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    Image of geolemon geolemon
    10/29/09

    In reply to Ericsson's Spider PC Concept Projects the Keyboard and Screen
    I don't see why it's even this big.

    Google "virtual keyboard" to see a device that's a projected keyboard that's 1/3 the size of that spider device, and companies talking about projectors that can fit in a cell phone for basic resolution at least. #ericssonspiderpc
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    Image of Lupus_Yonderboy Lupus_Yonderboy
    10/29/09

    @geolemon: Probably for the actual "computer" portions of it - if they're building it right now, the smallest stuff that they're using is probably the guts of a smart phone, so if you assume that that's about 1/3 of the device, and a pico projector is about 1/3 of the device, and as you stated the virtual keyboard is about 1/3 of the device, that's three thirds right there...

    My question is actually "why do we need people to come up with prototypes of this?" All the pieces that they're using are commercially available - the keyboard is $150 from Thinkgeek, you can get pico projectors for between $300 and $600, and if you're willing to work with Pico ITX, you can get tiny motherboards for about $230. So if you're a modder and you have the time, you can probably put one of these together for under $1,000.00, depending on memory/harddrive/case/etc. #ericssonspiderpc
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    NeoAkira promoted this comment Lupus_Yonderboy was starred Lupus_Yonderboy was unstarred
    Image of Odin Odin
    10/29/09

    In reply to Ericsson's Spider PC Concept Projects the Keyboard and Screen
    This sort of illustrates why I don't like it when capacitive touch screens try to emulate physical buttons. There's just no feedback so it's too easy to make mistakes. I tried to play Sonic 1 (a game I had mastered in my youth) on my friends iPod and couldn't do green hill zone for crap because the controls were too close together and with no feedback it was all to easy to push the wrong direction.

    Don't get me wrong I do enjoy touch screen controls, but when they try to imitate physical controls it just doesn't work. Sonic 1 could have just as easily been controlled by pressing on the right to run right and pressing on the left to run back and maybe tapping the corners/middle/twice for jumping. #ericssonspiderpc
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    Image of Odin Odin
    10/29/09

    In reply to Ericsson's Spider PC Concept Projects the Keyboard and Screen
    The tripod looks like some creepy deployable turret/forcefield generator. #ericssonspiderpc
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    Image of Zerod Zunaro Zerod Zunaro
    10/29/09

    @Odin: It oddly reminds me of GladOs, the maniacal computer of Portal. #ericssonspiderpc
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    Image of OCEntertainment OCEntertainment
    10/29/09

    @Zerod Zunaro: I don't blame you. #ericssonspiderpc
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    Image of Odin Odin
    10/29/09

    @Zerod Zunaro:
    Is anybody there?
    Night night. #ericssonspiderpc
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    Image of Zerod Zunaro Zerod Zunaro
    10/29/09

    @Odin: "Ah, there you are"
    *machine gun noise* #ericssonspiderpc
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    Image of Odin Odin
    10/29/09

    @Zerod Zunaro: Arrrrhhhhh! Put me down!
    Where are you taking me!?
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    Image of Fenister Fenister
    10/29/09

    In reply to Ericsson's Spider PC Concept Projects the Keyboard and Screen

    War of the worlds, anyone? #ericssonspiderpc
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    tande04 promoted this comment Fenister was starred Fenister was unstarred
    Image of fatbencher fatbencher
    10/29/09

    In reply to Ericsson's Spider PC Concept Projects the Keyboard and Screen
    always they create standalone shapes. Who is going to put something like this on the coffee table when they don't have to? Make it flat, so it can be put up against any wall. Why take away the clutter of a keyboard... and replace it with different clutter? #ericssonspiderpc
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    Image of PurpleMonkeyDishwasher: PurpleMonkeyDishwasher:
    10/29/09

    In reply to Ericsson's Spider PC Concept Projects the Keyboard and Screen
    I think it would be hard to use a keyboard like this because it's always nice to have that tactile feedback of hitting a key. I think typing with no physical buttons would lead to more mistakes. #ericssonspiderpc
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    Image of fraying fraying
    08/20/09

    In reply to The First Avatar Trailer Is Big, Blue, Hyperreal Bliss
    Minus ten points for Papyrus.
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    Image of Ribs Ribs
    08/20/09

    In reply to The First Avatar Trailer Is Big, Blue, Hyperreal Bliss
    I don't get the people who don't get the hate.

    Worst character design and art design ever. Looks like Delgo meets World of Warcraft. I love a lot of James Cameron's movies - Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, etc., and was excited to see his return to form, but remember, he hasn't made a decent movie since Terminator 2 (1991), and I bet if you watch Terminator 2 again, you'll realize that movie was actually a pretty terrible movie with a half dozen really great action sequences in it and groundbreaking effects.

    This trailer looks like they let a bunch of videogame cutscene fans loose in a room full of CG guys and a couple hundred million dollars and let them make whatever they wanted for 10 years. I think I'd rather watch Aliens again.

    Oh, and to the unknown movie maker who years ago started the trend of supposedly predatory monsters screaming and roaring at their prey before lunging: You're f***ing fired. It looked stupid then, and it looks stupid now. ROOOOAAARRRR.
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    Image of RodneyMcKay RodneyMcKay
    08/20/09

    @Ribs: I don't get people that don't get people that don't get the hate.

    It's a pretty easy thing to comprehend, actually. You think that the character designs and art are bad, whereas other people don't think they are bad.

    Or maybe some people are waiting for it to come out before deciding if they hate it or not and, thus, don't get "the hate" for this film.
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    Invisible-Echidna promoted this comment RodneyMcKay was starred RodneyMcKay was unstarred
    Image of Invisible-Echidna Invisible-Echidna
    08/20/09

    @RodneyMcKay:
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    08/20/09

    In reply to The First Avatar Trailer Is Big, Blue, Hyperreal Bliss
    Why didn't they just Napalm the whole forest?
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    Image of deliciousburglar deliciousburglar
    08/20/09

    In reply to The First Avatar Trailer Is Big, Blue, Hyperreal Bliss
    1999 called, it wants it's video compression back.
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    gunluva listens to Top Gear, watches Fatboy Slim promoted this comment deliciousburglar was starred deliciousburglar was unstarred
    Image of badhatharry badhatharry
    08/20/09

    In reply to The First Avatar Trailer Is Big, Blue, Hyperreal Bliss
    Nobody else is getting a Polar Express 2: Electric Boogaloo vibe from this?
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    Image of aerospaceman aerospaceman
    08/20/09

    In reply to The First Avatar Trailer Is Big, Blue, Hyperreal Bliss
    question: would you hit that alien chick? Tail is kind of a bonus ;)
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    DeusExMach believes you have his stapler promoted this comment aerospaceman was starred aerospaceman was unstarred
    Image of DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star. DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star.
    08/20/09

    @aerospaceman: I am all about exploring new worlds and getting some alien strange/tail.
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    Image of aerospaceman aerospaceman
    08/20/09

    @DeusExMach believes you have his stapler:
    you would then love to read "Venus on the Half-Shell" ...it's pretty much all about that
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    Image of Gaucho85 Gaucho85
    08/20/09

    In reply to The First Avatar Trailer Is Big, Blue, Hyperreal Bliss
    What the hell is this about? I thought Avatar was that show on nickelodeon I caught myself watching while on a Lucky Charms and beer binge.
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    The-Simpsons-Rule!! promoted this comment Gaucho85 was starred Gaucho85 was unstarred
    Image of The-Simpsons-Rule!! The-Simpsons-Rule!!
    08/20/09

    @Gaucho85: Lucky for you now you can do that at a theatre near you next summer!
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    Image of DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star. DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star.
    08/20/09

    @The-Simpsons-Rule!!: They sell lucky charms and beer at his local theater? Awesome.
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    DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star. was starred DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star. was unstarred
    Image of Red-headed bookworm Red-headed bookworm
    08/21/09

    @The-Simpsons-Rule!!: What does it say when I'm more into Avatar:The Last Airbender than Avatar?
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    Image of DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star. DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star.
    08/23/09

    @Red-headed bookworm: It says that you, my friend, have taste.
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    DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star. was starred DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star. was unstarred
    Image of fakejesusdiaz fakejesusdiaz
    08/20/09

    In reply to The First Avatar Trailer Is Big, Blue, Hyperreal Bliss
    Holy goddamn fruit bat, this makes my insides feel like melted cheese.

    This will be cinematic pron for the eyes!
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    IN THE FACE! promoted this comment Mark Wilson approved this comment fakejesusdiaz was starred fakejesusdiaz was unstarred
    Image of mciarlo mciarlo
    08/20/09

    In reply to The First Avatar Trailer Is Big, Blue, Hyperreal Bliss
    So, I've watched this trailer 3 times and I still don't understand what the movie's supposed to be about.
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    Pew Pew BOOM promoted this comment mciarlo was starred mciarlo was unstarred
    Image of Pew Pew BOOM Pew Pew BOOM
    08/20/09

    @mciarlo: Humans invade planet, send an undercover soldier, soldier falls in love with alien girl, double cross humans. I think.
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    Image of W10002 W10002
    08/20/09

    @Pew Pew BOOM: The humans colonize the planet. As a way to explore the planet, the humans allow people to transfer people into the native alien's body to be able to adapt to the planet's harsh environment.

    But yeah, as the main character does fall in love with the native alien, and fights with them against the humans later on.
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    Image of Hello Mister Walrus Hello Mister Walrus
    08/20/09

    @mciarlo: Humans transfer their consciousness into an alien in order to hook up with sexy alien females. What? Isn't that what most Sci Fi is about, minus the mind-transferring part?
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    Image of DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star. DeusExMach wonders what the hell happened to his star.
    08/20/09

    @Hello Mister Walrus: What do you mean "minus"? You just described the 2nd and 3rd Star Trek films.
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