What does the Powerbook and a Honda Accord have in common?

formatc2 · February 28, 2004 6:11PM

What does the Powerbook and a Honda Accord have in common? Futuristic illumination. The 15 and 17-inch Powerbooks have an optional, sensor activated, fiber-optic keyboard. The 2004 Honda Accord uses similar technology to illuminate the gauge cluster. In daylight, the gauges are dimmer, and when it's dark, the gauges light up the night. Below is an image of the Accord's gauge cluster:

a_greer · February 28, 2004 9:18PM

that is a cool feature, but i think our 2k Sable, (based on ford tarus) does something simmelar

(lookin at your blog)

at least 800$ to play solitair,

(/looks at blog)

dmband0026 · February 29, 2004 12:24AM

Did we need ANOTHER car analogy here?

Good for Honda for actually thinking, same to Apple. I knew I liked those companies.

texas flood · February 29, 2004 12:58AM

The 2005 Mustang uses 3 different colored LEDs with light pipes to allow the instrument cluster to be up to 125 user selectable colors. This link shows some examples.

curiousuburb · February 29, 2004 1:17AM

both have energy saver features to dim lights after x period

both have models with DVD capabilities, LCD screens, wireless capability

both have precision machined aluminum with near-flush hinges at fine tolerances

blah blah blah

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myst · February 29, 2004 8:45AM

I hope we aren't all think, wow a car with a light up dash board. I think those have been around since the 1980s...And let's not forget volvo's S60r's do it in style:

formatc2 · February 29, 2004 1:12PM

Quote:

Originally posted by a_greer

at least 800$ to play solitair,

Only use it to play cards once in a while

Most of the time, the eMac is all business. Web development (Apache, PHP, MySQL), Photoshop, research, etc.

ghost_user_name · February 29, 2004 3:05PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Myst

I hope we aren't all think, wow a car with a light up dash board. I think those have been around since the 1980s...And let's not forget volvo's S60r's do it in style:

You missed the big point:

There is an ambient light sensor that controls the brightness automatically.

Less not get all pissy about what our favorite cars are, okay?

ghost_user_name · February 29, 2004 3:29PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brad

You missed the big point:

There is an ambient light sensor that controls the brightness automatically.

Less not get all pissy about what our favorite cars are, okay?

**** you Hyundai boy!

myst · February 29, 2004 4:20PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brad

You missed the big point:

There is an ambient light sensor that controls the brightness automatically.

Less not get all pissy about what our favorite cars are, okay?

Uh if you mean when it's dark the light is brightest, than yes there is a sensor...

gon · February 29, 2004 4:23PM

Too bad those gauges are on a Volvo and not some car where style would matter. (ducks)

cosmonut · February 29, 2004 8:51PM

I leave my lights on all the time, so I don't give a rat's ass. Car turns on, lights go on. Car turns off, lights go off. It's safer to drive with your lights on anyway.

whisper · February 29, 2004 10:46PM

Quote:

Originally posted by CosmoNut

I leave my lights on all the time, so I don't give a rat's ass. Car turns on, lights go on. Car turns off, lights go off. It's safer to drive with your lights on anyway.

I do that too. There's less to remember that way. And yes, I really am that absent minded sometimes.

sunrein · March 1, 2004 2:45PM

<smartass>

Well, I can't afford to replace either right now. That's what they have in common for me...

</smartass>

What does the Powerbook and a Honda Accord have in common?

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