Amazulu

Was up in Singapore recently and used them a lot - at times they were a lifesaver. Especially late at night when it can be quite difficult to get a conventional cab

They coexist with the existing taxi industry - not happily apparently but it seems to work

Beoz

Good to know. I'm up there in a few weeks and taxi's can be a bitch to get at times. 6pm during a tropical storm comes to mind.

Amazulu

Get an app called GrabTaxi. It integrates Uber and conventional taxis and you can choose the service that suits you best

Amazulu

If you are taking a more expensive trip, say to the airport, ask your driver for a discount code. Worked for me when the $28 ride to the airport ended up costing me only $8

Beoz

Cool. Cheers for the Grab app tip.

Not too fussed about price. More about availabilty. I missed a friday eve flight back to Syd once because it was pissing with rain and I just couldn't get a cab anywhere right on rush hour.

Beoz

Looks like this little article is backing the same horse. Jump on board.

http://m.smh.com.au/digital-life/mobiles/the-surface-book-is-proof-microsoft-can-make-great-hardware-20151022-gkfpzh.html

Amazulu

Great kit but way, way over-priced

You can get the same capability for half the cost

GarryP

My guess is Magic Leap may well be more the thing, if the tech that they are gearing up to produce soon is anything like the expectations. Jumped up laptops really don't cut it.



Magic Leap is about to build 'millions' of its augmented reality devices | The Verge

Swerv-o

My GF's brother has a Surface Pro - it's a very nice bit of kit, but I still struggle to see the utility of a device without a proper keyboard. On screen keyboards still struggle to be any good in my opinion.


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Beoz

Microsoft agrees with you. That's why the iPad is dead and they have developed a proper Laplet.

Amazulu

I like the Surface Pro with snap on keyboard but again, overpriced - the new SP4 even more so

The Surface Book is a whole new beast but insanely priced - the top model is way over $4k!

Beoz

No doubt, but I think the general masses have a long way to go before hanging devices from their noses. It will come, but in baby steps.

Bit like the driverless cars, its there now, but are we ready to sit back and watch Netflix while our car drives us home?

Alfresco

I wouldn't be watching Netflix, I'd be having a beer.

Beoz

The nanny state will never allow that

GarryP

Just think how many glasses wearers there already are, and the aimpoint eventually is to have this tech in contact lens. If they do launch something next year (as is the claim) then it'll get very interesting - this is lightfield tech. You do wonder if the reason Google dumped their glass tech is they knew they had this in their back pocket.

Consensual reality is where that goes, Vinge covered it in Fast Times at Fairmont High/Rainbows End (which also had delivery drones).

The impact of those will be much greater than just that - likely to negate private car ownership, public transport, taxis, delivery vans, truckers, city centre car parking - and that's that's just the obvious stuff. Also makes electric vehicles the norm rather than the exception.

And nobody seems ready for it.