Has a very nice "Stargate" feel to it. BTW, if there is anyone who watches/watched that series, did the Atlantis crew have laptops/tablets that velcroed to their uniforms?
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@GitEmSteveDave_Right: Yes they did, Rodney always had his laptop velcroed to his vest whenever he went out on mission, and even in the last episode when he figured out how to create a wormhole drive for atlantis to reach earth instantly he velcroed that sucker back on to his vest and ran to the main room to activate it.
BTW, Stargate Universe looks good so far you should give that a try as well. #delllatitudext2xfr
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@Nuke Dukem: The following is guaranteed BS:: I download the episodes each week to catch up as I'm usually busy on Friday. I still have to watch the last episode of Atlantis. #delllatitudext2xfr
Kinda cool, but I think it’s essentially a gimmick. The notebook will need to be right there and it probably wastes energy/electricity due to the induction process being (I suspect) less efficient than actual cables. Then there’s also the possibly negative health aspect to consider – jury still out…
@BoCaterpillar: I'm thinking the same thing. It's bound to be less efficient than a cable connection, even if it takes the same time to charge, it probably draws more power.
Also, I suspect it's not very bad for human health, but I wonder which gadgets can pass through the field without frying, and which can't...
I can see that for a busy executive on the go the wireless features of this system would be convenient - no wires to mess with as they're running out the door to the meeting etc. Expensive convenience? But it's still pretty nifty.
It looks like Dell's notebook line is actually starting to pick up in areas previously considered spurious--you know... innovation. Whether or not this is a gimmick, you can't deny that it'll appeal to the demographic it's going for.
I think this is great for those situations when you can't run wires where you want to. It makes cable management and placing the workstation where the user wants it much easier. I've had to place workstations at desks that lack grommet holes or access panels under the desk. I wouldn't have to worry about issues like this when placing a workstation. Me likes.
Are you guys that call this bullsh** retarded or something? You don't have to plug it in, you set in on the stand. It isn't wireless, like stand across the room and it charges but you don't have to plug in the laptop to charge, you just set it down. Think for to seconds, it uses induction so obviously it needs to be touching the stand. Go look up induction if this is beyond you. I work in an office everyday and if I could just come in, set my laptop on the stand and that's it. It is charging the connected to all my peripherals. Yeah, that is pretty cool.
The wireless USB dock is very useful. However, the $200 wireless charging platform seems completely ridiculous to me. You don't want to plug in the laptop so you instead plug in a $200 platform? RIDICULOUS!!
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Presumably it has a regular charging cord as well (hence why the inductive plate isn't packaged but rather an extra cost) and that the plate is something you'd keep in one place.
You don't really plug the laptop into the dock, more place it on top of. Wireless is a bit of a misnomer though considering the charge plate is still wired. Perhaps "plugless" would be a more appropriate term for what it does.
It's nice as a proof of concept but it doesn't have much practical application yet.
See, because I don't have an iPhone and don't pay attention to much of this stuff, I was thinking Google Voice must be some type of really nifty voice dialing app. Then I go and find out it's nothing as useful as that. So what's the big fucking deal?
@stan-the-man: Few things in this world piss me off as much as internationals complaining about an American based site talking about American based issues. Just scroll to the next article.
That being said, Apple's App Store craptastic policies, while in this instance affect a (CURRENTLY) American-based service, affect all iPhone users, not just American.
@Dorv: How do you feel about an American-based website that continually passes judgement on an Asian company (Foxconn, if you haven't noticed)? Is that okay?
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And yes, I ask because I am envious of McKay.
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BTW, Stargate Universe looks good so far you should give that a try as well. #delllatitudext2xfr
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Also, I suspect it's not very bad for human health, but I wonder which gadgets can pass through the field without frying, and which can't...
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Hell, even the design isn't horrid.
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So you not only have a long cord to carry around but you have a large inductive charging plate to stick in the laptop bag as well? No thanks.
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So im not the only one who thinks this whole inductive charging craze is bullshit...
how the hell is this wireless charging when you have to literally plug it in to the dock???
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yea. i dont buy this either. how is it wireless charging when you have to plug in the laptop into the dock?
bullshit i say.
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Presumably it has a regular charging cord as well (hence why the inductive plate isn't packaged but rather an extra cost) and that the plate is something you'd keep in one place.
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You don't really plug the laptop into the dock, more place it on top of. Wireless is a bit of a misnomer though considering the charge plate is still wired. Perhaps "plugless" would be a more appropriate term for what it does.
It's nice as a proof of concept but it doesn't have much practical application yet.
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When you really think about that. Beyond the scope of free SMS, it can almost make some sort of sense, But Google latitude? i don't get it.
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And what about hunger in Asia? Or hunger in the US, for that matter?
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That being said, Apple's App Store craptastic policies, while in this instance affect a (CURRENTLY) American-based service, affect all iPhone users, not just American.
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