charts - Gizmodo

posts about #charts more →
Video Games Apparently Not "Recession-Proof"
Broken-Down Gadgets: When to Fix Them, When to Replace Them
The Magic of Choose Your Own Adventure Books, Beautifully Visualized
Internet Speeds and Costs Around the World, Shown Visually
Graphs and Charts Prove iPhone to Be the Most Successful Gadget Ever (Sort of)
Mobile Web Finally Easy Enough For Old People, Female People and Teen People
Google Acquisitions and Investments Map Shows How Much Google Likes Buying Stuff
Internet Distractions, In Order of Importance
Snow Leopard Benchmarks
Windows 7 Charts

Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.

Dsmvwl Admin Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×

Xagest
12:48 PM

In reply to Video Games Apparently Not "Recession-Proof"
Of course, this probably doesn't show used game sales. I'm sure for used games, just take the graph and turn it upside down. #videogamesales
Reply

Xagest was starred Xagest was unstarred

ripfire
11:34 AM

In reply to Video Games Apparently Not "Recession-Proof"
I'm on a two year lag. I'm still playing games that released in '07. #videogamesales
Reply

ripfire was starred ripfire was unstarred

travisco_nabisco
01:18 PM

@ripfire: ++ In good conscience I can only buy a few $60 games a year, so the older games with price drops get played much more often.

Also I do have the income to buy as many games as I want, but there are a lot of things that are more valuable to me than always playing the newest and greatest game the week it comes out. #videogamesales
Reply

ripfire promoted this comment travisco_nabisco was starred travisco_nabisco was unstarred

ripfire
01:44 PM

@travisco_nabisco: Seriously! I could spend $60 bucks for one game. Yeah, I did that with Fallout 3. Or I could spend $20 bucks for three used games: Bioshock, Modern Warfare(1), and The Darkness. I'm currently playing Bioshock. Man it's awesome!

Oh btw, don't tell me about the cake. I want to find out for myself.
Reply

Edited by ripfire at 11/16/09 1:45 PM ripfire was starred ripfire was unstarred

daveyac001
02:09 PM

@ripfire: there is no cake in bioshock...confusing two great games
Reply

ripfire promoted this comment daveyac001 was starred daveyac001 was unstarred

ripfire
03:28 PM

@daveyac001: Yeah I know. It was an edit/response to the comic which isn't related to Bioshock. #videogamesales
Reply

ripfire was starred ripfire was unstarred

TheNimboo
04:56 PM

@ripfire: Now I'm curious, what is the other game that has to do with cake? I LOVED bioshock too #videogamesales
Reply

ripfire promoted this comment TheNimboo was starred TheNimboo was unstarred

ripfire
05:17 PM

@TheNimboo: As far as I know, Portal. #videogamesales
Reply

ripfire was starred ripfire was unstarred

Kaiser-Machead
10:25 AM

In reply to Video Games Apparently Not "Recession-Proof"

Time to break out my wooden Labyrinth game. #videogamesales
Reply

Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred

chauncy that billups
11:30 AM

@Kaiser-Machead: you just have to go see the babe. the babe with the power. #videogamesales
Reply

KaZx
11:52 AM

@Kaiser-Machead: Nice, have you ever pulled that out while watcing labyrinth? #videogamesales
Reply

Kaiser-Machead promoted this comment KaZx was starred KaZx was unstarred

Kaiser-Machead
12:03 PM

@KaZx: Who can concentrate with David Bowie piercing my soul with his dead stare? #videogamesales
Reply

Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred

KaZx
12:07 PM

@Kaiser-Machead: Nice to know im not the only one frozen by Bowie Stare, almost hypnotized to compelled to keep watching. Maybe that how he has powers on the Venture Bros, he drains our souls for it. #videogamesales
Reply

KaZx was starred KaZx was unstarred

nutbastard
11/13/09

In reply to Broken-Down Gadgets: When to Fix Them, When to Replace Them
if you CAN fix it, fix it. you'd be surprised how simple a lot of electronics are once you crack em open. learn to solder, get some tiny obscure screwdrivers and get in there. i know a lot of people who traded in ipod touches with broken glass, who got hardly any credit towards the replacement, who could've saved a couple hundred dollars.

the only time i'd say forget about fixing it is if you physically break the LCD of a TV. the replacements aren't much cheaper than a new set is and those things aren't really made to be user serviceable - even less so than an ipod.

ALSO if you want your pocketable gadgets to last longer, open em up and throw some conformal coating on the PCBs, and treat all the connectors with dielectric grease. screwing up a gadget by getting it wet can often be fixed by simply drying it out, but corrosion adds up. #repairorreplace
Reply

nutbastard was starred nutbastard was unstarred

infmom
11/13/09

In reply to Broken-Down Gadgets: When to Fix Them, When to Replace Them
This might be useful for people who don't know how to fix their own stuff, but for anyone else, whether you decide to repair something or replace it depends not so much on the gadget's age but on whether you'd rather have a new one than fix the old one. :)

We just replaced our washer and dryer that we bought in 1987 and both still worked fine (in fact, someone else took them and they're still going strong). We bought new ones to save space in the laundry room so we could put in the dishwasher we never had up till now. #repairorreplace
Reply

infmom was starred infmom was unstarred

travisco_nabisco
11/13/09

@infmom: So your dishwasher is in the laundry room? Interesting, I always thought dishes went in the kitchen and that the dishwasher was in the same room. #repairorreplace
Reply

infmom promoted this comment travisco_nabisco was starred travisco_nabisco was unstarred

infmom
11/13/09

@travisco_nabisco: It works that way if your house wasn't built before the dishwasher was invented. :)

This place was built in 1930 and there is absolutely no space to put a dishwasher in the kitchen. The laundry room is right next to the kitchen and the dishwasher just rolls up to the sink when we want to use it. #repairorreplace
Reply

infmom was starred infmom was unstarred

travisco_nabisco
11/13/09

@infmom: Ah, that makes sense. I figured as much but still had to ask the question. #repairorreplace
Reply

travisco_nabisco was starred travisco_nabisco was unstarred

infmom
11/13/09

@travisco_nabisco: What can I say, the house is as.... unique... as its occupants. :) #repairorreplace
Reply

infmom was starred infmom was unstarred

OCEntertainment
11/13/09

In reply to Broken-Down Gadgets: When to Fix Them, When to Replace Them
Wow, I honestly wanted to argue this, given that almost nothing has even a "consider repair" beyond 5 years. A quick second thought later and....Nope. That sounds about right.

Geez. I've had pet fish with longer lifespans than some of our gadgets. #repairorreplace
Reply

OCEntertainment was starred OCEntertainment was unstarred

Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
11/13/09

In reply to Broken-Down Gadgets: When to Fix Them, When to Replace Them
Right, they say typical but is that an average or a median? #repairorreplace
Reply

Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
11/13/09

In reply to Broken-Down Gadgets: When to Fix Them, When to Replace Them
If it costs more than $150 dollars to fix it, get a new one.. #repairorreplace
Reply

Lupus_Yonderboy
11/13/09

@Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Can I have your old car the next time you get a $200 repair bill? #repairorreplace
Reply

Jrsy Devil's Advocate® promoted this comment Lupus_Yonderboy was starred Lupus_Yonderboy was unstarred

darngooddesign
11/13/09

@Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: What if the replacement cost is 2 grand and the used but broken sale price is 500? #repairorreplace
Reply

Jrsy Devil's Advocate® promoted this comment darngooddesign was starred darngooddesign was unstarred

Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
11/13/09

@Lupus_Yonderboy: My car is not a gadget so it's excluded from this. #repairorreplace
Reply

Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
11/13/09

@darngooddesign: If you paid two grand for the gadget you should have gotten the extended warranty. #repairorreplace
Reply

Lupus_Yonderboy
11/13/09

@Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Right. We're not on Jalopnik, I guess.

How about this - if the repair cost is greater than or equal to 1/3 of the replacement cost, get a new one. I have some $80 headphones that I love, but if it cost me more than $25 ($26.67) to fix them, I'd think seriously about just getting a new pair - and they're less than a month old. #repairorreplace
Reply

Lupus_Yonderboy was starred Lupus_Yonderboy was unstarred

psychiccheese
11/13/09

@Jrsy Devil's Advocate®: Instead of replacing a video card, you'll just toss your computer? Great. Send it my way. I'll pay shipping. #repairorreplace
Reply

Jrsy Devil's Advocate® promoted this comment psychiccheese was starred psychiccheese was unstarred

Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
11/13/09

@psychiccheese: If you can't find a good video card for less than $150 bucks you're shopping in the wrong places.. #repairorreplace
Reply

Red_Flag
11/11/09

In reply to The Magic of Choose Your Own Adventure Books, Beautifully Visualized
If you read the article, turn to page 47

If you follow the link for more information, turn to page 19

If you only read the headline and post "FIRST!1!!1oneone!!1", turn to page 62 #chooseyourownadventure
Reply

Red_Flag was starred Red_Flag was unstarred

lostarchitect
11/11/09

@Red_Flag: Page 62: Oh no! You have been Banhammered! You are dead. #chooseyourownadventure
Reply

lostarchitect was starred lostarchitect was unstarred

Red_Flag
11/11/09

In reply to The Magic of Choose Your Own Adventure Books, Beautifully Visualized
When I was a young'un, I tore through all the CYOA-type books at my local library. Afterward, I was feeling somewhat unsettled by the internal inconsistencies in the stories ("But why was my choice of "tackling the alligator" the only option that allowed me to be rescued from the tropical island nine choices later?").

So I wrote to the authors. About eight or nine authors, I believe, and I asked them a litany of questions about why one choice caused a specific result further down the line, and what would have happened if choices X and Y were not available and how the different scenarios coexisted with each other.

None ever replied.

Guess I should have turned to page 63 and opened the sarcophagus instead. #chooseyourownadventure
Reply

Red_Flag was starred Red_Flag was unstarred

BergenCountyJC
11/11/09

In reply to The Magic of Choose Your Own Adventure Books, Beautifully Visualized
It's like a color symphony #chooseyourownadventure
Reply

BergenCountyJC was starred BergenCountyJC was unstarred

jinushaun
10/27/09

In reply to Internet Speeds and Costs Around the World, Shown Visually
Unsurprisingly, Japan is still the size of California. #broadband
Reply

jinushaun was starred jinushaun was unstarred

Optimistic Prime
10/26/09

In reply to Internet Speeds and Costs Around the World, Shown Visually
I'd kill for $5 a month for the 1.5Mbps I'm supposed to get. Something is wrong with their math here. #broadband
Reply

Optimistic Prime was starred Optimistic Prime was unstarred

Identity (Metric)
10/26/09

In reply to Internet Speeds and Costs Around the World, Shown Visually
When I used to have a neighbor, and didn't have a router, I would sometimes bum off their internet. (honestly, with their permission.)

They had a 6mb connection compared to my 8mb connection via Ethernet. Their connection was faster and more reliable most of the time. They had the same ISP. I looked into it, and it appears that they were f*cking with my bandwidth for no reason.

The internet in my area was down for about 50,000 people last night. This is one thing I hate about living in the semi-rural Midwest. My internet goes out at least once a month. My power also goes out about as frequently.

Other people having way faster internet saddens me. :(
Reply

Edited by Identity (Metric) at 10/26/09 3:43 PM Identity (Metric) was starred

Monty
10/26/09

In reply to Internet Speeds and Costs Around the World, Shown Visually
I know I am going to get some shoes tossed my way, but I read this a bit differently than many here. There are three tiers of service listed: The ridiculously cheap and fast (Japan, South Korea, Finland, Sweden and France), the middle tier of reasonable speeds (Netherland through Italy), and the folks that have some catching up to do (come on, Greece - get it together!)

From my ludicrous perspective, America is doing "fine". Not great, not bad, but "fine" in the middle of the group. If our goal is to get into the top rung of speed and price, we are going to have to change a couple of things:

1. Geographic size. Notice that the five at the top could fit their land mass in Texas with room to spare. Clearly the answer is to move all 300 million people into the space that makes the best TexMex in the world.

2. Socialism kicks ass. Well, maybe not - but I believe (and yield to those with better knowledge than my understanding) that all of the top five help pay for that broadband connection through taxes. All we need is some socialist like Obama to lead the way and we can get a bill passed that would pay for this with China's money.

I am joking on both counts (I am not moving to Texas, I hate borrowing from anyone, and I like Obama), but it also points at what I believe are the potential solutions. We cannot shrink our country, so we are going to have to spend serious dollars by our government to offset the cost of building the infrastructure to make it to the top third. If we all had fiber to our homes (note the government helped roll out coax to every home in the early cable TV days), we could change our spot dramatically.

Ladies and gentleman of the Giz community, start tossing those shoes. I need some free shoes. #broadband
Reply

Monty was starred Monty was unstarred

curious-character
10/26/09

@Monty: I generally agree, the pop density seems like a no-brainer...but when I did the math, it didn't do much. Now I'll be the first to admit that just dividing by pop density probably doesn't properly account for the expenses of connecting large areas, but I thought it would be a decent approximation...yet Japan still scored above the US. #broadband
Reply

Monty promoted this comment curious-character was starred

Canoehead
10/26/09

@Monty: How about we just try to structure tax and other regulations in such a way that companies are incentivized to invest in broadband infrastructure, and then also chill a bit and realize that not every little hamlet in the middle of Iowa NEEDS super fast pr)n downloads? #broadband
Reply

Canoehead was starred Canoehead was unstarred

Monty
10/26/09

@curious-character: Japan is a small area that is divided by water. That is a smaller issue, in my opinion, then connecting homes with the huge distances we have in the United States. I have to assume Japan has some underwater cabling to solve that issue relatively simply, but we would have to run long sets of cable to more than a handful of locations to pull it off here. Just my ridiculous guess, mind you. #broadband
Reply

Monty was starred Monty was unstarred

Monty
10/26/09

@Canoehead: We may be, essentially, saying the same thing - either way, the government has to give money or stop taking it to pay for the expansion. #broadband
Reply

Monty was starred Monty was unstarred

Canoehead
10/26/09

@Monty: I'd prefer they just give tax breaks or other favorable treatment, and maybe make regulatory changes to make it easier for multiple providers to compete in the same area. That said, I don't trust this Congress' ability to even properly draft a tax provision - unless you think that the stimulus should be funding the purchase of multiple golf carts.

[www.lvrj.com] #broadband
Reply

Canoehead was starred Canoehead was unstarred

Sneaky0
10/26/09

@Canoehead: Either way the government would still have to step in. One of the major reasons why Korea and Japan are in the top 2 spots. A lot of people not like the fact that government would get involved, but they did a splendid job at our highway system. #broadband
Reply

Canoehead promoted this comment Sneaky0 was starred Sneaky0 was unstarred

Canoehead
10/27/09

@Sneaky0: Sure 50 years ago - lately all we have are fiascos like the Big Dig. #broadband
Reply

Canoehead was starred Canoehead was unstarred

Sneaky0
10/27/09

@Canoehead: Yes times has changed, but without the involvement of the government the consumers are getting the short stick by the ISPs. If the taxpayers pay for the infrastructure, then we have a right to at least have a say. #broadband
Reply

Sneaky0 was starred Sneaky0 was unstarred

Canoehead
10/27/09

@Sneaky0: Uh-huh - more government control of content delivery - sounds like the RIAA's lobbyists in DC will be the big winners. And what happens when the party in power uses this as leverage to promote their "values"? #broadband
Reply

Canoehead was starred Canoehead was unstarred

Earlier discussions Other discussions Show all discussions Show featured discussions only Start a new discussion

Gizmodo Team

SUBSCRIBE TO Gizmodo

Login

Reset Password

Register

Submit Your Comment