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The Lab
01:08 PM

In reply to Motorola Motus Android Phone Caught on Shaky Cam?
What is wrong with people and their blurry-ass photos? Gizmodo's number one tipster, Shakes the Clown. I expected this back in 2006 but we have better cameras now, wtf.
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tande04
08:51 AM

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This thing looks awesome I can't wait to see a better picture/real thing.

Took me forever when this broke on other sites to figure out whats going on with the keyboard. In fact if someone at BGR hadn't posted it I would have never figured it out.

The keyboard is the back of the phone. Thats why you've got the camera on the "front" in this view (see bottom left, 5.0 megapixels). Its so simple but makes so much sense. The Env and all those other flip QWERTYs always seemed stupid because you waste space by having to have 2 screens. Something like the Env touch made even less sense because you lose the big nice touchscreen when typing and get the little crappy interior screen. All gone now plus I imagine its going to allow for the phone to be thinner and sturdier.

What I really want to see is if the buttons on the back retain any of their functionality when closed. Again, its something that makes soooo much sense I'm amazed that Moto is the first one doing it. I mean obviously there would be things that you'd have to work around if the buttons on the back worked but if they could figure out a way to keep things like physical navigation buttons and still retain a sleek clean front I'd say its a win. Seems like it would be pretty easy to get used to.
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negated: has star powah
11/19/09

In reply to DigiTimes Claims Apple Tablet Delayed for OLED Upgrade
Haven't people figured out yet that this whole "apple tablet" rumor mill is just a ploy on Apple's part to keep Microsoft busy and distracted while Apple finishes up some other top secret project?
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unique172
11/19/09

In reply to DigiTimes Claims Apple Tablet Delayed for OLED Upgrade
Wake me up when they're announced with Pixel Qi screens. I want sunlight readability and ridiculous battery life! Is that so much to ask?
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ovil200
11/19/09

@unique172: If you look really deep into my posts, you see me predict them using Qi screens months ago. It'd really be the smartest move, I think. The screen would cost THEM $500, accounting for THIRTY PERCENT of the costs? If they are going to project a cost anywhere close to that, it'd BETTER be running a full version of OS X. Otherwise, anything at $500+ is simply overpriced for a giant iPod Touch.
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unique172
11/19/09

@ovil200: I remember someone (you?) saying that, but haven't heard any real news. I agree about the price. I doubt anyone will buy a $1000+ version of the touch, even if it IS shiny.

#tips
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rjbuddyboi
11/19/09

@unique172: What the heck is that $1000 price tag. Sorry it's just not practical in this time of recession. I'll do my ebook reading and iTunes music with my cheap 10.1 inch Asus 1005HA. It does the same stuff plus more.
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unique172
12:55 PM

@rjbuddyboi: Nobody knows the price; I was saying that I doubt anyone would pay that much. But judging by the non-contract price of the iPhone, I doubt the tablet will be cheap. I'd be very surprised if it was less than $500-600. I have a netbook too, but if it came with a reflective, low-power sunlight readable display I'd be very tempted. Hell, if any real device (that allowed internet access, keyboard input, etc) came with that display, I'd probably drop some $$.

#tips
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Monty
11/19/09

In reply to DigiTimes Claims Apple Tablet Delayed for OLED Upgrade
Who cares about reasons for a supposed delay - it could be due to a global shortage of pixie dust for all it matters since we are spreading rumors of rumors about a rumored device that is rumored to be available some rumored day. Come on - tell us the sucker is fission powered and they have to get approval from the nuclear regulatory body before Miley Cyrus will write the start-up song and Buddha waves an arm and it sits in every humans lap of life.

[sigh]
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Calzo
11/19/09

In reply to DigiTimes Claims Apple Tablet Delayed for OLED Upgrade
I still remember the iPhone OLED rumors. Not crossing any fingers here.
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SQLGuru
11/18/09

In reply to Screw the Voice Plan: The Rumored Google Phone May Be Data/Voip Only
I think we will be seeing something significant from Google in the voice recognition field in about 3 to 5 years. The reason for all of these voice related techs (Google Voice, VOIP, etc.) is that they are collecting data on what voice sounds like by a LOT of different people. Car, Kaaa, Cawr, etc. They'll be able to do something special with all of that data once they've analyzed it.
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Charbax2
11/18/09

In reply to Screw the Voice Plan: The Rumored Google Phone May Be Data/Voip Only
How much does VOIP take in bandwidth usage? Perhaps as little as 20kbit/s. So for 1GB of data per month, you could have 111 hours of VOIP conversations on Google Voice. People don't talk that much on the phone, so Google could most definitely provide up to something like 50 hours of free Google Voice usage with a 100-dollar basic Android phone, and no contracts needed.
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DustyButt™
11/18/09

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So... You use their search engine, you (potentially) could use their OS, and surf the web on their browser. To get a phone you submit to a credit check, so they then get you're vital economic info. While using their phone they can track your location real-time. Drop it all into one big information vat, and...

...Ohhh boy...
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nutbastard
11/18/09

In reply to Screw the Voice Plan: The Rumored Google Phone May Be Data/Voip Only
hmmm... if i had more money, i'd get an iphone. as it stands, i carry an ipod touch and a nokia shitbrick on cheap t-mo prepaid.

if i got a google phone, i don't think i'd forgo the shitbrick - but how much are we talking here for a data plan?

as much as i'd like to have the internet everywhere, having the wikidump on the ipod seems to suffice, at least for finding things out.

on the other hand, i'd be carrying 3 devices that are all kinda sorta doing similar things. ideally, att would offer a fixed rate data plan on an iphone and let voice remain prepaid, but i dont see that happening... and i only use about 1500 minutes of voice per year, ($150 on t-mo) so i can't justify switching to anything at this point.
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Decad3nce
11/18/09

@nutbastard: you didnt notice the thing about VOIP did you?
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nutbastard
11/18/09

@Decad3nce:

oh i did, but VOIP is useless to me, as broadband isn't available where i live (ironically im 20 minutes from both apples and googles HQs)
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nutbastard
11/18/09

@Decad3nce:

er, wait, are you saying that it'll do VOIP over 3G or something?!
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Decad3nce
11/18/09

@nutbastard: That's where all things are heading.. inevitably; whether the telecos want it or not.

#tips
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nutbastard
11/18/09

@Decad3nce:

well that, sir, is a horse of another color. shit - it isn't even a horse any more.
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Decad3nce
11/18/09

@nutbastard:
It's more of an Iguana than anything at this point..
#tips
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Monty
11/18/09

In reply to Screw the Voice Plan: The Rumored Google Phone May Be Data/Voip Only
It goes without saying (which means I will type it anyway) that if a Google Phone arrives with data support only (VOIP) it will not be the first hardware like this. NetGear and other companies had WiFi / VOIP phones available years ago. In fact, the original iPhone name was not owned by Apple (was it Cisco?) and was used on a VOIP phone. Obviously, Google is going to take this concept many steps further but the hardware that has come before it did not turn the world on fire. Hopefully Google's device will.
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OCEntertainment
11/18/09

@Monty: To be fair, many other devices and ideas came about that failed to set the world on fire before a following idea did. While it's not a gadget per se, the most ready example I can think of is Wolfenstein and Doom. Wolfenstein, for all intents and purposes was the original first-person shooter. Doom, however, made the genre popular. And as I head home to play Half-Life 2 again, I am thankful to both.

Additionally, it also goes without saying....
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Monty
11/18/09

@OCEntertainment: Correct, you and the other folks commenting are all absolutely correct. I just find it interesting how it is rarely the first to market that is successful, it is the slightly altered version that comes down the road that is often the one that finds success.

Of course, I hope we can still get charged per text message sent just to re-live the good old days.
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yantelope
11/18/09

In reply to Screw the Voice Plan: The Rumored Google Phone May Be Data/Voip Only
VOIP was set to replace land lines and would have quickly if cell phones didn't already. It makes perfect sense then to be using VOIP for cell phones simply to preserve BW. If there's only so much spectrum to go around we should use it as efficiently as possible and if that means switching all of it to data and then running calls and internet in the same spectrum then I am all for it. Prioritizing voice traffic would be the difficulty especially when it may conflict with net neutrality.
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ossuary
11/18/09

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I wouldn't mind one if it allowed me to cut out the telcos altogether... Forget the "data plan". Just give me one with VOIP via wifi and I would be happy.
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PhineasJW
11/18/09

In reply to Screw the Voice Plan: The Rumored Google Phone May Be Data/Voip Only
Google. Frenemy of the telcos.

Love it.

Can we make it a reality show? Like we lock Google VP's and telco CEOs in a house and give them different tasks each week...then at the end of each episode the dumbest telco representative gets kicked out?

Would watch.
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Gundem
11/18/09

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*sigh*

Google will run the internet soon and after that...the world.
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SpardaFatalis
11/18/09

@Gundem: soon? haha... :[
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Gundem
11/18/09

@SpardaFatalis: I could just imagine when Chrome OS is realeased.

Google = Skynet
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SpardaFatalis
11/19/09

@Gundem: skynet will have nothing on google, they prolly own mars already... poor martians...

#speakup
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