mrkgoo
Apr 20, 06:13 PM
about 9.7GB was my pre-load and then later a 300MB file was downloaded. So expect about 10GB of download.
Damn. Well, I guess I'll wait a bit. Thanks!
Damn. Well, I guess I'll wait a bit. Thanks!
sciwizam
Nov 10, 10:18 PM
I bought it today and have been playing around for a couple of hours (hence I am sweaty and stinky before I even get to the gym)....
Firstly it's bigger than I expected. It also looks good and far from cheap (playstation move & camera I'm looking at you)...
It works, and when it works - it works very well.
Dance Central is fantastic fun and a great aerobic workout on top.
Kinect Adventure is your usual mini game shenanigan.
I also bought Kinect Sports & Kinect JoyRide but have not played either as yet.
Space is the biggest problem...
Damn this Kinect is one greedy mofo in regards to space. I could not use it in my own room due to lack of space, the same room where Move & Wii both have no issues what so ever. This is going to be its biggest problem by far.
Were talking 10-12 feet for best results. That's quite some distance from your TV and if you have to factor in a room having sofa's & chairs - it soon is evident your going to need a bigger home. Kids can forget this in their bedrooms anyway.
Once I was able to give it the room it demands it worked great, but as I say without that room - forget it.
Menus
Dance Central's menu is great. Works with movement very well and feels sensitive and intuitive. Kinect Adventures menu system by comparison is clunky.
Right off to do some proper work for a change :D
I'm reading that mounting it above the TV gives you an extra 1-2 feet of space, if you are short of it by having the sensor below the TV.
Firstly it's bigger than I expected. It also looks good and far from cheap (playstation move & camera I'm looking at you)...
It works, and when it works - it works very well.
Dance Central is fantastic fun and a great aerobic workout on top.
Kinect Adventure is your usual mini game shenanigan.
I also bought Kinect Sports & Kinect JoyRide but have not played either as yet.
Space is the biggest problem...
Damn this Kinect is one greedy mofo in regards to space. I could not use it in my own room due to lack of space, the same room where Move & Wii both have no issues what so ever. This is going to be its biggest problem by far.
Were talking 10-12 feet for best results. That's quite some distance from your TV and if you have to factor in a room having sofa's & chairs - it soon is evident your going to need a bigger home. Kids can forget this in their bedrooms anyway.
Once I was able to give it the room it demands it worked great, but as I say without that room - forget it.
Menus
Dance Central's menu is great. Works with movement very well and feels sensitive and intuitive. Kinect Adventures menu system by comparison is clunky.
Right off to do some proper work for a change :D
I'm reading that mounting it above the TV gives you an extra 1-2 feet of space, if you are short of it by having the sensor below the TV.
lostngone
Apr 10, 11:48 PM
We need Mr. Jobs to give us something like the Ten Commandments!
We need him to tell us how to live when he is gone.
I really hope that data center was built to upload his consciousness.
Screw MobileMe, I want MobileSteve!
We need him to tell us how to live when he is gone.
I really hope that data center was built to upload his consciousness.
Screw MobileMe, I want MobileSteve!
MusicMacPro
Nov 13, 10:35 PM
this sux, i have a PowerMac G5 Dual 1.8GHz and i have wake from sleep issues in the last 2 months or so...
it's really pissin me off cuz i thought it was some of the peripherals i had plugged in but ive had nothing hooked up to it and it still has issues. grrrrrr :mad:
Apple fix the PowerMac wake from sleep issues tooooo *waves fist in air*
ahhhhhhh :eek:
*sigh* :(
anyone have the same issue!?
it's really pissin me off cuz i thought it was some of the peripherals i had plugged in but ive had nothing hooked up to it and it still has issues. grrrrrr :mad:
Apple fix the PowerMac wake from sleep issues tooooo *waves fist in air*
ahhhhhhh :eek:
*sigh* :(
anyone have the same issue!?
robertneville77
Mar 14, 01:05 AM
Solid Snake:
gkarris
Nov 4, 10:14 PM
I tried it at our new Microsoft Store and it was pretty cool.
Seems to work fine with 2 people at about 6 feet away from the unit.
Seems to work fine with 2 people at about 6 feet away from the unit.
GFLPraxis
Nov 13, 06:48 PM
I had trouble with closing the lid under Windows XP for standby, hope this does something :)
spazzcat
May 4, 02:58 PM
Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 4_3_1 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8G4 Safari/6533.18.5)
The update does NOT install on an iPhone 3G !!
So why is it Apple can say it's OK to leave this tracking "bug" on my iPhone 3G running iOS 4.2.1, and only fix the iPhone 3GS and 4?
People still have the 3G under contract and they are left with a deliberate bug that Apple refuses to fix.
Someone needs to threaten Apple with a class action lawsuit.
No one is tracking you...
The update does NOT install on an iPhone 3G !!
So why is it Apple can say it's OK to leave this tracking "bug" on my iPhone 3G running iOS 4.2.1, and only fix the iPhone 3GS and 4?
People still have the 3G under contract and they are left with a deliberate bug that Apple refuses to fix.
Someone needs to threaten Apple with a class action lawsuit.
No one is tracking you...
dpruitt
Mar 29, 09:56 AM
It sounds like Nokia is bleeding money and needs an Apple hand-out. You can just smell the desperation.
danredwing
Apr 22, 02:00 PM
Conde is different from Cond�.
Two different words.
How hard is it to write stuff correctly?
Here, you can cut and paste: Cond� Nast.
You're welcome.
Not necessary...and I'm gonna say that no one was confused.
Two different words.
How hard is it to write stuff correctly?
Here, you can cut and paste: Cond� Nast.
You're welcome.
Not necessary...and I'm gonna say that no one was confused.
SolRayz
Apr 5, 02:07 PM
I'll tell you though...those blendtec blenders are no joke...:eek:
ryanw
Sep 12, 11:57 AM
I found it by surfing their QuickTime site:
http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/sep_2006/event/index.html
Must have been up there by mistake or just a brief moment. It's now gone. (THE LINK to this page off the apple quicktime events page, not the link you posted, DUH)
http://events.apple.com.edgesuite.net/sep_2006/event/index.html
Must have been up there by mistake or just a brief moment. It's now gone. (THE LINK to this page off the apple quicktime events page, not the link you posted, DUH)
nickdelvecchio
Apr 21, 09:47 AM
ive played through it 3 times now.... they did a great job! works great on my 2009 27" i5 imac- have it in a 1080 resolution...
space. Space? Gotta go to space.
Dad are you space? YES SON. now we are a family again.
SPAAAAACCCCCEEEE!!!
space. Space? Gotta go to space.
Dad are you space? YES SON. now we are a family again.
SPAAAAACCCCCEEEE!!!
WildCowboy
Dec 11, 02:33 PM
So now that we have a few people registered, anyone willing to volunteer to help organise a meetup of sorts? I'm certainly willing to (considering I live here) but I need to get a feel of how many people are actually interested,
Okay, I just signed up for the free Exhibit Hall pass. I'd also be willing to help coordinate a meet-up. I'm still not sure what my schedule will be like then and how much I'll be able to attend, but count me in!
Okay, I just signed up for the free Exhibit Hall pass. I'd also be willing to help coordinate a meet-up. I'm still not sure what my schedule will be like then and how much I'll be able to attend, but count me in!
rasmasyean
Dec 2, 08:40 PM
Well... since this thread is still alive...
2.5 mill...
http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/11/29/microsoft-s-kinect-sales-shoot-up-to-2-5-million.aspx?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
If you're still debating on getting one for the holidays or whatever, better make the decision, because it looks like your chances of getting one...the one you want...will be going downhill as the blind consumerism reaches peak towards Christmas.
BTW, gamestop sells a wall mount kit for like $15 or something if that helps with space.
2.5 mill...
http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/11/29/microsoft-s-kinect-sales-shoot-up-to-2-5-million.aspx?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
If you're still debating on getting one for the holidays or whatever, better make the decision, because it looks like your chances of getting one...the one you want...will be going downhill as the blind consumerism reaches peak towards Christmas.
BTW, gamestop sells a wall mount kit for like $15 or something if that helps with space.
skunk
Sep 13, 08:55 AM
Other than being glad simply because England won (and Australia didn't :D) I'm particularly thankful as well since I'm spending next weekend with 5 Aussises and they would have been unbearable had Australia won :DWhereas now you can be unbearable instead. Result!.
mdelvecchio
Apr 13, 01:00 PM
Apple has the morals of an alley cat.
you see what you want to see. and that aint much.
you see what you want to see. and that aint much.
Ja Di ksw
Nov 2, 02:40 PM
I'm looking forward to the final release of the iPhone (or whatever it will be called), but not the reaction on the internet. People have been wanting this for so long, that unless it comes out with as good (better?) of video as the iPod, half a year on a single charge battery life, 7 MP camera, unrestricted song playing (hahahaha), GPS, web browsing to match computers, and, I dunno, let's say a it can build you a small, live puppy out of grass, people are going to be disappointed.
Edit: congrats prady16
Edit: congrats prady16
C00rDiNaT0r
Apr 28, 10:05 AM
They can't do anything with it. People lets get this strait Apple is not making anything special. All the parts are of the shelve its true they make it look nice but at the end of the day the hardware is no big deal, its more of the OS and the rest of the experience. Its like religion the words make no sense but the feeling people get been around others that think almost exactly like them that is what makes them come back. :p
haha true, their hardware are not special. But if you know what the real deal is made of, it can save you a lot of R&D to build a quality knock-off.
haha true, their hardware are not special. But if you know what the real deal is made of, it can save you a lot of R&D to build a quality knock-off.
Morod
Apr 10, 08:32 PM
+1 for the awesome title.
It'll look good on my bookshelf next to iWoz!
It'll look good on my bookshelf next to iWoz!
Doc69
Mar 24, 12:57 PM
I ordered my 16GB Wi-Fi from B&H three days ago, and it has shipped today! Way faster than the Apple Store and no tax to boot.
MacAddict1978
Apr 22, 03:01 PM
A lot of you are a bunch of cheap asses. Most of you don't understand the amount of work that goes into producing these apps. They're not just PDFs that you download and flip through. You get both an interactive version and print version of the the magazine. The reason print subscriptions are so cheap is because they don't really care about print sales. You're paying them to give your information to them so they can use it for marketing purposes. Thus another reason the ipad/iphone version are more expensive is because Apple won't allow them to collect your information. Conde is currently working on a subscription model, but it also how they are going to be able to negotiate with Apple.
I agree with your sentiments on how cheap people are becoming, but the rest of it is a little misguided.
Periodical Business 101: 1) Sell ad space which price is determined by how many copies circulate each week. 2.) Subscriptions guarantee a year of circulation, so these are pushed at cheap prices to help lock in higher advertising rates. 3) News stand prices maybe net 1-5% of their cover if at all in profits as unsold copies are paid for by the publishers but help with circulation which boosts ad rates/revenue. (Just like it costs more than 75 cents to print 1 newspaper) The 1-5% profits that come from non-ad revenue would not cover printing costs let alone paying for your staff and facilities costs.
Why do they want your data? They don't sell your info for money. If they do anything, they simply encourage you to renew, or push you towards other periodicals that they own to keep up circulation. (And anything they know about their subscriber base can help them in content decisions) The newspaper industry has been dying a slow and painful death because... circulation has died with the internet. Magazines are teetering. The publishers would rather you buy a year subscription for $20 a year vs. paying $85 a year buying issues at the supermarket because they actually make more money off of your $20. Guaranteed circulation and no waste. Because magazines sell mostly at a break even or a loss, that's why digital subscriptions are problematic when a 30% chunk is taken away. These companies are all on the endangered species list.
There are a lot of posts about how it costs $1 to print a magazine, etc. but none of those are taking into account expenses beyond printing. Just like people, companies have to pay bills (and people) too.
I agree with your sentiments on how cheap people are becoming, but the rest of it is a little misguided.
Periodical Business 101: 1) Sell ad space which price is determined by how many copies circulate each week. 2.) Subscriptions guarantee a year of circulation, so these are pushed at cheap prices to help lock in higher advertising rates. 3) News stand prices maybe net 1-5% of their cover if at all in profits as unsold copies are paid for by the publishers but help with circulation which boosts ad rates/revenue. (Just like it costs more than 75 cents to print 1 newspaper) The 1-5% profits that come from non-ad revenue would not cover printing costs let alone paying for your staff and facilities costs.
Why do they want your data? They don't sell your info for money. If they do anything, they simply encourage you to renew, or push you towards other periodicals that they own to keep up circulation. (And anything they know about their subscriber base can help them in content decisions) The newspaper industry has been dying a slow and painful death because... circulation has died with the internet. Magazines are teetering. The publishers would rather you buy a year subscription for $20 a year vs. paying $85 a year buying issues at the supermarket because they actually make more money off of your $20. Guaranteed circulation and no waste. Because magazines sell mostly at a break even or a loss, that's why digital subscriptions are problematic when a 30% chunk is taken away. These companies are all on the endangered species list.
There are a lot of posts about how it costs $1 to print a magazine, etc. but none of those are taking into account expenses beyond printing. Just like people, companies have to pay bills (and people) too.
kppolich
Mar 7, 01:22 AM
Needed something new
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll208/kpozr2/ScreenShot.png
Original
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll208/kpozr2/SoccerBabes.jpg
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll208/kpozr2/ScreenShot.png
Original
http://i289.photobucket.com/albums/ll208/kpozr2/SoccerBabes.jpg
jpetticrew
May 4, 12:51 PM
When is Apple going to figure out how to implement software patches instead of forcing people to download a whole copy of the OS for every little update?
It's easier for them to do whole copies of the OS every time because people could go from iPhone OS 2.0 to iOS 4.3.3 if need be without having to patch to every subsequent release. It also cuts down on the risk of corruption.
It's easier for them to do whole copies of the OS every time because people could go from iPhone OS 2.0 to iOS 4.3.3 if need be without having to patch to every subsequent release. It also cuts down on the risk of corruption.
