I can see the future... An ad for the next McDonalds pops up as you near the exit ramp. =)
Someone I know was working on a HUD system for cars for a local engineering firm, and they finally stumbled upon a rather obvious problem: polarized sunglasses will block the image. Of course, this is no problem for night-driving aids (presumably), but it might prevent useful HUD navigations aids, etc.
For me at least - I can't stand driving in sunlight without polarized shades.
You corrected yourself to "What is a PMU?" If I'm not mistaken, it's Power Management Unit, in charge of making sure you don't eat up your batteries too quickly and making things like sleep mode work. It has apparently changed a lot with the UMA (unified motherboard architecture) and other aspects of the iBook.
I don't have too much experience with PC laptops, but my PowerBook's power management kicks ass compared to the PCs I have used. I just bought a second battery and it's great going all day without the power adaptor.
The Gateway and NEC TFT all-in-ones look fantastic.. Once TFT prices drop I fully expect Apple to offer a flat-panel version of the iMac, perhaps something like a transparent 20th Anniversay Mac. I'm still drooling at the thought of one of those with a G3 upgrade card.
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Someone I know was working on a HUD system for cars for a local engineering firm, and they finally stumbled upon a rather obvious problem: polarized sunglasses will block the image. Of course, this is no problem for night-driving aids (presumably), but it might prevent useful HUD navigations aids, etc.
For me at least - I can't stand driving in sunlight without polarized shades.
If I'm not mistaken, it's Power Management Unit, in charge of making sure you don't eat up your batteries too quickly and making things like sleep mode work. It has apparently changed a lot with the UMA (unified motherboard architecture) and other aspects of the iBook.
I don't have too much experience with PC laptops, but my PowerBook's power management kicks ass compared to the PCs I have used. I just bought a second battery and it's great going all day without the power adaptor.
Hope this helped.
Randy
The Gateway and NEC TFT all-in-ones look fantastic.. Once TFT prices drop I fully expect Apple to offer a flat-panel version of the iMac, perhaps something like a transparent 20th Anniversay Mac. I'm still drooling at the thought of one of those with a G3 upgrade card.