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Comment Re:Not everyone wants more pixels, but better aspe (Score 1) 952

Lister: Any problems?
Kryten: Well, just one or two. In fact I've compiled a little list if you'll indulge me. Now then, uh, my optical system doesn't appear to have a zoom function.
Lister: No, human eyes don't have a zoom.
Kryten: Well then, how do you bring a small object into sharp focus?
Lister: Well, you just move your head closer to the object.
Kryten: I see. Move your head ... closer, hmm, to the object.

Comment Slate or convertable (Score 4, Informative) 257

If you go on ebay you can get an old Fujitsu LT-500 (early slate) for around one-hundred dollars. Or you can get an Toshiba Portege m200 (convertible) for about 200 - 300 hundred if you shop pretty aggressively. The Fujitsu runs Win2K and the Toshiba runs all Windows up to and including Win7 with the tablet extensions. You can wait for Apple to release the "first" and most awesome tablet in history, if it doesn't turn out to be vaporware, or you can buy a computer which exists for the price point you want. I did this, and consequently I don't drool over the latest press releases from Apple.

Sony

Sony Pictures CEO Thinks the Net Wasn't Worth It 562

rossturk writes "Michael Lynton, CEO of Sony Pictures Entertainment, said, 'I'm a guy who doesn't see anything good having come from the Internet, period.' Why? Because people 'feel entitled' to have what they want when they want it, and if they can't get it for free, 'they'll steal it.' It's become customary to expect a somewhat limited perspective on things from old-world entertainment companies, but his inability to acknowledge that the Internet has changed everything makes me think he's a very confused man. Is this when we all give up hope that companies like Sony Pictures can adapt? Will we look back on this as one of the defining moments when the industrialized entertainment industry lost touch for good?"
Displays

DisplayLink Releases LGPL USB Graphics Code 61

iso writes "USB graphics should be coming to Linux soon: DisplayLink has released an LGPL library that talks to one of its graphics chips over a USB connection. DisplayLink aren't one of the big guys in graphics, but it's always nice to see a hardware manufacturer go the open source route. Now, when can I get one of these touchscreen MIMOs on my Linux HTPC?"

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