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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Switched On: Change in the air for thin data]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/03/switched-on-change-in-the-air-for-thin-data/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/03/switched-on-change-in-the-air-for-thin-data/</guid><description><![CDATA[I've got to admit, I really like Ambient Devices products, but the price points, and the lack of customability are huge drawbacks for me. For $150, I'd just about expect for the orb to have it's own ethernet port and be configurable through a web interface to let it track all kinds of data. There are many different options, one using lava lamps is described over at PragmaticProgrammer.com http://www.pragmaticprogrammer.com/pa/pa.html <br><br>It seems like a number of technologies that aren't suitable for normal computer displays (like current digital ink) might be suitable for turning into these kinds of devices where refresh time and even pixel quality/color aren't key selling points.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 19th 2005 12:05AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Switched On: Change in the air for thin data]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/03/switched-on-change-in-the-air-for-thin-data/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2004/11/03/switched-on-change-in-the-air-for-thin-data/</guid><description><![CDATA[Ambient's Weather Beacon is the only gadget-toy that my wife has declared useful. She can look at before we go to bed or early in the morning and decide how we should dress our son.<br><br>It's much more configurable than one might think.<br><br>A colleague says that I paid $150 for a one-pixel browser, but we like being able to look at the square little glowbox and know how cold it'll be.<br><br>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[pb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Dec 19th 2005 12:05AM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
