http://gigaom.com/2009/09/29/metered-broadband-is-the-future-verizon-cto/
Verizon Chief Technology Officer Dick Lynch said
today that in the coming years, wired broadband
will likely be sold in packages based on the
amount of data a person wants to consume, much
like wireless broadband is
So what do people think about the Zipit Z2?
Especially with Linux on it.
http://www.target.com/Z2A-Zipit-Wireless-Messenger/dp/B00115PR2O/sr=1-1/qid=1209333723/ref=sr_1_1/602-3094878-8595003?ie=UTF8index=targetrh=k%3Azipitpage=1
http://hunterdavis.com/archives/201#more-201
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John DeCarlo, My
I'm not following, can you simplify? Can we use one of these $50
devices to surf the web or make phone/video calls from any wifi spot?
Or not?
On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 12:21 PM, John DeCarlo johndeca...@gmail.com wrote:
So what do people think about the Zipit Z2?
Especially with Linux on it.
I agree, and yet am unable to verbalize why I feel this way. Perhaps the
feeling that demand will always expand to meet or exceed supply. For example,
the ever-increasing speed of CPU chips; there is always something that will
suck them dry.
I'm not sure that metering is really a
I don't think they do that in Europe, at least, not in France.
I'm pretty familiar with what US audio equipment goes for in
Japan and Australia. It's a 20-30% percent markup over US
list, that it gets bought says something for the quality of the
product.
Of course it's all high end
Which one did you order and from who?
What do you want to buy?
I've had good luck with several eBay stores. The last order I made at
Meritline had half shipped from the US [blank DVDs and DVD-RW] and half
from Hong Kong [card readers, SIM card, etc]. I've used other HK vendors
too and all
BTW, the Australian dollar is 20-30% less than the US$.
Your point being?
I think we're talking about two different things.
High end audio consists of, well, high end products.
McIntosh, Magnepan, Benchmark, Bryston, stuff like that.
It doesn't matter what dollar scale you use, as long as
Besides when you order from China, you have to figure out if it's
the real thing,
No you don't. It's guaranteed to be junk, even if it's designed and
supervised by European engineers.
I'm guessing that won't be a popular statement. But I KNOW that
Americans can do it better. Our audio
