Electronic Doohickies and Gizmos While Skiing
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Marc_C
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Phone -Admin":1rqc0air said:
yes; it's even bluetooth enabled, but I don't own a bluetooth Borg ear implant; no one, ever, needs to be constantly available to the mothership or hive cube
not a smartphone, so no apps to dink around with
don't have to reboot and establish communication protocols with my helmet, gps satellites, and the web
Helmet-
as noted, no, don't own one for skiing
don't have anything requiring speakers or earphones, so I can actually hear what's going on around me
Beacon-
yep, carry it as it's good to stay in the habit
Altimiter/watch thingy-
nope
Electronically actuated butane blowtorch for the carton of smokes-
not that, either
GPS-
nope (note that just 'cause the smartphone replaces several physical devices, dorking around with each app counts as a gizmo)
Marc_C":3tysj720 said:
Grandpa, is it really that bad to have devices that do more than one thing (ie helmet for keeping your head safe and listening to music/phone)? You know, back in my day we didn't have ski lifts and had to hike uphill both ways to get up and down the mountain.
Marc_C
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Nah. It's just funny sometimes watching him fiddling with the stuff and teasing about it. There's been more than one bitch session while putting on boots trying to figure out why the phone wasn't communicating with the helmet and having to go through multiple boot cycles....socal":1fkis8ql said:
I've only skied one day in my life with Admin and even I knew that's ^^^ a big load of BOLLOCKS.Admin":jbkbdt1c said:
Marc_C":21s6kcz9 said:
I never said that the Android would never amount to anything, that would be ignorant. However, I still believe that webOS is a superior phone operating system. I just got sick of waiting for a critical mass of developer support that might never come, kind of like Forrest Gump waiting for the bus.
Admin":2e0kmgn5 said:
I'll stick with the off topic theme and agree with your statement above. WebOS is great but at this point I wouldn't consider buying a WebOS device because of the lack of developer support. Plus I hate the form factor of the Pre (they need just a slab like every other smart phone out there).
socal":1x5koldm said:
It's coming in the form of the new Pre3 this summer:
http://www.palm.com/us/products/phones/pre3/
It will have an impressive 1.4 GHz processor. At the same time they're releasing a new Pre with the same form factor as the current one for those who prefer a smaller phone, the new HP Veer...
http://www.palm.com/us/products/phones/veer/index.html
plus HP's first webOS tablet:
http://www.palm.com/us/products/pads/to ... index.html
Marc_C":2hzcxytc said:
Or just tell me why I need new skis, or a new car, or new climbing shoes. It's just a personal purchasing choice that doesn't match yours. I, for example, am sitting here listening to Pandora via bluetooth stereo headphones while I'm working. For FTO biz, I'm also able to check the Twitter and FB accounts that my employer doesn't allow me to access via their network.
And $199 for my new Epic 4G is hardly "a big portion of a seasons pass $$$."
Admin":2rrff2h0 said:EMSC":2rrff2h0 said:Admin":2rrff2h0 said:
It would be over here in Colo...:stir:
Oh, how true! But I wrote that knowing that Marc_C is in the $1499 pass club.
Isn't that about the true cost of the phone if you include service? Figure at best $60/month for 24 months =$1,440. I think that's what Marc_C was referring too.
BTW, really like the new tablet they're going to release. The Pre 3 has a 3.8 inch screen which is too small for me and the shape is just too round and thick. Don't mean to hate on these devices but why not just release something that looks like what millions of people are actually buying.