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D-Link intros GVC-3000 video phone for India {Engadget}
Aug 15th 2008 5:02PM IMHO, the main reason video phones are not popular is that you need to look good when talking on video phone.
Imagine that women (who I believe are the most hard core phone time wasters) have to face the camera all the time during conversation. What if they are not in shape, or cooking, babysitting, wearing face masks, etc.?
Logitech has the special mode in web cam software, when video of the face is replaced with a 3D character avatar. Do you think it is just for fun?
I remember reading some scientific magazine from 1971-1972 (!!!) where they demonstrated a videophone which looked very similar to the one on the picture, worked over copper phone lines and was BW. In that article they expected videophones to take over phone lines by mid-80s. The technology was there, so why not? The only reason coming to mind is psychology and convenience.
P.S. Michael LaFramboise is right too.
Mojave Experiment goes live, doesn't fail to annoy {Engadget}
Jul 29th 2008 9:13AM "...That people heard really bad things from their friends and co-workers, but a slick 10 minute sales presentation showed them the light?..."
That hype and urban propaganda still affect most of our opinions... alas.
Dell shows its love for Linux, rolls Ubuntu 8.04 out to systems {Engadget}
Jul 18th 2008 3:23PM That is how you make money on free software. You make them on support.
San Francisco to test wireless parking sensors, cause rat races to momentarily open spaces {Engadget}
Jul 15th 2008 10:51AM I agree, Engadget, this is a terrible idea.
It can be improved, though. The car computer could be equipped with automatic feedback to those wireless sensors, and the sensor will respond and lock this parking place just for you. Your car could have a "parking search" mode and the sensors will lock spots on "first come-first serve" basis. This can be done with existing level of technology (and existing car software).
But that would be a mess of a different kind though. Better invest into public transportation and motor bicycles instead. ;)
Phase One P65+ 60 megapixel digital back doesn't know the meaning of the word "excess" {Engadget}
Jul 14th 2008 10:49AM I agree and would add that human eye resolution is ~74 Megapixels, so this is very damn close.
http://www.clarkvision.com/imagedetail/eye-resolution.html
"...you can pretty much look right into the pores of someones face..." - I can do that with 5 megapixels and an optical zoom ;)))
Tmsuk demonstrates remotely controlled shopping robot {Engadget}
Jul 11th 2008 12:40PM ...Controlled by elderly lady?...
She might have had a degree in computer science back in 50th...
iPhone 3G review {Engadget}
Jul 11th 2008 9:22AM @ Paul Evans
This is actually an AT&T issue WITH iPhone. I previously upgraded from EDGE on one smartphone to 3G on a new smartphone with current AT&T plan, and they did not charge me more. Even the data plan stayed the same ($20, they do not have it any more for smartphones).
AT&T's policy is to charge $40 for unlimited data plans on the smartphones that have full QWERTY keyboard (like Blackberry or 8525). There were some smartphones without full keyboard and the plan was $20 for them. iPhone is, of course, special.
I did not have a problem with AT&T (or Cingular) regarding upgrades with other smartphones.
Netflix picks Blu-ray, good luck renting an HD DVD soon {Engadget}
Feb 11th 2008 12:59PM I see this article is overwhelmed with Blu-Ray supporters. I will stay on HD-DVD side until the prices go down to $100. Yes, I am a die-hard anti-Blu-Ray fanboy, and I will remain like that.
Go kiss your Sony! :))))
Netflix picks Blu-ray, good luck renting an HD DVD soon {Engadget}
Feb 11th 2008 10:41AM I use Blockbuster which still carries HD-DVDs (about 300 titles). Engadget said Blockbuster would drop HD-DVDs completely in July 2007... Well, it's not the case. They still have them, and my queue is full for months ahead. I am glad that I have not chosen Netflix.
Now if they stop renting HD-DVDs, I will move completely back to DVDs. I hate when companies (bribed by Sony) stick the overexpensive format into my throat. So I am not going to buy Blu-Ray player or PS3 until they hit $100 mark (that's how much I paid for my HD-DVD player).
And by the time Blu-Ray players hit $100, the movie downloads would be widespread, and I will buy Apple TV or something like that and just forget about discs.
In the meantime, guys, you are welcome to support Sony, support RIAA, support DRM, support Blu-Ray...
Thank you, I will skip.
Playable Paper Super Mario... no really, he's made of paper {Engadget}
Feb 7th 2008 1:02PM What you are saying is - why bother with oils and brushes, while you have a digital camera and a Photoshop?
This is art, guys, and art is illogical. The guy is not making money on his paper Mario, he is an artist.
