I'd be interested in links to those sales figures. The only similar info I could find on Yodobashi.com was, again, the number of *hits* that product pages get.
It annoys me that people whimsically violate contractual terms which they have prior agreed to.
Really? It annoys me that people whimsically post stuff like that about artists who are talking with their record labels about the possibility of getting their catalogs on JiTMS. Unless you read the top-secret version of TFA that shows how Sano's songs are already up there without Sony's approval.
Whoops! And now that I look closer at the bottom of that page's chart, I find that it shows the top rankings for page hits at kakaku.com. So basically, forget it.
Congratulations, you've now discovered that the Sony toy is the best-selling item on kakaku.com. Don't confuse that with the whole market or anything, though.
No word, however, on whether Apple return the iTunes Store fees for any Celine Dion tracks purchased in an alcohol-and-tranquilizer-induced fit of misguided patriotism.
Won't the socialized medicine cover that trauma care?
That's great . . . Unfortunately the price is 200 yen. Are they willing to pay that?
I think eventually this will all morph into a new form of file-trading network. People who can buy from the US iTMS will buy tracks and run them through Hymn and send them on to folks in Japan, who in return will do the same for stuff available over here. It will be done on a trade basis or through PayPal. Everyone gets the goods they want.
I'm using one now. The thing has the same sort of mechanical clicky switch as the old "pro" mouse does. If your fingers are all over the thing, all clicks register as left clicks; you need to lift up the extra fingers and *only* click the right side if you want a right click.
No, you're safe. No speaker. I bought one of these things on my lunch break today and am using it now . . . The mouse button clicks because there's a real mechanical switch in there, and there's a little rasping noise from the scroll ball. The only action that doesn's make a noise on this thing is the squeeze-button push.
The design specs page for the mouse doesn't mention a speaker. It gives a sort of silly explanation of the noises, though: "Mighty Mouse even sounds as good as it feels. The audio feedback built into Mighty Mouse provides an aural sensation that responds to your movements. When you scroll or click, Mighty Mouse produces subtle sound effects based on your actions."
In other words, "it makes clicky noises when you press it."
If you want more information (as in a free download of the whole shebang), go get it directly from Yahoo. They've got it uploaded and ready to go, Windows and Mac.
Will your 1.67 G4 machine magically start sucking once a 1.8 model is released? By my calculations every computer ever created has been superseded by a faster one with more features.
(I do understand the "damn, should have waited a bit longer" feeling, though. But if you got a sweet computer it'll remain sweet--and usable--for a long time, no matter what comes out later.)
That does tend to bring about a certain amount of crowing when Redmond, years after trumphantly declaring a technology obsolete, copies it amidst much fanfare and proclaims it to be the Way Forward.
Yeah, sure, that sounds likely. Next I suppose you'll spin some tale about Apple going to Intel processors.
"There is no linux desktop already. It is a work in progress. It is a hobby, like collecting stamps or flying model rockets."
It sounds like the dude stopped wanting a hobby and started wanting a machine that made noise when he asked it to. There's plenty of room for both kinds of users.
"I would not want to pay extra for a feature on an iPod if it is useless when I travel to europe."
Or Asia. Hmm, that's two of the three main markets for iPods where this feature won't do any good.
This makes me think that a SiriusPod would be some sort of add-on to the existing iPod model (something to plug into the top, like an iTrip/iTalk). It makes little sense to fracture the model line by creating North American iPods and "other" iPods.
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That's no reason for you to try to achieve the maximum BS in each of those fields.
I'd be interested in links to those sales figures. The only similar info I could find on Yodobashi.com was, again, the number of *hits* that product pages get.
It annoys me that people whimsically violate contractual terms which they have prior agreed to.
Really? It annoys me that people whimsically post stuff like that about artists who are talking with their record labels about the possibility of getting their catalogs on JiTMS. Unless you read the top-secret version of TFA that shows how Sano's songs are already up there without Sony's approval.
Whoops! And now that I look closer at the bottom of that page's chart, I find that it shows the top rankings for page hits at kakaku.com. So basically, forget it.
Congratulations, you've now discovered that the Sony toy is the best-selling item on kakaku.com. Don't confuse that with the whole market or anything, though.
No word, however, on whether Apple return the iTunes Store fees for any Celine Dion tracks purchased in an alcohol-and-tranquilizer-induced fit of misguided patriotism.
Won't the socialized medicine cover that trauma care?
That's great . . . Unfortunately the price is 200 yen. Are they willing to pay that?
I think eventually this will all morph into a new form of file-trading network. People who can buy from the US iTMS will buy tracks and run them through Hymn and send them on to folks in Japan, who in return will do the same for stuff available over here. It will be done on a trade basis or through PayPal. Everyone gets the goods they want.
So I lied. There is a little piezo speaker in the thing.
I'm using one now. The thing has the same sort of mechanical clicky switch as the old "pro" mouse does. If your fingers are all over the thing, all clicks register as left clicks; you need to lift up the extra fingers and *only* click the right side if you want a right click.
"They actually put a speaker in there?"
No, you're safe. No speaker. I bought one of these things on my lunch break today and am using it now . . . The mouse button clicks because there's a real mechanical switch in there, and there's a little rasping noise from the scroll ball. The only action that doesn's make a noise on this thing is the squeeze-button push.
The design specs page for the mouse doesn't mention a speaker. It gives a sort of silly explanation of the noises, though: "Mighty Mouse even sounds as good as it feels. The audio feedback built into Mighty Mouse provides an aural sensation that responds to your movements. When you scroll or click, Mighty Mouse produces subtle sound effects based on your actions."
In other words, "it makes clicky noises when you press it."
"Copied from somebody's weblog in 1998" . . . Did this thing originally come from Kottke, or was he copying it too in that post?
You're caught between a rock and a hard place there . . . I recommend focusing on anti-SCO screeds for the next few months until all this blows over.
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If you want more information (as in a free download of the whole shebang), go get it directly from Yahoo. They've got it uploaded and ready to go, Windows and Mac.
Will your 1.67 G4 machine magically start sucking once a 1.8 model is released? By my calculations every computer ever created has been superseded by a faster one with more features.
(I do understand the "damn, should have waited a bit longer" feeling, though. But if you got a sweet computer it'll remain sweet--and usable--for a long time, no matter what comes out later.)
Blah blah ditto blah Japanese ditto blah.
Quit yammering on about airplane tech and just get to the point! Can these fighters stop the beast that's waking up beneath the waves?
Mine already is. Sort of. That dial is quite handy for scrolling through phone numbers or email . . . or for playing Arkanoid.
That does tend to bring about a certain amount of crowing when Redmond, years after trumphantly declaring a technology obsolete, copies it amidst much fanfare and proclaims it to be the Way Forward.
Yeah, sure, that sounds likely. Next I suppose you'll spin some tale about Apple going to Intel processors.
"There is no linux desktop already. It is a work in progress. It is a hobby, like collecting stamps or flying model rockets."
It sounds like the dude stopped wanting a hobby and started wanting a machine that made noise when he asked it to. There's plenty of room for both kinds of users.
"I'll have another search." Hmm . . . Bob never uses metadata at home.
Also, I just sat down under this tree for a little nap, and now my axe seems to be all rusty . . . and hey, how did my beard grow so long?
"I would not want to pay extra for a feature on an iPod if it is useless when I travel to europe."
Or Asia. Hmm, that's two of the three main markets for iPods where this feature won't do any good.
This makes me think that a SiriusPod would be some sort of add-on to the existing iPod model (something to plug into the top, like an iTrip/iTalk). It makes little sense to fracture the model line by creating North American iPods and "other" iPods.
"I paid money every month for my water, then it all went away ..."
Well you should have kept a back-up of your water, then, shouldn't you.
"Having a Democracy doesn't mean that people have to always take the opposite side just to be opposing."
Yes it does!