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Dodoman
Feb 26, 2009



A moment of laxity
A lifetime of regret
Lipstick Apathy

RZA Encryption posted:

i did the kickstarter thing and got it earlier than many people. early enough to where I wore it for a few days, realized it was poo poo, and sold it on ebay to some dumb fucker for more than I paid.

i gave mine to my brother, he's actually found some use for it.

Endless Mike posted:

pebbles don't use e-ink, they use "e-paper" which is their intentionally confusing name for an ultra low-power lcd.

ah gently caress you're right. marketing magic

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Super-NintendoUser
Jan 16, 2004

COWABUNGERDER COMPADRES
Soiled Meat

Endless Mike posted:

pebbles don't use e-ink, they use "e-paper" which is their intentionally confusing name for an ultra low-power lcd.

Yeah, that was quite nonsense. I backed and then canceled my backing for the Pebble Time Steel.

qirex
Feb 15, 2001

saucepanman posted:

which one? my OG pebble watch refreshes really quickly

too bad the watch is pointless though, i haven't worn it for years

it's a seiko spba

I never wear it, I think I'm going to sell it

Dodoman
Feb 26, 2009



A moment of laxity
A lifetime of regret
Lipstick Apathy
that's a very ugly watch qirex

qirex
Feb 15, 2001

saucepanman posted:

that's a very ugly watch qirex

yeah it's moderately ugly but it has a mode where it does wacky hour pictures like a monkey


I don't wear it enough, I think I'm going to sell it

Valeyard
Mar 30, 2012


Grimey Drawer

HAIL eSATA-n
Apr 7, 2007


thanks everyone, i'll be getting the ach tee cee one em nine by samsung for android s6 phone

carry on then
Jul 10, 2010

by VideoGames

(and can't post for 10 years!)

um, excuse me, it is actually the oneplus one, all other phone manufacturers restrict your freedoms

Valeyard
Mar 30, 2012


Grimey Drawer
the samsung s6 edge will be the phone to get but it'll be extortionate

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud
Apr 7, 2003


Tangra posted:

?? word? So all first gen Tesla cars are literally car bombs?! :monocle:

yes

Valeyard posted:

its a miracle they let us fly with hundreds of them on board

the key is packaging them in equipment or installed such that a dangerous evolution of energy (49 CFR terms) doesn't happen. even with precautions, lithium ion batteries have caused plane crashes.

lithium ion batteries don't stop burning once they ignite, and you can't pull the plane over and throw your burning batteries out the window.

THE BIG DOG DADDY
Oct 16, 2013

Rasheed was, with Aliases, the top 7 PvPers in Bone Krew.


No one talks about this.

"iPhones are shite but if youre happy with them and don't mind having a 1 year warranty"


Who is this baby bitch who thinks his samsung has any kind of warranty that will ever be honored by them?

anthonypants
May 6, 2007

by Nyc_Tattoo
Dinosaur Gum

Santas Ainol Elf posted:

"iPhones are shite but if youre happy with them and don't mind having a 1 year warranty"


Who is this baby bitch who thinks his samsung has any kind of warranty that will ever be honored by them?
the same kind of person who thinks they come with 24-hour batteries

the same person who thinks touchwiz is better than htc sense

the same person who thinks samsung doesn't buy reviews

anthonypants fucked around with this message at 22:13 on Mar 6, 2015

Valeyard
Mar 30, 2012


Grimey Drawer


lol

cremnob
Jun 30, 2010

lmao

Google’s Android to Take On Facebook in Virtual Reality
Secret team at search giant working on new version of popular OS for virtual reality

Google Inc. wants Android to be the operating system for virtual reality.

In the wake of Facebook Inc. ’s $2 billion purchase of Oculus VR, Google has assembled a team of engineers to build a version of the Android operating system to power virtual-reality applications, according to two people familiar with the project.

Those people said Google has “tens of engineers” and other staff working on the project. Google plans to freely distribute the new operating system, they said, mimicking a strategy that has made Android by far the most popular operating system for smartphones, powering more than one billion phones. A version of Android for smartwatches has been less successful so far, with devices using it registering few sales.

Jose Oquendo
Jun 20, 2004

Star Trek: The Motion Picture is a boring movie
the mid 90's called. They want their internet back.

infernal machines
Oct 11, 2012

we monitor many frequencies. we listen always. came a voice, out of the babel of tongues, speaking to us. it played us a mighty dub.
looks like we're back on track for jonny mnemonic's vr net

Linguica
Jul 13, 2000
You're already dead

I wish I could see into the alternate universe where John Carmack got his way after Quake 3 and id Software made a Metaverse

computer parts
Nov 18, 2010

PLEASE CLAP

Linguica posted:

I wish I could see into the alternate universe where John Carmack got his way after Quake 3 and id Software made a Metaverse

just read snow crash

Juul-Whip
Mar 10, 2008

Jose Oquendo posted:

the mid 90's called. They want their internet back.

Will Rice
Jun 6, 2006
Will Sweep!

Sniep posted:

at least they are incorporating lightning now

e: oh i never heard about USB C why dont they just use lightning god

you can already buy this on dealextreme

kitten emergency
Jan 13, 2008

get meow this wack-ass crystal prison

i remember this

future ghost
Dec 5, 2005

:byetankie:
Gun Saliva

Variable_H posted:

I got my LG G3 late December, since then its been pretty good. It works when I need it to, but there have been a few annoyances. First being cracks forming in the top and bottom bezels around the mic and IR blaster. It'll also occasionally stop loading data. It will show a network connection and that its sending data but will not download anything until restarted. Similar problem with the quiet mode not turning off as soon as I switch it off, sometimes it'll take a couple minutes to actually disable quiet mode even though the setting toggle shows it off.

Only other thing is that it runs hot. Really hot. Like I have to let it sit for a few minutes sometimes because its too hot.

I've been wondering if the One M8 might have been a better choice.
great phone, burned down my house. Would recommend A++

I keep wondering if I should get the HTC One mate instead so I can burn down the neighborhood too, I'm an ambitious guy you see

Thanks Ants
May 21, 2004

#essereFerrari


lol iyg writing like getting just over 2 months out of a phone is a good innings.

Blue Train
Jun 17, 2012

well my flagship phone is literally physically coming apart, data doesn't work, nor quiet mode. sometimes it gets too hot to touch lol. but hey its been over two months so prolly about time to upgrade right

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud
Apr 7, 2003


Blue Train posted:

well my flagship phone is literally physically coming apart, data doesn't work, nor quiet mode. sometimes it gets too hot to touch lol. but hey its been over two months so prolly about time to upgrade right

lol

Maximum Leader
Dec 5, 2014
if your htc is oozing it's probably battery fluid, not quality

Endless Mike
Aug 13, 2003



whatever7 posted:

I was browsing my ebay auction history today and hit major nostalgia
when I remembered I had 4 Touchpad at one point (yeah I got in that
99 fever just like everyone else).

And then I saw my "phone history" jpg I made back in the days when HD2
was the poo poo and swapping phones twice a year was a big deal. So I
decided to update my phone picture.

I got to say even though I swap phones alot sooner nowadays, I pretty
much stop chasing all the cutting edge stuff but have became very
adventurous in the carrier department.

I may have posted a similar thread a few years ago now that I think about it.
Let's see your phone history picture. Sorry about the size.


Oh here is a bonus Touchpad photo





Lblitzer posted:

2008-2010
iPhone 3g, HTC Hero, HTC Touchpro 1 & 2 (work phones), Samsung Moment, Palm Pre, HTC Evo Shift

2011-2012
LG Optimus V, Samsung Exhibit 4G, HTC Sensation, iPhone 4S

2013
Galaxy Note 2, Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 4, HTC Evo 4G LTE, Lumia 920, Moto X, Galaxy Note 3

2014
Samsung GS5, Moto E, Moto G (both versions), iPhone 5, Nexus 5

2015
Droid Maxx, Blackberry Q10 (returned that poo poo)

That is ridiculous. I'll see if I can make a picture in just a bit here.

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud
Apr 7, 2003



he could have bought a car for that

cage-free egghead
Mar 8, 2004

lol

THE BIG DOG DADDY
Oct 16, 2013

Rasheed was, with Aliases, the top 7 PvPers in Bone Krew.


No one talks about this.

Citizen Tayne posted:

he could have bought a car for that

pure profit

hobbesmaster
Jan 28, 2008


how do you go through so many phones

my phone history:
200?-2009: lovely flip phones (oh and one lovely candy bar)
2009-present: the good iPhones (ones with S after the number)

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud
Apr 7, 2003


hobbesmaster posted:

how do you go through so many phones

my phone history:
200?-2009: lovely flip phones (oh and one lovely candy bar)
2009-present: the good iPhones (ones with S after the number)

trying to fill the empty hole in your life with telephone

Endless Mike
Aug 13, 2003



hobbesmaster posted:

how do you go through so many phones

my phone history:
200?-2009: lovely flip phones (oh and one lovely candy bar)
2009-present: the good iPhones (ones with S after the number)

probably because he keeps buying lovely phones or using good phones (iphone 3gs) on carriers they weren't designed for trying to optimize plan cost and capability for the least money. he's switched carriers nearly every year except for his time in china.

The Management
Jan 2, 2010

sup, bitch?

Citizen Tayne posted:

trying to fill the empty hole in your life with telephone

it fits but it's very hard to sit down

Just-In-Timeberlake
Aug 18, 2003

The Management posted:

it fits but it's very hard to sit down

you're holding it wrong

Pierre Chaton
Sep 1, 2006

Citizen Tayne posted:

cool, can't wait to have a bomb strapped to my arm. lithium ion batteries are already incredibly dangerous.

imagine if people did something crazy like carry them in a pocket right next to their balls and femoral artery!

Just-In-Timeberlake
Aug 18, 2003

The Management posted:

it fits but it's very hard to sit down

sounds like you need a new phone

Just-In-Timeberlake
Aug 18, 2003

Lblitzer posted:

I've still got my Palm Pre in a box and take it out every once in a while. Still wish they'd make a modern version of it, WebOS was amazing.


I just take it out of the box, gaze longingly on its pristine screen, and slowly caress it while jerking off before I cry myself to sleep

Maximum Leader
Dec 5, 2014

Citizen Tayne posted:

trying to fill the empty hole in your life with telephone

"i swear to god this next android is actually going to be good, im getting it myself :smug:" no it isnt, not without cyanogen at least.

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pram
Jun 10, 2001
android is huge

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