Sure, but something like ELMO also directly supports HDMI directly (cutting out the computer) and comes with its own mount. Once plugged into the TV it's as close to a turnkey solution as you're going to get. ELMO document cameras can get pretty expensive as you said, but you can find cheaper/older models (new) for a few hundred dollars.

Because that was the whole point to the original article? I'm guessing a 7" or 10" tablet, magnified to the size he wants, isn't going to hold much text.

Now, if your question was, "why don't they just buy an ebook and increase the font size?", then I could agree with you. This comes off as a kind of a backward use of technology. One of the biggest reasons I prefer reading on various devices these days is because I can bump up the font size and read without having my contacts in. It may be it's a situation in which the books aren't available in a digital format. Some people still insist on preferring "real books," but this doesn't seem like a legitimate excuse when you involve as much technology as he is talking about.

I can't really see someone (successfully) holding a book in one hand, SLR in another, while also focusing their attention on a TV. I suppose if you used a camera stand, but then you might as well just use an ELMO (document camera, not the character) which was, quite frankly, designed for similar purposes and wouldn't cost you more than an average SLR. Not to mention I have yet to see a DSLR whose complexity of operation wouldn't get in the way of pleasure reading for something like this.

An Android device with a large screen and support for MHL would be ideal. It would be highly portable, given the widespread use of HDMI all you need is an adapter, and the cameras provided with most modern tablets/phones are as good (if not better) then most webcam solutions.

In an incandescent light bulb the filament inside is approximately that hot. If you don't want to take my word for it, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_temperature, "An incandescent lamp's light is thermal radiation and the bulb approximates an ideal black body radiator, so its color temperature is essentially the temperature of the filament."

Not to mention comparing the "portability" of the kernel to an entire OS is somewhat unfair. If a single Linux OS distro is available on more platforms than NetBSD, that's news to me.

Primarily price and/or personal experience. I'm unsure what products you are buying, but with a true Cisco/iOS product your typically going to have to buy used to get anywhere near the price point of rolling your own. So if you don't have the funds or, for whatever reason, you are already familiar with *BSD/PF, rolling your own router can be a very attractive option. That being said, very few people regret buying a Cisco product.

I find Apple cooling designs to be generally far superior, current beefs seem to be with aluminum MBP's, hardly a portfolio-wide problem such as what you would have us believe. My 2009 Macbook has never had an issue with heat, but the Toshiba Satellite I had before it would regularly overheat and shutoff with any kind of extended 3D usage, so you'll forgive if I'm skeptical of competing brands offering a better alternative.

I'm not sure what people were really expecting with aluminum. Take an aluminum heatsink and put it by just about anything putting out warm exhaust and you may be surprised how quickly it heats up -- even open to the air with a large fan going around it. The same thermodynamic principles work here, except you now have an enclosed space.

It doesn't even need to be sugar really, just a simple carbohydrate. You could use vodka for the same effect, it's a somewhat popular, but controversial method of fighting algae in reef aquariums. Feed the bacteria so they outcompete the algae.

Sorry am I the only one that thinking that this pretty much supports the parent post in that they may drop you if your equipment is being used in a way that:

(i) is harmful to, interferes with, or may adversely affect our Services or the network of any other provider

The broad langauge there pretty much gives AT&T license to do what they want. Notice that it says "unlawful purpose *OR*", in other words, it doesn't have to be an unlawful act to fall under those conditions.

I'm sorry, but #2, in what world is that not expensive?

You seem to have a complete lack of understanding over what I just wrote.

"'Droid' has it's own set of restrictions and would technically be a licensing violation if LucasFilm didn't get a kickback for allowing it's usage."

In case you don't understand common English the terms "licensed the use out to" would typically infer a kickback to Lucas.

"But by all means, sperg out about Apple while Star Wars and Droid (2 of Slashdot's favorite things) play the same game."

Again, isn't this basically what I said? That is why I suggested the switch to the term Android, because using the term Droid would bring Lucas into this, not Google. You seem to be agreeing with me, but insulting me for it. It's just plain odd.

Droid is owned by Lucas I believe, so I think Google would have much less to stand on in this case. If Lucas licensed the use out to Apple I'm not sure Google would have any recompense. Probably one of the reasons phones are being named Droid and not Android in the first place. Your example would be better I guess if you used iAndroid.

Maybe .. but it was worth every minute.

I don't really want to be seen as some sort of anti-Apple-troll. My current main is a macbook, that I'm quite attached too -- though I admit I'm getting tired of telling them to fix new cracks in the casing. I just believe that the age we are discussing was a dark time for Apple in which they were quickly falling behind. Luckily they were able to pull their asses out of the grinder and were able to move on to producing quality and up-to-date products once again.