listening to the station these days now that they're truly Clear Channel-ized.