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HP EliteBook 2740p tablet due out this Spring? {Engadget}
Jan 18th 2010 3:46PM Heh, That's the sister school to my former High School.
Mercy girls. Was there anything they weren't good for?
Palm intros Mobile Hotspot app, guaranteed to make your router jealous {Engadget}
Jan 7th 2010 3:14PM Hopefully:
A) This will be available on Sprint and
B) This will be included in the data plan on the phone already.
I know I'm dreaming when I hope that it's included in the data plan price if it does come to Sprint but it'd be really cool since Sprint has been trying to position themselves as the best value in the mobile market recently
Ralph de la Vega: AT&T launching two webOS devices! {Engadget}
Jan 6th 2010 3:57PM @Goona
Look, the hardware is very nice, and the software implementation is also well done, however, a black screen with a bunch of colored square boxes is something a 4 year old would come up with now. 3 years ago when the iPhone was released it was astonishingly easy to use and nothing else on the market looked or performed the way the iPhone does. Forward to 2010 and now every phone has the same capabilities in hardware and software the iPhone has (granted, not the same app store, but thats not my argument). The only real differentiation between phones comes down to the way the user interfaces with it. I would argue that most people that say that android and webOS cant compete with the iPhone have never used either android or webOS before.
So yes, I said it before and I'll say it again. Apple and the iPhone need to do something revolutionary with the way people interface with their phone again or start to loose market share. I'm not saying the iPhone is dead, Apple would have to stop manufacturing it for that to happen, but people are going to start exploring other phones and other OSs and that will eventually cut into apple/iPhone bottom line
Ralph de la Vega: AT&T launching two webOS devices! {Engadget}
Jan 6th 2010 2:11PM @Ezye1313
And at myself because I'm an idiot and posted too fast. If you take the visual appeal of Android and WebOS and put them up against the iPhone and its GUI, yes, to me it's starting to look dated.
Ralph de la Vega: AT&T launching two webOS devices! {Engadget}
Jan 6th 2010 2:09PM @Ezye1313
I was referring to the old PalmOS and how riding an OS into the ground can take your company with it, but after rereading my sentence I can understand the confusion.
Ralph de la Vega: AT&T launching two webOS devices! {Engadget}
Jan 6th 2010 1:35PM Thank god. I've had my Pre on sprint since launch day and have converted about a dozen people away from the phones they had.
The iPhone is a nice device but is really starting to show its age in the era of Android/WebOS, and anyone who is a Palm fan knows what happens when you stick to the same basic OS and format for a long time.
I'm sure Apple will come out with something to reinvigorate the iPhone fans out there but they need to do it sooner than later with WebOS, Android and (probably) Windows Mobile 7 coming to AT&T.
Buells, getcher Buells! Harley-Davidson implements a bike-finder {Autoblog}
Dec 31st 2009 10:36AM It's too bad to see Buell stop production. I have an XB12R and it's so much fun to ride. When I hit Royal Oak (MI) for bike night, I usually have people standing around it before I even get off. Most people appreciate it for what it is, the only true attempt anyone ever made at H-D into the sport bike market.
No, it's not the fastest sport bike, but it is quite unique in its style and doesn't sound like a high powered vacuum cleaner either.
Windows 7 Performing Just Fine, Despite Haters {Switched.com}
Nov 4th 2009 6:25PM Hey Mike,
I'm running a Win7 machine that got installed over XP the weekend after launch. I had made the decision to skip Vista because the only thing it provided was DirectX 10, and that wasn't enough of a reason for me to switch when Vista was released. My hardware at the time wasn't spectacular and I'd been running XP since I switched off ME on XP's launch day.
Anyways, I bought new hardware but decided that I was just going to stick with XP cuz of rumors that Win7 was on its way. I wanted to get onto 64-Bit and I knew that drivers were out that would work for everything i had.
Did the upgrade, couple hours to install. Couple more hours to get all my data off my backups and onto the computer. I have all the same software i was running on my XP rig under Win7 with no issues so far. Some of these programs are well over 6-8 years old. No one thing i have tried to install on Win7 has not worked. It's also been very stable and comes out of sleep mode faster.
I seriously haven't run into a problem since the upgrade.
The Laughable $147 'Audio Grade' Power Outlet {Switched.com}
Oct 28th 2009 9:45AM Look who's calling someone a schmuck.
First of all, if you have that high end of a system in your home, you better have a battery back up and line conditioner to make sure all your super expensive components are safe.
Second, you also will need to buy audio grade Romex to run to that $147 outlet, because the regular stuff isn't made of moon dust in a airtight room and plated in platinum... oh, and make sure it's shielded to prevent any pesky outside EM interference from entering the line
Third, you'll need a special breaker to control the flow of electricity down that special Romex. Don't want to use just any old part at this point.
Forth, Contact the local electrical company to come and replace the meter at your home, because I'm sure that could introduce some interference somewhere down the line.
Finally, While the electric company is out replacing that meter, have them run a new line from the overhead to your home, with the same properties as the Romex you used in step 2.
/sarcasm
Yes, there is a difference between a 'Home Theater in a Box' system that you'll get from Wal-Mart and a true high end piece of home theater equipment, but believing that a special electrical outlet is going to make a noticeable difference in your listening pleasure is absurd. Especially since the first step above (which was the only thing not sarcastic) will take care of any 'faults' the outlet may have.
Ready or not, the latest 3D technology is coming home {Engadget HD}
Oct 27th 2009 10:46AM And, of course, I screwed up in my own post.
