More and more products are built so that they fail early. Because the consumer-protection is weak, helps one thing: be vigilant.
The screen stays black? Battery no longer charges? The washing machine goes on strike? The handle breaks off?
It's a phenomenon: Electronical devices and commodities go preferably a few weeks break after the warranty. So much bad luck no one can have, some buyers like to think - and apparently right: researches assume that manufacturers install intentionally vulnerabilities in their products in order to increase their sales in the long term.
The math is simple - more broken equipment, more need for replenishment.
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Agree with you. Really a widespread bad what Ihave heard. Personally no negative experiences so far.
Problem with your theory, if a product breaks so early, I will not be buying the replacement from the same manufacturer. So, in the end, I'll backfire. There is more profit in making durable, reliable products, then trying to pull sneaky moves like this.
Sent from the phalanges of my hand to the facet of your cranium.
The worst culprits are car manufacturers. After 8 to 10 years the gleaming pride and joy that somebody drove off the dealer's forecourt, is now a worthless piece of junk.
As soon as the warranty runs out, so does everything else. Reversing sensors pack up, switches develop flakey faults unless percussive maintenance is applied every few weeks. Sound familiar? Behind the clever lifestyle TV advert they have just sold you a piece of crap.
Have a browse through some of the owners forums, at least you'll know where to hit the switch!
No, the difference is the immense competition.
Companies are being pushed more and more into fast, cheap productions to keep up the war against the competition. As such, they end up manufacturing things in low-end countries, with cheap materials in a far moe limited timeframe.
Back in the day of our 'indestructable' Nokias, there was no Apple-Samsung-HTC worldwar going on. There weren't so many cars about. The demand on washing machines wasn't as high, and there were nowhere near this many brands.
Already forgot discussion about hidden "Sony timers" synonymously for precise timing of product failures, means a product break down just outside warranty.
Arrggghhhhh!!!!!! Washing machines!!!!!!
Don't get me started about washing machines!!!!!!!!!!!
When the spare part costs half that of a new machine, or you have to line the pockets of the anointed acolyte i.e. the official manufacturer approved repairer. He turns up to cast the runes, or consult the chicken entrails in order to find out what has actually failed. (Some manufacturers don't even publish what the controler error codes mean. No names, but I'm sure you have heard of them. In some cases he needs a PC and dongle just to get at the code. The code may say a £10 inlet valve or pressure switch has failed, but you have already paid the man for a call-out.)
It is easier and/or cheaper to throw the old one over a wall, and buy a new one.
The opening scenes of Wall-E are getting nearer by the minute.
I'm sorry, I'm going to have to go and have a lie down now. I'll be alright in a few minutes.........
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We've been dying to know more about Microsoft's Courier tablet / e-book device ever since we first caught wind of it last September, and while our entreaties to Mr. Ballmer went unanswered, we just learned some very interesting information from an extremely trusted source. We're told Courier will function as a "digital journal," and it's designed to be seriously portable: it's under an inch thick, weighs a little over a pound, and isn't much bigger than a 5x7 photo when closed. That's a lot smaller than we expected -- this new picture really puts it into perspective -- and the internals apparently reflect that emphasis on mobility: rather than Windows 7, we're told the Courier is built on Tegra 2 and runs on the same OS as the Zune HD, Pink, and Windows Mobile 7 Series, which we're taking to mean Windows CE 6.
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Read more: http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/05/microsofts-courier-digital-journal-exclusive-pictures-and-de/
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmIgNfp-MdI&feature=player_embedded#at=15
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Please Microsoft, you already own most of my room, I'm BEGGING you to own my notebook as well xD
Just make this a reality and my world is complete.
After graduating college, I'm not sure what I might need this for (except for notes in meetings and then that's awesome), but if stuff like this is being developed in secret at Microsoft, then that is AWESOME.
I love secret stuff like that!
I hope this actually gets released and has good batterylife/inking. If so, then I can finally dump my old sc2010 tablet
Can some one justify the name given to this device ... and then whats so secret about it whan net is spewn with the images and news about it
lol im so exited about this device. hopefully we will know more @ 12th apr.
ms unlike apple never really aimed to be in the hardware producing industry
sure they got the xbox and zunes now but mainly they make concepts showing
how what their software can do with the right hardware so
I would not be surprised if Courier is such a concept prototype which will never become a real product but if it does I would sure like one
Rudegar said:
ms unlike apple never really aimed to be in the hardware producing industry
sure they got the xbox and zunes now but mainly they make concepts showing
how what their software can do with the right hardware so
I would not be surprised if Courier is such a concept prototype which will never become a real product but if it does I would sure like one
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Exactly my words. They would be a good competitor though if they are really going to produce these products.
This is very interesting and a nice sleek design makes for a good product in my book!
Hopefully this will be for real someday...
Love the premise.
Far too concepty though.
Want to see real hardware...sadly probably wont be release before Apple brainwashes folks into thinking the ipad is what to buy.
galaxys said:
Hopefully this will be for real someday...
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waiting for it to come out
From the pictures I've seen, I don't see a way to change batteries easily (i.e. without a screwdriver and a knife and some chance of breaking something). Can anyone confirm that? I'm wondering if I can bring a second battery along to help get me (and the kids) through a 12-hour flight?
TIA!
Chris
Not user replaceable in the least, sorry. Not soldered on like the ipad, but definitely not user replaceable without taking the unit apart.
http://www.zdnet.com/photos/nookcolor-teardown/487636?seq=36&tag=content;get-photo-roto - ZDNet teardown
I expect that there will be a bigger battery mod along at some point, it's not one of my priorities though.
/mr
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Not user replaceable in the least, sorry. Not soldered on like the ipad, but definitely not user replaceable without taking the unit apart.
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Thanks for the info! Too bad...I'll never understand that design decision. I've bought second batteries for nearly every phone/pda I've owned.
merrill77 said:
Thanks for the info! Too bad...I'll never understand that design decision. I've bought second batteries for nearly every phone/pda I've owned.
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Because manufacturers are following Apple's lead to train you to need new crap more often than batteries will die out. And they bank on the fact that consumers will pay for the extra charging and adapter crap that goes along with their products.
It's also cheaper to do it this way.
I hate it.
non-user replaceable batts are just another reason(along with extraordinarily high prices for comparatively poor specs, esp. notebooks) why I, personally, find Apple to no longer be relevant, but at least in this case it's not soldered to the board... just a matter of how difficult it is to disassemble it enough to replace the batt...
...still thinking about getting one of these as I do want a 7" tablet to go along with my 10" gTab, and it WILL also be pulling duty as a poorly lit area reader... 7" is just so much more comfortable for that functionality....
Doesn't look like the battery is soldered in, but it also doesn't look like it's meant to be easily user replaceable.
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On the ZDnet teardown, you can see that it is a matter of opening and unpluging the battery, so I don't see a reason why eventually we wouldn't see some higher capacity interchange-ables for the brave..
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So about a month ago I bricked my Galaxy Tab and had to send it in for repairs. When it came back, it had an about two inch-long vertical gap between the upper-left side of the frame and the screen wide enough to be able to stick a fingernail into. They had us send it in again, and when it came back it looked like a brand new unit. Although according to them they just replaced the frame. Now however it appears to have a shorter horizontal gap along the right-upper frame. It's not as wide either, but in sunlight you can kinda see into it and glean something small and metallic in there. I don't seem to remember the Tab having had any of these gaps to begin with. I was wondering if anyone can say whether this is typical of the tab in general? Or of units that have been repaired?
Thanks, Nir
Mine is a brand new tmobile tab and that aint normal
Imagine what contaminents can get in there now. Get it fixed.
Hit the thanks button if I have helped
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Can you post some pics?
I wasn't sure I'd be able to capture it using my camera, but this picture turned out pretty well: (can't post direct links apparently, sorry for the hassle) www dot slsknet dot org slash galaxy-gap.jpg . You can really see the separation between the frame and the screen. What's not apparent from the picture is that you can shine a light directly above it and see into the device, which as serpentine pointed out makes me worry about dust particles and such getting into it. I'm about ready to give up. Verizon won't replace the device and Samsung clearly can't fix the problem. Paying that early termination fee is starting to look pretty good.
For everyone else
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Hrmm, i would complain to whoever you need to, to get a replacement, your provider should really replace it as its "defective"
Thank you, I'll try to talk to Verizon one more time. One way or another I should have some kind of resolution soon.
Cheers, Nir
Well, we spent the morning being bounced back and forth between Verizon and Samsung. Neither company is willing to replace the device, Samsung is offering another repair but as this would be their third and we sort of lost faith in their ability to not return the device physically damaged, we said no thank you and decided to have Verizon suspend our account. Fortunately the lady we talked to was sympathetic to our situation and put our device on the stolen/lost list so we can keep it suspended indefinitely. I'm just really glad this headache is finally over with.
Thanks, Nir
So just curious how does this solve your problems if its been classed as stolen?
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Well, my understanding from what the Verizon representative was saying is that since the device is marked as missing, I'm no longer obligated to resume my plan once it has been suspended. I'm not getting the $200 I paid for the Tab back, but at least I don't have to pay for a monthly plan on a device I'm no longer interested in using. And I don't have to pay the exorbitant $350 early termination fee.
If it was "stolen" will they send you a new replacement? lol
I don't think replacing a stolen unit is in line with their "sucks to be you" policy I guess that's what the indefinite suspension is for.
Not sure if this has been posted or not, but here you go:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/05/31/who.cell.phones/index.html
Seems like this "sky is falling" cancer thing is getting to be more and more legit.
What that means is that right now there haven't been enough long-term studies conducted to make a clear conclusion if radiation from cell phones are safe, but there is enough data showing a possible connection that consumers should be alerted
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There'll be no way to know 100% for sure for quite some time. Its one of those that'll be a "It causes cancer"/"it doesnt cause cancer" debates for a good while.
Me personally, until its been 100% proven to cause cancer I dont really care about it. But people should be encouraged to hear the issue and make that decision for themselves.
haha I'm learning about radiation safety right now.
Cell phones probably do cause cancer. But the rate will vary from cell phone to cell phone.
I personally always use my headphones when I'm talking to someone, because distance is the greatest decreaser of radiation.
I'm sure they don't help things, but I highly doubt they are the direct cause. Now if you have a family history of Cancer, I'm sure they can possibly accelerate the development of it.
I rarely use my phone for voice calls but I may have my doc check my fingers for cancer haha
In all fairness, these days almost anything can be linked to cancer. I mean even mobiles aside, look at the number of strong wifi signals going through the house. Should we worry about these? A new report comes out every day linking something to cancer. Don't get me wrong though, I'm not saying that this is not true, they may have some negative impact but without more substantial proof I'm not going to worry about it. I believe they linked coffee to cancer a few years back as well. Will we stop drinking coffee?
I think it's about time people stopped drinking the Kool Aid. Without 'radiation' the human race would never have evolved. 99.99999% of people have no idea what radiation actually is and have no understanding of how it affects us. It's like the idiots who prevented city-wide adoption of wi-fi networks because of their complaints of 'sensitivity' to it and the 'negative health' impact it had on their lives. The same people, by the way, that when subjected to blind laboritory tests said "oh, i really feel ill now, please turn it off", when the wi-fi hadn't actually been turned on!
It's like living we're still living in the Dark Ages sometimes.
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http://xkcd.com/radiation/
we all know that cell phones can cause cancer, because they overheat a part of the brain....
the same way microwave causes cancer, wifi, radio, x rays etc
eao1991 said:
I rarely use my phone for voice calls but I may have my doc check my fingers for cancer haha
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This^^^^^
Also hello fellow tucsonian (sp)
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Nothing protects like Reynolds Heavy Duty.
Also known as a survival kit or 48 hour kit.
Even if an "undead apocalypse" never happens its still a good idea to be prepared for a disaster or war or even just a blackout. When the tornados hit here in Bama 500,000 people were without power for days to weeks. There was no gas, no food, and marshal law was declared: anybody caught out after dark could be arrested or detained.
Please, let's not turn this into a current events thread. Everybody should know by now about the stories in the news, no need to share them!
This is only a thread to post what you keep in your bug out kit, if you have one. Or suggestions of things. Keep in mind the idea is things you will need to survive for 48hrs and you will most likely have to carry it all in a backpack, so things like "a generator" are not helpful. I'll start..
Water (&/or water purification tablets)
MREs
Sharp knife(s)
Gun
Other weapons
Cash money
First aid kit
Bandanas (multiple uses)
Batteries (or a ZaggSparq or similar)
Bic lighter AND matches in water proof container
You gave me a great idea. I'm gonna put band-aids in my first aid kit now. Thanks.
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Water
Cell... Smart phones! And batteries an what not
Gasoline
9mm
Baseball bat
Knives
Vodka
Tape
Medical accessories
E- pills... WHAT?!
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Water/purification tablets
Iodine
Hydrogen peroxide
Band aids
Gauze pads
First aid tape
Epi pen
Water proof container with lighters/matches
Cash
Warm clothes
Crackers
Beef jerky (all food items replaced every three months)
Can opener
Canned goods
Warm clothes
Flashlights
Batteries
Solar powered chargers
Johns phone (google it)
Copies of important documents stored in water proof containers
More water
Toothbrush/toothpaste
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I bought one of these for me, my wife and daughter
http://www.dailybread.com/index/emergency-supply/name/emergency-plus-kit
They have everything you could possibly need as far as survival besides protection and hunting supplies. I'm not trying to plug or endorse them, but it's the choice my family made, and if the fit hits the shan, I'm literally putting our lives in their hands.
Me - Reuger P-94 .40 caliber
Wife - S&W SW9VE 9MM
Child - Remington 870 Express Super Mag
Lots of ammo
Game cleaning kit
Wire for snare traps
Fishing line
Hooks
Duct tape
The important thing is not having the weapons and ammunition, but making sure everyone is proficient with all of them and that includes safety. My daughter is 14 and I dare say she is a better shot than me.
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