Grables'Daughter: basemetal: I'd rather see pictures from the porn convention........

I've never been to one... but I plan on going to the next xxxotica in Chicago.

Used to go by AdultDex back in the Vegas Comdex days. It was usually dull and nowhere near as exciting as you'd think.

It's hard to fap to but I like the ultra book trend, I like small light powerful laptops over a tablet thingy.

DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS!

Pelvic Splanchnic Ganglion: Grables'Daughter: basemetal: I'd rather see pictures from the porn convention........

I've never been to one... but I plan on going to the next xxxotica in Chicago.

Used to go by AdultDex back in the Vegas Comdex days. It was usually dull and nowhere near as exciting as you'd think.

forced enthusiasm is tough work

Sgygus: Nobody goes to the CES these days. It's too crowded.

Speaker2Animals: "Massive," yet the #1 company is not there.

Because their stuff isn't as impressive if you can see their rivals at the same time. Some of the stuff at CES is very slick, like Asus's 1080p Transformer prime, or Vizios new all in ones.

Not to mention Lg's ultra impressive 55 inch oled set...man is that pretty.

Kanemano: Pelvic Splanchnic Ganglion: Grables'Daughter: basemetal: I'd rather see pictures from the porn convention........

I've never been to one... but I plan on going to the next xxxotica in Chicago.

Used to go by AdultDex back in the Vegas Comdex days. It was usually dull and nowhere near as exciting as you'd think.

forced enthusiasm is tough work

It wasn't a lack of enthusiasm, it was more like that it was low-rent. It was usually in just one hall and it was little more than a couple of hundred folding tables of people selling piles of DVDs (mostly pirated). There were usually a few production companies with half-assed decorations (usually just some curtain backdrops or whatever) and there would be a handful of actresses who were perfectly happy to have their picture taken and pretend to flirt a little, but it was generally barely worth going. The only reason we'd go was because it was a break from the 300k+ attendee Comdex madness. Plus, you know, they had boobies. I haven't been to any other adult expos, so I have nothing to compare it to, so maybe Adultdex really was the low-rent expo of the industry. Seems unlikely, given that it was Las Vegas.

Pelvic Splanchnic Ganglion: Grables'Daughter: basemetal: I'd rather see pictures from the porn convention........

I've never been to one... but I plan on going to the next xxxotica in Chicago.

Used to go by AdultDex back in the Vegas Comdex days. It was usually dull and nowhere near as exciting as you'd think.

I starting around '90 I went to Comdex every year for about 6 straight years. I remember the year before Comdex kicked out all the porn guys. We had normal multimedia vendors right across from porn booths showing their videos on giant screen monitors. I'm not a prude but it's pretty distracting to try and do business with that stuff in your face. Of course, the stars of said video would stand around the monitors while people would watch.

As I recall, they next year they had the porn all in the same hall off the main floor. They year after when Softbank bought Comdex, they just booted them out.

2008: Apple releases MacBook Air to mixed reception, with critics complaining about the non-user replaceable battery, limited number of ports, and lack of optical drive.

2012: Everyone releases MacBook Air clones, with weight reducing features like non-user replaceable battery, limited number of ports, and lack of optical drive.

Grables'Daughter: basemetal: I'd rather see pictures from the porn convention........

I've never been to one... but I plan on going to the next xxxotica in Chicago.

Can I go as your slave
j/k
/Have a boner for a Lumina 900

I'd like a 55" OLED. And, I'd like one of the AR Drone 2.0s

RexTalionis: Theaetetus: 2008: Apple releases MacBook Air to mixed reception, with critics complaining about the non-user replaceable battery, limited number of ports, and lack of optical drive.

2012: Everyone releases MacBook Air clones, with weight reducing features like non-user replaceable battery, limited number of ports, and lack of optical drive.

And I said that I didn't like that form factor in 2008, and I continue saying that I don't like that form factor in 2012.

Meh. Don't buy one. My only complaint with the original Air was the price - it was priced based on the form factor rather than the internal components. The specs are now better and the price is lower, so I'mma thinking my next laptop will be an Air.

/used the optical drive in my current laptop once in 4 years. WTF am I carrying that around all the time?

Pelvic Splanchnic Ganglion: Grables'Daughter: basemetal: I'd rather see pictures from the porn convention........

I've never been to one... but I plan on going to the next xxxotica in Chicago.

Used to go by AdultDex back in the Vegas Comdex days. It was usually dull and nowhere near as exciting as you'd think.

The Adult Entertainment Expo has been held at the same time as CES

RexTalionis: /Still waiting for head mounted displays


Agreed

Theaetetus: /used the optical drive in my current laptop once in 4 years. WTF am I carrying that around all the time?

That's why the 770ED had the Ultrabay. Pull out your DVD drive, slap in a second hard drive, or another battery, or ...

Speaker2Animals: "Massive," yet the #1 company is not there.

That's because Apple is the biggest non- Kardashian attention whore there is. They need a special announcement of their own to say they added a few improvements to their already out dated products.

RexTalionis: Theaetetus: RexTalionis: Theaetetus: 2008: Apple releases MacBook Air to mixed reception, with critics complaining about the non-user replaceable battery, limited number of ports, and lack of optical drive.

2012: Everyone releases MacBook Air clones, with weight reducing features like non-user replaceable battery, limited number of ports, and lack of optical drive.

And I said that I didn't like that form factor in 2008, and I continue saying that I don't like that form factor in 2012.

Meh. Don't buy one. My only complaint with the original Air was the price - it was priced based on the form factor rather than the internal components. The specs are now better and the price is lower, so I'mma thinking my next laptop will be an Air.

/used the optical drive in my current laptop once in 4 years. WTF am I carrying that around all the time?

I just find the trend towards thinner and lighter laptops of existing formfactors to be terribly lazy. There are lots of user interfaces that are either 1) much friendlier to the user, or 2) much more interesting. But it seems like we're stuck just making things faster and lighter rather than trying something new.

/Still waiting for head mounted displays
//Still waiting for Microsoft Surface devices to hit the market
///At least it looks like we have voice-control, however clunky it might be, now.

I could always use a faster and lighter laptop. I'd love a laptop with an 18.4" display and high-end i7 core that's around 5lbs.

RexTalionis: Shazam999: I could always use a faster and lighter laptop. I'd love a laptop with an 18.4" display and high-end i7 core that's around 5lbs.

Yeah, well, I'd love it if my devices could be plugged inside my own body and generate power from my own blood (after all, what do I need all that much blood for, anyway?).

Gee, someone gives you a use case that contradicts your assertion and all you can come up with a puberty-inspired insipid response. So typical of you.

mltain: They need a special announcement of their own to say they added a few improvements to their already out dated products.

I forget... why exactly was this Microsoft's last CES keynote?

RexTalionis: Shazam999: RexTalionis: Shazam999: I could always use a faster and lighter laptop. I'd love a laptop with an 18.4" display and high-end i7 core that's around 5lbs.

Yeah, well, I'd love it if my devices could be plugged inside my own body and generate power from my own blood (after all, what do I need all that much blood for, anyway?).

Gee, someone gives you a use case that contradicts your assertion and all you can come up with a puberty-inspired insipid response. So typical of you.

That was, actually, not sarcasm. I actually want that.

Yes, but mine might eventually happen, and yours would be more feasible if it used the oil from your face.

Rev.K: My buddy is there.

I wish I was too.

I've been to CES about 5 times. Not. Worth. It. Outside the fact that hotel rooms at the fark'n Hooters hotel go for 500 bucks a night - the sheer amount of people and its size makes it the opposite of fun.

I'm looking for Paulie Christoforo's booth while I'm here.

/on a side note, FARK you to whoever tried to steal the definition for Christoforo I posted here at Fark on Urban Dictionary. I beat you there by one entry asshat.

RexTalionis: Shazam999: I could always use a faster and lighter laptop. I'd love a laptop with an 18.4" display and high-end i7 core that's around 5lbs.

Yeah, well, I'd love it if my devices could be plugged inside my own body and generate power from my own blood (after all, what do I need all that much blood for, anyway?).

Erections?

Theaetetus: so I'mma thinking my next laptop will be an Air.

We have an "office" Macbook air that I take to class and use to show keynotes, etc., when I teach.

It has an SSD. Daaaaaaaammmmmn it's quick. Now, every time I go back to my hard-drive equipped desktop computer, I feel sad.

Teeny tiny screen though.

Theaetetus: RexTalionis: Shazam999: I could always use a faster and lighter laptop. I'd love a laptop with an 18.4" display and high-end i7 core that's around 5lbs.

Yeah, well, I'd love it if my devices could be plugged inside my own body and generate power from my own blood (after all, what do I need all that much blood for, anyway?).

Erections?

God knows I'm not using mine for any meaningful purpose.

Bring on the blood bots!

dopeydwarf: Rev.K: My buddy is there.

I wish I was too.


I've been to CES a couple times and I have to say I really prefer just reading about the new tech on sites like Engadget and such. The crowd is just too much for me.

yeah, some hours get so crowded it's no fun trying to look around

Tax Boy: Theaetetus: so I'mma thinking my next laptop will be an Air.

We have an "office" Macbook air that I take to class and use to show keynotes, etc., when I teach.

It has an SSD. Daaaaaaaammmmmn it's quick. Now, every time I go back to my hard-drive equipped desktop computer, I feel sad.

Teeny tiny screen though.

Solution: Air plus a Thunderbolt monitor. Or if you want to be really sick, a Thunderbolt External GPU. (new window)
Hook that bad boy up to three or four 24" monitors on your desk, plus a full size keyboard and mouse, all via one cable. Pull it when you need to travel.

That's my plan, anyways.

The Crepes of Wrath: DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS! DEVELOPERS!

Not buying it without the monkey dance.

Tax Boy: Theaetetus: so I'mma thinking my next laptop will be an Air.

We have an "office" Macbook air that I take to class and use to show keynotes, etc., when I teach.

It has an SSD. Daaaaaaaammmmmn it's quick. Now, every time I go back to my hard-drive equipped desktop computer, I feel sad.

Teeny tiny screen though.

Buy a tiny SSD (128 GB = ~$200, and I personally wouldn't go a ton smaller than that) and stick it in the desktop for the OS and programs.

/That's the great part of desktops. Dead mobo on laptop = $1000 repair from Apple (Huzzah for warranty, because I'm on my 4th one). Dead mobo on Desktop = $250 for new mobo, and a few hours of my time to strip and rebuild my desktop.

Theaetetus: Tax Boy: Theaetetus: so I'mma thinking my next laptop will be an Air.

We have an "office" Macbook air that I take to class and use to show keynotes, etc., when I teach.

It has an SSD. Daaaaaaaammmmmn it's quick. Now, every time I go back to my hard-drive equipped desktop computer, I feel sad.

Teeny tiny screen though.

Solution: Air plus a Thunderbolt monitor. Or if you want to be really sick, a Thunderbolt External GPU. (new window)
Hook that bad boy up to three or four 24" monitors on your desk, plus a full size keyboard and mouse, all via one cable. Pull it when you need to travel.

That's my plan, anyways.

Is that just a professionally done version of the USB external GPU's various people have put together over the years?

/Might do that with my 6970's when I upgrade to a 7970 or Kepler.

meyerkev: Is that just a professionally done version of the USB external GPU's various people have put together over the years?

Yes, but with a 10 GBps bidirectional bandwidth. Thunderbolt is like external PCIe.

So an "ultrabook" is a generic MacBook Air? An underpowered laptop with a tiny screen? That's revolutionary?

Theaetetus: 2008: Apple releases MacBook Air to mixed reception, with critics complaining about the non-user replaceable battery, limited number of ports, and lack of optical drive.

2012: Everyone releases MacBook Air clones, with weight reducing features like non-user replaceable battery, limited number of ports, and lack of optical drive.



There is a such thing as too early. The original MacBook Air was overpriced and blew ass.

Yet another example of revisionist-history fanboys ignoring all the improvements that were required for an Apple product to become successful, and pointing to the shiny POS launch model as if they hit it out of the park on day one.

foo monkey: So an "ultrabook" is a generic MacBook Air? An underpowered laptop with a tiny screen? That's revolutionary?

Except that Ivy Bridge is coming out. So it'll be a powerful i5 or i7 22 nm CPU coupled with a midsize SSD, a small but quality screen, awesome battery life, and nearly instant bootup. (all for under $1000, because that's part of the definition acc. to Intel)

Or at least that's what the good ones will be.

It won't be useful to most as their only computer (lacking good GPU and big screen like you said), but I'd totally get one if I flew a lot for work as a second or third computer to go with the big desktop.

Yankees Team Gynecologist:
Yet another example of revisionist-history fanboys ignoring all the improvements that were required for an Apple product to become successful, and pointing to the shiny POS launch model as if they hit it out of the park on day one.

What exactly did I say that didn't happen? What part of history did I revise?

Did Apple release the Air in 2008?
Did people pan it for lacking a user-replaceable battery?
Did people pan it for the lack of optical drive?
Did people pan it for the lack of ports?

I'm not sure you actually know what "revisionist" means.

meyerkev: foo monkey: So an "ultrabook" is a generic MacBook Air? An underpowered laptop with a tiny screen? That's revolutionary?

Except that Ivy Bridge is coming out. So it'll be a powerful i5 or i7 22 nm CPU coupled with a midsize SSD, a small but quality screen, awesome battery life, and nearly instant bootup. (all for under $1000, because that's part of the definition acc. to Intel)

You can get all those in a MacBook Air for $1699. So yeah, a generic MacBook Air. Revolutionary.