2011: Year of the iPad 2!
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irvinehomeowner
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Once I use it more tonight... I'll have more to say about it... but I already like it more than the iOS one.
I think everyone should try to straddle both iOS and Android... they actually complement each other... I like the customization aspects and mostly free apps on Android but I also like the stability/ease and wider selection of apps on iOS.
It won't be long until CDs/DVDs on computers are gone... the only thing they are really good for is watching movies as most software companies are going to download installations... and even movies are moving to streaming content now. That's what will make tablets and ultra-thin notebooks ("ultrabooks") the way to go for mobile computing.
I think everyone should try to straddle both iOS and Android... they actually complement each other... I like the customization aspects and mostly free apps on Android but I also like the stability/ease and wider selection of apps on iOS.
It won't be long until CDs/DVDs on computers are gone... the only thing they are really good for is watching movies as most software companies are going to download installations... and even movies are moving to streaming content now. That's what will make tablets and ultra-thin notebooks ("ultrabooks") the way to go for mobile computing.
sgip
Well-known member
Agreed. Look at the new controller for the Wii-U. It's also a tablet. Would not want to be a stock holder in CD/DVD players or PC makers that haven't started forward on a solid wireless strategy or tablet build. As well it's why Netflix changed their pricing to push people away from mailers, towards on demand instead.
My neighbor likes to buy the latest and greatest gizmo, spending top dollar for his Blu-Ray player. It will soon to be repurposed as a boat anchor once high speed data hubs are put in our neighborhood.
My neighbor likes to buy the latest and greatest gizmo, spending top dollar for his Blu-Ray player. It will soon to be repurposed as a boat anchor once high speed data hubs are put in our neighborhood.
roundcorners
New member
Been having a slight "memory leak" lately... other Desire owners seem to have the same issues... I'm VERY aware of my dwindling on board memory... How much megabytes does Redfin take up... Gotta say though, the Zillow app works good, and it often show stuff Redfin just doesn't such as Leases, Make me move option, commercial properties and some older listings that Redfin doesn't have anymore; how accurate is it, don't know... but it's good to have the diversity...
roundcorners
New member
Instead of boring you on a Friday with a lot of great Google news, such as...
Android now activating 550,000 devices a dayhttp://www.androidcentral.com/android-now-seeing-550000-activations-every-day-larry-page-says
Google+ now having 10 Million subscribers in betahttp://www.androidcentral.com/google-private-beta-has-more-10-million-members
Google?s Q2 revenue up 32% over Q2 in 2010http://www.androidcentral.com/googles-q2-revenue-32-percent-over-q2-2010
I just thought I just show you guys some people enjoying their Androids, for the end of another great week...
Long Beach sailing guy...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsV0d5uPfcg&feature=relmfu[/youtube]
Organic fruit people around the hood...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t41sicKJ8mk&feature=relmfu[/youtube]
Two (kinda gay) bad acting, guys go to Catalina...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozoPKlQ3dAA[/youtube]
Funny as heck, corporate retreat parody...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNE5y94XvUI&feature=relmfu[/youtube]
Funny as heck, corporate kid?s b-day party...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHiyT_CACm8&feature=aso[/youtube]
Guys I see around WeHo and the Beverly Center the past weekend...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kgj4T1gpnY&feature=grec_index[/youtube]
Don?t eat out without a Tab for the kiddies
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf1u6Tsu8bI&feature=relmfu[/youtube]
Romance according to RC...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTmCRfB5xHw&feature=player_profilepage[/youtube]
Marriage according to RC...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt9nt1IhMB8&feature=player_profilepage[/youtube]
One bad ass Serbian Android commercial...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH_RqgdSFr4&feature=related[/youtube]
Have a good weekend... (I guess everybody else in the OC has an ipad...)
Android now activating 550,000 devices a dayhttp://www.androidcentral.com/android-now-seeing-550000-activations-every-day-larry-page-says
Google+ now having 10 Million subscribers in betahttp://www.androidcentral.com/google-private-beta-has-more-10-million-members
Google?s Q2 revenue up 32% over Q2 in 2010http://www.androidcentral.com/googles-q2-revenue-32-percent-over-q2-2010
I just thought I just show you guys some people enjoying their Androids, for the end of another great week...
Long Beach sailing guy...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsV0d5uPfcg&feature=relmfu[/youtube]
Organic fruit people around the hood...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t41sicKJ8mk&feature=relmfu[/youtube]
Two (kinda gay) bad acting, guys go to Catalina...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozoPKlQ3dAA[/youtube]
Funny as heck, corporate retreat parody...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNE5y94XvUI&feature=relmfu[/youtube]
Funny as heck, corporate kid?s b-day party...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHiyT_CACm8&feature=aso[/youtube]
Guys I see around WeHo and the Beverly Center the past weekend...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kgj4T1gpnY&feature=grec_index[/youtube]
Don?t eat out without a Tab for the kiddies
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf1u6Tsu8bI&feature=relmfu[/youtube]
Romance according to RC...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTmCRfB5xHw&feature=player_profilepage[/youtube]
Marriage according to RC...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt9nt1IhMB8&feature=player_profilepage[/youtube]
One bad ass Serbian Android commercial...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UH_RqgdSFr4&feature=related[/youtube]
Have a good weekend... (I guess everybody else in the OC has an ipad...)
roundcorners
New member
What if you came to the office on a Monday like today and instead of your tired, old phone; you found this!
http://www.androidcentral.com/verizon-puts-lte-cisco-cius-tablet-businesses
I was on of the first few hundred people to watch this funny commercial over the weekend about it... If you saw Iron Man 2 it?s a great parody of Hammer trying to sell weapons to the military...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT3Rbku1QGI&feature=pyv[/youtube]
My only questions is: Will it play Angry Birds...? LOL..!
Here are more videos about the Cius
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQJvFE4vu7g&feature=related[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT55fjPxy54[/youtube]
I love watching Visions of what the future looks like from certain tech corps (not Microsoft)... Here are some from Cisco...
Future of teaching
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6UEoguiRS8&NR=1[/youtube]
Future of shopping
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDi0FNcaock&feature=related[/youtube]
Future of healthcare
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdIoOuAQuPE[/youtube]
BTW funny story... talking about corporate phones... I was the first (I believe) to digitally store music in the ?cloud?. All the way back in 1993; I was working as a summer intern, during High School at a large semi-conductor plant in El Segundo; they just upgraded to a new voice-mail system; I remember everyone was so excited!
Well, I went home to record some test messages; and I ?uploaded?; ok, I just held the telephone up to my stereo and recorded a couple of songs (I?m not going to tell which ones); I thought I was so cool, I had my favorite song wherever I could find a land-line...!
http://www.androidcentral.com/verizon-puts-lte-cisco-cius-tablet-businesses
I was on of the first few hundred people to watch this funny commercial over the weekend about it... If you saw Iron Man 2 it?s a great parody of Hammer trying to sell weapons to the military...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mT3Rbku1QGI&feature=pyv[/youtube]
My only questions is: Will it play Angry Birds...? LOL..!
Here are more videos about the Cius
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQJvFE4vu7g&feature=related[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT55fjPxy54[/youtube]
I love watching Visions of what the future looks like from certain tech corps (not Microsoft)... Here are some from Cisco...
Future of teaching
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6UEoguiRS8&NR=1[/youtube]
Future of shopping
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDi0FNcaock&feature=related[/youtube]
Future of healthcare
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdIoOuAQuPE[/youtube]
BTW funny story... talking about corporate phones... I was the first (I believe) to digitally store music in the ?cloud?. All the way back in 1993; I was working as a summer intern, during High School at a large semi-conductor plant in El Segundo; they just upgraded to a new voice-mail system; I remember everyone was so excited!
Well, I went home to record some test messages; and I ?uploaded?; ok, I just held the telephone up to my stereo and recorded a couple of songs (I?m not going to tell which ones); I thought I was so cool, I had my favorite song wherever I could find a land-line...!
roundcorners
New member
I'm beginning to find out that life with a two year old is all about what I?m calling Smooth Transitions; smooth transitions to and from the car; to and from the restaurant; to and from play time to nap time; from play time to meal times; to and from indoors and out; to and from the park; in and out of the supermarket.
Any time during the transition processes; there comes a HUGE risk of tantrums. If there was something he doesn?t want to do; put down the toys to take a nap; or don?t want to put on his shoes to go outside or don?t want to get out of his car-seat to come inside; there in lies a full blown potential for a major disaster.
If nothing else works to ensure a smooth transition; I mean sweet talking, reason talking, negotiating or simply being emotionally supportive; to physically see that everything is meet, tired, hungry, soiled; then it?s time to break out the smart phone!
The kid just loves Maisy Mouse, Rescue Heroes and Rupert the Bear cartoons. They are handy little tools I use throughout the day to help in these transitions.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KVI2p6XXl4[/youtube]
Instead of streaming Youtube; sometimes too unrealiable. I have resorted to downloading the video... Here is how you do it...
After many trials on online video converters, this one seemed to work the best... Most recent Android Smart phones use a 3GP video files; you can convert your child?s favorite short video clips from Youtube to 3gp format, then move the files to your micro-SD card.
http://video.online-convert.com/convert-to-3gp
On my older LG Envy 3...
The file to use is 3g2http://video.online-convert.com/convert-to-3g2
I love giving the kid the LG; he can hold the thing on his own; it?s more sturdy to hold than the htc, and the speakers point forward and are louder. The only thing is that the screen is smaller.
He can hold the thing while we even change diapers. It comes in handy when he is having trouble eating his vegetables and when he is fussy in the the car seat on a longer road trip.
He can even watch a short clip to stop him from protesting at times to take naps; he can watch it right through getting cleaned up, changed, to being soothed in this dark room all ready for nice one to two hour nap. If he had went down fussy, crying or protesting; then he usually takes shorter naps, and I would have had to hold him a lot longer.
Any time during the transition processes; there comes a HUGE risk of tantrums. If there was something he doesn?t want to do; put down the toys to take a nap; or don?t want to put on his shoes to go outside or don?t want to get out of his car-seat to come inside; there in lies a full blown potential for a major disaster.
If nothing else works to ensure a smooth transition; I mean sweet talking, reason talking, negotiating or simply being emotionally supportive; to physically see that everything is meet, tired, hungry, soiled; then it?s time to break out the smart phone!
The kid just loves Maisy Mouse, Rescue Heroes and Rupert the Bear cartoons. They are handy little tools I use throughout the day to help in these transitions.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KVI2p6XXl4[/youtube]
Instead of streaming Youtube; sometimes too unrealiable. I have resorted to downloading the video... Here is how you do it...
After many trials on online video converters, this one seemed to work the best... Most recent Android Smart phones use a 3GP video files; you can convert your child?s favorite short video clips from Youtube to 3gp format, then move the files to your micro-SD card.
http://video.online-convert.com/convert-to-3gp
On my older LG Envy 3...
The file to use is 3g2http://video.online-convert.com/convert-to-3g2
I love giving the kid the LG; he can hold the thing on his own; it?s more sturdy to hold than the htc, and the speakers point forward and are louder. The only thing is that the screen is smaller.
He can hold the thing while we even change diapers. It comes in handy when he is having trouble eating his vegetables and when he is fussy in the the car seat on a longer road trip.
He can even watch a short clip to stop him from protesting at times to take naps; he can watch it right through getting cleaned up, changed, to being soothed in this dark room all ready for nice one to two hour nap. If he had went down fussy, crying or protesting; then he usually takes shorter naps, and I would have had to hold him a lot longer.
irvinehomeowner
Well-known member
You know, Lane Myers would ask what kind of parent you are because you use technology on your kid... but what does he know... he's not a parent.
The key is figuring out what works... and if that's what helps you with your transitions... go for it. I was at a wedding this last weekend and a family at the next table had a portable DVD player showing Barney for their 1.5 yo son and an iPad showing some other videos for their daughter... it worked for them and later, when everyone was dancing, they used the iPad to record the people doing their "solos" in the dance circles.
I actually read now more than I used to... lots of online novels (I find the non-professional writers pretty good actually) and fan-made fiction (I am a sci-fi geek).
Technology is here... embrace it.
The key is figuring out what works... and if that's what helps you with your transitions... go for it. I was at a wedding this last weekend and a family at the next table had a portable DVD player showing Barney for their 1.5 yo son and an iPad showing some other videos for their daughter... it worked for them and later, when everyone was dancing, they used the iPad to record the people doing their "solos" in the dance circles.
I actually read now more than I used to... lots of online novels (I find the non-professional writers pretty good actually) and fan-made fiction (I am a sci-fi geek).
Technology is here... embrace it.
roundcorners
New member
You know these are the dog days of summer; when even on the Android Tablet front, is a bit quiet. The Best Buy experience lately has been a little stale... until, Office Depot announces, the...
Lenovo K1 IdealPad & ThinkPad...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDj85GV897s[/youtube]
I?m really digging that docking station; the price is... still expensive; but let?s see how it does at Office Depot...
I just wish, they start bringing these to the states...
I took this picture from the lobby of the Taipei 101 building a couple years back...!
In other Android news... it?s now even easier than ever to root your Nook Color... even without voiding the warranty... just by dual booting off a $35 microSD card...http://www.zdnet.com/blog/gadgetrev...r-with-android-using-a-micro-sd-card-35/26275
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-20080674-251/nook2android-turns-nook-into-full-android-tablet/
Lastly...
Keep forgetting... gotta be checking out the local Walmart soon... for the
http://tablets-planet.com/2011/07/1...in-stock-and-ready-to-ship-for-379-99-and-up/
$379 Vizio Tab...!
Lenovo K1 IdealPad & ThinkPad...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDj85GV897s[/youtube]
I?m really digging that docking station; the price is... still expensive; but let?s see how it does at Office Depot...
I just wish, they start bringing these to the states...
I took this picture from the lobby of the Taipei 101 building a couple years back...!
In other Android news... it?s now even easier than ever to root your Nook Color... even without voiding the warranty... just by dual booting off a $35 microSD card...http://www.zdnet.com/blog/gadgetrev...r-with-android-using-a-micro-sd-card-35/26275
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7-20080674-251/nook2android-turns-nook-into-full-android-tablet/
Lastly...
Keep forgetting... gotta be checking out the local Walmart soon... for the
http://tablets-planet.com/2011/07/1...in-stock-and-ready-to-ship-for-379-99-and-up/
$379 Vizio Tab...!
roundcorners
New member
I love listening to people?s stories; whoever they are. Whether they are my close friends, clients, wife or stranger. I love hearing about an experience someone have had about life. Even more than music, more than current news, more than talk radio I just love listening to real life stories.
I?ve been playing around with a few pod-catchers; but I still prefer checking out the individual websites and the old fashion manual downloads. I do love collecting the individual episodes...
DoggCatcher
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.snoggdoggler.android.applications.doggcatcher.v1_0&feature=search_result
You can find and download certain episodes yourself...
Marketplacehttp://marketplace.publicradio.org/RSS/
TALhttp://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives
The Mothhttp://www.wnyc.org/shows/moth-radio-hour/by_show_number/
The Storyhttp://thestory.org/archive
Radiolabhttp://www.radiolab.org/archive/
Unfictionalhttp://www.kcrw.com/archive
StoryCorphttp://www.npr.org/series/4516989/storycorps
Also... although, I have been reading more e-books lately;; but I still prefer the real deal... And Audible has been great...
Audible
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.audible.application&feature=search_result
currently listening & reading...
Heaven is for reals
http://www.audible.com/pd/ref=sr_1_1?asin=B004J0T9HM&qid=1310842862&sr=1-1
To date, I have about 8.8gigs of stories... based upon that, one hour of This American Life is about 25 megabytes; I have about 352 hours of pure listening pleasure...
So... you guys might be asking... what does RC do when he?s listening to all of this... Well since I?m here in LA and not Irvine anymore... here are some of the things I?ve been busy with... oh, and since some of these activities might be a little foreign to some of you... I?ve included a few how to videos...
How to wash your own car
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0yAB5ie8no[/youtube]
How to change your oil
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkdfSGv3ce8&feature=related[/youtube]
How to mow your lawn
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zs6SD_JUQc&feature=related[/youtube]
How to edge your yard
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz_b0AxF8LI&playnext=1&list=PL98FE14D7848D2CD9[/youtube]
How to walk
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R4wP_PXn3I[/youtube]
How to use public transit
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jHTWDHNXn4[/youtube]
How to wash dishes
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjNXsm8s9N4[/youtube]
P.S. Thanks for giving me a facetious license lately... I?m so proud of the kid lately, he automatically goes and picks up the broom and dust pan when he sees leaves in the backyard; and he did great on his first bus ride yesterday... (we wanted to check out the Mighty Eagle at Barns); there are so many things I probably wouldn?t do or couldn?t do, living in Irvine; I?m so glad to be back, to raise my son to his full potential here... We love LA...!
I?ve been playing around with a few pod-catchers; but I still prefer checking out the individual websites and the old fashion manual downloads. I do love collecting the individual episodes...
DoggCatcher
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.snoggdoggler.android.applications.doggcatcher.v1_0&feature=search_result
You can find and download certain episodes yourself...
Marketplacehttp://marketplace.publicradio.org/RSS/
TALhttp://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives
The Mothhttp://www.wnyc.org/shows/moth-radio-hour/by_show_number/
The Storyhttp://thestory.org/archive
Radiolabhttp://www.radiolab.org/archive/
Unfictionalhttp://www.kcrw.com/archive
StoryCorphttp://www.npr.org/series/4516989/storycorps
Also... although, I have been reading more e-books lately;; but I still prefer the real deal... And Audible has been great...
Audible
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.audible.application&feature=search_result
currently listening & reading...
Heaven is for reals
http://www.audible.com/pd/ref=sr_1_1?asin=B004J0T9HM&qid=1310842862&sr=1-1
To date, I have about 8.8gigs of stories... based upon that, one hour of This American Life is about 25 megabytes; I have about 352 hours of pure listening pleasure...
So... you guys might be asking... what does RC do when he?s listening to all of this... Well since I?m here in LA and not Irvine anymore... here are some of the things I?ve been busy with... oh, and since some of these activities might be a little foreign to some of you... I?ve included a few how to videos...
How to wash your own car
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0yAB5ie8no[/youtube]
How to change your oil
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkdfSGv3ce8&feature=related[/youtube]
How to mow your lawn
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Zs6SD_JUQc&feature=related[/youtube]
How to edge your yard
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz_b0AxF8LI&playnext=1&list=PL98FE14D7848D2CD9[/youtube]
How to walk
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R4wP_PXn3I[/youtube]
How to use public transit
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jHTWDHNXn4[/youtube]
How to wash dishes
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjNXsm8s9N4[/youtube]
P.S. Thanks for giving me a facetious license lately... I?m so proud of the kid lately, he automatically goes and picks up the broom and dust pan when he sees leaves in the backyard; and he did great on his first bus ride yesterday... (we wanted to check out the Mighty Eagle at Barns); there are so many things I probably wouldn?t do or couldn?t do, living in Irvine; I?m so glad to be back, to raise my son to his full potential here... We love LA...!
roundcorners
New member
We all know the State is flat broke; and most municipalities aren't much better off. We also know that for the most part; most traffic enforcement police and the CHP work off a quota system; where if they don?t ticket a certain number of drivers they get adverse consequences.
Put the two together and what I?ve seen personally is large increase of drivers being pulled over everywhere. So I also have had my share of citation this year. Two I was able to beat; and one I?m going to traffic school for... soon! I help my wife clear one citation back in May from IPD. Ok, so I drive a LOT!!!
And... my vehicle is my cubicle. I have also broken every Blue-Tooth ear piece; every plug in ear piece and my late model Volvo isn?t equipped with integrated speaker phone. So what I?m relegated to do is to simply use the LG?s built-in speaker function.
BUT, even with that I still got pulled over the other day; simply because I grab my phone to put it on the car window-sill where it usually sits. With my car being so noisy, the phone has to be fairly close to my head; so using it on my passenger seat or dashboard simply can?t work.
Luckily I got off with a warning; if you drive you simply CAN NOT even touch your phone AT ALL! It has to be completely hands-free!!!
Here are a few accessories I?m looking into next... and some that already help me daily...
Desire Car Dock
(Police) Radar Detector
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.vox.radardetector&feature=search_result
Car Locator
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.edwardkim.android.carlocatorfull&feature=related_apps
Safe Driver Apphttps://market.android.com/details?id=com.sentersix.safedriver.android
Google Maps/Navigation
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.adaptdroid.navbookfree3&feature=search_result
Google Voice Search
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGbYVvU0Z5s&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]http://www.google.com/mobile/voice-actions/
Other funny Google Voice Search videos
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGs6ZcezT40&feature=relmfu[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWXAlxpHepY&feature=relmfu[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwvyydy7Uhc&feature=relmfu[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJWh9CPCP6c&feature=relmfu[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZIj5D7OTfA&feature=relmfu[/youtube]
Have a good weekend everyone & drive safely...
Put the two together and what I?ve seen personally is large increase of drivers being pulled over everywhere. So I also have had my share of citation this year. Two I was able to beat; and one I?m going to traffic school for... soon! I help my wife clear one citation back in May from IPD. Ok, so I drive a LOT!!!
And... my vehicle is my cubicle. I have also broken every Blue-Tooth ear piece; every plug in ear piece and my late model Volvo isn?t equipped with integrated speaker phone. So what I?m relegated to do is to simply use the LG?s built-in speaker function.
BUT, even with that I still got pulled over the other day; simply because I grab my phone to put it on the car window-sill where it usually sits. With my car being so noisy, the phone has to be fairly close to my head; so using it on my passenger seat or dashboard simply can?t work.
Luckily I got off with a warning; if you drive you simply CAN NOT even touch your phone AT ALL! It has to be completely hands-free!!!
Here are a few accessories I?m looking into next... and some that already help me daily...
Desire Car Dock
(Police) Radar Detector
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.vox.radardetector&feature=search_result
Car Locator
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.edwardkim.android.carlocatorfull&feature=related_apps
Safe Driver Apphttps://market.android.com/details?id=com.sentersix.safedriver.android
Google Maps/Navigation
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.adaptdroid.navbookfree3&feature=search_result
Google Voice Search
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGbYVvU0Z5s&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]http://www.google.com/mobile/voice-actions/
Other funny Google Voice Search videos
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGs6ZcezT40&feature=relmfu[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWXAlxpHepY&feature=relmfu[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwvyydy7Uhc&feature=relmfu[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJWh9CPCP6c&feature=relmfu[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZIj5D7OTfA&feature=relmfu[/youtube]
Have a good weekend everyone & drive safely...
irvinehomeowner
Well-known member
Nice coupon... that's what I get for being an early adopter. Hopefully they still have that when the Galaxy 8.9" comes out.
Quite telling that you have to give $100 to get people to buy the Android tablets... don't see any $100 off coupons for iPad 2s.
The Amazon tablet(s) should be interesting... it will allow them to compete against B&N's Nook Color and against the other Andrablets (I'm TMing that term).
Back to RC... what if your phone is your GPS? Can't people touch their GPS? I think it's going to be tough to enforce "hands-free"... does that mean I can't touch the radio because it has phone controls on it? What about eating or drinking?
Quite telling that you have to give $100 to get people to buy the Android tablets... don't see any $100 off coupons for iPad 2s.
The Amazon tablet(s) should be interesting... it will allow them to compete against B&N's Nook Color and against the other Andrablets (I'm TMing that term).
Back to RC... what if your phone is your GPS? Can't people touch their GPS? I think it's going to be tough to enforce "hands-free"... does that mean I can't touch the radio because it has phone controls on it? What about eating or drinking?
roundcorners
New member
Star... Nice coupon... thanks for that!
IHO... tell that to the Judge!!! I'm not going to take that chance; BTW these tickets these days are not the $200-$300 dollar kind.. more like $500-$600 range!
I'll go by what the CHP said, when I see the 5-0 I'm not touching anything but the steering wheel!
IHO... tell that to the Judge!!! I'm not going to take that chance; BTW these tickets these days are not the $200-$300 dollar kind.. more like $500-$600 range!
I'll go by what the CHP said, when I see the 5-0 I'm not touching anything but the steering wheel!
roundcorners
New member
Bunch of random Android News that I missed; in somewhat organized categories... on a Monday morning...
Android can Sell Anything... including
Angel?s Baseball Games...
Catching the next Angels game? Rent a Galaxy Tab or G-Slate...http://www.androidcentral.com/t-mobile-launches-android-tablet-rental-program-los-angeles-angels
Jeans...
Try on jeans at Wet Seal get a free phone...http://www.androidcentral.com/try-jeans-get-free-phone
FB & Google+ clicks & friends...
Friend website on FB or Google+ to win a Galaxy Tab 10.1...http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...nd-thumb-keyboard-for-doing-close-to-nothing/
Plane rides...
American Airlines offers Galaxy Tab...http://www.gizmag.com/american-airline-offers-samsung-galaxy-tab-101/18909/
Using Android to do other weird things...
If you love playing around with emulators... here is Old School Contra on the Android phonehttp://www.androidcentral.com/revive-old-software-your-device-some-emulators
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EVAhiWLlbY&feature=player_embedded#at=27[/youtube]
HTC Status/Cha Cha
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCZeoPFJVLU[/youtube]
Ok this insn?t so weird; I had a chance to check out this at AT&T last week; really nice feel build... Totally reminded me of a Blackberry; really makes me wonder, why couldn?t Blackberry make a hardware phone like this...?
We know the Playbook can run Android Apps, but... how about just skipping that and rebotting Gingerbread instead...
Android 2.3.3 on the Blackberry Playbook
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIAp8VnC49E&feature=player_embedded#at=43[/youtube]
Netflix on Galaxy Tab 10.1
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6KDfuPQp_8&feature=player_profilepage[/youtube]
Random weird Android videos...
3rd Installment of the Sony S1 & S2 video series...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI9TZ6yTU44[/youtube]
S2 hands on... like the in the pocket idea... but...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBoJ9awXYSM&NR=1[/youtube]
LG?s Prada Phone
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHVzpHDgtgY[/youtube]
Tag Heuer?s $6,800 phone
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMo1P60rwh8[/youtube]
Android Trashcan
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFZW97kSwBI&feature=player_embedded#at=46[/youtube]
Android can Sell Anything... including
Angel?s Baseball Games...
Catching the next Angels game? Rent a Galaxy Tab or G-Slate...http://www.androidcentral.com/t-mobile-launches-android-tablet-rental-program-los-angeles-angels
Jeans...
Try on jeans at Wet Seal get a free phone...http://www.androidcentral.com/try-jeans-get-free-phone
FB & Google+ clicks & friends...
Friend website on FB or Google+ to win a Galaxy Tab 10.1...http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/0...nd-thumb-keyboard-for-doing-close-to-nothing/
Plane rides...
American Airlines offers Galaxy Tab...http://www.gizmag.com/american-airline-offers-samsung-galaxy-tab-101/18909/
Using Android to do other weird things...
If you love playing around with emulators... here is Old School Contra on the Android phonehttp://www.androidcentral.com/revive-old-software-your-device-some-emulators
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EVAhiWLlbY&feature=player_embedded#at=27[/youtube]
HTC Status/Cha Cha
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCZeoPFJVLU[/youtube]
Ok this insn?t so weird; I had a chance to check out this at AT&T last week; really nice feel build... Totally reminded me of a Blackberry; really makes me wonder, why couldn?t Blackberry make a hardware phone like this...?
We know the Playbook can run Android Apps, but... how about just skipping that and rebotting Gingerbread instead...
Android 2.3.3 on the Blackberry Playbook
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIAp8VnC49E&feature=player_embedded#at=43[/youtube]
Netflix on Galaxy Tab 10.1
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6KDfuPQp_8&feature=player_profilepage[/youtube]
Random weird Android videos...
3rd Installment of the Sony S1 & S2 video series...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI9TZ6yTU44[/youtube]
S2 hands on... like the in the pocket idea... but...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBoJ9awXYSM&NR=1[/youtube]
LG?s Prada Phone
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHVzpHDgtgY[/youtube]
Tag Heuer?s $6,800 phone
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMo1P60rwh8[/youtube]
Android Trashcan
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFZW97kSwBI&feature=player_embedded#at=46[/youtube]
roundcorners
New member
So as an Android user, we kind of already feel like second-class citizens. We can?t find a single Android docking radio when we go to Target; the LA Fitness only has Iphone chargers for their tread-mills, stationary bikes and elliptical. And, at Starbucks we just don?t seem to fit in; everywhere you look, people either have ?I? this, ?I? that... until, this happened...
So here is a common scenario; say you?re at a Starbucks, um... not the ones around Woodbury, let?s just say a rougher part of town. Say, in LA, in.. um Hawthorne or Lawndale. You got your laptop opened, all plugged in, papers spread out ever where; phones out and such. And you had to use the restroom, what do you do? You take a look around, you?re not too comfortable, you?re not too sure if you want to pack everything up. So you look around, you see this preppy guy on your right using an Ipad (of course); and then you see another scruffy guy on your left using a Android smart phone. Who do you ask to watch your stuff, while you do your business?
Well I am happy to report that I was the chosen one to be given the responsibility to look after the gentleman's valuables. I still can?t figure out why, I certainly have less dollar volume as far as equipment; maybe he can tell I?m just another outside sales dude like himself; or maybe, just maybe Android users are just cooler and more trustworthy ^_^
BTW, I don?t have such problems; one reason why I still don?t have a Android tablet is that I can still do pretty much everything including posting this post from the htc. And when I use the restroom, everything goes back into the pockets and I pretty much walk in and out of Starbucks empty handed.
In the mean time... Imagine how cool & different you?ll look when you stop by your local Starbucks sporting one of these...
Asus Eee Pad Slider hits the FCC
Panasonic Raboo UT-PB1 Tablet/E-reader coming early August...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ_9NFfMTwM&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
Galaxy Tab 10.1 Debuts early in the UK
Andy Pad Affordable Android UK tabs... more details leaked...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP2CkrF4IYQ&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
Galaxy Tab 10.1 4G LTE coming to Verizon this Thursday...
So here is a common scenario; say you?re at a Starbucks, um... not the ones around Woodbury, let?s just say a rougher part of town. Say, in LA, in.. um Hawthorne or Lawndale. You got your laptop opened, all plugged in, papers spread out ever where; phones out and such. And you had to use the restroom, what do you do? You take a look around, you?re not too comfortable, you?re not too sure if you want to pack everything up. So you look around, you see this preppy guy on your right using an Ipad (of course); and then you see another scruffy guy on your left using a Android smart phone. Who do you ask to watch your stuff, while you do your business?
Well I am happy to report that I was the chosen one to be given the responsibility to look after the gentleman's valuables. I still can?t figure out why, I certainly have less dollar volume as far as equipment; maybe he can tell I?m just another outside sales dude like himself; or maybe, just maybe Android users are just cooler and more trustworthy ^_^
BTW, I don?t have such problems; one reason why I still don?t have a Android tablet is that I can still do pretty much everything including posting this post from the htc. And when I use the restroom, everything goes back into the pockets and I pretty much walk in and out of Starbucks empty handed.
In the mean time... Imagine how cool & different you?ll look when you stop by your local Starbucks sporting one of these...
Asus Eee Pad Slider hits the FCC
Panasonic Raboo UT-PB1 Tablet/E-reader coming early August...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ_9NFfMTwM&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
Galaxy Tab 10.1 Debuts early in the UK
Andy Pad Affordable Android UK tabs... more details leaked...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP2CkrF4IYQ&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]
Galaxy Tab 10.1 4G LTE coming to Verizon this Thursday...
irvinehomeowner
Well-known member
But that's why i rules and Android drools... accessibility.
I can go into any store that sells electronics (heck, even grocery stores and gas stations) and find a case or a charger for an iThing... not true for Android. And while the phones have standardized to micro-usb charging (although some still use mini-usb) the tablets are using proprietary connectors of their own. And trying to find a case for your phone in a well-stocked store can be a nightmare... so you just have to do the ebay/Amazon thing and wait for it instead of getting to see how it fits/looks in person.
As for your "Starbucks Pick The Protector" story... it probably has more to do with how you look rather than what device you are using... if you had an iPhone or a Motorola Razr, the guy would have still trusted you.
The new Galaxy S II phones are finally coming to the US next month... supposedly the best Android phones out right now... I wish I could have waited for it but I prefer the longer battery life single-core and I'll update next year (but by then they'll have Galaxy S 3s running quad-core.... jeez people will only have 4-hour battery life and need to carry personal fans because the phones will be so hot).
I can go into any store that sells electronics (heck, even grocery stores and gas stations) and find a case or a charger for an iThing... not true for Android. And while the phones have standardized to micro-usb charging (although some still use mini-usb) the tablets are using proprietary connectors of their own. And trying to find a case for your phone in a well-stocked store can be a nightmare... so you just have to do the ebay/Amazon thing and wait for it instead of getting to see how it fits/looks in person.
As for your "Starbucks Pick The Protector" story... it probably has more to do with how you look rather than what device you are using... if you had an iPhone or a Motorola Razr, the guy would have still trusted you.
The new Galaxy S II phones are finally coming to the US next month... supposedly the best Android phones out right now... I wish I could have waited for it but I prefer the longer battery life single-core and I'll update next year (but by then they'll have Galaxy S 3s running quad-core.... jeez people will only have 4-hour battery life and need to carry personal fans because the phones will be so hot).
roundcorners
New member
Safe Driving II
So I got a tip to check out the new free version of Trapster, been testing this out this week. Seems to work pretty well. Trying to make some room for the driving widget to detect live Speed Traps...
So here are a list of improvements to version 3.0.0...
Speedomoter and Speed Limit Display - Trapster now displays your actual speed with the speed limit of the road you are currently traveling on. If you go 1 to 4 MPH over the speed limit, the ?Your Speed? box will change to yellow. If you are driving 5+ MPH over the speed limit the ?Your Speed? box changes to red, visually alerting you to slow down!
Trapster Widget - Now you can have Trapster on your home screen! This gives you the ability to quickly view and vote on traps, and also launch the Trapster application directly from the widget.
Terrain Maps - In addition to standard map and satellite view, you now have the ability to use Terrain maps, this will display elevation levels in much more detail.
On a side note, one thing great about Android htc phones is that you can have different ?Scenes? on your phone; One home Scenes could be ?Work? with just work widgets, and apps; one could be ?Friends? or ?Social? or ?Weekend?; I can have a ?Driving? Scene with just driving apps, widgets and info I need while driving... without having to re-customize home screens...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmLuDB1O7oI[/youtube]
So along with the Trapster widget, I also have a google maps, Traffic widgets; I can program certain destinations; like ?Work?, ?Home?, or say ?Beach?; and from wherever I am at; I can see how long depending on traffic conditions; how long it will take me to get to that destination...
So I got a tip to check out the new free version of Trapster, been testing this out this week. Seems to work pretty well. Trying to make some room for the driving widget to detect live Speed Traps...
So here are a list of improvements to version 3.0.0...
Speedomoter and Speed Limit Display - Trapster now displays your actual speed with the speed limit of the road you are currently traveling on. If you go 1 to 4 MPH over the speed limit, the ?Your Speed? box will change to yellow. If you are driving 5+ MPH over the speed limit the ?Your Speed? box changes to red, visually alerting you to slow down!
Trapster Widget - Now you can have Trapster on your home screen! This gives you the ability to quickly view and vote on traps, and also launch the Trapster application directly from the widget.
Terrain Maps - In addition to standard map and satellite view, you now have the ability to use Terrain maps, this will display elevation levels in much more detail.
On a side note, one thing great about Android htc phones is that you can have different ?Scenes? on your phone; One home Scenes could be ?Work? with just work widgets, and apps; one could be ?Friends? or ?Social? or ?Weekend?; I can have a ?Driving? Scene with just driving apps, widgets and info I need while driving... without having to re-customize home screens...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmLuDB1O7oI[/youtube]
So along with the Trapster widget, I also have a google maps, Traffic widgets; I can program certain destinations; like ?Work?, ?Home?, or say ?Beach?; and from wherever I am at; I can see how long depending on traffic conditions; how long it will take me to get to that destination...
roundcorners
New member
Take a look at these Verizon commercials...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOnC5chCag0[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiaRAcpIJmw&NR=1[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIabRr_BmzM[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJc_KDkpIU8[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXkqpul38wE[/youtube]
I get it their marketing campaign; they want to portray Verizon (mostly) smartphones as masculine, can-do, fast and powerful. Ok, why not! They even make fun of Iphone as being ?pretty? and ?princesses?. It?s all fine and dandy until, the it?s time for the wife to upgrade her current phone to a new one...
Her current phone...
So we remember picking the maroon color for her and the blue one for me... because out of ALL of their regular phone offering, the maroon was the only, ever slightly ?feminine? phone that was still functional...
Take a look at their current phone offerings...
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/controller?item=phoneFirst&action=viewPhoneOverviewByDevice&deviceCategoryId=2
about the only female friendly phone is the Escapade..
Which my wife was disgusted with; she has gotten used to using the qwerty keyboard to crank out few hundred text messages a month. I brought home the Env3 replacement, the Octane...
You can?t really tell from the picture, but it?s actually bigger and bulkier from the Env3; and it is so much more masculine; the wife very disappointed. She?ll put up with the phone, but she is NOT happy! So if anyone from Verizon is listening, please offer female friendly phones! Or at least offer female friendly colors!! There is a huge demographic that you are neglecting...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOnC5chCag0[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiaRAcpIJmw&NR=1[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIabRr_BmzM[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJc_KDkpIU8[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXkqpul38wE[/youtube]
I get it their marketing campaign; they want to portray Verizon (mostly) smartphones as masculine, can-do, fast and powerful. Ok, why not! They even make fun of Iphone as being ?pretty? and ?princesses?. It?s all fine and dandy until, the it?s time for the wife to upgrade her current phone to a new one...
Her current phone...
So we remember picking the maroon color for her and the blue one for me... because out of ALL of their regular phone offering, the maroon was the only, ever slightly ?feminine? phone that was still functional...
Take a look at their current phone offerings...
http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/controller?item=phoneFirst&action=viewPhoneOverviewByDevice&deviceCategoryId=2
about the only female friendly phone is the Escapade..
Which my wife was disgusted with; she has gotten used to using the qwerty keyboard to crank out few hundred text messages a month. I brought home the Env3 replacement, the Octane...
You can?t really tell from the picture, but it?s actually bigger and bulkier from the Env3; and it is so much more masculine; the wife very disappointed. She?ll put up with the phone, but she is NOT happy! So if anyone from Verizon is listening, please offer female friendly phones! Or at least offer female friendly colors!! There is a huge demographic that you are neglecting...
irvinehomeowner
Well-known member
Correction... white DIAMOND encrusted iPhone:Starlight East said:
(from Engadget)
sgip
Well-known member
Don't you mean a T-Rex bone IPad?
http://www.geekologie.com/2011/07/for-shame-the-8million-dino-bone-ipad-2.php
Sorry. Don't know how to post pic.....
http://www.geekologie.com/2011/07/for-shame-the-8million-dino-bone-ipad-2.php
Sorry. Don't know how to post pic.....