Another 1 to think about.
Jun 19th 2013 | 10:51 pm
#46
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From: On Top of the World
Re: Another 1 to think about.
Jun 20th 2013 | 9:59 am
#47
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From: Alicante
Re: Another 1 to think about.
Back in the 70s someone at work told me that in the future there wouldn't be books, there would be a small screen on which you could read a book page by page as the ink disappeared when you pressed a button and then you got the next page.
I loved the idea and was determined to get one as soon as they became reality.
Maybe his name was Mr Kindle.
I loved the idea and was determined to get one as soon as they became reality.
Maybe his name was Mr Kindle.
Jun 20th 2013 | 10:23 am
#48
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From: On Top of the World
Re: Another 1 to think about.
Back in the 70s someone at work told me that in the future there wouldn't be books, there would be a small screen on which you could read a book page by page as the ink disappeared when you pressed a button and then you got the next page.
I loved the idea and was determined to get one as soon as they became reality.
Maybe his name was Mr Kindle.
I loved the idea and was determined to get one as soon as they became reality.
Maybe his name was Mr Kindle.
We took him with a pinch of salt and had no idea that he was referring to Atomic or Nuclear power at the time.
Jun 20th 2013 | 5:41 pm
#49
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Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 1,217
From: Valencia area
Re: Another 1 to think about.
Really? 
I can use it as a Sat Nav
I can check prices of an item all over my area by just scanning a bar code
I can identify pieces of music by holding the phone up to the sound
I can book and monitor a car hire booking
I can review and book a hotel in an area if I suddenly decide to stay somewhere overnight
I can find my wife if I lose her, as she has an iPhone too and it locates it
I can convert units of curency weight etc etc
I can do my banking securely
I can use Paypal
I have a language translator
I can book train tickets
I can take HDR photographs
I can be anywhere in the world, and with my SIP account and an internet connection can make phone calls anywhere for pennies per minute
And more
£20 a month including unlimited calls and unlimited texts
The first "mobile" I remember came in a big box which you had to carry over your shoulder. It was £2500 in the mid eighties.
I can use it as a Sat Nav
I can check prices of an item all over my area by just scanning a bar code
I can identify pieces of music by holding the phone up to the sound
I can book and monitor a car hire booking
I can review and book a hotel in an area if I suddenly decide to stay somewhere overnight
I can find my wife if I lose her, as she has an iPhone too and it locates it
I can convert units of curency weight etc etc
I can do my banking securely
I can use Paypal
I have a language translator
I can book train tickets
I can take HDR photographs
I can be anywhere in the world, and with my SIP account and an internet connection can make phone calls anywhere for pennies per minute
And more
£20 a month including unlimited calls and unlimited texts
The first "mobile" I remember came in a big box which you had to carry over your shoulder. It was £2500 in the mid eighties.
The satnav on my windows/nokia is real neat & has all the maps on board so can run offline.
Jun 20th 2013 | 7:27 pm
#50
Joined: Jun 2006
Posts: 11,231
From: Granada Costa
Re: Another 1 to think about.
Jun 20th 2013 | 7:31 pm
#51
Joined: Jun 2011
Posts: 12,053
From: In the middle of 10million Olive Trees
Re: Another 1 to think about.
