Gadget Lust Thread

[OldNutter]

I've almost never have problems with wireless/working with XP and 7. If you're using Vista, then to hell with you, you deserve all the problems your getting. But most issues with networking are either drivers, DNS or viruses. I love networking problems cause they are so easy to fix.

[MindGames]

I'd kill for glasses or contact lenses with this functionality.

[Taosaur]

-snip- I'd kill for glasses or contact lenses with this functionality. So I imagine you've seen this: AR.Drone Parrot - First quadricopter that can be controlled by an iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad

[MindGames]

I have seen that before, but to be honest it doesn't look too interesting. I was thinking more like accessing your e-mail on your wall or having virtual characters walking around your house. I would buy something like that in a heartbeat. Sony's Smart AR looks like it could have some potential; the other AR devices I've seen aren't very accurate and the 3d models tend to shake around a lot. That's not the case with this. I'm interested in the future applications Sony's going to develop with this technology.

[tommo]

So I imagine you've seen this: AR.Drone Parrot - First quadricopter that can be controlled by an iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad 0:44 sounds like it says "fags" lol That's pretty awesome though. Not sure about the controlling, looks kind of weird.

[Taosaur]

I have seen that before, but to be honest it doesn't look too interesting. I was thinking more like accessing your e-mail on your wall or having virtual characters walking around your house. I would buy something like that in a heartbeat. Sony's Smart AR looks like it could have some potential; the other AR devices I've seen aren't very accurate and the 3d models tend to shake around a lot. That's not the case with this. I'm interested in the future applications Sony's going to develop with this technology. What do you want to bet the networks will be ad supported, and you'll be watching commercials on your retinas at stoplights and in line at the bank. Transmetropolitan is now.

[Taosaur]

In Nook Color news, USB hosting is go! It's still in a fairly beta phase, requiring terminal commands to mount everything (hopefully that can be worked around with an app, the NC lacking proper plug-and-play ID pins), but it's integrated with the most popular overclock kernel and under construction by a couple of the top devs. I still haven't picked up an adapter for the NC's micro-USB port, so I haven't tried it out myself. I have, however, picked up a knock-off wiimote and Classic Controller Pro to pair over bluetooth for my emulators Pretty sweet. The USB developments have me almost wishing I'd saved up for an ASUS Transformer, because now I'm fantasizing about building basically a Transformer dock for the NC, at which point I will have spent almost as much as I would for a Transformer, as well as putting in considerable man-hours (granted, futzing with the thing was part of the NC's appeal), and the Transformer is undeniably a great machine--in the tablet market, it's the next step up from the NC where you're getting your money's worth (arguably the only other tablet where it's the case). Still, I wasn't really planning on a tablet when I settled on the NC, and laying out much more right now would have meant sitting home all summer

[AURON]

Been wanting to get a 32 inch HDTV for some time now. There was a 720p that was only 244 that I was soooooo close to buying, but when I walked into the store and asked the lady about the tv, she showed me and immediately left. I think I'm going to wait until the next big sale and try to get one that's 1080.

[JussiKala]

Yay, I just got another 21" CRT to complement my main one. Just need one moar and I can go triple screen gaming at 6144x1536. Ahh, dual 2048x1536 awesomeness. This is awesome for my computer usage. So much desktop space.

[tommo]

Yay, I just got another 21" CRT to complement my main one. Just need one moar and I can go triple screen gaming at 6144x1536. Ahh, dual 2048x1536 awesomeness. This is awesome for my computer usage. So much desktop space. I couldn't stand doing one thing over multiple screens. Especially gaming, the huge gaps in between annoy the shit out of me even just watching videos of people with that. Just get a projector or something.

[JussiKala]

That's why you do multiple things. One thing per screen Projectors suck.

[Taosaur]

I couldn't stand doing one thing over multiple screens. Especially gaming, the huge gaps in between annoy the shit out of me even just watching videos of people with that. Just get a projector or something. Guy...just give it up. Multi-monitor systems are becoming quite commonplace, and obviously people see value in them beyond just getting "a projector or something."

[JussiKala]

For gaming, the benefit of a multi monitor setup would be the huge amount of added FOV on the side monitors. That outweights the slight annoyance of the bezels. But it still has to be triples. I only got two of these things ATM. If I were to game on multi screens, I'd need a third. And even then, I probably couldn't run them at max res. Maybe could achieve 3x 1600x1200 somewhat well on my 5870.

[tommo]

Guy...just give it up. Multi-monitor systems are becoming quite commonplace, and obviously people see value in them beyond just getting "a projector or something." Do I care? No. I was simply saying I would hate it. I couldn't care less whether someone else doesn't mind. Jussi - I like projectors. You just have to have a dark room. It's okay for multiple things, or parts of programs on separate screens. But I couldn't handle it on gaming.

[JussiKala]

A lot of people from other forums I go to changed their minds when they tried it IRL. Seeing the bezels on a YT vid might be annoying, but not so much when seeing it up close. Though a lot of people still can't handle it. To each their own.

[Taosaur]

This is my new lust: ASUS MeMO 370T 7-inch Ice Cream Sandwich quad-core tablet hands-on | Android Community Same price as my Nook Color a year ago, with four times the cores, higher res, full sensor array, and mini-HDMI. I want to hear about weight and battery life, but I'm already drooling.