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The rumored specs from a while ago included a 4-cell processor so yes, this may very well be possible.
Can't wait for this thing to finally be official!
Can't wait for this thing to finally be official!
...and I should ditch DLNA and get on the Airplay bandwagon why?
THANK YOU.
Finally, someone posted what I had been thinking all along. I have a PC that can be smart when I want it to be. TVs just need to be dumb and good at it.
The Samsung demo was the worst. Using a smartphone as a remote to use twitter on the TV when ummm... He could tweet from Idunno, THE FRIGGIN' PHONE?
Jeez.
Finally, someone posted what I had been thinking all along. I have a PC that can be smart when I want it to be. TVs just need to be dumb and good at it.
The Samsung demo was the worst. Using a smartphone as a remote to use twitter on the TV when ummm... He could tweet from Idunno, THE FRIGGIN' PHONE?
Jeez.
@icfan: They are just waiting for MWC, which is a far more important venue for global mobile makers than CES.
I have a feeling Windows 8 would have two distinct UIs, one for desktops and the other for tablets. I'd even go as far to say that the Courier was an R&D effort towards this direction.
MSFT's challenge would be to convince developers of content authoring programs to re-imagine their tools to fit the new UI realm. Adobe, Autodesk... the likes. We've seen (of all people), Flickr making their service work beautifully on a tablet, on current gen Windows 7. Imagine what can be done when Microsoft writes new APIs and GUI elements to make this simpler for developers?
If it's power efficient AND has a rethought GUI, I'd think Windows 8 tablets would be FAR better than iOS, Android and Blackberry ones.
MSFT's challenge would be to convince developers of content authoring programs to re-imagine their tools to fit the new UI realm. Adobe, Autodesk... the likes. We've seen (of all people), Flickr making their service work beautifully on a tablet, on current gen Windows 7. Imagine what can be done when Microsoft writes new APIs and GUI elements to make this simpler for developers?
If it's power efficient AND has a rethought GUI, I'd think Windows 8 tablets would be FAR better than iOS, Android and Blackberry ones.
"expands when rich and deflates when poor"
Shouldn't it be the other way around? Expanding when you're poor so that it becomes harder to take it out of the pocket.
Shouldn't it be the other way around? Expanding when you're poor so that it becomes harder to take it out of the pocket.
@stewibone: Visa paywave.
Available here in Singapore too.
Available here in Singapore too.
@animeman59: As someone who has used a few Sigma lenses, I wouldn't recommend them to anyone who is very particular about image quality. The original brand lenses outperform them convincingly, but at a cost.
If you're looking for budget lenses, I'd say skip Sigma/ Tamron and go for Tokina.
If you're looking for budget lenses, I'd say skip Sigma/ Tamron and go for Tokina.
@helios26: All focal length measurements are for full frame. You add the crop factor to it and buy as per your needs.
You can use a full frame lens on a crop body, but crop bodies have their dedicated line of lenses as well which works only on them. Like say, an 18mm FF lens will work on both FF and a crop body, but it will be 29mm on a crop body. An 18mm crop body lens (EF-S for Canon, DX for Nikon) will be 29mm on the crop body, but won't work on an FF body because of the smaller image circle. However, it will be smaller and lighter.
You can use a full frame lens on a crop body, but crop bodies have their dedicated line of lenses as well which works only on them. Like say, an 18mm FF lens will work on both FF and a crop body, but it will be 29mm on a crop body. An 18mm crop body lens (EF-S for Canon, DX for Nikon) will be 29mm on the crop body, but won't work on an FF body because of the smaller image circle. However, it will be smaller and lighter.
I'd add the Tokina 11-16 f2.8 (All mounts) to that list as well. I don't usually trust budget brand lenses, but this one is simply flawless. Anyone interested in UWA photography should give it a try. DX only.
If you don't mind focusing manually, there are lots of awesome Nikon primes from way back when that deliver stunning images for a fraction of the price of the new AF-S lenses. The 135 f2 is one obvious example. A huge, heavy, chuny blend of glass and metal that has image quality second to none.
Lastly, this may not be a budget lens, but the Zeiss 50mm f1.4 is an absolute gem of a lens. Use it once and you'll know why.
If you don't mind focusing manually, there are lots of awesome Nikon primes from way back when that deliver stunning images for a fraction of the price of the new AF-S lenses. The 135 f2 is one obvious example. A huge, heavy, chuny blend of glass and metal that has image quality second to none.
Lastly, this may not be a budget lens, but the Zeiss 50mm f1.4 is an absolute gem of a lens. Use it once and you'll know why.
I don't see why everyone is so high on TAT. Most of their UI concepts are overtly complex with more importance to flashiness rather than usability. Even the Android UI, apart from the status pane, is nothing to write home about.
Of course, anything would be an improvement over RIM's current wares, so looking forward to this. Kinda.
Of course, anything would be an improvement over RIM's current wares, so looking forward to this. Kinda.
"Look Joe, a clue"!
"Ooooh, a CLUE"!
"Ooooh, a CLUE"!
@ethnt: Having read the works of other, competent authors in the same genre, I chuckle at any mention of Dan Brown.
Ya hear that Steve?
THIS.Changes.Everything.
Not that "Other" thing.
On a serious note though, I am amazed. As someone who believes in extraterrestrial, non-carbon based lifeforms, this gives me hope that some day, we will discover extraterrestrial lifeforms in the universe.
Kudos, NASA.
THIS.Changes.Everything.
Not that "Other" thing.
On a serious note though, I am amazed. As someone who believes in extraterrestrial, non-carbon based lifeforms, this gives me hope that some day, we will discover extraterrestrial lifeforms in the universe.
Kudos, NASA.
Been there, done that.
...answering my phone during sex, that is.
Come to think of it, that knee to the nuts doesn't seem like an accident anymore...
...answering my phone during sex, that is.
Come to think of it, that knee to the nuts doesn't seem like an accident anymore...
LEFT TURRRRRNNN!!!!
The industry already has something that works exactly the way you want:
It's called DLNA.
Didn't you guys see how elegantly LG's WP7 devices stream videos to a TV? My old Symbian phone from almost two years ago did the same as well.
There exists a standard. Goddamn use it, Apple!
I don't see why Apple keeps on insisting that they have to re-invent the wheel or why people cheer them on every time they take one step forward and two steps back.
It's called DLNA.
Didn't you guys see how elegantly LG's WP7 devices stream videos to a TV? My old Symbian phone from almost two years ago did the same as well.
There exists a standard. Goddamn use it, Apple!
I don't see why Apple keeps on insisting that they have to re-invent the wheel or why people cheer them on every time they take one step forward and two steps back.
Obligatory post:
That's a lot of stipulations for someone who talks in rhymes and calls it music.
But hey, he's rich so I must be wrong and he; right.
***Goes back to Andy Timmons: EarX-tacy***
But hey, he's rich so I must be wrong and he; right.
***Goes back to Andy Timmons: EarX-tacy***
