What this video is basically saying to me is "We still have not reached the full potential that DirectX 9 offered, but buy our new videocard anyways!".
To be fair, that demo also ran at complete dogshit speeds on a 9800 Pro at the time with stuff like DoF turned up, modern cards handle this very easily.
Hey, I think the demo was awesome too, but lets be realistic here...
Apple and Google had a falling out over maps on the iPhone, so don't expect this to ever show up on that device. Apple is attempting to go it alone for maps now, which might be a poor result considering how good Google Maps was on the iPhone. What it will hurt are commercial GPS apps on the iPhone.
In the meantime, for reasons shole stated this will NOT be the death of normal GPS. A standalone device can be had now for $100-$150 when an Android phone is significantly higher priced not to mention the monthly fee. Your standalone device will literally work in the middle of nowhere and your Android is tied to your mobile cell coverage. No signal = no maps. Standalone GPS devices were hot items for Christmas because of convenience, low cost, and they have significantly better battery life than your average smartphone.
I can only hope though it also improves the quality of said standalone devices, which have their own problems like charging far too much for map updates and/or clunky + slow interfaces that respond as well as attempting to swim through mud. If Google released a non-Android GPS that did what this demo does in a say a $200 device, THEN Garmin/Tomtom can start to panic.
So, I had to google who the hell Bill Blympton is since I had no idea who he was or why I should care. Would it be ironical then he did the animation for Don't Download This Song?
11 years ago I had the flu... as in the real flu. Reading the fuss over swine flu makes me laugh a little on the inside because my trip to the ER over the flu I was barely able to keep focused and had not been able to eat anything for two days. I forget what they did to me, because I wound up sleeping for 12 hours and finally feeling somewhat better. If I waited another day to go to the ER it was possible I could have perished from your average standard old flu.
(Your yearly flu can be just as deadly as swine flu, I can only guess the fuss is that H1N1 is... more bad?)
I guess we are seeing more of this because even with the dash cam videos, an officer will still be able to kick your ass and get away with it. Or... maybe its because of the dash cam videos we get to see what used to happen in the blind eye of the public.
$10 says the officer gets on paid suspension at most for a few days and then things are back to normal.
I have a bunch of IKEA stuff and the unfortunate truth is... it does not cost as much, nor weigh as much, and pretty is damn convenient.
Last time I tried to help someone move a piece of real solid wood furniture we suddenly realized why most people have the cheaper stuff now. That damn thing might as well been made out of lead!
Ok, thats actually pretty cool... if you listen minus the video or details one would think there is a violin or two thrown in there. Never realized the cello had that kind of range.
>> ^blankfist: If only you could sync sound with these DSLRs, they'd put the movie industry on its head. Beautiful footage. I am amazed.
The Canon 5D Mark II helped "HD video in DSLR" take off, but AFAIK you still have problems with stuff like rolling shutter in the video... its good quality video but not as good as a dedicated video camera.
Mac users don't bother me until they try to tell me how inferior I am using my PC with Windows (or even Linux?). I don't go around the mac labs here at work telling the instructors or students how much better their computer would be with Windows XP/Vista/7, and vice versa. Well except for that one annoying mac guy here...
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For those keeping track... Windows 95 before OSR updates was pretty buggy and unreliable, and so was ME and Vista. Windows 95B and Vista SP1 fixed alot of the problems out of the gate.
Perhaps he should take a look at his own company and the MacOS 9 days... pretty laughable before OS X came out. Cooperative-multitasking a la Windows 3.1 was horribly outdated and unstable in the years leading up to 2001. I used OS8/9 alot in college for digital media and everyone regularly cursed the machines for being top of the line and yet slow as molasses.
In Defense of the Katana: A pwnage in 3 chapters
5,000 volts is enough to crush a soda can
ATI/AMD's DirectX-11-Techdemo Ladybug (DoF, Focal Lens)
This was back in 2003... on DirectX 9
What this video is basically saying to me is "We still have not reached the full potential that DirectX 9 offered, but buy our new videocard anyways!".
To be fair, that demo also ran at complete dogshit speeds on a 9800 Pro at the time with stuff like DoF turned up, modern cards handle this very easily.
Google Navigation = Death of GPS Makers
Apple and Google had a falling out over maps on the iPhone, so don't expect this to ever show up on that device. Apple is attempting to go it alone for maps now, which might be a poor result considering how good Google Maps was on the iPhone. What it will hurt are commercial GPS apps on the iPhone.
In the meantime, for reasons shole stated this will NOT be the death of normal GPS. A standalone device can be had now for $100-$150 when an Android phone is significantly higher priced not to mention the monthly fee. Your standalone device will literally work in the middle of nowhere and your Android is tied to your mobile cell coverage. No signal = no maps. Standalone GPS devices were hot items for Christmas because of convenience, low cost, and they have significantly better battery life than your average smartphone.
I can only hope though it also improves the quality of said standalone devices, which have their own problems like charging far too much for map updates and/or clunky + slow interfaces that respond as well as attempting to swim through mud. If Google released a non-Android GPS that did what this demo does in a say a $200 device, THEN Garmin/Tomtom can start to panic.
Gas on the right, brake on the left. Got it.
Bill Plympton sucks (Blog Entry by gwiz665)
ZOMFG THE SWINE FLU! (Blog Entry by rottenseed)
(Your yearly flu can be just as deadly as swine flu, I can only guess the fuss is that H1N1 is... more bad?)
How to open a wine bottle with your shoe
Tasered In The Neck While Hands On Hood Of Car
$10 says the officer gets on paid suspension at most for a few days and then things are back to normal.
Inside the Ikea Table Factory.
Last time I tried to help someone move a piece of real solid wood furniture we suddenly realized why most people have the cheaper stuff now. That damn thing might as well been made out of lead!
Philip Glass - Symphony for Eight (Cello Octet Amsterdam)
Prince Randian Lights a Cigarette
6 Types of Youtube Vids there are Way Too Many Of
Oh and attention Youtube uploaders... yes you used windows movie maker! Stop telling us already in your crap credits!
Swedish Broadband Commercial Reminds Me Why I Love The Web
Spheres of Fury - Well filmed water battle
Proof the Nikon D3s is the best DSLR ever!
If only you could sync sound with these DSLRs, they'd put the movie industry on its head. Beautiful footage. I am amazed.
The Canon 5D Mark II helped "HD video in DSLR" take off, but AFAIK you still have problems with stuff like rolling shutter in the video... its good quality video but not as good as a dedicated video camera.
ABB Robotics - Picking pancakes
Impressive motion control in ABB industrial robots
Apple responds to W7 release with usual inordinate smugness
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For those keeping track... Windows 95 before OSR updates was pretty buggy and unreliable, and so was ME and Vista. Windows 95B and Vista SP1 fixed alot of the problems out of the gate.
Perhaps he should take a look at his own company and the MacOS 9 days... pretty laughable before OS X came out. Cooperative-multitasking a la Windows 3.1 was horribly outdated and unstable in the years leading up to 2001. I used OS8/9 alot in college for digital media and everyone regularly cursed the machines for being top of the line and yet slow as molasses.
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David Bowie - The Man Who Sold The World (SNL 1979)