Rav's web comments

Dec 31

Re: Can “Pollution Glue” Clean Up London’s Dirty Air? -

Tim, you are correct and I was wrong - the Lewisham trial (at the Mercury Way industrial site) has only just started. I’ll correct the post.

The only complete trials are the one you mention on…

Dec 05

Re: Will Windows 8 for ARM tablets cut the cord on desktop mode? (Update: Maybe not) -

Except that there are still more than 50% of US adults who don’t yet have a smartphone or tablet. The market of people who might yet buy an iOS or Android tablet, but are more likely to buy a Windows…

Dec 04

Re: Will Windows 8 for ARM tablets cut the cord on desktop mode? -

Why do you want a ‘desktop experience’ so badly? Metro affords the ability to see two apps at once. What is it about the windows-and-taskbar paradigm you don’t want to lose?

Nov 23

Re: The Shard: its architect's view -

I’m genuinely in two minds about The Shard. On its own, it probably is too big, as many have said. But it’s not going to be on its own; there’s already Strata nearby and more to come in South London…

Sep 28

Re: Toshiba Thrive 7, Another Netbook — Sorry, Tablet -

Why do tech writers hate on netbooks so much? I do everything on my Samsung NC10, sometimes plugged into a 1920x1080 monitor. It’s all the computer I need. Sure, netbooks have petered out now, but…

Sep 21

Re: Review score review -

Gizmodo’s ‘Good/Wait/Bad’ system has a simplistic charm for doing this.

Jul 22

Re: Motorola rumored to be hard at work on high-res, 4:3 Ice Cream Sandwich tablet -

It doesn’t do any harm as long as everything is sized to the screen and not pixel-for-pixel like on a desktop browser.

Jul 20

Re: Motorola rumored to be hard at work on high-res, 4:3 Ice Cream Sandwich tablet -

I think that’s because it feels weird to hold a 16:9 device in portrait, though. It’s a reason to go 4:3, not a reason not to.

Jul 09

Re: Spotify is coming to the US, invites are open now -

It’s not exactly DRM, in that there’s no actual file you get. It’s pure streaming.

Jun 23

Re: Android 3.2 shipping this summer for 7-inch tablets, Huawei's MediaPad gets handled -

Don’t forget the Apple/Samsung thing is actually mostly about software.