The nature of the personal computer is simply not fully understood by companies like Apple (or anyone else for that matter). Apple makes the arrogant assumption of thinking that it knows what you want and need. It, unfortunately, leaves the “why” out of the equation — as in “why would I want this?” The Macintosh uses an experimental pointing device called a ‘mouse’. There is no evidence that people want to use these things. I dont want one of these new fangled devices.
Floor mats engaging the accelarator and getting stuck is the culprit. My quesiton is - isn’t this possible in every single car regardless of make or model that has floor mats? In the meantime - the Prius will be without floor mats at the driver’s seat.
Although I agree it would be sweet to eliminate the wallet, I can still by stuff if my wallet unexpectedly falls out of my pocket and lands in a puddle. Not so much with an iPhone.
tmblg:
thijsjacobs:
Extremely frustrated with carrying around a heap of plastic, cash and a bulky wallet and just loving my iPhone; I quickly mocked up what an RFID enabled iPhone Payment app would look like. Obviously, one could do a lot better and integrate a nice “Receipts” tab inside the app, but I think this is a first step in the right direction.
All I want to do is take out my iPhone, swipe the thing, enter my PIN and complete the transaction. RFID is an awesome proven technology, that allows you to do just that and would be great on a next-gen iPhone. Please Apple help me kill my wallet!
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An interesting infographic on how we are decimating fish populations in our oceans. Guiltily, I’m having salmon for dinner, though surprisingly, it didn’t make it on this graph.
herbivorg:
Where Are All the Fish?
Its about time. The PlayStation 3 has received a couple of cuts today - one being to price ($100 cheaper) and the other to size. As seen in the photo, its lost some weight. I personally was a fan of the glossy plastic of the original, but I’m sure they switched to the textured plastics for cost-savings. It still looks quite decent. It will be available September 1st.
Click the photo for a full gallery of the updated console on Flickr.
Click here for some more news from the PlayStation blog.
Should have just gotten one on opening day… there seemed to be plenty in stock and there weren’t even any lineups. I guess I lucked out!
CBC’s list of product recalls. I particularly like Black & Decker’s trimmer warning: “The trimmer/edger’s spool, spool cap and pieces of trimmer string can come loose during use and become airborne projectiles, posing a serious laceration hazard to the user, as well as bystanders. The trimmer/edgers can also overheat, posing a burn hazard to consumers.” So not only can spool launch in the air and cut you, but you probably will be burned at the same time. Lovely.
