Eric Limer's discussions

Oh shit. For reasons I can't disclose I am concerned to see "monkey" so close to the top. Read more

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Gotcha covered: http://gizmodo.com/5954232/ipad-mini-or-kindle-fire-hd Read more

The way he compared them was more than a little deceptive though IMO. "Oh hey look, the screen is bigger!" Sure, but the resolution is lower, and the PPI is waaaaay lower. I mean, that's advertising though so *shrug* Read more

Wa-bam! (Spoilers: Nexus 7 baby!) http://gizmodo.com/5954256/ipad-mini-or-nexus-7 Read more

Exactly exactly exactly. Thank you. Read more

IT'S ON ITS WAY. Read more

iPad Micro? Read more

oh but if it was. Read more

Are you familiar with the definition of a "rant"? Read more

Nope, Android through and through. I'll have to look into that one. Read more

My thoughts EXACTLY Read more

Yeah, I see where you're coming from, but it already doesn't work ideally. My hope is that it could eventually work ideally for some of us, and continue to be not-ideal for the rest. Everybody wins! Kind of. It's just about how well the outward facing side of your internal messaging system works. iMessage, for… Read more

Yeah, a holy trinity that can be interfaced is probably the best hope. It's not the impossibly amazing, truly universal solution, but it minimizes the number of contact surfaces to a point where it's reasonable. The sooner the better! Read more

Dude, having to do that is EXACTLY what I'm complaining about. Read more

that is so ludicrous as to actually sound strangely appealing. Read more

Yeah, I just assumed that the immediate "OH SHIT" would be enough to triumph over reason for that second or so. Read more

lame lame lame lame lame lame lame lame re: the artifacting, which I hadn't noticed. Head-tracking-wise, I just figured the setup was probably enough for just a split-second scare. Read more

Yeah, I'm familiar with at least some of the benefits. Voicemail transcripts are AMAZING and make me hate/dread voicemail way less. I actually use Google Voice as a business number. There's just something about not always calling back from the same number you were called at that wigs me out a little. Read more

I can understand the logic, it's just that THAT is exactly the line of thinking I wish I could get people to avoid. I'd much rather have someone think "oh, he always checks his email so..." Read more