USBTypewriter - new and groundbreaking innovation in the field of obsolescence.
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#2Love the carriage return. Love the music in the video. Love the whole project.
Quaintly antique machinery and DIY — this is probably going to be a hit with the steampunk community.
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#3Cache[0] for those of us getting database connection errors.
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#4Looks to be a very interesting idea. In fact, I do want one. Buuuuut, I'd have to wonder with those prices for the full models and DIY kits if he is not overcharging by several hundred dollars. True, you're buying a piece of tech for its look and feel more than functionality, but as a guy who's actually bought, played with, and used old style typewriter, $700 is a bit much for anyone.
Could any enthusiasts (I consider myself an amateur) weigh in?
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#5Love the carriage return. Love the music in the video. Love the whole project. Quaintly antique machinery and DIY — this is probably going to be a hit with the steampunk community.
The music is the reason why I can't watch it. Germany's music industry apparently had YouTube block the video.. Pity.
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#6video is blocked in germany :(
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#7Love the carriage return. Love the music in the video. Love the whole project. Quaintly antique machinery and DIY — this is probably going to be a hit with the steampunk community.
The music is the reason why I can't watch it. Germany's music industry apparently had YouTube block the video.. Pity.
Dragging this offtopic a bit, but is there any reason why YouTube couldn't add an upload flag of 'audio optional' so that in situations like this, it just muted the audio stream in the specified regions?
Then, if someone owns the copyright to the soundtrack, they file a complaint against only that, and the video remains up. Or, they can file against the whole thing, and have it completely blocked (assuming sufficient rights).
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#8I still use a typewriter. It's quicker to just bang out an address on an envelope than it is to load the sticky labels into the printer, open the word processor, type the address, then print it.
but this does seem expensive.
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#9This is a cool hack, but what I really want is a hardware calculator keypad that interfaces with the iphone. There are some great calculator apps but it's just not usable at speed without physical keys. You could do a nice case with the keypad on the inside and the phone in landscape.
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#10This is a cool hack, but what I really want is a hardware calculator keypad that interfaces with the iphone. There are some great calculator apps but it's just not usable at speed without physical keys. You could do a nice case with the keypad on the inside and the phone in landscape.
Is that something you would pay for? Physical interfaces and keys are something of an obsession of mine (I don't use any keyboards that don't have Cherry MX switches, for example).