And here I go again! Sorry for the hiatus, been playing with my new iPad. JUST KIDDING! I honestly see no viable reason to get one. I still stand by my word that, while pretty, yes, it is just a product with Apple's logo on it and would serve zero purpose for me, not now and possibly not even in the future. Get some USB ports, maybe some flash support (I go to TONS of websites that use Flash and flash video, so suck it), I like having a physical keyboard, I like my sturdy wi-fi connection, oh, and I guess unlike several thousand people, I love to multitask. I am doing it right now. Not a hard concept, Apple, since Microsoft has been letting me multitask, on any product since I was in grade school.
On to more important things: I just wanted to rapid-fire about some things I felt were important then I am going back to the real world.
APPLE vs. GIZMODO
-Gizmodo, you're wrong, as a company whole, for purchasing what would clearly be constituted as stolen goods. You're also wrong for showing the employee (and posting his Facebook page and Flickr page) of the person that lost it. For shame, Gizmodo...for shame.
-Apple, there is some serious egg on your face for one of your employees, in a drunken stupor I am sure, lose one of your valued prototype products. Then raiding that one guys house for information? WHY????!!!! You already had your iPhone prototype back? Was stealing all of his computers (even his iPad) necessary? And busting down the door? Perhaps asking him to relinquish his items first might have worked, or am I thinking too much that a human being might wanna be treated with some da** respect? And yes, I realize that it wasn't an official order from Apple to charged the reporters house, but really, who do you think gave them the idea to do so?
FACEBOOK
Seriously, stop fu**ing with my privacy settings. Resetting them is a headache enough without you jerks making it so everyone can see everything....again!
NETFLIX AND REDBOX
It is because of you two companies that I haven't set foot in a video rental store for over a year now. I can't even find my Family Video card. I haven't purchased a movie since Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (note: I regret nothing!). As a matter of fact, because of you two companies I may never purchase a movie, ever again. I am going to donate my movie collection, except for some choice titles, to a Goodwill, just because I never watch them anymore. It is because of you two companies, that I could justify the purchase of a new TV because me and the wife can watch just about anything at almost anytime for (combined) less than $20 a month, the cost of a single movie! As a matter of fact, this month I have watched at least 8 movies for about $13, less than the cost of buying them, I assure you. It is because for you two companies that here soon, the movie industry is going to be forced to rethink their business strategy on the consumer level, or suffer losing literally billions of dollars per year to everyone that is adpoting streaming and cheap movie rentals. And for this, Netflix and Redbox...I say thank you, and keep up the good work!
PS3 vs Xbox 360
Alright, I was an early adopter to the Wii and have a decent collection of titles to it, both fun and innovative. But when it comes to sheer title selection, the Xbox 360 wins. Recently though, I got a new HDTV with 1080p, so I figured it's time to get a Blu-ray player to complement it for HD movies. So, I finally justified a purchase pf a PS3. You know what, I am impressed. As a DVD/Blu-Ray player, it's so da** sexy. As a gaming system, my one compliant is the complete lack of a huge library of good games urks me. I bought MAG and LittleBigPlanet, and recently got Super Street Fighter IV with it, but after that I am lost what else to get (note: I realize that Street Fighter is also on the 360, just wait a bit....). One thing that does disappoint me is the hardware comparisons to the XBox 360 and the PS3. My X360 has broken down once, had to use the MS warranty to get it fixed, and the intial one I have does not have HDMI support (“FU** YOU EARLY ADOPTERS,” Microsoft I guess said to X360 Pro owners). The PS3 Slim I have didn't come with the HDMI cable, but the support was always there. The X360 also doesn't have built-in WiFi. Heck, even the Wii has built-in WiFi, let alone the PS3 having it. Normally this wouldn't be too much of a complaint, except Microsoft barely sells their network WiFi adapter anymore, but my current hardline connection is sporadic that some online matches were not worth having (read: Street Fighter IV). If I had a nickel for everytime a match shut me out of a game....anyways. I connected my PS3 online, and I don't know what those network engineers at Sony did, but even with WiFi I am able to maintain a solid connection with a seamless online experience, using a G-MIMO router, too! The cherry on the sundae: the PS3 Network is Free, where as for Xbox LIVE I have to pay $40-$50 a year, or $3-$4 dollars a month, depending on how you cut it up. I have played 256-player online matches on my PS3 without only one disconnect in the last two weeks. ONE! I have played, and payed, 18 player Modern Warfare matches with many, almost regular disconnects and hiccups during gameplay. The PS3 using Bluetooth headsets and controllers is also a bonus, as opposed to Microsoft's proprietary headsets and USB controllers. Complaints aside I was just surprised at how much I get out of my PS3 when for the X360 I have to pay more to get the same.
HTC EVO 4G
I won't call this phone, Sprint's savior device, but I will say I will buy it the day it comes out. Is it an iPhone killer? Nope. The iPhone is a market all it's own, for people that want a simple smartphone that's easy to use. Android phones are more complex, but not so much that it takes a a super tech to know how to work them (like Windows mobile 5.0 was). What are the main reason I will buy one?
-8 MegaPixel camera
-1.3 MP front facing video camera
-WiMAX 4G support
-4.1” screen
-It's made by HTC
-Android 2.1
-Enough said.
Or you could just go to www.sprint.com/htcevo to see it for yourself.
That's all I got's have yourselves a good one!
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Thursday, April 1, 2010
iPad. Not really, Imma a guy, but anyways...
You know, I have been meaning to tak about the iPad, Apple's newest tablet, for some tiime now, but got so busy with school (apparently I am not good at College Physics) and work I forgot to rant about it. Well, it's release is coming up on our heels and the question I have been asking myself is, "Do I need this?" As with 90% of the electronics I own, the answer is a resounding no. So the next question is, "Do I want this?" Now that is a good question that deserves explanation before I come to it.
So the product, which costs $499.99 for the most basic 16GB model ($599 for the 32GB and $699 for the 664GB) is laced with features. I won't talk about the specs of it too heavily because Apple's site (www.apple.com/ipad/specs/) lays it out pretty well, buthere's the down and dirty: 9.56" LED capacitive screen, a custom made 1GHz processor, 3.5mm jack (as far as I'm concerned, that should by standard on all portable electronics), it's running the newest iPhone OS, etc. So, let me start with all the apps it will support, which is pretty much the same as the ones found on the iPhone and iTouch. Also, special hand-picked dev teams are working to make iPad specific apps. It will even have Kindle and Apple Bookstore (iBook) support to function as an e-reader. For your internet browsering it will have an "N" Wi-Fi radio built in, or you could drop an extra $130 per model to get AT&T 3G data support (no contrat, $15 a month). So, what could be wrong with this device?
Here's what I think is wrong; I have no use for any of the above mentioned. And no, and am not against technological advancement nor do I hate Apple (I own an 8GB iTouch and love it), heck I'm not even against tablets seeing as how I used to own an 8GB Archos 5. What I am against is how much hype this product has gotten. I mean this thing has over 120,000 pre-orders so far, and next to none of those people have seen or held the dang thing. For literally half the price of the entry level iPad, I could instead get a decent netbook, pre-loaded with Windows 7, larger screen, physical keyboard, and a plethora of possibilites for programs and support without worrying about a seperate app catalog. I admit, I maybe in a seperate demograpic of consumer because I have a decently powerful home computer, a netbook for me and one for my wife, and both of us have relatively new smartphones. So, when it comes to data access, we are pretty much covered, but I understand that we may just be the exception, not the rule to how many people are for data access...or are we? Of those 120K pre-orders, how many of those customers do you think already have not only a smartphone but also a laptop and\or a computer of some sort?
In the interest of full disclosure, I admit when I first saw the thing, after years of hearing about it's possibly existence, I snickered at it and deemed it DOA saleswise. Upon further thought of it, I still say it's useless to me and anyone else, except maybe as an e-reader. Heck, even for an e-reader it's kinda pricey (Amazon's Kindle is $279 or less and a Sony E-Reader is $199 or more).
Am I being prejudice? Let me say about Apple, they make great products. They literally defined and dominate the MP3 player market with their iPod Classic, Nano, and Touch's. They practicularly reinvented the smartphone market with the iPhone and gave all competitor's a goal to shoot for and supercede. Their Macs and MacBooks, though expensive, are incredibly fast and intuitive machines. But, where does a tablet fit into this picture? Computer = home computing, documentation, and productivity. MP3 player = Music, videos, podcasts, and games if you want. Smartphone = same as the last two except in pocket-sized form and able to make calls and text, and a data network is usually included (required in most cases). So what does the iPad do that should intice me to say "I want it!"? Well, and maybe I truly am the exception, but I think it's a more reliable though to say there are more Apple Kids willing to pre-order a half thousand dollar piece of hardware that to say its more hiddenly useful than I am not willing to find.
Comments? you know where to leave them.
So the product, which costs $499.99 for the most basic 16GB model ($599 for the 32GB and $699 for the 664GB) is laced with features. I won't talk about the specs of it too heavily because Apple's site (www.apple.com/ipad/specs/) lays it out pretty well, buthere's the down and dirty: 9.56" LED capacitive screen, a custom made 1GHz processor, 3.5mm jack (as far as I'm concerned, that should by standard on all portable electronics), it's running the newest iPhone OS, etc. So, let me start with all the apps it will support, which is pretty much the same as the ones found on the iPhone and iTouch. Also, special hand-picked dev teams are working to make iPad specific apps. It will even have Kindle and Apple Bookstore (iBook) support to function as an e-reader. For your internet browsering it will have an "N" Wi-Fi radio built in, or you could drop an extra $130 per model to get AT&T 3G data support (no contrat, $15 a month). So, what could be wrong with this device?
Here's what I think is wrong; I have no use for any of the above mentioned. And no, and am not against technological advancement nor do I hate Apple (I own an 8GB iTouch and love it), heck I'm not even against tablets seeing as how I used to own an 8GB Archos 5. What I am against is how much hype this product has gotten. I mean this thing has over 120,000 pre-orders so far, and next to none of those people have seen or held the dang thing. For literally half the price of the entry level iPad, I could instead get a decent netbook, pre-loaded with Windows 7, larger screen, physical keyboard, and a plethora of possibilites for programs and support without worrying about a seperate app catalog. I admit, I maybe in a seperate demograpic of consumer because I have a decently powerful home computer, a netbook for me and one for my wife, and both of us have relatively new smartphones. So, when it comes to data access, we are pretty much covered, but I understand that we may just be the exception, not the rule to how many people are for data access...or are we? Of those 120K pre-orders, how many of those customers do you think already have not only a smartphone but also a laptop and\or a computer of some sort?
In the interest of full disclosure, I admit when I first saw the thing, after years of hearing about it's possibly existence, I snickered at it and deemed it DOA saleswise. Upon further thought of it, I still say it's useless to me and anyone else, except maybe as an e-reader. Heck, even for an e-reader it's kinda pricey (Amazon's Kindle is $279 or less and a Sony E-Reader is $199 or more).
Am I being prejudice? Let me say about Apple, they make great products. They literally defined and dominate the MP3 player market with their iPod Classic, Nano, and Touch's. They practicularly reinvented the smartphone market with the iPhone and gave all competitor's a goal to shoot for and supercede. Their Macs and MacBooks, though expensive, are incredibly fast and intuitive machines. But, where does a tablet fit into this picture? Computer = home computing, documentation, and productivity. MP3 player = Music, videos, podcasts, and games if you want. Smartphone = same as the last two except in pocket-sized form and able to make calls and text, and a data network is usually included (required in most cases). So what does the iPad do that should intice me to say "I want it!"? Well, and maybe I truly am the exception, but I think it's a more reliable though to say there are more Apple Kids willing to pre-order a half thousand dollar piece of hardware that to say its more hiddenly useful than I am not willing to find.
Comments? you know where to leave them.
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