I agree that pricing is one of the least interesting aspects of these kinds of systems. Reviews are better, but you can still go a lot further.
We've built a system, Pivot, that uses UPC codes (no barcode recognition unfortunately) that gives you one-click Add to Netflix Queue for DVDs, trailers for DVDs and Videogames, Buy from iTunes for CDs, and Facebook integration. (If you scan the Babylon 5 DVD at Best Buy, you get a list of all your Facebook friends who like Babylon 5.)
It works well, it's free, and you can try it at http://www.pivotapp.com/ (it's currently an iPhone-optimized webpage.) We have the paper and more information available here: http://infolab.northwestern.edu/#projects/49---projects
I'm interested in a GP2X, but much more for actually running things (emulators, movies, music) than doing development on it. Does anyone have any experience using one to play games and movies? Are the emulators fast enough? Do the batteries last long enough? I'm all for hobbyist coders, and I'm sure people are doing amazing things, but is much of it far along enough to use regularly?
Thanks.
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I agree that pricing is one of the least interesting aspects of these kinds of systems. Reviews are better, but you can still go a lot further. We've built a system, Pivot, that uses UPC codes (no barcode recognition unfortunately) that gives you one-click Add to Netflix Queue for DVDs, trailers for DVDs and Videogames, Buy from iTunes for CDs, and Facebook integration. (If you scan the Babylon 5 DVD at Best Buy, you get a list of all your Facebook friends who like Babylon 5.) It works well, it's free, and you can try it at http://www.pivotapp.com/ (it's currently an iPhone-optimized webpage.) We have the paper and more information available here: http://infolab.northwestern.edu/#projects/49---projects
I'm interested in a GP2X, but much more for actually running things (emulators, movies, music) than doing development on it. Does anyone have any experience using one to play games and movies? Are the emulators fast enough? Do the batteries last long enough? I'm all for hobbyist coders, and I'm sure people are doing amazing things, but is much of it far along enough to use regularly? Thanks.