Jemimus' Blog

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Or go for size instead?

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http://www.vosonic.co.uk/vp3320.html

I use my PDA ( XDA I ) as a phone and pda of course, but I also listen to podcasts on it (with an 512mb SD card). But I have to come to the conclusions that its far from ideal as a walkman. Not only is it next to impossible to get a decent headphone set for it (most you can get are mono carkits), but its 2.5mm jack is also pretty rare in the headphone scene.

Now I found myself also needing some kind of portable storage device, as my laptop’s poor 60gb drive is just overflowing with stuff.

So I came across this little jewel. Cant find any good reviews of this thing, but the specs seem to be there. Its predecessor the VP3310, was critisized for its low battery capacity, but it looks like this unit should perform a lot better in that regard.  The site claims 11 hours as apposed to 3–4 hours on the VP3310.

Its a compact device, and supports interchangable 2.5” laptop harddrives, making it upgradable. And of course, it can play MP3 directly out of its storage.. and that is the key feature I was looking for.

Extra’s include an FM radio, voice-recording and a multi-card reader. 

I will probably get myself the barebone version, so without the included harddrive, and equip it with a fast 80gb 2.5” drive of my own choosing.

So.. anyway.. I am seriously considdering this baby.

Ran across this the other day. Thought it was rather interesting. Brings some of the hype you hear about certain MMO’s into perspective, while affirming that of others.  Bruce Sterling Woodcock compiles this data

http://www.mmogchart.com/

 Okay, after much delay, I’ve released Version 18.0 of my data.  The update is not everything I wanted it to be, but it updates several subscription numbers and adds those of the French MMOG Dofus.  My current issue for my next update is how to treat the many Asian MMOGs (mostly in China) for which I have data for peak concurrent users, but not “subscribers” per se.  I could add a separate chart for them, tracking just PCU, but then they would not be included in worldwide data along with competing games like Lineage and World of Warcraft.  On the other hand, I could add them to the charts representing a sort-of “minimum” level of subscriptions, but those of you who are interested primarily in the North American market may find that distracting.  I know ideally each MMOG would be broken down by region, but in most cases I just don’t have that data, so I’m left with the option of throwing all the MMOGs together and doing the best I can, or separating out (perhaps unfairly) those MMOGs for which I only have concurrent user data.  I would appreciate any feedback readers of the site want to offer on this subject, as I can’t please everyone.