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Originally Posted by somedude View Post
When reading the first two lines I was like Dammmn Jeremy Clarkson, and I read Stick, and laughed.
LOL, I know I made a mistake, It's the Stiq!
 
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#112
Originally Posted by SAABoy View Post
what is the D in DRAM? Surely not 'digital'... :P
D = Dynamic (requires a clock signal to keep memory from fading)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic..._access_memory
 
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Originally Posted by maxximuscool View Post
LOL, I know I made a mistake, It's the Stiq!
i believe u mean stig
 
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Originally Posted by te37v View Post
i believe u mean stig
yep........
 
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#115
I want 2-3x optical zoom on a phone 5-8mp before I want 12mp, but that's the marketing goons speaking. I would probably set 5-8mp and check how the pics came out.
 
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#116
Originally Posted by rash.m2k View Post
one thing is really worrying me from the pics, theres no stylus!!!!!!!!!!

Im gonna kill Nokia if its capacitive!!!!!! there will be no more easy debian!!!! wont be able to click on tiny things!!!!!!!!
you have to understand nokia. phones are no longer made for end users. they're designed for people who have no education, used to be without a job for a year or two and now support their wive's income by writing 3-4 articles a month: tech journalists (or even worse: bloggers). those people will never actually use a phone, but play with it for 30minutes and then write a review that may, depending on where it's published, influence how well the product is doing on the market. because these people decided that capacitive touch is the color of the season, nokia and other manufacturers have little choice. doesn't matter what consumers say.
 
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Originally Posted by benny1967 View Post
you have to understand nokia. phones are no longer made for end users. they're designed for people who have no education, used to be without a job for a year or two and now support their wive's income by writing 3-4 articles a month: tech journalists (or even worse: bloggers). those people will never actually use a phone, but play with it for 30minutes and then write a review that may, depending on where it's published, influence how well the product is doing on the market. because these people decided that capacitive touch is the color of the season, nokia and other manufacturers have little choice. doesn't matter what consumers say.
So how do I dispose of my "education" so I can start writing these articles?
 
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#118
Originally Posted by benny1967 View Post
you have to understand nokia. phones are no longer made for end users. they're designed for people who have no education, used to be without a job for a year or two and now support their wive's income by writing 3-4 articles a month: tech journalists (or even worse: bloggers). those people will never actually use a phone, but play with it for 30minutes and then write a review that may, depending on where it's published, influence how well the product is doing on the market. because these people decided that capacitive touch is the color of the season, nokia and other manufacturers have little choice. doesn't matter what consumers say.
Of course, you also have to understand that upwards of 95% of people don't want to use desktop style UI's on their phones. Nor are they trying to get some artwork into the Louvre while on the go. Thus making a stylus nothing more than an inconvenience or waste of space. Add in that most (not all) resistive touch screens have poor sensitivity, low accuracy, and are single touch, whereas most capacitive touch screens have excellent sensitivity, high accuracy (not necessarily precision, which isn't needed in most modern smartphone OSs anyway), and are multitouch, and resistive doesn't look too appealing to that 95% of the population. Possibly lesser selling points are that capacitive screens allow more light through (less backlight needed, more battery life), and can be made much more durable than resistive screens. Sure, you could argue that capacitive screens don't work without special gloves, but there isn't a huge number of people living locales with year-round glove-wearing temperatures, let alone people living in such areas that actually wear gloves every time they're outside.

Saying that modern phones are only for bloggers with ADHD and the uneducated is somewhere along the lines of saying that Dvorak is only for one handed people. (no offense to bloggers w/ADHD, the uneducated, or one handed people)
 
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#119
Originally Posted by TheTree View Post
Of course, you also have to understand that upwards of 95% of people don't want to use desktop style UI's on their phones. ... Thus making a stylus nothing more than an inconvenience or waste of space.
My desktop has no stylus. Does yours?

whereas most capacitive touch screens have excellent sensitivity, high accuracy (not necessarily precision, which isn't needed in most modern smartphone OSs anyway),
I am not sure what you mean by accuracy then. If you can only determine pointer location with the 60-pixel precision (capacitive), then it is in fact the same as getting a dozen of location readings in the 60-pixel range (resistive).

Sure, you could argue that capacitive screens don't work without special gloves, but there isn't a huge number of people living locales with year-round glove-wearing temperatures, let alone people living in such areas that actually wear gloves every time they're outside.
I am afraid I will have disappoint you here. You see, not being able to use the phone for one season of a year is still a problem. And a lot of locales have glove-wearing temperatures for that long. Hell, not being able to use the phone for just a few days is already a problem.

Saying that modern phones are only for bloggers with ADHD and the uneducated is somewhere along the lines of saying that Dvorak is only for one handed people. (no offense to bloggers w/ADHD, the uneducated, or one handed people)
Funny, how the original poster never mentioned ADHD and yet, you are mentioning it. Do you have any specific ADHD-afflicted bloggers in mind here? =)

PS: Obligatory question: Do you own an iPhone?
 
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Originally Posted by fms View Post
My desktop has no stylus. Does yours?
Does your desktop have a 4 in or smaller screen? Also, please note that I said:
desktop style UI's on their phones.
I suspect most people do not consider their desktops to be their phones as well, even with VOIP.

Originally Posted by fms View Post
I am not sure what you mean by accuracy then. If you can only determine pointer location with the 60-pixel precision (capacitive), then it is in fact the same as getting a dozen of location readings in the 60-pixel range (resistive).
Regarding precision versus accuracy:


Also, note that the reason for the reduced precision of capacitive screens is due to the requirement for comparatively larger pointing implements. The actual resolution of both types of sensors goes far beyond the pixel density of any screens in use today.

Originally Posted by fms View Post
I am afraid I will have disappoint you here. You see, not being able to use the phone for one season of a year is still a problem. And a lot of locales have glove-wearing temperatures for that long. Hell, not being able to use the phone for just a few days is already a problem.
Except that the device does not become completely unusable. Conductive thread and/or glittens allow for the use of the device while still wearing something on your hands. There's also still the possibility of removing gloves, if necessary. Personally, I've never found it to be much of a problem (I live in upstate New York so I get quite a bit of cold weather). However, I do understand that some people might find that too inconvenient.

Originally Posted by fms View Post
Funny, how the original poster never mentioned ADHD and yet, you are mentioning it. Do you have any specific ADHD-afflicted bloggers in mind here? =)
That was in reference to:
those people will never actually use a phone, but play with it for 30minutes and then write a review
Perhaps ADHD was too strong an exaggeration.

Originally Posted by fms View Post
PS: Obligatory question: Do you own an iPhone?
I own two iPod Touches, which I want to get rid of for reasons not related to the touch sensor. I also own 3 Palm PDAs, a Samsung Impression, a Nokia N810, and a Viliv N5, all of which have resistive screens.
 
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