2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/ Lussumo Vanilla & Feed Publisher http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=24750#Comment_24750 2008-02-21T06:23:56-08:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 orwellseyes http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2119

What do you, futurists that you are, see coming in Moblie computing? Seems everyone on here is wired like a Gibson character, I'm curious to see what you all are working with, or perhaps what ...

Seems everyone on here is wired like a Gibson character, I'm curious to see what you all are working with, or perhaps what you'd like to work with?

Just purchased and Asus EEE. I'm a Mac-head but I've been wanting to play with linux for a while and get something small and cheap to write on, do the internet with while out in the cold cold world.

This is a very nice piece of tech. Light, cheap and easy as fuck to use. There's a community building around it, hacking it to run World of Warcraft and packing in bluetooth, wimax. Lots of people immediately dump the native OS and go to Ubuntu. For my purposes that's a bit beyond, but it's nice to have some options. Running XP on it seems like a step backwards.

I'm not using the hard drive at all really, just swapping in 2 and 4gb sd cards and flash drives. I don't miss the DVD drive with a thumb drive full of videos and music. It even recognizes playlists off the ipod and runs it for you.

I was pretty dubious of the little bugger to start. The keyboard is small but you get used to it, no worse than my first palm transition.

350 for a fully functional mobile computer that does what I want and isn't crammed with shit I don't need.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=24759#Comment_24759 2008-02-21T06:55:08-08:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 Joe Paoli http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1116

I'm tempted to get one of these, but I'd rather wait until Moore's Law catches up to flash memory and I can have tens of gig. I've already got a handheld with 80 gig, and this seems like that with ...

Though I may cave if I want a platform for coding or other things that don't require much memory. Or, hell, if I see the appeal of having a large smart monitor for my iPod. I'm not at the point where I feel I need a dedicated device for separate tasks, so I'm a bit turned off by its limitations at the moment. I like my laptops to be all-in-ones.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=24761#Comment_24761 2008-02-21T07:01:45-08:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 warrenellis http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2

Running XP on it seems like a step backwards. Might seem that way to you, but running XP on it is the only way I'd ever get it to connect to the internet here.

Running XP on it seems like a step backwards.

Might seem that way to you, but running XP on it is the only way I'd ever get it to connect to the internet here.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=24772#Comment_24772 2008-02-21T08:19:58-08:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 orwellseyes http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2119

Might seem that way to you, but running XP on it is the only way I'd ever get it to connect to the internet here. Is that a UK issue or just in your part of the country? I'd always been under the ...

Might seem that way to you, but running XP on it is the only way I'd ever get it to connect to the internet here.

Is that a UK issue or just in your part of the country? I'd always been under the impression that the UK had better data and phone coverage.

I'm not a platform snob (well, Vista is a bag of shit that microsoft lit up and dumped on the world's porch) but running xp with, all it's bloat, on something built for lightness and simplicity seems counterintuitive. I know some of the EEE community people are stripping their XP installs down to the baseboards to get the most mileage.

Joe: I think flash memory is going to be dropping even faster. Apple just knocked thirty bucks off the ipod shuffle 1 gig. I picked up a 2gb SD card for 15 bucks when I got the EEE pc.

I do have to wonder if who is buying the $4999 dollar 64gb flash drive. Sultans? Stupid Sultans?]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=24784#Comment_24784 2008-02-21T09:12:51-08:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 LokiZero http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=368

I'm totally down with wearing one of these: Zypad Wearable Computer. Because I've always wanted Leela's wrist computer from Futurama:

Zypad Wearable Computer.

Because I've always wanted Leela's wrist computer from Futurama:
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Is that a UK issue or just in your part of the country? Where I live, people think "wi-fi" is some new euphemism for a stolen stereo. Seriously, the nearest wi-fi hotspot is at least a ...

Is that a UK issue or just in your part of the country?

Where I live, people think "wi-fi" is some new euphemism for a stolen stereo. Seriously, the nearest wi-fi hotspot is at least a mile and a half away. If I lived in London or Brighton, sure, there'd be wi-fi everywhere (I'm told). Around here? Forget it. The weekends when we drive up into Suffolk and Norfolk? May as well ask for magic pixie dust. If I'm staying at a vineyard where I've barely got two bars on the phone, then, believe me, there ain't going to be any wi-fi.

Now, an Eee can be tethered to a mobile phone -- but I am reliably informed that if, like me, you've never been near Linux at all, you have two chances of achieving that. Fat and none. For my purposes, the only way I'd get an Eee online would be to install Linux and use a mobile broadband USB modem.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=24796#Comment_24796 2008-02-21T10:24:37-08:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 warrenellis http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2

Those Zypads look interesting. Will they ever make it to consumer retail?

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=24805#Comment_24805 2008-02-21T10:39:29-08:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 radian http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1965

Brighton is indeed wi-fi saturated. Even your nice out-of-the-way dingy bar probably has, or is in range of, a hotspot. Even before that there was a network of guys setting up hotspots in ther ...

Even your nice out-of-the-way dingy bar probably has, or is in range of, a hotspot.
Even before that there was a network of guys setting up hotspots in ther flats and posting guides to getting a better signal at a distance using pringles tubes to build an external antena. Good times!]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=24808#Comment_24808 2008-02-21T10:41:24-08:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 LokiZero http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=368

God I hope so. It has bluetooth and (i think) windows mobile. They need to make it a little sexier though, right now it looks a little clunky. It goes into sleep mode when your arm is lowered! ...

It goes into sleep mode when your arm is lowered! It's a brilliant concept.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=25233#Comment_25233 2008-02-22T20:52:38-08:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 Brad McLoughlin http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=620

I really wish people would stop trying to make wearable computers. It always ends up more awkward than something you can hold in your hand and play with. I mean I can understand say, music controls ...

stylus.

I really think the ultimate mobile computing solution (for the essentials) is a just-about-pocket-sized, horizontal flip, multi-touch screen laptop/phone. OLEDs on the cover and inside, with basic functions (music player, phone etc.) accessible on the outside, and when opened, a touch screen QWERTY (or whatever is applicable to the current app) on one screen and your monitor on the other. And you could turn it vertical when reading an e-book, giving you that comfy book reading experience.

Plus, I'm sincerely hoping cell networks go the way of the dodo, with wi-fi access everywhere, and VOIP taking over from every other type of telephony service. I'm pretty sure this could eradicate the line between text messages and email too... Connectivity all through the wi-fi too, just for the sake of simplicity and unification, maybe holding on to bluetooth for headset connectivity (I'm not sure if wi-fi would do that). That kind of wi-fi availability would also require that the EU make it legal for local and city councils to provide that service... Seriously, what the fuck?

It also replaces credit cards, by scanning the phone, and typing in your pin.... (I'm sure Nokia are working on this...)

Now I want to draw it...]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=44845#Comment_44845 2008-04-27T14:45:55-07:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 Steerpike http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1699

Friend just pointed to this post, giving a long list of ultraportables (tablets are apparently a different ...

http://www.liliputing.com/2008/04/over-past-six-months-or-so-asus-everex_24.html


Damn it, I want cheaper solid-state drives and better batteries now.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=44878#Comment_44878 2008-04-27T16:03:45-07:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 m1k3y http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1090

been contemplating an eeepc too, but i've heard it's wifi is flakey as. Thinking i'll wait for the second gen.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=44991#Comment_44991 2008-04-27T23:41:50-07:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 David Matthew http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2886

Inspired by this thread, I just ordered a refurbished Eee PC from Amazon. I've been wanting something lighter than my current laptop to carry to class for a while now.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=45006#Comment_45006 2008-04-28T03:01:36-07:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 tmofee http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=522

I was very very close in buying one of those eeepcs, but i couldnt justify buying one. Apart from the cuteness factor, there's no need. I have a laptop and a desktop PC, a palm TX for my ebooks, and ...

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=45105#Comment_45105 2008-04-28T12:03:43-07:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 stevewallace http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3120

Yeah I've been wanting one of these too. The next gen is about to release with 9 inch screen from what I understand.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=45121#Comment_45121 2008-04-28T12:26:32-07:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 Ben Spivey http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3342

I use a psp for games and movies, I have a Alienware laptop, but it's too big to carry...lame. So I still need a portable system, thinking about an Eee pc too.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=45123#Comment_45123 2008-04-28T12:29:46-07:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 Alan Tyson http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1299

Did those headset computers from Japan ever catch on? They looked cool, but I always wondered about their functionality.

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=45542#Comment_45542 2008-04-29T15:54:54-07:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 Kosmopolit http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1346

"I really think the ultimate mobile computing solution (for the essentials) is a just-about-pocket-sized, horizontal flip, multi-touch screen laptop/phone. OLEDs on the cover and inside, with ...

I'm holding out for a glasses-mounted virtual screen and a data glove that tracks hand motions relative to a virtual keyboard.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=45547#Comment_45547 2008-04-29T16:04:56-07:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 Val A Lindsay II http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1680

The only thing I don't like about the Eee is the screen size. It's probably because if the specific size not being available. Whatever the case, the Eee is definite a step in the direction I want to ...

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=59110#Comment_59110 2008-06-14T07:56:25-07:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 Steerpike http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1699

Before I was considering the MSI Wind or the HP 2133 Mini-Note, but now I think I may be jonesing for a Dell E or E Slim. Thoughts?

MSI Wind or the HP 2133 Mini-Note, but now I think I may be jonesing for a Dell E or E Slim.

Thoughts?]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=59113#Comment_59113 2008-06-14T08:12:00-07:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 Val A Lindsay II http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1680

@ Steerpike I've been visiting UMPC Portal along with doing my own research and everything points to the MSI Wind. For the cost of $500 you get XP, 1 gig ram, 80 gig hard drive, bluetooth, 4 to ...

I've been visiting UMPC Portal along with doing my own research and everything points to the MSI Wind. For the cost of $500 you get XP, 1 gig ram, 80 gig hard drive, bluetooth, 4 to 5.5 battery life and Intel's latest UMPC processor the Atom. Here's a video review of it. I'm pretty sold on it...]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=59118#Comment_59118 2008-06-14T08:33:23-07:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 Kosmopolit http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1346

I'm generally pretty low tech - I don't even own a mobile phone. But if it can commercialised I think has enormous potential: Basically it's a haptic display. (Haptic being fancy-pants for ...

But if it can commercialised I think has enormous potential:



Basically it's a haptic display. (Haptic being fancy-pants for touch).

So , for example, the back of your hand could be receiving data. Of course, you'd need to be trained to interpret that data into something meaningful.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=59139#Comment_59139 2008-06-14T10:44:46-07:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 Rachæl Tyrell http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=552

Wow, this thread just completely threw my head in a spin. I've got this monstrous Dell notebook computer; the notebook being rather the stupidest idea for computer trends, since it's too large to be ...

One of my major concerns for a more portable useable computer is being able to use Adobe Dreamweaver and Photoshop - so unfortunately Linux isn't an option for me. Is it a ridiculous question to ask if it would be possible to install OSX on one of these machines, and if that would be a smoother experience? I'm not a member of the Cult of Mac whatsoever, so I've no idea if there would be serious complications with driver assigning and whatnot.

Am I being a madwoman for even imagining I could navigate something like photoshop (assuming I could get it to run smoothly) on a machine of that size? Should I just give it up and find a nice Thinkpad at Overstock.com or something?]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=59335#Comment_59335 2008-06-14T22:56:29-07:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 Steerpike http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1699

People have installed and used Photoshop on Eee PCs - the screen size would probably be your biggest issue (and it would be nice to have something with a faster processor and more RAM, of ...

People have also installed OS X on Eee PCs, but obviously you're taking the risk that updates won't work, you won't get support from Apple, etc..]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=59374#Comment_59374 2008-06-15T05:28:19-07:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 Ferburton http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=53

Rachael - If you're intimidated by the Eee PC, then I suggest going with the Dell E, as I think it's going to be much less of a modding laptop and just a straight forward, cheap, reliable, ...

I'm personally waiting on the Eee PC 901, as it's suppose to have 7hrs of battery life and more customizable then the previous, with the intentions of turning it into a laptop for myself. The screens are going to be bigger, well the whole thing is suppose to be getting bigger and more comfortable.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=59389#Comment_59389 2008-06-15T08:42:16-07:00 2008-06-15T08:50:13-07:00 Matrix2501 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2582

A note to Mr Ellis, Sir Ellis in my books. Know you have a Nokia N95. It can be turned into a personal mobile wifi hotspot if you have the data connections (umts/hsdpa) on your phone plan. It is done ...

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=59395#Comment_59395 2008-06-15T09:13:23-07:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 Cat Vincent http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=447

@Matrix2501: I believe Warren has mentioned using Joikuspot on his blog posts. Personally I've found it only works sporadically on my E65... kept stopping randomly or even crashing the phone. ...

I believe Warren has mentioned using Joikuspot on his blog posts. Personally I've found it only works sporadically on my E65... kept stopping randomly or even crashing the phone. (Using 2.0)

Back to the topic - anyone using the Nokia web tablets, such as the N800/N810?
I'm considering one as a replacement for my old-school Palm-plus-phone setup. (I'm using a Sony Clie UX50 - about 5 years obsolete and only just starting to show limitations, mostly in web browsing)
It'll run most of my old Palm ware with the Garnet VM virtualiser from Access, so I hear - but I wonder if that's just a midpoint between the current gear and binning the moribund Palm OS altogether.

I'd rather have a truly smart smartphone (and not one using Windows, preferably) for general use and a light sub-laptop for heavier, long-term fieldwork. I'm not convinced the kit is quite there yet, but it's getting close. Nokia's forthcoming E71 might do for the former.

Truth be told, what I truly want in a portable device is the Global from the old post-Roddenbury show Earth: Final Conflict, but with a less shite design form!]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=59451#Comment_59451 2008-06-15T15:10:32-07:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 jzellis http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=575

The MSI Wind is my current tech crush. I got to play with an EEE the other day and I had to literally force myself to give it back to the girl. Like, OMFG! As a laptop musician, the idea of MSI ...

As a laptop musician, the idea of MSI Wind + Ableton Live / Reason / FLStudio (the one thing I envy Windows users) + those new Korg Nano controllers = more fun than I can shake a stick at.

Plus it'd be nice for being able to just sit somewhere without power and write, for longer periods than my MacBook Pro will allow.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=59452#Comment_59452 2008-06-15T15:15:35-07:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 Ariana http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1

I got to play with an EEE the other day and I had to literally force myself to give it back to the girl. Like, OMFG!I refuse to touch one. REFUSE. Since they released the 900 with the bigger screen ...

I got to play with an EEE the other day and I had to literally force myself to give it back to the girl. Like, OMFG!I refuse to touch one. REFUSE. Since they released the 900 with the bigger screen and XP (I'm fine with Linux, but too many things I need to run require XP) and in black and it's still so tiny and and and... I just keep telling myself it's not real.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=59459#Comment_59459 2008-06-15T16:11:23-07:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 struthersneil http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3770

My EEE PC arrived on Friday. It hasn't been out of my hands since. Such a neat little thing, and the wireless connectivity (so far, anyway) has been great (it's finding my network at 98%, which is ...

I'm using it along with Google Docs, and it's been utterly smooth.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=59463#Comment_59463 2008-06-15T16:25:34-07:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 Matrix2501 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2582

@Cat Vincent: Apperently the current version works alot better on a N95. The fact that i don't own a N95 but a TyTN 2 with something called WiFirouter that works flawlessly but drains battery like a ...

http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=59472#Comment_59472 2008-06-15T17:13:53-07:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 struthersneil http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=3770

@Matrix2501: The EEE 900 has a resolution of 1024x600; any websites I've been to so far look great. The only thing I'm not fond of so far is the battery life, as this unit has a 4400mAh battery, ...

The only thing I'm not fond of so far is the battery life, as this unit has a 4400mAh battery, which gives you about two hours of life if you turn the brightness all the way down and hold it transverse to the Earth's magnetic field. This was due to a fire at the factory or something, apparently ASUS will replace it with a better battery for a small fee.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=59477#Comment_59477 2008-06-15T17:27:01-07:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 Matrix2501 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=2582

@struthersneil I know the 900 does but when i was looking for a portable typewriter with wireless capabilities that could be used as a surfboard only the 700 was available here in the dark regions of ...

On the 900 i have seen nice mods of people cracking that thing open and adding touchscreens and installing HSDPA modems inside those things. Which to me is sweet and what asus should have done from the get go.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=59484#Comment_59484 2008-06-15T18:07:30-07:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 jzellis http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=575

The 901 will Bluetooth with my futurephone. BTW, Warren...I'm assuming you have people within 5,000 miles of you who would/could help you with driver issues connecting your futurephone to ...

BTW, Warren...I'm assuming you have people within 5,000 miles of you who would/could help you with driver issues connecting your futurephone to something like an EEE. But if you don't, I probably could. I'm not Linus Torvalds or anything, but I've done some mid-level driver-figuring-out for myself before. And I got my Nokia e61i working as a modem for my Mac, which AT&T refuses to admit is possible.]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=219056#Comment_219056 2010-02-08T21:50:57-08:00 2010-02-08T21:51:44-08:00 Val A Lindsay II http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1680

Old thread, yes. Revelation? YES. If you're in the market for a netbook, this thing is about the best I've come across The Lenovo X100e ThinkPad has the best keyboard, best buttons, best ...

The Lenovo X100e ThinkPad has the best keyboard, best buttons, best finish, best screen, etc. that I've come across in this size. They short it Bluetooth, but it can be ordered as an option direct from Lenovo for twenty bucks extra. I think my tax refund has been spent...]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=1115&Focus=253758#Comment_253758 2010-08-06T23:18:32-07:00 2013-05-21T21:01:18-07:00 Val A Lindsay II http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/account.php?u=1680

Ok, this is a pretty awesome little device. How do you think this compares to a smartphone?

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