Page 3 of 10
Re: Devices set me free (the gadgets thread)
Posted: Sat October 24, 2015 12:15 am
by Norah
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Whitey McTeeth wrote:I broke up my smart phone and ate the insides. i am now truly connected.
bleep bloop blop
I wouldn't eat that. It might be a virus.
Re: Devices set me free (the gadgets thread)
Posted: Sat October 24, 2015 2:03 am
by Whitey McTeeth
All fucking 1s and 0s bro.
Re: Devices set me free (the gadgets thread)
Posted: Fri February 26, 2016 6:20 pm
by Norah
Just got one of these:
http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-10-Inch-Ta ... B00TR05L9Y
Haven't done much with it as I literally just got it but it seems to be pretty nice for the price.
Re: Devices set me free (the gadgets thread)
Posted: Fri February 26, 2016 6:33 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
Re: Devices set me free (the gadgets thread)
Posted: Fri February 26, 2016 7:52 pm
by Norah
Yeah I'm enjoying this. I needed something big because I'm going to bring it to darts to use as a scoreboard, and it was one of the few 10 inch tablets under $200.
Re: Devices set me free (the gadgets thread)
Posted: Mon April 04, 2016 9:41 pm
by BurtReynolds
I'm rming from a new phone. S7 edge. It's pretty sweet. I'm kind of a big deal now.
Re: Devices set me free (the gadgets thread)
Posted: Mon April 04, 2016 9:52 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
BurtReynolds wrote:I'm rming from a new phone. S7 edge. It's pretty sweet. I'm kind of a big deal now.
Blood Father
Re: Devices set me free (the gadgets thread)
Posted: Mon April 04, 2016 9:56 pm
by Jorge
Nyquillyn? What
Re: Devices set me free (the gadgets thread)
Posted: Thu May 11, 2017 10:24 pm
by tragabigzanda
Naomi Klein wrote:"Clout is the values-free currency of the always-online age — both a substitute for hard cash as well as a conduit to it. Clout is a calculus not of what you do, but of how much bulk you-ness there is in the world. You get clout by playing the victim. You get clout by victimizing others. This is something that is understood by the left and the right. If influence sways, clout squats, taking up space for its own sake."
Re: Devices set me free (the gadgets thread)
Posted: Thu August 03, 2017 10:34 pm
by run2death
We got a Google Daydream for a project at work. It's pretty cool. Probably the best VR experience you can have without a REAL Oculus headset.
Much better than Gear VR.
Re: Devices set me free (the gadgets thread)
Posted: Sun August 06, 2017 3:40 pm
by run2death
My son spilled Coke all over my old-school wired aluminium Mac keyboard on Monday. A sticky mess that left about half the keys not working.
I stuck it on the top rack of the dishwasher on Thursday.
I let it dry out until this morning and bingo! It works perfectly now.
Reminded me of an old Nvidia graphics card that I used to bake in the oven once a month to keep going. That actually work for a year and a half.
Re: Devices set me free (the gadgets thread)
Posted: Sun August 06, 2017 3:53 pm
by Norah
You ever freeze a hard drive?
Re: Devices set me free (the gadgets thread)
Posted: Sun August 06, 2017 3:59 pm
by run2death
I did. It didn't work.
Re: Devices set me free (the gadgets thread)
Posted: Sun August 06, 2017 4:08 pm
by Norah
Did you seal it tight to keep out the moisture? I got data off a dead drive that way once. Got it working just long enough to copy what I needed.
Re: Devices set me free (the gadgets thread)
Posted: Sun August 06, 2017 6:59 pm
by run2death
Yup. Seal it with our vacuum sealer.
Luckily, the paper had an awesome recovery system. The IT guys pulled out the platter and I was able to recover.
Re: Devices set me free (the gadgets thread)
Posted: Mon August 07, 2017 12:58 am
by tragabigzanda
Naomi Klein wrote:"Clout is the values-free currency of the always-online age — both a substitute for hard cash as well as a conduit to it. Clout is a calculus not of what you do, but of how much bulk you-ness there is in the world. You get clout by playing the victim. You get clout by victimizing others. This is something that is understood by the left and the right. If influence sways, clout squats, taking up space for its own sake."
Re: Devices set me free (the gadgets thread)
Posted: Mon August 07, 2017 2:08 am
by Sgt. Crackpot
What is it? A laser toothbrush or something?
Re: Devices set me free (the gadgets thread)
Posted: Mon August 07, 2017 3:53 am
by E.H. Ruddock
Anyone know if you can use GPS on your smartphone without having data available? I've downloaded Iceland to use on Google maps offline, because I won't have data. But I'm not sure if I need to have data available to initiate the GPS usage.
Re: Devices set me free (the gadgets thread)
Posted: Mon August 07, 2017 4:34 am
by Sgt. Crackpot
E.H. Ruddock wrote:Anyone know if you can use GPS on your smartphone without having data available? I've downloaded Iceland to use on Google maps offline, because I won't have data. But I'm not sure if I need to have data available to initiate the GPS usage.
If you've downloaded the offline maps, then GPS will still work to show your current position. I believe you can still use navigation, however it won't know traffic or current conditions so it may not be the quickest route. i.e. it would route navigation based on the shortest distance.
You could also buy a pre-paid sim card in Iceland to pop in your phone, so you have some data.
Re: Devices set me free (the gadgets thread)
Posted: Mon August 07, 2017 7:43 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
Sgt. Crackpot wrote:E.H. Ruddock wrote:Anyone know if you can use GPS on your smartphone without having data available? I've downloaded Iceland to use on Google maps offline, because I won't have data. But I'm not sure if I need to have data available to initiate the GPS usage.
If you've downloaded the offline maps, then GPS will still work to show your current position. I believe you can still use navigation, however it won't know traffic or current conditions so it may not be the quickest route. i.e. it would route navigation based on the shortest distance.
You could also buy a pre-paid sim card in Iceland to pop in your phone, so you have some data.
Thanks. I'm trying to not have access to data while driving around the ring road, don't want any reason to have my phone except for navigation. I actually just found an offline map app for Iceland that got great reviews and works with the phone GPS, so I've downloaded that as well.