I'm happy that this is a thing, but I'm also sad as it'll take many years before the transition from current cables is over. And until then, it's just yet another format to keep in mind. Ugh.
I wonder when and if they'll make it to consumers. There are high end blurays that can store 128GB, so since the majority is still at 25GB it seems far away. No point im changing tech until we've maximised it, and I'm guessing this stuff will be too expensive for consumer-level purchase for a few years.
Sounds like it's more aimed towards storage rather than media at the moment.
1. eyes can see way, WAY more than 24fps. That's simply the point at which video appear nice and fluid.
2. High framerates on YouTube would allow gameplay and trailers to be more representable of the product.
I would rather have high framerates and high bitrates long before this 4K rubbish. 1080p on YouTube isn't half as nice as a clean 720p video.
Yup, the top card is usually of a significantly worse power/price ratio. Because there are those that simply must have the very best no matter the cost.
I've only got 16GB, and I've never come close to filling it up. I can see this being useful tech on notepads though.
We don't know about the next Xbox yet (I expect it to be the same), but the PS4 at least support features beyond Dx11 and OpenGL 4.0. I too expect 11 to be the new PC standard, but there is possibility for 11.5 or maybe even 12.
I don't like these short cycles, it puts focus on hardware over software. Spend less on processing power and more on battery power I say.
My ThinkPad, which I bought this summer, has both USB 3 and Thunderbolt.
It's been so funny seeing the Mac-fanboys in shock at me grabbing a thunderbolt cable ("no no, that plug is only for Macs") and then plugging it in.
But USB is best, if only due to backwards compability.
Oh dear.
Well, Microsoft has been far more innovative and ballsy lately. With Kinect, Surface, Smart Glass... What has Apple done lately? Suing people for being better, that's what. Apple is a shadow of its former self.
Too big. My current Nexus is almost too big already.
This is very clever, so hopefully it will make it into future devices as it would help fix the main problem smartphones have... short batterylife.
So it's OK to consume a costly product you haven't bought, if you can't afford it? Where's the logic?