Secondly, i think that concentrating on the applications of E-Ink in mobile phones is a bit limited. The capabilities of E-Ink paper are much bigger than just for mobile. Sure, having a clearer mobile display might be great, but i want to see other innovative uses for this technology. I would love to be able to read a paper made of E-Ink paper (a la minority report) and other such things.
is it just me or does there not seem to be the delivery methods in place to facilitate such an "explosion" in the market?
i used to use a contract phone, which was fine for getting games, if i wanted to wait ages while it downloaded. paying all the while not only for the game itself, but the connection time while it was downloading.
i now use a prepay phone (i dont use the phone that much and the contract was just useless) and it seems my options are limited.
the only way i know of to get games without a lot of hassle is to text one of these shortcode using companies. i dont want to get tied into a weekly service that i have to pay £3-£4 a week for the priveledge of games that i dont want.
i use a nokia 6600, which has bluetooth / IR and an SD flash card. none of which i have the connections / reader for on my computer.
what i would like to see is stalls set up in shops like music stores that can send you games over bluetooth or text message for a small fee. (for example you insert a few pounds into the machine and give it your number, or something like that).
in these days of gaming that are just re-hashed vesions of previous generation games, we need a bit more innovation.
there are a lot of innovative games out there, but they dont seem to be getting the prominence that they deserve. However, most companies seem content to pump out unnecessary-sequel 5, without regards to innovation. it seems even the companies normally renound for innovation are falling under this spell.
even nintendo itself. they have a lot of great titles, but seem to be increasingly padding it out with rehashes of previous stuff. Im a massive fan of mario, but do i really need another version of super mario bros? a game that was amazing on the nes, but why should i buy it on the DS? or the GBA? sure if they do anything new (like they did with mario kart ds) then ill consider it.
i would love to play an completely new mario game on the DS, not one that looks like its just a level redesign (from the few leaked shots ive seen so far).
maybe im becoming jaded and looking at the gaming past through rose tinted glasses, but to me it seems that the games industry needs a good swift kick up the behind and get its ideas in shape (and give those designers who actually have loads of good ideas a chance).
surely there's a better way of proving to a company that im not an illegal immigrant than an id card? im not sure if im comfortable with giving a prospective employer access to all of my details (whatever ends up stored on the card).
giving them access to data is fair enough, but for the most part, i dont know exactly what is on the card. who's to say that there could be information put on the card that i dont want them to know? how would i check this?
i agree in principal that they need to do something about illegal immigration but not at the expense of every one else's freedom to privacy.
i remember seeing a while back an article on bbc news that said that some major companies in the uk will be asking for the new id whenever an applicant applies for a job. so while it is not compulsory to buy one, you'll probably need one if you ever need a new job.
recently privacy seems to be eroding in europe (and the uk in particular), what with the recent vote to force isp's to retain data for up to 6 months on every user (approved in december), privacy rights seem to be going down the drain.
the fact that they have a job opening isnt itself newsworthy, but the article explains that:
"Taken in and of themselves, the listings are merely interesting. However, the wording of the graphics programmer job description has many positively convinced that Bungie is porting Halo 2 to the PC"
thats the interesting part. A possible Halo 2 port to windows will interest a lot of people.
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First of all, i REALLY want one of these.
Secondly, i think that concentrating on the applications of E-Ink in mobile phones is a bit limited. The capabilities of E-Ink paper are much bigger than just for mobile. Sure, having a clearer mobile display might be great, but i want to see other innovative uses for this technology. I would love to be able to read a paper made of E-Ink paper (a la minority report) and other such things.
http://google.com/codesearch?hl=en&lr=&q=%22how+th e+hell%22&btnG=Search
is it just me or does there not seem to be the delivery methods in place to facilitate such an "explosion" in the market? i used to use a contract phone, which was fine for getting games, if i wanted to wait ages while it downloaded. paying all the while not only for the game itself, but the connection time while it was downloading. i now use a prepay phone (i dont use the phone that much and the contract was just useless) and it seems my options are limited. the only way i know of to get games without a lot of hassle is to text one of these shortcode using companies. i dont want to get tied into a weekly service that i have to pay £3-£4 a week for the priveledge of games that i dont want. i use a nokia 6600, which has bluetooth / IR and an SD flash card. none of which i have the connections / reader for on my computer. what i would like to see is stalls set up in shops like music stores that can send you games over bluetooth or text message for a small fee. (for example you insert a few pounds into the machine and give it your number, or something like that).
in these days of gaming that are just re-hashed vesions of previous generation games, we need a bit more innovation. there are a lot of innovative games out there, but they dont seem to be getting the prominence that they deserve. However, most companies seem content to pump out unnecessary-sequel 5, without regards to innovation. it seems even the companies normally renound for innovation are falling under this spell.
even nintendo itself. they have a lot of great titles, but seem to be increasingly padding it out with rehashes of previous stuff. Im a massive fan of mario, but do i really need another version of super mario bros? a game that was amazing on the nes, but why should i buy it on the DS? or the GBA? sure if they do anything new (like they did with mario kart ds) then ill consider it.
i would love to play an completely new mario game on the DS, not one that looks like its just a level redesign (from the few leaked shots ive seen so far). maybe im becoming jaded and looking at the gaming past through rose tinted glasses, but to me it seems that the games industry needs a good swift kick up the behind and get its ideas in shape (and give those designers who actually have loads of good ideas a chance).
surely there's a better way of proving to a company that im not an illegal immigrant than an id card? im not sure if im comfortable with giving a prospective employer access to all of my details (whatever ends up stored on the card). giving them access to data is fair enough, but for the most part, i dont know exactly what is on the card. who's to say that there could be information put on the card that i dont want them to know? how would i check this? i agree in principal that they need to do something about illegal immigration but not at the expense of every one else's freedom to privacy.
i remember seeing a while back an article on bbc news that said that some major companies in the uk will be asking for the new id whenever an applicant applies for a job. so while it is not compulsory to buy one, you'll probably need one if you ever need a new job. recently privacy seems to be eroding in europe (and the uk in particular), what with the recent vote to force isp's to retain data for up to 6 months on every user (approved in december), privacy rights seem to be going down the drain.
matrox has a list of games that support mutliple monitor modes:
http://www.matrox.com/mga/3d_gaming/surrgame.cfm
the fact that they have a job opening isnt itself newsworthy, but the article explains that: "Taken in and of themselves, the listings are merely interesting. However, the wording of the graphics programmer job description has many positively convinced that Bungie is porting Halo 2 to the PC" thats the interesting part. A possible Halo 2 port to windows will interest a lot of people.
maybe they'll actually finish it this time.