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Phone: iPhone 5 (Nexus 4 as a backup)
Tablet: iPad Mini (I also have a Nexus 7…but it is rarely even charged.)
Laptop: 13" Macbook Pro Retina
Desktop: Old custom rig, pretty much only used for gaming.

I do mobile development which is why I have the phone/tablets above (among a few other older devices.)

about 18 hours ago on What's your phone/tablet/pc combo? What's next? 1 recommend

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I think it really depends on your laptop. When I had a 15" MBP I used my iPad all the time because I didn’t want to lug the thing around the house (or anywhere off my desk.) Now with a 13" retina pro I find I don’t use my iPad all that much. But with iOS 7 it could change…

about 18 hours ago on What's your phone/tablet/pc combo? What's next? 2 replies 1 recommend

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I found the biggest issue with Apple drivers was with Macbook Pro’s – the discrete graphics card was enabled all the time.

about 21 hours ago on MacBook Air review (13-inch, 2013)

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The thing is a two year old is going to end up breaking your ultrabook because it isn’t designed to be used as a drawing tablet. It can do it, but that hinge is going to get a lot of wear.

There will be a day when we have devices that combine the best of both worlds – but that day is not today. Tablets that have keyboard docks are too low powered to replace normal laptops and laptops with touchscreens just don’t have the right form factor.

about 21 hours ago on MacBook Air review (13-inch, 2013)

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How many laptop screens have you broken? Me – 0 out of 4 laptops over the past 8 years. It can happen, but if you don’t toss your laptop around like a piece of garbage the odds are in your favor…

about 22 hours ago on MacBook Air review (13-inch, 2013)

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I had one for a while. I liked it a lot, size wise it is just a bit longer than an iPad – so I took it nearly everywhere. Keyboard and trackpad were great.

But the biggest problem for me was being 16:9. The extra vertical resolution on the 13" is so much nicer. Also battery wasn’t the greatest (Usually got 3-4 hours) but that was the 2011 model.

about 22 hours ago on MacBook Air review (13-inch, 2013)

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Tehy won’t do 1080 because on OS X the interface elements would be too small. I have a 13" retina and I can set the resolution to 1920×1200 and everything is tiny.
Some people want that…but most would be freaked out (And the Air is now their entry level machine.)

But for me I went with the Retina air and have been loving it. Size difference is minuscule – but being able to switch from 1280×800 for casual web browsing to 1680×1050 for coding is quite awesome. Too awesome for me to consider going back to a Macbook Air.

about 22 hours ago on MacBook Air review (13-inch, 2013)

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That isn’t the point. The point is if they have to think about it (even for a split second) the experience is diminished.

It is like being at a fancy restaurant with waiters and you have to go get your own water refills.

6 days ago on Apple said to consider 5.7-inch iPhone and $99 model in several colors

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You are totally right! Doesn’t anyone remember the iPhone launch, when most “normal” (non-techie) users thought the iPhone was gigantic? People were used to small flip phones and candy bars. The ideal was the sleek and slim razr. People had huge WinMo 6/Palm OS phones but that was only a tiny subset of business users. Then iPhone came along as the first “mainstream” smartphone (Although tech commenters on sites like these would not admit to it being one) and it was huge in comparison.

6 days ago on Apple said to consider 5.7-inch iPhone and $99 model in several colors 1 reply 1 recommend

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So I guess I have decent sized hands…but I can recreate that picture with no effort without photoshop…

6 days ago on Apple said to consider 5.7-inch iPhone and $99 model in several colors 1 reply 2 recommends

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I don’t agree. Yes, motion control is pretty terrible and limited in the current gen, but currently the bigger problem with cutting edge gaming is that there is only so much you can do with a controller. Adding gestures while holding a controller could add a lot of depth to gameplay control.

I am talking about more than cheap quick time events where you throw a knife at the end of COD, but instead things like realistically leaning around a corner rather than hitting a button to go out or in.

The thing is, nobody has worked on these interfaces because a majority of their users would never even see use them because they didn’t own a Kinect. I think we will see a lot more innovation in gaming controls on the Microsoft side, and this is coming from someone leaning more forwards the PS4.

7 days ago on Motion gaming forfeit: PlayStation Camera isn't bundled with the PS4, and that's a big problem

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I don’t see how that would work though, each DVR has its own different menus and commands. The record button will probably work, but I don’t see how it could schedule a show to record without me manually going through the DVR interface (Requires bringing up guide, finding channel, finding time slot, hitting record, setting record options then hitting ok…)

7 days ago on Question about XBOX One and DVRs 1 reply

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Yes, but the point he is making is that iOS looks better than android straight out of the box, which is true.

The default android icons look like they were taken from 20 different icon packs, made over the course of 10 different years. You have the modern looking Chrome icon, a 3D phone, a flat message bubble, a partially 3d camera, a shopping bag with only one handle, etc.

All of Google’s “modern” icons (Chrome, Currents, Gmail, Maps) are fine, but I really don’t know why they use such terrible icons for phone functions by default…

8 days ago on The design of iOS 7: simply confusing

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And if I don’t want to spend hours searching for matching icon sets/widgets?

8 days ago on The design of iOS 7: simply confusing

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Photos app is a stretch, as it is just an extrapolation rom the current photos app.

Other two are similar, but why is “answer” so small and “text reply” so large in the other screen? Apple wins usability there – your primary action for an incoming phone call should be to answer it.

8 days ago on The design of iOS 7: simply confusing 1 recommend

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Agreed. Nos or Noes just look weird, even though they are correct. The apostrophe lets you know it is a plural no and not something else.

And in a video where you only see it for a couple of seconds the extra clarity helps.

8 days ago on Watch this: Apple's imperfect video about perfection 5 recommends

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Maybe they will have new black 4K ACDs

9 days ago on New Mac Pro first look: Apple's diminutive take on the desktop computer

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But couldn’t a PCI expansion chasis use multiple Thunderbolt 2 ports for increased throughput?

I think he said there were 3 TB controllers onboard.

9 days ago on New Mac Pro first look: Apple's diminutive take on the desktop computer 1 recommend

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I was thinking it would make a great core for an R2 unit. Just have the surrounding chasis as a giant battery, add some sensors and crazy AI programming and bam!

9 days ago on New Mac Pro first look: Apple's diminutive take on the desktop computer

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PS4 specs are slightly better, but no connect-like device. I am expecting $399 for PS4.

9 days ago on Xbox One launching in November for $499 in 21 countries, pre-orders start now

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You mean…a fifth?

9 days ago on Xbox One launching in November for $499 in 21 countries, pre-orders start now 1 recommend

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I still think I would want an iPad Mini or an iPad 2 instead – much faster PDF browsing plus more functions. DX would be better only if you would need to use it without a charger for long periods of time or if you were using it outside a lot.

14 days ago on Amazon brings back long dormant Kindle DX, says it's 'excited' to do so 2 replies 2 recommends

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A bit worse than what I was expecting. Looks iPhone 4 quality (nearly 3 generations old now.) I feel for the most part that your head is fairly stable but the video is incredibly jittery.

Of course if you look at the Nexus 4 camera you can see that Google itself is just really bad at camera tech…

16 days ago on Using Google Glass: on a hiking trip, completely offline 2 replies 2 recommends

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I am hoping they add better stabilization in the retail version. And a better sensor.

16 days ago on Using Google Glass: on a hiking trip, completely offline

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While I like that Google is trying something new, I just don’t feel that Glass will ever take off, even once it is consumer grade (Read: not $1600.)

I think the main problem will be the social stigma – after the “cool what is that?” phase and people realize that it is a tiny recording device people will start to look down on it. If Google doesn’t already have a “record” light they need to add one…otherwise I could see Glass being driven into the ground because people don’t like being recorded by strangers – and given the idea is to wear glass all the time it will be a major issue. If people think you are recording them all the time I am willing to bet they start to shy away from you over time.

Personally I would rather see more inter-device connectivity – so I can do something on my phone via my laptop, or vice versa rather than adding yet another interface that will show me (some of) my notifications.

16 days ago on Using Google Glass: on a hiking trip, completely offline 3 replies 6 recommends

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And what is this article? It is essentially jailbreaking via a mini linux computer.

16 days ago on Any iOS device can be hacked within one minute with modified charger, say researchers

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Considering half the game is spent in menus and character dialog there are much more to the controls than just movement.

19 days ago on 'Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic' now available on iPad