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Comment on Over my head by www.xbox.com

www.xbox.com — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:27:15 +0000

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Comment on Morph targets and a disembodied head by Replicant

Replicant — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 11:45:43 +0000

I don’t see why this script should be applied AFTER bone transformations. After the bones transformed the vertices, the are completely out of the correct XYZ space for any useful morphing.
The morpher must be applied BEFORE skeletal transormations, just like I have to do it on my characters in 3D Max Studio.

Comment on 5 reasons you want an iPad – and don’t even know it by Jeff

Jeff — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:13:10 +0000

@Everyone – Meh, time will tell. I am more in the market for an Alienware M11x personally.

Comment on 5 reasons you want an iPad – and don’t even know it by Jamie Redmond

Jamie Redmond — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 07:59:31 +0000

@Ben – Well what I did with my Czech iPhone is simply use my US iTunes account that’s hooked up to my US iPhone. So even though I’m in Europe, I still use the US iTunes store through the iTunes account linked to my US service. The thing that worries me though is that the iBooks application won’t even be installed on international versions of the iPad. Maybe the first OS update would be downloaded via my US iTunes account and I’d magically get the iBooks application, but more likely I’d have to buy the iPad in the US with WiFi only and bring it back here. That should work, albeit with WiFi only and no 3g; but I will note that if Apple ever shuts off my iTunes access just because I use a foreign IP I will sell every Apple product I have and never buy another one again.

Comment on 5 reasons you want an iPad – and don’t even know it by Ben

Ben — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:25:31 +0000

@Landon – I was just talking to someone yesterday about the possibilities of connecting the iPad to your TV so you could use it like a remote (it’s already possible to control iTunes playback on your home stereo with an iPhone) or even as an extension to your programming on TV. If your iPad were aware of what you were watching, you could do things like look up stats or follow a game tracker while watching a football game. Or access the IMDB record for the movie you’re watching. Even, heaven forbid, follow up on an interesting commercial that comes on.

I think having a smaller screen in your hand that you can use to supplement your TV experience makes more sense than building a web browser right into your TV (how would you comfortably navigate a TV-based browser?). Just have your big screen and your smaller touch screen communicate, and you’ve got the recipe for a much richer entertainment experience.

Comment on 5 reasons you want an iPad – and don’t even know it by Ben

Ben — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:18:11 +0000

@Jamie – The iWork stuff seemed pretty nice to me, too. Lots of possibilities there for work that don’t require a full-fledged PC. Obviously lots of details are yet to be worked out on the international front. Keep me posted on that; I’m interested in differences between countries. I was actually quite surprised when I heard that the iBookstore was going to be US only at first. So I don’t know what kind of options you’ll have at first. Such is the life of an expatriate, I guess.

Comment on 5 reasons you want an iPad – and don’t even know it by Landon LaSmith

Landon LaSmith — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:23:12 +0000

I agree with all your points. Anyone who is remotely interested in an e-reader should take a serious look at the iPad over the kindle or nook. This is like an e-reader/planner/netbook/low-end laptop all in one. I don’t think it’s as groundbreaking as everyone wanted but I do think it creates a whole new market by combining features that casual users would want. The multitasking aspect isn’t a serious reason not get it but I do think that it is a big enough hole that a properly implemented Android OS device with Sense UI could overtake it.

One feature that, if implemented, could really boost the sale of this device is if home entertainment devices created iphone apps that allowed the iPad to control it like a universal remote. You could control the TV, DVD, music player or stream music from the iPad to the audio system. Same idea with games where you could use the iPad as a cockpit computer in a a flight sim or Star Trek game while the keyboard/mouse are used for steering purposes.

Comment on 5 reasons you want an iPad – and don’t even know it by Jamie Redmond

Jamie Redmond — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:22:37 +0000

Nice write-up, Ben. I’ve been thinking about the iPad and I may just get one. The only reservation I have, though, is the iBookstore. From what I’ve seen online it’s only available in the US and not internationally, and that’s that only feature that really draws me to the iPad. The improved calendar and email applications (and, believe it or not, the iWork stuff because I could open a Word doc from an email, edit it, and attach the modified one to my reply) are enough for me to want an iPad but not enough to really push me to shell out for one. The ability to also use the same device to get eBooks (in English, of course) without having to order a physical copy and wait (and pay international shipping) is what seals the deal for me (no, I don’t want a Kindle). The data rate is still over priced, though. My iPhone here has unlimited data for $8 / month, but the pay as you go model would be welcome for sure. Now if I could buy my iPad here, it could be hooked into my US iTunes account and had access to the iBookstore, and even though it had a foreign SIM I could buy and use the pay as you go AT&T 3g service when I visit the US and avoid paying the insane international data roaming charges, I’m sold. Somehow I doubt working with AT&T in that way is going to be allowed, though, and it will be worthless on visits to the US.

Comment on Mimic 3D – New for iPhone and iPod touch by Ben

Ben — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:54:19 +0000

Alas, there are still a few more copies to sell (and a few more games to release) before we can paper the office with Benjamins. You’ll be the first to know when we do, though.

Comment on Mimic 3D – New for iPhone and iPod touch by Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 19:34:20 +0000

CA$H MONEY!