you might find that to be similar - I didn't do a side-by-side comparison, but I think they differed too much.
> the camera slider was too loose
the camera protection on the N95 is excellent.
> the UI was overly complex and very slow to redraw
The UI is similar, I think, certainly in the way it is structured, but the speed is *much* better - 'zippy' even:)
I think they've done some reorganising in the UI, but not a whole lot (it would confuse people who are used to existing S60, though they do move things, which *is* confusing to existing S60 users).
It's proving very popular. I only have experience of a pre-production unit, but even that was really good. I haven't played with the GPS, but everything else was functional. I was sold on it and planned to buy one, but now my wife and I are planning on buying a flat, so it's not an option any more, as well as that nice flat screen TV:(
Of course, the power of S60 comes with all the app you can put on it ("Open to new features"). There's some really neat stuff out there, and becoming more and more easy to program for (widgets/OpenC).
The N70 is a pretty old S60 2nd edition phone. It was better than the previous ones and not as good as the newer ones. The N95 UI is much prettier, but it's essentially the same thing - nothing particularly revolutionary there, IMO.
Of course, S60 itself has proved popular, I think, or at least popul*ous*. They've sold over 100 million phones that run S60.
I know a few N70 owners and they seem to be pretty happy. Perhaps you'd care to elaborate on what you found to be awful about the N70?
So, you never send any messages? I know SMS isn't that popular in the US, but it is in the rest of the world. Tactile feedback is definitely very important. I remember moving to a Nokia 3250 from a SE t68i and noticing how difficult the 3250's joy stick was to use since it didn't have a sharp enough edge on it causing my thumb to slip off.
Don't you guys have MANs? They're pretty popular here in Beijing, and provide pretty good performance too, certainly good value (99rmb/month). The ones I've used have been 10BaseT ethernet connections.
> You forget, "You can count on one hand" is a unit of measure equal to five.
Aha, but I live in China, where people count to 10 on one hand - I mean *everyone* does (well, everyone with hands). I suspect it's common throughout Asia, actually.
I am also a/. geek, so couting to 31 with one hand is, I would think, commonplace *and* common knowledge.
So, to some it might mean '5', but to a *very* large number of people, it means more.
I have a pair of Shure's too (EC3), but I hate the Gray Soft Flex Sleeves they came fitted with and instead fitted the alternative Universal Fit Foam Sleeves that were shipped with them. The latter are just like ear plugs and the sound isolation is incredible - and I think they improve both the bass and treble (probably due to the perpendicular shape.
They do get dirty pretty quickly though (but they clean up reasonably well), and using them means that it's not a good thing to share them with people.
I wish they did a mono pair, which combines the two channels into one ear...I'm deaf in one ear, and so have to put up with listening to a single channel, which is a problem for some tracks (Bohemian Rhapsody, for example).
>...kind of blur that distinction, at least going forward?...and yet you use it to make comparisons in the previous century.
You might ask, "Who's killed the most people in the *21st* century (so far)?"....or if you want to make a graph of increasing time going backwards "last X years", I'll bet the US is making up for being behind for so long.
It reminds me of a "Not The Nine O'Clock New" sketch, where there's an item of 'news' about the US bombing somewhere (I forget which place - there've been so many - Libia was it?) :
"The US are making up for being late for the last two world wars, by being *really* punctual this time."
Except the US seem to keep being really punctual...over and over.
Are you referring to the USA, or is that a problem in Japan too?
I heard about one guy running for US president who is refusing contributions from corporations. I'm still wondering who he/she is. I would consider donating and I'm not even a US citizen.
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> the 5-way controller was way too small
:)
you might find that to be similar - I didn't do a side-by-side comparison, but I think they differed too much.
> the camera slider was too loose
the camera protection on the N95 is excellent.
> the UI was overly complex and very slow to redraw
The UI is similar, I think, certainly in the way it is structured, but the speed is *much* better - 'zippy' even
I think they've done some reorganising in the UI, but not a whole lot (it would confuse people who are used to existing S60, though they do move things, which *is* confusing to existing S60 users).
So, YMMV.
Max.
It's proving very popular. I only have experience of a pre-production unit, but even that was really good. I haven't played with the GPS, but everything else was functional. I was sold on it and planned to buy one, but now my wife and I are planning on buying a flat, so it's not an option any more, as well as that nice flat screen TV :(
Of course, the power of S60 comes with all the app you can put on it ("Open to new features"). There's some really neat stuff out there, and becoming more and more easy to program for (widgets/OpenC).
The N70 is a pretty old S60 2nd edition phone. It was better than the previous ones and not as good as the newer ones. The N95 UI is much prettier, but it's essentially the same thing - nothing particularly revolutionary there, IMO.
Of course, S60 itself has proved popular, I think, or at least popul*ous*. They've sold over 100 million phones that run S60.
I know a few N70 owners and they seem to be pretty happy. Perhaps you'd care to elaborate on what you found to be awful about the N70?
Meanwhile, the Nokia N95......has been shipping for months, and is proving extremely popular...
So, you never send any messages? I know SMS isn't that popular in the US, but it is in the rest of the world. Tactile feedback is definitely very important. I remember moving to a Nokia 3250 from a SE t68i and noticing how difficult the 3250's joy stick was to use since it didn't have a sharp enough edge on it causing my thumb to slip off.
I'm using FF on XP and all I get is the audio :|
Don't you guys have MANs? They're pretty popular here in Beijing, and provide pretty good performance too, certainly good value (99rmb/month). The ones I've used have been 10BaseT ethernet connections.
> They use 200 "signals" and "classifiers," of which PageRank is only one.
How many did they expect PageRank to be? In the words of someone immortal, "There can be only one.".
LOL, though that is a very difficult sentence to read...
I mean, it should be read "one-zero", since "ten" doesn't make sense.
Really, it only makes sense as a joke when it's written. I wonder if there's a name for that sort of joke. It's not a 'pun' really, though similar.
Anyway....
> You forget, "You can count on one hand" is a unit of measure equal to five.
/. geek, so couting to 31 with one hand is, I would think, commonplace *and* common knowledge.
Aha, but I live in China, where people count to 10 on one hand - I mean *everyone* does (well, everyone with hands). I suspect it's common throughout Asia, actually.
I am also a
So, to some it might mean '5', but to a *very* large number of people, it means more.
Max.
you can count to 5 with just 3 fingers. Actually, you can count up to 7 with 3 fingers....
I have a pair of Shure's too (EC3), but I hate the Gray Soft Flex Sleeves they came fitted with and instead fitted the alternative Universal Fit Foam Sleeves that were shipped with them. The latter are just like ear plugs and the sound isolation is incredible - and I think they improve both the bass and treble (probably due to the perpendicular shape.
They do get dirty pretty quickly though (but they clean up reasonably well), and using them means that it's not a good thing to share them with people.
I wish they did a mono pair, which combines the two channels into one ear...I'm deaf in one ear, and so have to put up with listening to a single channel, which is a problem for some tracks (Bohemian Rhapsody, for example).
>>> ...on one hand...
>
>Yes, yes.
>
>Five years ago (2002) there were five people (or less) that knew touch.
Er, assuming they're using 5 fingers (inc. thumb) then that should be *31* people or less...
>
>Lol. The guy is a moron.
*He's* a moron?
What's that strange gesture you're giving me with your hand? You trying to tell me '4' for some reason?? Hrm...odd.
> Who Wants MORE Google?
Yeah. *Another* Google app.
Yyyyeeeeaawwwwnnn.
> ... with diarrhea and hair loss.. ... those cells ... ...and, what, pray tell, is a diarrhea cell?
A hair cell, I can imagine, but...well, no. Just no.
> I wasn't making the comparison, it was someone else. :) I thought that just as I hit submit and headed off to work.
Apologies.
> ...kind of blur that distinction, at least going forward? ...and yet you use it to make comparisons in the previous century.
...or if you want to make a graph of increasing time going backwards "last X years", I'll bet the US is making up for being behind for so long.
You might ask, "Who's killed the most people in the *21st* century (so far)?".
It reminds me of a "Not The Nine O'Clock New" sketch, where there's an item of 'news' about the US bombing somewhere (I forget which place - there've been so many - Libia was it?) :
"The US are making up for being late for the last two world wars, by being *really* punctual this time."
Except the US seem to keep being really punctual...over and over.
...and in what way exactly is my post 'flaimbait'???
It seems like mods have no clue sometimes. Sigh.
No worries. Enough of such things and the day is almost bearable :)
Ah. Nice point. I wonder.... :)
If only it were that simple...
> "Fuckin' troll."
:D
>
> At least you were nice enough to sign your post.
ROTFL!
Common mods! That is *FUNNY*
Max.
> Wait, what's good about that?
:)
Those of us not living in Japan or the USA now have two countries to which we can feel superior
> Judges, at least here
'here'? Where's here?
Are you referring to the USA, or is that a problem in Japan too?
I heard about one guy running for US president who is refusing contributions from corporations. I'm still wondering who he/she is. I would consider donating and I'm not even a US citizen.
I think parent deserves to be modded up - at least as much as grandparent ('informative'???? what were you thinking?)
I'm an even better idea!
Why not use DRM and not give them any permission (unless they pay you, of course)?