9th July 2005, 5:52 PM
Did the Wavebird make it a standard, or would it have happened anyway? On the PC, wireless has been taking over for years now. I still go with wired mice, controllers, and keyboards because, well, I have no reason to ditch the cord. Some do though, I guess.
And yes, the e-reader had no real potential. Expanding SMB3 was something, but it's not like ONLY cards could do it, and it's also not like cards were the best way to do it. Fact is, the same thing will now be replaced by wireless internet access and downloadable expansions. Those cards weren't even original. They are a throwback to the era of punchcards.
I underestimated the eyetoy actually. I see a bunch of dancing around randomly and assumed, wrongly, that that was the only potential use. A more sophisticated system has a lot of promise, as a lot of tech shows have stated, regarding using a visual sensor to replace a controller outright, or better, make a new type of controller.
And yes, the e-reader had no real potential. Expanding SMB3 was something, but it's not like ONLY cards could do it, and it's also not like cards were the best way to do it. Fact is, the same thing will now be replaced by wireless internet access and downloadable expansions. Those cards weren't even original. They are a throwback to the era of punchcards.
I underestimated the eyetoy actually. I see a bunch of dancing around randomly and assumed, wrongly, that that was the only potential use. A more sophisticated system has a lot of promise, as a lot of tech shows have stated, regarding using a visual sensor to replace a controller outright, or better, make a new type of controller.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)