Posts by SminkyBazzA

How many plumbers?

Was the problem something to do with how the number of plumbers varied during the flight? Perhaps two plumbers were lost to the vacuum flush when trying to fix it from the inside.

More than just the picture is wrong

The first link in the article refers to a product with a 1920x1280 screen, not the 1280x800 screen shown here. Also, the linked article refers to a 1.6GHz CPU, whereas this one is 1.2GHz.

Are you sure they're the same product?

As long as I still use a keyboard and mouse, I'll be happy. Also, HL3 first please.

If they don't accept your version of the plot for Top Gun 2, don't worry; it's a shoe-in for the almost-guaranteed Hot Shots: Ménage à Trois (I'm sure you guys can come up with a better title though)

"Even amidst the running, jumping, climbing trees and putting on make-up [while you're up there]"

One of Eddie Izzard's if I'm not mistaken, well done

Handy

I've just downloaded this and it's only 1.7MB, not 5.7MB....

Pretty good app from what I've seen, though I don't really use any cloud services yet, this will make it easier when I do :)

Hang on...

So they're just hiding an NFC card inside an iPhone? Surely by the same logic you could 'NFC a Cake' or 'NFC your Hand'.

At least reference the guy who melted down his Oyster card and put it into a magic wand - equivalent but far more of a 'win' if you ask me.

My Nexus S has NFC built-in, such that it can actually communicate with the phone and internet. However as far as I'm aware there are zero practical applications* for me at the moment anyway, so isn't it all a bit of a moot point?

(* apart from reading the ID number off my rail-bridge pass every time I put it in the wrong pocket...)

TEDtastic

This is the first example of something I've seen on a TEDtalk being used in the real world, excellent.

Check out the (~8 minute) video here: http://www.ted.com/talks/eben_bayer_are_mushrooms_the_new_plastic.html

But why?

Do they provide any information on what 'effort' is required to develop for one of the most standards compliant browsers available? I doubt it...

Boring...

Not only a week late, but pathetically unfunny. *Yawn* Please stop wasting pixels on this guy...

Steady on...

From what I've read it's not a whole server being bared to the internet, but a limited set of content services. I think it's great and will definitely open up the web for people like my parents who will never make their own website, but can understand the simple steps required to share some pics with faraway relatives.

It's not made clear above but only the person 'serving' requires Opera, the content can be accessed through any browser. This isn't a lock-in technology.

Can't wait to try it later

Sansa Fuze

Hello, my requirements were very similar to yours. I've been using a Sandisk Sansa Fuze since christmas and it's pretty amazing. It does video but it's easily ignored if you want :)

8GB with a microSD slot in case you want to upgrade it with a larger card in future (it transparently merges with the onboard memory).

Battery life is amazing, I can go for weeks on light usage between charges (they state 24hrs I believe, but ymmv).

I listen through a pair of £15 Sennheiser CX300 and the sound is great, but then I'm no audiophile.

No fancy software required, you can drag and drop as a standard USB device in Windows.

It does a few other things, but you don't mention a preference so neither shall I.

* http://www.sansa.com/players/sansa_fuze

* http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2008/06/16/review_sansa_fuze/

Enjoy

sod personalised number plates...

Methinks this is going to bring a whole new meaning to the phrase "mobile ringtones"... I want mine to sound like its running on a Merlin 45 Spitfire engine please!

I witnessed my first silent-running Prius a couple of weeks ago, pulling away from the curb a few metres from me (admittedly in a busy town centre) and if I hadn't been looking at it I would never have expected it to move.

Also, cyclists tend not to weigh a ton, although I imagine we can shout louder.

@West End Version

Seconded! Every scene acted out by just four people and the funniest stage performance I've ever seen. Was at the Criteron in Picadilly.

more possibilities...

Here are some uses that I've imagined at various times over the past few years:

* Road state notifications - if the car in front runs over a pothole or a particularly icy patch this information could be useful to following vehicles (think traction control and suspension, not the necessarily interupting the driver)

* Vehicle state notifications - how long does it take you to realise you've got a light out or a klingon on the starboard bow? Maybe give those riding shotgun (copilot/gunner) some helpful buttons to send preset messages to an other vehicle's log (maybe require several of the same type before notifying the driver safely at the end of their journey)

* Proximity warnings - having spent the weekend driving around the sussex countryside we regularly approached completely blind corners with dense trees/bushes blocking any view of oncoming traffic. If there's any signal strength/direction ability then they can be highlighted (on the HUD we should have in a few years) for early warning of other vehicles. It only takes one speeding driver to cause an accident, see them coming.

* Hazard warnings - bung a simple transmitter on every cyclist and onroad-shop-mobility-scooter-deathtrap and you can provide a level of warning in addition to the lights they all use. Right?

Perhaps not very applicable with today's vehicles and driving abilities but thats not why they're reserving the spectrum now.