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Tiny little computers with tiny little computer sweaters [smartphones/tablets]

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  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    yeah

    i am more interested in why people don't like the smart cover. cause it is pretty much the best ever

    I've got the black leather one. The magnets on the hinge part work great, but the ones on the...uh...other side? I don't feel they're as secure. Also, if I jostle my bag at all while my iPad is in there with a smartcover on, I'm hearing the Lock/Unlock sound, so the cover is lifting just slightly, unlocking the screen, then locking it again. All that on/off activity can't be good for the battery.

  • JasconiusJasconius sword criminal mad onlineRegistered User regular
    i have a smart cover and I like it

    the only thing I don't like is that it doesn't protect that back from scuffing n' stuff and usually when I spend 500 on something I would like it to stay pristine

    but overall I like it

    if i never travelled with it and just left it at home, the smart cover would be perfect

  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    From the opinions in here, it sounds like my move is going to be to get a Smart Cover and then maybe a shell or a skin for the backplate.

  • JasconiusJasconius sword criminal mad onlineRegistered User regular
    yeah they make thick plasticy type sticker things to go on back plates, I'd recommend it.

  • Shazkar ShadowstormShazkar Shadowstorm Registered User regular
  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    Dodocase sells a moleskine-feeling backing for the iPad 2, I'm sure they're working on an updated version

    http://www.dodocase.com/products/bookback-for-ipad2

  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    Huh. These are kinda neat if you do any kind of digital painting on iPad. Wonder how well they work

    http://www.dodocase.com/products/nomad-brush-compose

  • QuothQuoth the Raven Miami, FL FOR REALRegistered User regular
    I got one of those cases with a bluetooth keyboard

    I like it pretty well, but it does add to the bulk of the ensemble

  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    bleu toot

  • BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
  • CormacCormac Registered User regular
    edited March 2012
    That Thermaltake mouse is pretty wild looking but not particularly attractive. I personally liked the way the R.A.T. looked but found it to be really uncomfortable despite all the adjustments.

    I'm going to be nit picky here for a moment so bear with me, but I wonder why they edited out the usb cable that goes from the front part back to the body of the mouse. If they created that specific design element why would they then remove it from some pictures of the device but not all of them?

    Cormac on
    Steam: Gridlynk | PSN: Gridlynk | FFXIV: Jarvellis Mika
  • AneurhythmiaAneurhythmia Registered User regular
    Cormac wrote: »
    I'm going to be nit picky here for a moment so bear with me, but I wonder why they edited out the usb cable that goes from the front part back to the body of the mouse. If they created that specific design element why would they then remove it from some pictures of the device but not all of them?

    Probably an unintentional oversight resulting from mixing different prototypes or physical units with digital mock-ups.

  • CormacCormac Registered User regular
    Yeah, I have the feeling you're right.

    Steam: Gridlynk | PSN: Gridlynk | FFXIV: Jarvellis Mika
  • TossrockTossrock too weird to live too rare to dieRegistered User regular
    Rolo wrote: »

    that's it

    I can't fight it anymore

    I can't deny who I am

    I like stupid gaming mice

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  • TossrockTossrock too weird to live too rare to dieRegistered User regular
    I think the RAT looks cool goddamnit

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  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    the first step is acceptance

  • Big Red TieBig Red Tie beautiful clydesdale style feet too hot to trotRegistered User regular
    i leave it in my bag in portrait mode, so it stays magnetized the whole time

    and i don't have any scratches on the back or screen, though i mostly just use it at school and home

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    Beasteh wrote: »
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  • BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    Tossrock wrote: »
    Rolo wrote: »

    that's it

    I can't fight it anymore

    I can't deny who I am

    I like stupid gaming mice

    oh.... Tossrock...

    I'm so sorry.

  • JasconiusJasconius sword criminal mad onlineRegistered User regular
    thermaltake employs 90% of the worlds plastic fabrication designers

  • BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    Also, just flashed Andromadus (ICS port) on to my G2 and it's fucking sweet.

    http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1349864





  • Vann DirasVann Diras Registered User regular
    Rolo wrote: »
    Tossrock wrote: »
    Rolo wrote: »

    that's it

    I can't fight it anymore

    I can't deny who I am

    I like stupid gaming mice

    oh.... Tossrock...

    I'm so sorry.

    how could anyone actually ever like this

    tossrock what the hell

  • BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    It's honestly like they just made a mouse out of the leftovers bin from some other manufacturers.

    We've got a plastic grate, some LEDS, this little prong thing that sticks out the front, and some lasers. What can we make with this?

  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    After seeing some of the numbers on Retina-ready iOS apps...I maybe should have gotten the 32GB...

  • JasconiusJasconius sword criminal mad onlineRegistered User regular
    Rolo wrote: »
    It's honestly like they just made a mouse out of the leftovers bin from some other manufacturers.

    We've got a plastic grate, some LEDS, this little prong thing that sticks out the front, and some lasers. What can we make with this?

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  • BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    How big are they? Apps are usually dwarfed (in terms of storage space used) by user media.

  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    iMovie: 70MB to 404MB, Keynote: 115MB to 327MB, Numbers: 109MB to 283MB, Pages: 95MB to 269MB - this sucks as 16GB iPhone user.

    I mean, hopefully not everything is going to see those kinds of size increases, but yeah.

  • Shazkar ShadowstormShazkar Shadowstorm Registered User regular
    edited March 2012
    i hope my ipad comes the day its supposed to because i am going on a 4 hr train ride to boston that night so what better time to use it then that

    also happy birthday to my dad, you get a free touchpad that i dont ever use

    Shazkar Shadowstorm on
    poo
  • BroloBrolo Broseidon Lord of the BroceanRegistered User regular
    Smart Hero wrote: »
    iMovie: 70MB to 404MB, Keynote: 115MB to 327MB, Numbers: 109MB to 283MB, Pages: 95MB to 269MB - this sucks as 16GB iPhone user.

    I mean, hopefully not everything is going to see those kinds of size increases, but yeah.

    Yikes, I don't have anything that weighs in at more than 15-20MB or so.



  • Big Red TieBig Red Tie beautiful clydesdale style feet too hot to trotRegistered User regular
    Smart Hero wrote: »
    iMovie: 70MB to 404MB, Keynote: 115MB to 327MB, Numbers: 109MB to 283MB, Pages: 95MB to 269MB - this sucks as 16GB iPhone user.

    I mean, hopefully not everything is going to see those kinds of size increases, but yeah.

    ...oh no

    well, I do keep a lot of stuff I don't use on here anyway...

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    Beasteh wrote: »
    *おなら*
  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    Two biggest space eaters are the Batman game and Infinity Blade

    huuuuge games.

  • TossrockTossrock too weird to live too rare to dieRegistered User regular
    Vann Diras wrote: »
    Rolo wrote: »
    Tossrock wrote: »
    Rolo wrote: »

    that's it

    I can't fight it anymore

    I can't deny who I am

    I like stupid gaming mice

    oh.... Tossrock...

    I'm so sorry.

    how could anyone actually ever like this

    tossrock what the hell

    prolonged exposure to cyberpunk novels, probably

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  • SeptusSeptus Registered User regular
    Smart Hero wrote: »
    iMovie: 70MB to 404MB, Keynote: 115MB to 327MB, Numbers: 109MB to 283MB, Pages: 95MB to 269MB - this sucks as 16GB iPhone user.

    I mean, hopefully not everything is going to see those kinds of size increases, but yeah.

    Does the "as iphone user" quote imply that general iOS users that are not on a New iPad, will have to use these same balls-huge files?

    Maybe I'm wrong, but I would hope that developers wouldn't actually develop new iPad apps that would only have one version, the huge retina one.

    PSN: Kurahoshi1
  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    If it's a universal app, as far as I'm aware (@Jasconius might be able to shed more light on this) it has to include the assets for all devices, so yeah, Pages, Keynote, etc all are $Texas on both iPhone and iPad.

  • JasconiusJasconius sword criminal mad onlineRegistered User regular
    yes a universal app has to have all assets, including iPad retina graphics

    however, Apple has been toying around with delta updates and one day that will find its way to iOS

    so no more downloading 200MB apps when only 3kb of code has changed

  • Shazkar ShadowstormShazkar Shadowstorm Registered User regular
    Jasconius wrote: »
    yes a universal app has to have all assets, including iPad retina graphics

    however, Apple has been toying around with delta updates and one day that will find its way to iOS

    so no more downloading 200MB apps when only 3kb of code has changed
    that would be nice

    poo
  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    that would be cool as hell

  • ScudoScudo Registered User regular
    what is a good wireless mouse to purchase with somewhere between 50 - 75 American dollars? is Logitech still the go-to? I'n not, like, playing Starcraft or anything but it'd be nice if it tracked well and the extra buttons worked without installing a bunch of bloated software

    my MX1000 from 2006 has finally given up the ghost. the copper contacts are so worn down that it won't charge anymore.

  • SeptusSeptus Registered User regular
    Jasconius wrote: »
    yes a universal app has to have all assets, including iPad retina graphics

    however, Apple has been toying around with delta updates and one day that will find its way to iOS

    so no more downloading 200MB apps when only 3kb of code has changed

    Well, I wouldn't be concerned with the download itself(mostly), but the size of the file on my device.

    Presumably all current(or very recent) version universal apps would be fine, but any update of that app suddenly balloons to a much bigger size, despite no improvement to an iPad 2 user?

    Cause, I kind of want an iPad 2, but not if the effective storage capacity for apps is going to suddenly shrink sharply.

    PSN: Kurahoshi1
  • CormacCormac Registered User regular
    Now I'm kind of wondering if I should have ordered a 32gb one, but since it's going to primarily be a reading device with few if any games installed I'll probably be fine with a 16gb. If I do watch videos on it they're going to be streamed from my PC, and personally if I'm going to be watching something longer than an hour I'd much rather do that in front of a TV or a computer monitor.

    Steam: Gridlynk | PSN: Gridlynk | FFXIV: Jarvellis Mika
  • TrippyJingTrippyJing Moses supposes his toeses are roses. But Moses supposes erroneously.Registered User regular
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