Posts by Bowser

Those of you screaming that such a move makes no sense aren't seeing the bigger picture here... A smaller phone, as one earlier poster said, a 'feature phone' that works primarily as a phone and an ipod and can serve as a wireless...

Quote: Originally Posted by Prof. Peabody Indeed. Voice recognition is one of the longest running boondoggles in tech. It's inherently impossible for a computer to "recognise" what you are saying, but we all pretend like...

If their awful overpriced and substandard V-cast and other content services aren't removable from it, NO WAY. V-cast is total crap in every conceivable way. I don't think they're going to see many converts if they're going to be...

More trash. I pity those of us who are forced to use this crap for their work or the like... I only have Office 2008 installed for legacy document use and Excel. (Sorry Steve, Numbers just isn't up to even casual spreadsheet use.) ...

and why should I care? Office stopped being anything more than an occasional use niche product for me after I installed Office 2008. I understand that some people still are required to use it, and I pity them. No one will cheer...

Quote: Originally Posted by MFago What is the angular resolution of the human eye, and what linear distance does this angle correspond to at 12" away? I believe Steve was claiming that it is 300 dpi. I don't have the time to do a...

Quote: Originally Posted by twoslick For someone who claims to teach this stuff, it honestly saddens me that you've tried to equate the cell density of the retina with the density of a display device held 10 to 12 inches away. Your...

I teach vision science in a major California, university, the claims about this display are patently false. First, I'll overlook the claim about what the human retina can display, that's just wrong. The retina doesn't display anything,...

Quote: Originally Posted by paxman There is also the issue of screen size. Many people need a larger screen and a touch interface works less well on a large screen. I think maybe 95% of computer use can be done just as well on an iPad...

Quote: Originally Posted by masternav So while calls for moving manufacturing back to the good old US of A are laudable, they do not reflect the disparity of these costs, they do not reflect on the limited beneficial aspects of the...