Let the hive mind of Engadget get that for you.
"We need a digital camera that can be switched on and fire off that first shot fast. It's not a commonly tracked statistic on any review site, and nobody seems to have this information for every camera. We were hoping other readers could inform us as to what small digital cameras can fire off their first pics in under a second (ideally under half a second). It needs to be small, but mostly, just really quick in operation. Thanks!"
Enough already with the "Nexus One failed" argument. The Nexus One:
- Was sold exclusively online, not in a store where people could walk in and hold it in their hands, try it, then make a decision.
- Was released on T-Mobile only; the #4 company in the country.
- Was mainly sold unsubsidized, with very few people eligible for the $199 price tag, in an already limited pool of customers (T-Mobile, online only).
@InternetExplorer Don't believe the hype, it's your typical N1 bashing by iCrap fans
If you look at the N1, an iPhone and a droid you can see the difference ad the N1 is clearly the best, don't let some random blogger persuade you with bogus arguments about "rendering techniques" and crap like that
@InternetExplorer
Read the Gizmodo article again, the commentators were fast enough to correct him and force two updates in his article. It's a software issue, bec the colors problem was specific to the native browser and photo gallery. 3rd party apps didn't have the same problem. Also, it's pretty evident how superior the Nexus One screen is when held side to side to any other smartphone (except maybe the Samsung S).
@TareG
Forget about Gizmodo. Ars Technica have a detailed explanation that describes the tech behind the screen and includes actual examples of the problem:
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2010/03/secrets-of-the-nexus-ones-screen-science-color-and-hacks.ars
There's no doubt that the N1 doesn't support the 800x480 resolution that Google are claiming.
So do we have any other sources rather than Gizmodo or Ars Technica cos, you know, they're not the most impartial sites in the world.
Which, of course, doesn't negate the fact that the Nexus One kind of disappointed in terms of sales.
@TareG
Excuses excuses...that's ALL you android fanboys can come up with.
The Nexus One was a massive fail. That's THE TRUTH. To date no android phone has outsold the iPhone.
No android phone has a higher customer satisfaction rating than the iPhone.
android is overrated, overhyped and you android supporters can bitch all you want about Apple but come this Summer the pattern starts anew....iPhone 4G will destroy the competition once again.
@TareG The N1 Didn't fail and it obviously has the capacity to sell shitloads when it comes to the UK/Europe and is physically in stores. T-Mobile have outsold their 1500 HTC Desires in a day as have sites like mobiles.co.uk and mobilephonesdirect.co.uk. The Nexus one is pretty much the same device (without sense ui). When it hits vodafone over here I fully expect it to sell like mad.
@TareG
While I do think the Nexus One itself is a decent phone, the way it was sold doesn't make sense to me. For me, It is vital to try out a phone in a store before I buy it.
@TareG
I think the success (or failure) of a device like the Nexus One is NOT determined by you nor I nor anyone else commenting on a blog. It is determined by Google and/or HTC, of which BOTH have said it's been a success for them and for what they wanted out of it. End of story.
Whether it sold well or not, whether you like the device or prefer another, point is, it's satisfied the manufacturer/developer's requirements and expectations, that's all that really matters.
@TheLondonExchange No need to shit your pants. It's just an operating system.
@TheLondonExchange
And I was thinking that it primarily "failed" because Android guys, unlike iPhone guys, have plenty of options in terms of hardware - Droid, etc. When you don't like the iPhone hardware but want the iPhone OS, you can't do much. Android guys can always go for different hardwares - keyboard, non-keyboard, etc etc. Also, iPhone was the first one of this new series of capacitive touchscreen phones. It had a head start in terms of selling the phones and iPhone's name was tattooed in everybody's brain. Not to forget iPhone's marketing! Every website uses iPhone as a symbol of a phone (Engadget for example). Finally, we, the gadget conscious, constitute a mere 1% of the gadget shopping world. I don't think we should get guided by what the other 99% of the world, with significantly less gadget knowledge, buys. Also, to each his own.
@Mack Stone
I definitely wouldn't say the N1 failed. It seems to be a huge success to me. Just because something doesn't sell in the millions doesn't mean it's a failure. I don't really get why people think that Google couldn't have advertised the hell out of the N1 if they really wanted it to sell that much.
The simple fact that Google did absolutely NO advertising outside of random internet ads tells a lot about their objective with this phone. And why would Google want the N1 to outsell their partners' phones? That would just be like a gigantic slap, kick and punch in the face to all of them. It wouldn't make sense.
The N1 was most likely supposed to be a benchmark for other manufacturers to strive for and to show what a "Google device" is capable of. Something to show the industry what Google's vision was for a real "Google Experience" device and then let the manufacturers go from there. The N1 seems more like a stepping stone device to make way for better powerhouses like the EVO 4G and whatever may come afterwards, as well as a way for Google to test the waters with trying to change the way phones are purchased in the US. And now that it's going to be released on all 4 major carriers, I have no doubt that it will sell much better (still won't outsell the iPhone but it'll grab more attention than being on the #4 carrier only).
@TareG
I see plenty of Nexus Ones in San Francisco, way more than I see a Zune, lol. I'd say it's a successful as it should be given the buying scheme.