Dalyn
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Wow. You couldn't be more wrong. This is going places and gaming is only the first stop.
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Wow. You couldn't be more wrong. This is going places and gaming is only the first stop.
I can't wait for a virtual simulation of traveling through outer space, looking around and seeing nothing but the depths of stars and space junk.
Kind of like Neil Tyson's imagination pod on Cosmos.
Kind of like Neil Tyson's imagination pod on Cosmos.
Dalyn
Fredi Gonzalez Supporter
They could actually connect you with any actual probe or rover sent out with a camera. You could very well hitch a ride on the next Mars rover, or perhaps the first sent to land on Enceladus. Board meetings. Classrooms. Baseball games. Your own heart. etc etc
zitothebrave
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I saw that same episode and you're misquoting the consensus. They weren't conviced that particular controller would work, not that VR wouldn't work. In fact, VR in gaming has been something they've striven for for years.
zitothebrave
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Absolutely. I also think that application will be an issue. You really can't put the OR in an arcade setting, there has to be all kinds of safety issues that it would work someplaces but not in many arcades. Also for home use, you run into a few issues involving calibration I'm sure those are simple fixes though.
zitothebrave
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Really interesting study
http://pages.crittercism.com/rs/crittercism/images/crittercism-mobile-benchmarks.pdf
I'm not shocked that ecommerce apps have the least amount of crashing issues, their whole business model is built on need of stability I can easily imagine someone using amazon looking to buy something, it crashing then the person changing their mind. I'm not shocked about the games at all. My own experience I've had a game crash on me several times, and they're pretty much the only app on my phone that does. The findings are really interesting, basically stating that developers need to consider the Gingerbread Android users, since about 20% of android users aren't on the 4.x side yet. There's potential money being lost by ignoring them and giving them an inferior product.
Also really interesting that iPhone 5 had less crashing issues than the 5s. I wonder what's causing that from a tech standpoint? You'd think faster processor better GPU etc. would lead to less crashing, maybe there's some kind of compatibility issues out there.
And one last jab for my iOS buddies. Love how the most stable iPhone is less stable then the least stable listed Android. Really smashes the lied public perception. Gingerbread crashes 1.7% of the time, the most stable iOS 7 crashed 1.6% of the time. The most stable Android is 2 times more stable than iOS 7.1 but people say Android is buggy and crashes all of the time. It's amazing what lies people can spew.
http://pages.crittercism.com/rs/crittercism/images/crittercism-mobile-benchmarks.pdf
I'm not shocked that ecommerce apps have the least amount of crashing issues, their whole business model is built on need of stability I can easily imagine someone using amazon looking to buy something, it crashing then the person changing their mind. I'm not shocked about the games at all. My own experience I've had a game crash on me several times, and they're pretty much the only app on my phone that does. The findings are really interesting, basically stating that developers need to consider the Gingerbread Android users, since about 20% of android users aren't on the 4.x side yet. There's potential money being lost by ignoring them and giving them an inferior product.
Also really interesting that iPhone 5 had less crashing issues than the 5s. I wonder what's causing that from a tech standpoint? You'd think faster processor better GPU etc. would lead to less crashing, maybe there's some kind of compatibility issues out there.
And one last jab for my iOS buddies. Love how the most stable iPhone is less stable then the least stable listed Android. Really smashes the lied public perception. Gingerbread crashes 1.7% of the time, the most stable iOS 7 crashed 1.6% of the time. The most stable Android is 2 times more stable than iOS 7.1 but people say Android is buggy and crashes all of the time. It's amazing what lies people can spew.
zitothebrave
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It's tested over a number of users (forget the exact) very excellent thorough study.
And I'm glad they're not guaranteeing android to be safe, you'd have to have a choke hold on the device like Windows or iOS. I'm happy with my freedom coming at a slight risk.
zitothebrave
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So thanks to Verizon mistake. I got a Moto X. I love this phone.
I haven't played with touchless control too much. It worked when I needed it to. But I love the Active notifications, Motorola Connect rocks, and the handfeel rocks.
I haven't played with touchless control too much. It worked when I needed it to. But I love the Active notifications, Motorola Connect rocks, and the handfeel rocks.
zitothebrave
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I don't see the benefit to it over Roku. Basically it's amazon's attempt to be like Apple.
Chromecast is the best deal on the market, Roku is the best steaming device in terms of total content, and Apple has a stronger built in ecosystem. I don't see how it will find it's niche. If they dropped the price point a bit it would be better and more competitive. But why get this over the Roku 3? Casual games? Voice Search? None of them do anything for me. Unless that voice search gives total control like Kinect does where you can tell your TV to pause or select OK or whatever.
Chromecast is the best deal on the market, Roku is the best steaming device in terms of total content, and Apple has a stronger built in ecosystem. I don't see how it will find it's niche. If they dropped the price point a bit it would be better and more competitive. But why get this over the Roku 3? Casual games? Voice Search? None of them do anything for me. Unless that voice search gives total control like Kinect does where you can tell your TV to pause or select OK or whatever.
Agreed.
I currently own two Rokus and a Chromecast (in addition to DirecTV -- on three separate TVs) ... I just don't have a place for it, especially at that price point, although I am an Amazon fanboy.
I was hoping it would be free (or heavily subsidized) to Prime subscribers.
Would I have bought it this time a year ago, though? Absolutely.
I currently own two Rokus and a Chromecast (in addition to DirecTV -- on three separate TVs) ... I just don't have a place for it, especially at that price point, although I am an Amazon fanboy.
I was hoping it would be free (or heavily subsidized) to Prime subscribers.
Would I have bought it this time a year ago, though? Absolutely.
zitothebrave
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Well the year ago part is the catch. A year ago there was no chromecast and Roku 3 was just launching.
The Chromecast is a good deal if your not an Apple user and you only want to stream video.
Amazon hurried up with this tv product announcement before Apple does Thier new tv announcement in a month.
I'd hold off buying any device and wait to see how many of the next generation Apple TV rumors are true
Amazon hurried up with this tv product announcement before Apple does Thier new tv announcement in a month.
I'd hold off buying any device and wait to see how many of the next generation Apple TV rumors are true
zitothebrave
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Chromecast is a good deal period. It's not a good deal if. I know plenty of people who own a chromecast as well as Apple TV or Roku or other smart TV because it rocks.
zitothebrave
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Kind of sad that the total fall of Blackberry has pretty much happened as they're down to just 15% of smartphone users in Canada. That's terrible for them. Down 5% points YOY, not good for them to struggle in the motherland.
I remember years ago talking to a coworker about the blackberry gripes. Like why their response to the iPhone was the terrible storm, not developing a real OS that would let people have real internet. Also they ran into the issue of identity at that point. Were they they Curve/Bold company that appealed for so long to the business customers. Or are they the hip company competing with iPhone. They waffled between the 2 and that hurt them in the end. If they focused on keeping their business customers happy there would have been less of a fall. At the point Android came out, Blackberry would have been wise to just cut their losses and sell or at the very least, they should have licensed their email server. I would imagine Microsoft or Apple would have loved to have access to that super secure server.
Blackberry doesn't have the money behind it that WinMo does,and they're just continually losing ground to Android and iOS every year. They'll either need a killer device to spare them or they're just done. Motorola for example is a company on the rebound. They surged after the OG droid, then remained stagnant before collapsing. Now the X and G are making them resurgent.
I remember years ago talking to a coworker about the blackberry gripes. Like why their response to the iPhone was the terrible storm, not developing a real OS that would let people have real internet. Also they ran into the issue of identity at that point. Were they they Curve/Bold company that appealed for so long to the business customers. Or are they the hip company competing with iPhone. They waffled between the 2 and that hurt them in the end. If they focused on keeping their business customers happy there would have been less of a fall. At the point Android came out, Blackberry would have been wise to just cut their losses and sell or at the very least, they should have licensed their email server. I would imagine Microsoft or Apple would have loved to have access to that super secure server.
Blackberry doesn't have the money behind it that WinMo does,and they're just continually losing ground to Android and iOS every year. They'll either need a killer device to spare them or they're just done. Motorola for example is a company on the rebound. They surged after the OG droid, then remained stagnant before collapsing. Now the X and G are making them resurgent.
It would be cool if Blackberry went totally message based.
For example: Very small basic device (could even be some sort of wearable) ... with global cellular SMS capability (and specialized apps delivering content via SMS ... weather, sports, stocks, etc.) for like $5.99 a month. No phone capability.
Basically a portable, constantly connected WhatsApp.
For example: Very small basic device (could even be some sort of wearable) ... with global cellular SMS capability (and specialized apps delivering content via SMS ... weather, sports, stocks, etc.) for like $5.99 a month. No phone capability.
Basically a portable, constantly connected WhatsApp.
Why would you want that when you can get the same thing done on a cellphone?