Posted on 03/01/2012 8:01:59 AM PST by ShadowAce
I like the projector; I’ll let the early adopters pay for the R&D because you can be sure that this will lead to a new generation of small, cheap projectors that could make big-screen TVs obsolete.
Most smartphones can be tethered to a PC. My Samsung Galaxy can be tethered via USB or can also function as a mobile wifi hotspot. That’s how I stayed online last month after I moved and was waiting for my new internet connection to be activated. Not as fast as cable or DSL but it did the job.
My 14MP Nikon digital takes better pictures than my (surprisingly good) 8MP Android, but it has a Nikor glass lens that’s probably 10 times the diameter and thickness of the one in the phone. To take a photo worthy of 41MP, imagine the lens you’re going to need, and the percentage increase in size and/or cost (some tradeoff between the two, but at levels of both I can’t see how they could make work in a cell phone).
41MP may be twice the bandwidth of professional cameras or whatever, but I bet the lens alone on those cameras costs about 20 cell phones worth.
One question for all of these phones ... how’s the battery life?
Then take a look at this: http://www.ubuntu.com/devices/android
Unbuntu Linux will be installed along side of Android on a phone that can also be connected to a keyboard and screen. Carry a complete desktop operating system in your pocket.
Those kinds of features won’t guarantee anyone will make millions, success takes talents that utilize what is available and does not rely on flashy new apps make things happen.
Most of those who make millions on the new iPhone or iPad will be the primary stockholders who know that right now, flash and glitter sells.
I never understood the appeal of smartphones until my carrier gave me a free Galaxy when my contract came up for renewal, but I was hooked on it after a day. Best free apps and websites:
Google Sky Map: Uses accelerometer and GPS, hold it over your head and all stars, planets and constellations are labelled, also has a search feature to home in on an object.
nextbus.com: Gives an ETA of buses enroute to the nearest stops, updated in real time, for transit services that track their vehicles with GPS. Works in most major cities.
http://www.nationalpost.com/m/todays-paper/index.html: Arguably the best newspaper in the world, all articles from the print edition are posted online six days per week. I find reading on my mobile device is a lot more comfortable than using my PC.
Yup. Verizon won’t let me tether my smartphone to a tablet without paying a $20 monthly fee. I mainly want it so the kids can watch Netflix on long rides.
I had the iPhone 4 for over a year but wanted to upgrade to 4G internet. I liked the phone but wanted faster data transfer capability for work. I thought the 4S had to have it, but no. Then I compared it to the Driod Razr 4G. It was no contest and blew away iPhone in every single category.
I got the Razr. It is thinner, much much faster, longest battery life in the industry, feels more solid and has a much bigger screen. I thought it was just as easy to use and was ready to go as soon as I charged it. If you can read, you can use it. I never asked for help or opened a manual. Yes, it came with a few apps that I would never use but I uninstalled them in less than one minute.
Also, it is far easier to develop your own software for Android and you don’t have to submit it to apple for approval.
I have a Verizon "Grandfathered" Unlimited Data plan, and I received a message last month informing me that I was in the top 5% of data users, and they were going to start throttling my download rate. So much for unlimited...
It was Netflix. It works great, until they catch up with you.
Yes.
That is a SPECTACULAR application, featuring an incredible marriage of technologies (actually we use a similar program on the iPAD-much better than the smaller phone screen). Took it on our trip to Tahiti to navigate the unfamiliar southern hemisphere skies.
So is the National Post readable for rock-ribbed conservatives, or am I going to have my usual blood pressure spike when reading typical journalistic output?
-——It was Netflix. It works great, until they catch up with you-——
LOL. Ok, I admit it, sometimes I’m stuck in the car waiting for my wife and daughters to emerge from tjmaxx...
So, next year’s mobile devices are better than last year’s iPhones?
OK.
41 megapixels is pretty cool, but what about the lens? Giving a camera 41 megapixels without a big quality lens to let in the light and capture a distortion free image, is akin to putting an expensive sports car engine into a Smart Car.
The article discussed some specially made Zeiss lens for it, but don’t know about specs. If anybody can make the right lens for it, though, I’d say Zeiss could.
—I wonder what the battery life on the Galaxy Beam is going to be during a presentation?—
Not an issue. You plug it in.
Keep your projector and uber-camera phones ... I’ll take a Nokia Lumia 900 please.
My question would be how long the projector bulb lasts...
I can usually plug in the phone for power...
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