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    Image of FriarNurgle FriarNurgle
    09/21/09

    In reply to Solar Bluetooth Headset Can Standby Forever
    I thought these things were powered by the pure smug energy emanating from the user.
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    Image of OMG! Ponies! OMG! Ponies!
    09/21/09

    In reply to Solar Bluetooth Headset Can Standby Forever
    Here's what puzzles me:

    Way back in the late 80's and early 90's, when cellphones were car phones, when you got a car phone installed, they would wire up your car with a little mic on the driver side A column and the phone would have a nice loud speaker on it too.

    20 years later, why can't we have this very nice solution to handsfree talking? Is it no longer possible to have a mic mounted on the driver side A column? Why not do that, route the signal through the car radio, and have the car radio communicate with the phone via Bluetooth?
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    Image of Jeb_Hoge Jeb_Hoge
    09/21/09

    @OMG! Ponies!: Lots of cars do that. Ford Sync, for example, links to your Bluetooth phone and has a microphone in the mirror that allows you to voice-control a whole lot of functions on the phone as well as voice-control your music and nav. Acura has a Bluetooth implementation that works the same way; my dad has that installed in his car. The only downside is that it's limited to in-car use. If you want or need hands-free talking outside of the car, then you can't do that.

    Of course, that gets into the whole question of talking while doing other things and whether or not that's annoying, excessive, etc. But in any case, lots of cars implement the technology in just the way you've described.
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    Image of Kayonesoft Kayonesoft
    08/04/09

    In reply to Sorry Visa, Our Credit Cards Have Light Bulbs Now
    Who doesn't already use their cellphone as a flashlight?
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    Image of strider_mt2k strider_mt2k
    08/04/09

    @Kayonesoft: Heck, who doesn't already have a flashlight app? :D
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    Image of FriarNurgle FriarNurgle
    08/04/09

    In reply to Sorry Visa, Our Credit Cards Have Light Bulbs Now
    Awesome! Now I can see the emptiness that is my wallet in the dark of night, the cold dark lonely night.
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    Hi, I'm God promoted this comment FriarNurgle was starred FriarNurgle was unstarred
    Image of Noobs-R-Us Noobs-R-Us
    07/28/09

    In reply to Brando Tells Apple TV to Suck on this HD Media Player
    Huh? Does this stream or does it play? Streaming requires no HD. The fact that this paller has a HD means that it can play media and is hense, a media player. The question is, does it also stream from your other souces?
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    Image of I Party With Smoot I Party With Smoot
    07/28/09

    In reply to Brando Tells Apple TV to Suck on this HD Media Player
    And let's not forget that Brando's got electrolytes...
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    Image of Kirkaiya Kirkaiya
    07/28/09

    @I Party With Smoot: Yes, but WHY does Brando have electrolytes? Do you even know what electrolytes ARE? ;-)
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    07/28/09

    @Kirkaiya: It's what plants crave.
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    Image of dambo29: Rosa kicks butt! dambo29: Rosa kicks butt!
    07/28/09

    In reply to Brando Tells Apple TV to Suck on this HD Media Player
    Wondering why the fugly form factor? They could've made the HDD load parallel to the unit instead of perpendicular to it. Just seems like it will take much more space than is needed only to display a HDD...
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    Image of justsomereportingguy justsomereportingguy
    07/28/09

    @dambo29: the 'top load' form is more user friendly/ergonomic; and probably reduces the possibility of breaking something when inserting the drive.
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    Image of dambo29: Rosa kicks butt! dambo29: Rosa kicks butt!
    07/28/09

    @justsomereportingguy: Don't see how it's easier to load than the form factor of the old NES cartridges... And the possibility of breaking INCREASES with this form factor if you bump it or it falls.

    Granted it wouldn't be good if it fell with the other form factor but this current one has got to be way worse at taking a fall.
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    FrankieAvalonin'_GitEmSteveDave promoted this comment dambo29: Rosa kicks butt! was starred dambo29: Rosa kicks butt! was unstarred
    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    07/28/09

    @dambo29: Better for dissipating heat.
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    Image of dambo29: Rosa kicks butt! dambo29: Rosa kicks butt!
    07/28/09

    @FrankieAvalonin'_GitEmSteveDave: That's definitely true, but there are other ways of achieving the same result.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    07/28/09

    In reply to Brando Tells Apple TV to Suck on this HD Media Player
    Needs some thermite/det-cord to destroy the drive when the RIAA-MP's come a knocking and/or True-Crypt decryption support.

    From what I understand, as long as it's not initially decrypted, revealing your password falls under the 5th amendment.
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    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    07/28/09

    @FrankieAvalonin'_GitEmSteveDave: I believe a judge can order you to give it up if there is enough evidence just as they could order you to open your safe or provide access to other secure storage.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    07/28/09

    @UnderLoK: But if the information inside the safe was done in a code, could they compel me to translate it? I.e. I have a ledger saying who I sell "circus tickets" to.
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    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    07/28/09

    @FrankieAvalonin'_GitEmSteveDave: I don’t know as I’m not a lawyer or anything, but I would assume you would be ordered to provide the information and depending on what the charges were I think would decide if you provided it or not.

    If you out right refuse I guess you would be in contempt, but I don’t know what kind of penalty it would carry.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee GitEmSteveDave_HurtHisKnee
    07/28/09

    @UnderLoK: But I have the right not to incriminate myself with testimony. I will gladly provide the hard drive. It's up to them to recover the evidence that will incriminate me.

    There was a case like this recently, but the authorities SAW the unencrypted data before putting the laptop away for evidence, and upon turning it back on to retrieve it, it was encrypted. They decided initially that he did NOT have to give up the code, but it was later appealed and the judge ruled since they had witnessed said data/images, he was already incriminated.
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    Image of Titelheld Titelheld
    07/28/09

    In reply to Brando Tells Apple TV to Suck on this HD Media Player
    real player... kinda spoils it.
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    07/28/09

    @Titelheld: Agreed, I've always hated it.
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    Image of UnderLoK UnderLoK
    07/28/09

    @Purple Monkey Dishwasher: I've never had a problem with Real Player itself, just all of the C R A P it would install and those stupid ads... RP was like a porn site it had so many ads and garbage all over the place.
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    Image of NurseDave NurseDave
    07/17/09

    In reply to USB Chocolate Popsicle Flash Drive
    Giz interview questions:

    Can you surf the web?

    Ummm, wanna beer?
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    Image of frigg frigg
    07/08/09

    In reply to External iPhone Mic Supposedly Gets 10x Better Audio 'Reception'
    It's a good idea, but $14 sounds like it's too cheap to be good. $14 doesn't buy a lot of microphone.
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    Image of robinandtami robinandtami
    07/08/09

    In reply to External iPhone Mic Supposedly Gets 10x Better Audio 'Reception'
    It would be great for identifying music with Shazam too, although I am surprised at how sensitive the mic can be for that. It even worked for me one night when I was eating dinner at The Outback. My table was right next to the bar and I just knew there was no way it would be able to identify the song with all the ambient noise around, but it did; and I was able to tell my girlfriend "Yes Dear... that IS Melissa Etheridge."


    The marvels of technology.

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    Image of madog madog
    07/08/09

    In reply to External iPhone Mic Supposedly Gets 10x Better Audio 'Reception'
    They should just make that into a spring loaded projectile. Already looks like something from an old Megatron toy. You know, before parents these days became pussies whenever their slow children hurt themselves with the good old toys like portable nuclear labs and things that shot hard missles at mach 1 speeds.
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    07/08/09

    In reply to External iPhone Mic Supposedly Gets 10x Better Audio 'Reception'
    Why would I want to stick a microphone in my ear?
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    Image of zjgz zjgz
    07/08/09

    @92BuickLeSabre: Haven't you ever wondered what the inside of your ear sounds like?

    I have.
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    Image of 92BuickLeSabre 92BuickLeSabre
    07/08/09

    @zjgz: Why would you ever wonder what the inside of my ear sounds like?
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    Image of Weegee Weegee
    07/08/09

    In reply to External iPhone Mic Supposedly Gets 10x Better Audio 'Reception'
    It reminds me of Darth Vaders helmet for some reason.
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    Image of madog madog
    07/08/09

    @Weegee: It's cause you're a nerd.


    It's OK though, you're amongst fellow nerds here at the nerdery.

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