So you noticed that too... and its not like cars haven't had the ability to do this (Ford sync). Siri wasn't the only company working on this technology, and not only that Siri came from Darpa funded projec...
That's a good point.. most people think you just go and flush, and don't realize how much stuff goes on behind the scenes. Planning/designing of the plant, permits required to build (since most are built along rivers in flood zones, so include the impact studies for flooding, etc), grinders inline to chop up the solids, pumps to push the sewage along and up hills, the straining tanks, chlorination and UV to kill germs, controlling and monitoring the particulate outputs, etc, etc.
It's much like programming. Those who don't know think there's not much too it.. but there is quite a bit that goes into making a good program. The initial idea, planning, finding out what regulations your project must comply with (HIPAA, SOX, etc), designing the flowcharts, settings time lines, cost planning, marketing, etc, etc.
So, as much as you were trying to be a smart ass, you inadvertently brought up a good example.
So.. you mean it was in suspend and woke up tongue X screen in 8 seconds? My laptop does that faster. Unless you meant it was completely powered down, nothing store in RAM, etc and you pushed the power on button (which may double as an enter key, I have no clue)
Some of those issues aren't an android problem but a carrier branded phone issue. My galaxy s is an unlocked Sammy gt-i9000, the wife's is a verizon fascinate (a galaxy s also), but hers comes with a bunch of verizon apps and *Bing* for the search option (which can't be changed without rooting).
Uh, talkback, kickback, and soundback have been available on android for a while though they are marked as for more accessable usage for people with impairments.
Just look at pin pads at stores... you enter your pin and hit the *green* button with the arrow to process, or hit the *red* button with the X to clear or cancel
From what I've read, the galaxy s II is actually a step above the new nexus prime. Based on the soc they used and the graphics process in that soc vs the galaxy s II
I'm sorry, but if I still had my blackberry, I'd demand a refund for the down time I couldn't use my data plan (you know.. the extra $35 blackberry.net fee you have to pay via your carrier).
Yes.. just like my wife who witnessed a child custody exchange go wrong. The one lady swung and hit the other in the face (my wife knows both ladies), and so in "self defense" the punched lady got the other in a head lock and took her to the ground to hold her there. My wife tried to break it up/split the girls apart, and in the processes accidentally pulled the girl who punched's hair.
The state police officer who arrived gave me wife a citation for assault... all because the hair was pulled. Moral of the story, don't try to help anyone as you'll get a citation and have to plead guilty or not guilty plus pay $$ in the end. (And this was even though no one pressed charges..)
... proprietary engine? Uh... no. You're wayyyy off there:
"The engine was invented by German engineer Felix Wankel. He received his first patent for the engine in 1929, began development in the early 1950s at NSU, completing a working prototype in 1957.[1] NSU then licensed the concept to companies around the world, which have continued to improve the design. Thanks to their compact design, Wankel rotary engines have been installed in a variety of vehicles and devices including automobiles, motorcycles, racers, aircraft, go-karts, jet skis, snowmobiles, chain saws, and auxiliary power units. Perhaps the greatest exponent of the Wankel engine has been the Japanese company Mazda."
GM tried to develop a version for a 70's corvette concept, but tried to make it too physically big and had issues (though it ran iirc). It never went into production. But to say proprietary is just flat out wrong.
whats even more crazy is some jurisdictions won't just send you a copy of the laws, but require payment "for the time and costs of producing them"... so how someone would knows the laws so they could avoid violating them if they didn't have the money to pay is beyond me.. and is wrong on so many levels
But with a fuel cell and a smaller engine, it's easier to pull off a 50/50 weight distribution using a more conventional frame than using a heavier piston engine.
GM did make a rotory in the 70's as the engine for a concept corvette. Of course in the usual fashion, GM tried to make it too large (not as in more rotors, but as in physically too large) and ran into issues. The project ended up being scrapped (but they still made a rotory)
oh, and the thing that gets me is Best Buy must be using WiMax via clear right now or something, because a Oct 9th 2011 press release on lightsquared's website states:
As LightSquared awaits FCC approval to launch the nation’s first wholesale-only integrated 4G-LTE wireless broadband and satellite network, we’ve been busy signing agreements with 17 partners across the country eager to offer their customers world-class wireless service at a fraction of the cost of building their own networks. Some of our partners are industry leaders like Sprint and Best Buy, among the most respected large companies in the country. Their decision to join forces with us is evidence that LightSquared’s business model is revolutionizing the wireless industry.
well, couldn't you claim that the "ls" command has offered this forever? Say you put all your media containing drives in a mount folder of/media, and then did ls -R *.mp3, it would techincally "search" for the file across whatever type of media is mounted.. be it physical hard drives, optical drives, network drives of various mount styles, etc.
Slashdot Mirror
So you noticed that too... and its not like cars haven't had the ability to do this (Ford sync). Siri wasn't the only company working on this technology, and not only that Siri came from Darpa funded projec...
Non story with obvious corporate trolling
That's a good point.. most people think you just go and flush, and don't realize how much stuff goes on behind the scenes. Planning/designing of the plant, permits required to build (since most are built along rivers in flood zones, so include the impact studies for flooding, etc), grinders inline to chop up the solids, pumps to push the sewage along and up hills, the straining tanks, chlorination and UV to kill germs, controlling and monitoring the particulate outputs, etc, etc.
It's much like programming. Those who don't know think there's not much too it.. but there is quite a bit that goes into making a good program. The initial idea, planning, finding out what regulations your project must comply with (HIPAA, SOX, etc), designing the flowcharts, settings time lines, cost planning, marketing, etc, etc.
So, as much as you were trying to be a smart ass, you inadvertently brought up a good example.
So.. you mean it was in suspend and woke up tongue X screen in 8 seconds? My laptop does that faster. Unless you meant it was completely powered down, nothing store in RAM, etc and you pushed the power on button (which may double as an enter key, I have no clue)
The old top gear yes, but it was more a car review show than anything. The modern show is nothing like the old show
Some of those issues aren't an android problem but a carrier branded phone issue. My galaxy s is an unlocked Sammy gt-i9000, the wife's is a verizon fascinate (a galaxy s also), but hers comes with a bunch of verizon apps and *Bing* for the search option (which can't be changed without rooting).
Uh, talkback, kickback, and soundback have been available on android for a while though they are marked as for more accessable usage for people with impairments.
Just look at pin pads at stores... you enter your pin and hit the *green* button with the arrow to process, or hit the *red* button with the X to clear or cancel
From what I've read, the galaxy s II is actually a step above the new nexus prime. Based on the soc they used and the graphics process in that soc vs the galaxy s II
But the tab on top is fine with me, in fact I prefer it. It just works better for me.
So does the verizon samsung facinate and my Samsung galaxy s gt-i9000 that came unlocked from my carrier
I'm sorry, but if I still had my blackberry, I'd demand a refund for the down time I couldn't use my data plan (you know.. the extra $35 blackberry.net fee you have to pay via your carrier).
Or figure out a way to stuff one of these in the car....
http://gigaom.com/cleantech/hyperions-nuclear-in-a-box-ready-by-2013/
Use them at door gifts if you setup at any job fairs for local colleges etc. That's what a lot of departments at Penn state do
But now you can use your android device or Ipa/od Device to stop your bike!
Like the SSH clients on android do (hard keys for alt+ and ctrl+ plus others). Makes it much nicer than just touch screen controls
Yes.. just like my wife who witnessed a child custody exchange go wrong. The one lady swung and hit the other in the face (my wife knows both ladies), and so in "self defense" the punched lady got the other in a head lock and took her to the ground to hold her there. My wife tried to break it up/split the girls apart, and in the processes accidentally pulled the girl who punched's hair.
The state police officer who arrived gave me wife a citation for assault... all because the hair was pulled. Moral of the story, don't try to help anyone as you'll get a citation and have to plead guilty or not guilty plus pay $$ in the end. (And this was even though no one pressed charges..)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Wankel_Cycle_anim_en.gif
... proprietary engine? Uh... no. You're wayyyy off there:
"The engine was invented by German engineer Felix Wankel. He received his first patent for the engine in 1929, began development in the early 1950s at NSU, completing a working prototype in 1957.[1] NSU then licensed the concept to companies around the world, which have continued to improve the design.
Thanks to their compact design, Wankel rotary engines have been installed in a variety of vehicles and devices including automobiles, motorcycles, racers, aircraft, go-karts, jet skis, snowmobiles, chain saws, and auxiliary power units. Perhaps the greatest exponent of the Wankel engine has been the Japanese company Mazda."
GM tried to develop a version for a 70's corvette concept, but tried to make it too physically big and had issues (though it ran iirc). It never went into production. But to say proprietary is just flat out wrong.
whats even more crazy is some jurisdictions won't just send you a copy of the laws, but require payment "for the time and costs of producing them"... so how someone would knows the laws so they could avoid violating them if they didn't have the money to pay is beyond me.. and is wrong on so many levels
But with a fuel cell and a smaller engine, it's easier to pull off a 50/50 weight distribution using a more conventional frame than using a heavier piston engine.
GM did make a rotory in the 70's as the engine for a concept corvette. Of course in the usual fashion, GM tried to make it too large (not as in more rotors, but as in physically too large) and ran into issues. The project ended up being scrapped (but they still made a rotory)
Yup, you can even find them all in one place:
http://www.e-scan.com/plastic.htm
oh, and the thing that gets me is Best Buy must be using WiMax via clear right now or something, because a Oct 9th 2011 press release on lightsquared's website states:
As LightSquared awaits FCC approval to launch the nation’s first wholesale-only integrated 4G-LTE wireless broadband and satellite network, we’ve been busy signing agreements with 17 partners across the country eager to offer their customers world-class wireless service at a fraction of the cost of building their own networks.
Some of our partners are industry leaders like Sprint and Best Buy, among the most respected large companies in the country. Their decision to join forces with us is evidence that LightSquared’s business model is revolutionizing the wireless industry.
Carriers aren't the only ones.... look at lightsquared's homepage..look at the partners (as lightsquared says they do wholesale only)
Cellular South
Sprint
NetTalk
ClearTalk
Sharp
and the one I found surprising and don't recall reading about.. Best Buy Connect.. provided by Best Buy. They do 3G and 4G access: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Computers+Promotions/regularCat%3Apcmcat214600050004/pcmcat214600050004.c?id=pcmcat214600050004&DCMP=rdr0002322
well, couldn't you claim that the "ls" command has offered this forever? Say you put all your media containing drives in a mount folder of /media, and then did ls -R *.mp3, it would techincally "search" for the file across whatever type of media is mounted.. be it physical hard drives, optical drives, network drives of various mount styles, etc.