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From: James Jolley on 28 Jan 2010 05:25 On 2010-01-28 10:17:10 +0000, Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> said: > On 2010-01-28, James Jolley <jrjolley(a)me.com> wrote: >>> >>> I was thinking about the lack of camera aspect, and I think they may be >>> right. Video chatting sounds good, but you'd have to hold it at a _very_ >>> precise angle to keep yourself in view. That would become tiresome, I think. >> >> I think they may do a camera dock thing. PErhaps the iSee as they've >> already had iSight? IT'll just be a camera in a case. > > Maybe. This is one area where I'm really on the fence about how useful it > would actually be. > > Jim I see what you mean. It's one of those nice things that probably should have been in there, regardless of how good it is. Best -James-
From: Woody on 28 Jan 2010 05:29 Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > On 2010-01-28, Ian McCall <ian(a)eruvia.org> wrote: > > On 2010-01-28 09:44:13 +0000, usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk (Woody) said: > > > >> Well, that is good that you can, but one USB port on the device itself > >> wouldn't have been too much of a technical challenge would it? > >> > >> I feel that will be corrected in later hardware. > > > > Another facility that seems to be missing - front-facing camera and > > mic. Would be great for iChat, but missing on this revision at least. > > It's got a mic and speakers. > > I was thinking about the lack of camera aspect, and I think they may be > right. Video chatting sounds good, but you'd have to hold it at a _very_ > precise angle to keep yourself in view. That would become tiresome, I think. Not if you see yourself in the own window. For their intended audience of people who don't need a computer, I think video chatting is very important. -- Woody
From: T i m on 28 Jan 2010 05:35 On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:08:10 +0000, Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > >I've got a couple of QLs but neither are really in what I'd call working >condition. Mine was working the last time I used it (but that was a long time ago now) and it was in pretty tidy condition. >Got a One Per Desk as well :-) Ooo, I *nearly* got one of those ... a QL with proper keys (and a different focus etc)? T i m
From: Jim on 28 Jan 2010 05:36 On 2010-01-28, Woody <usenet(a)alienrat.co.uk> wrote: >> >> I was thinking about the lack of camera aspect, and I think they may be >> right. Video chatting sounds good, but you'd have to hold it at a _very_ >> precise angle to keep yourself in view. That would become tiresome, I think. > > Not if you see yourself in the own window. For their intended audience > of people who don't need a computer, I think video chatting is very > important. Hmmm. Could be. I guess it's not that important to me as I've only had about 5 video chats in my life. Jim -- http://www.ursaMinorBeta.co.uk http://twitter.com/GreyAreaUK "Get over here. Now. Might be advisable to wear brown trousers and a shirt the colour of blood." Malcolm Tucker, "The Thick of It"
From: Jim on 28 Jan 2010 05:39
On 2010-01-28, T i m <news(a)spaced.me.uk> wrote: > On Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:08:10 +0000, Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> > wrote: > >> >>I've got a couple of QLs but neither are really in what I'd call working >>condition. > > Mine was working the last time I used it (but that was a long time ago > now) and it was in pretty tidy condition. > >>Got a One Per Desk as well :-) > > Ooo, I *nearly* got one of those ... a QL with proper keys (and a > different focus etc)? Yep. Essentially a QL with a wee screen proper keyboard and a built-in telephone. Jim -- http://www.ursaMinorBeta.co.uk http://twitter.com/GreyAreaUK "Get over here. Now. Might be advisable to wear brown trousers and a shirt the colour of blood." Malcolm Tucker, "The Thick of It" |