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Comment Re:Apple phones don't work right (Score 1) 90

Just b/c it's an old standard doesn't mean it cannot be tweaked. For example, Verizon's MMS limit within network is 3.5 megs for videos, but intercarrier file size is limited to 300-600 kb. The networks have the ability to increase the limits but don't. Instead, they push the user to send the messages as internet traffic and get third party apps (iMessage, whatsapp, signal) to handle it.

Comment Re:The girlfriend in question (Score 1) 239

Comment Re:Why lasers instead of mirrors? (Score 1) 161

Here's a simple (thought) experiment for you. Go outside (or use any single fixture) and hold a mirror right in between the light source and a coin. Now try to shine/aim a beam of light at the coin at from your mirror. What is your conclusion?

Now do the same, but allow the mirror to move a little slightly. Now compare the strength of this beam of light one if the target was between the mirror and the light source, but off to the side a little.

From this (thought) experiment we have come to the conclusion that the maximum brightness of the beam of light is when the target is between the mirror and the source of light (assuming the target doesn't cast a shadow on the mirror), anywhere else and there would be a decrease in the brightness of the light from the mirror.

Comment Re:Sensor accuracy (Score 1) 144

To address your "concern" about the profitability of this product, this is a very obvious niche market targeted at the wallets of parents in attempts to improve their child's handwriting and spelling between the Christmas/birthday delivery of the newest iPads, iPhones and laptops take over their brains with auto correct.

I'm sorry, I wasn't aware I was supposed to research all viable producers of digital pens for you. My mistake, here you go: http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_1?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=digital+pen . Many of the options here are pens for tablets, but as you can see, there are many actual digital pens being sold here as well. Please do purchase and write at least 250 words review on the various implementations of the techniques to capture your handwriting. Also, create and build a post production prototype of your laughably inelegant glove contraption to monitor user's writing and compare this to the already established non-restrictive methods in capturing user's writing. Personally, I can attest that the accuracy of these devices to be very high.

Which brings us to the fact that the perpetuation of smart devices throughout society today and a laptop in every student's bag has seen the decline in this market from a lack of interest. This doesn't mean the technology has gotten more expensive or harder to manufacture. Just that it would mean that the profit margin and feature sets for each pen would need to be balanced to make this a viable competitor to capture sales from the market. Before you comment on this, please do enlighten us exactly how much each costs in materials and production before any markups or profits.

Comment Re:Sensor accuracy (Score 1) 144

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_pen http://www.logitech.com/en-us/support/digital-pen I used one of these in my undergrad when it was cheaper and easier for me than lugging a laptop and books around everywhere on my motorcycle. Just because you haven't seen the tech doesn't mean it isn't there. Read the wiki article for various implementations on how they work.

Comment So much bias... (Score 1) 432

...in this summary at the end there that we are provoked a response for people to discuss. Congrats /. your puppet master wins again. If I were a conspiracy theories nut, I would of thought that /. was in league with the anti-pirating organizations and would dox all the people who are speak up for piracy.

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