Nov 22
Wow. At least Clinton was caught with a human being! Anyway, I just thought I’d offer well wishes to all Dojo readers in the U.S. who are celebrating Thanksgiving. This is a truly American holiday as its not directly related to any specific religious sect. We simply give thanks for what we have and how hard it was to get it.
Sure, we stole this country from the natives, we stole Hawaii from their sovereign king, and we’ve perpetrated a wide range of other human rights abuses and outright crimes, but hey! We’re here, right? So, let’s give thanks to George W. Bush for all of the wonderful things he has given us and the strong and positive legacy he will have left us when he leaves office next year. Joy to the world, everyone!
written by Tyler Regas \\ tags: bush, cigars, clinton, head, holidays, lorena bobbit, thanksgiving, turkey
Nov 20
Amazon, not normally known for its consumer devices, has announced the Kindle mobile e-book reader. The funniest thing so far is that Amazon’s own product rating system, whose data is suppled by customers, rates the 1 day old device at 2 and a half stars (out of five). Those aren’t exactly blazing reviews, but the bulk of the 1 star reviews are all from people who are unhappy with the high price (the unit sells for US$399). I’m not sure you can qualify a complaint about cost as a valid review, since the 25 I read were from people who wouldn’t pay the price Amazon wants for it.
Aside from all of the smoke rising from the Kindle’s release, it is a rather nifty, if ugly, device. The unit sports a 6″ 600×800 electronic paper display, a full QWERTY keyboard, measures 7.5″ x 5.3″ x 0.7″, weighs a mere 10.3 oz., and features “WhisperNET”, some kind of access to Sprint’s EVDO network. As for the ugly, you can tell that its not a symmetrical device. It has Page Up and Page Down buttons along the left side and one big Page Down button on the right. It also appears to be meant to look 3D-ish. I’m not sure I get it, but I’ll be happy to try it out when I get one.
written by Tyler Regas
Nov 16
In the growing glut of UMPC devices hitting the market, the new raon Everun is quite cool. Dynamism has them now and is offering them with an English version of Windows and support for the device. It doesn’t aim to be a powerhouse that can fit in your pockets if they’re big enough. It does, however, aim to have the longest runtime of all UMPC, and it looks like its got it, claiming 6 to 11 hours, depending on CPU and battery type. The Everun sports power frugal AMD Geode processors.
You can get systems with 500 to 600MHz CPUs, 256 to 512MBs of RAM, and 6GB SSD (Solid State Drive) to 60GB ATA/6GB SSD Hybrid hard drive options, all topped with a 4.8″ 800×480 touchscreen display, integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and a QWERTY keyboard. All of this in a 1.08 to 1.1 lbs. package. Pricing ranges from US$799 to US$1,099, so it won’t kill your pocketbook, either. About the only drawback to the whole shebang is that it only comes with Windows XP Home Edition. Feh.
written by Tyler Regas
Nov 09
If John C. Dvorak, love him deeply though I do, were a field goal kicker he would be able to punt hte “pigskin” for at least a couple of miles, and not even break a sweat. He is not, though. He is a pundit and likely the crankiest. He did, in fact, found the Cranky Geeks. JD, however, often goes off half cocked, and this time its in relation to Google’s admittedly inane Google Phone announcement from earlier this week. Continue reading »
written by Tyler Regas
Nov 02
I’m a gadget freak, yes, but I’m not sure if I should be excited or wary of this new Jensen thing. Two things I should mention. First, I can’t read anything on the site. When I click on links it errors out, blaming XML. That’s a likely story! Second, the thing looks chunky. Usually when you stick something against a white background you can’t tell how big it is. With a 7″ screen, though, you have a general idea of its dimensions, but it looks thick.
Otherwise, its just a chunky Tablet PC crammed into a somewhat industrial little case. The unit, priced at around US$1,499, even comes with a window mount. Why not! Its being billed as a navigational unit with PC capabilities. It even sports a 30GB drive.
Personally, I’m not sure I would have made this. If I were going to do something like this for a car, I’d make it one of those pop-up display types and cram it into a dash unit with a trunk unit for storage. This just seems far to easy a target for thieving. Then again, I could be completely wrong.
written by Tyler Regas
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