JuusoPalander
About
I'm a team entrepreneur who is passionate about blogging, sports and self-development.
You can challenge me in NHL10 for PS3 ;)
Here's my social media info:
http://chooseorlose.wordpress.com (in Finnish)
http://www.twitter.com/JuusoPalander
http://www.facebook.com/Cazzu
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on the topic: Final task: What will you do if you get your ESPRIMO?
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on the topic: Final task: What will you do if you get your ESPRIMO?
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on the topic: Final task: What will you do if you get your ESPRIMO?
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on the topic: Final task: What will you do if you get your ESPRIMO?
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on the topic: Final task: What will you do if you get your ESPRIMO?
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on the topic: Final task: What will you do if you get your ESPRIMO?
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on the topic: Final task: What will you do if you get your ESPRIMO?
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on the topic: Final task: What will you do if you get your ESPRIMO?
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on the topic: Final task: What will you do if you get your ESPRIMO?
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on the topic: Final task: What will you do if you get your ESPRIMO?
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on the topic: Final task: What will you do if you get your ESPRIMO?
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on the topic: What is your favorite feature of the Esprimo Q1510?
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on the topic: What is your favorite feature of the Esprimo Q1510?
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on the topic: What is your favorite feature of the Esprimo Q1510?
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on the topic: What is your favorite feature of the Esprimo Q1510?
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on the topic: What is your favorite feature of the Esprimo Q1510?
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on the topic: Tell us: What button do you miss on your remote control?
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on the topic: Tell us: What button do you miss on your remote control?
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on the topic: Tell us: What button do you miss on your remote control?
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on the topic: Tell us: What button do you miss on your remote control?
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on the topic: Tell us: What button do you miss on your remote control?
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on the topic: Tell us: What button do you miss on your remote control?
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on the topic: Tell us: What button do you miss on your remote control?
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on the topic: Tell us: What button do you miss on your remote control?
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on the topic: Tell us: What button do you miss on your remote control?
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on the topic: Tell us: What button do you miss on your remote control?
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on the topic: Tell us: What button do you miss on your remote control?
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on the topic: Tell us: What button do you miss on your remote control?
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on the topic: Tell us: What button do you miss on your remote control?
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on the topic: Tell us: What button do you miss on your remote control?
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on the topic: Tell us: What button do you miss on your remote control?
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on the topic: Tell us: What button do you miss on your remote control?
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on the topic: Tell us: What button do you miss on your remote control?
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on the topic: Tell us: What button do you miss on your remote control?
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on the topic: What not to do with the ESPRIMO?
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on the topic: What not to do with the ESPRIMO?
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on the topic: What not to do with the ESPRIMO?
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on the topic: What not to do with the ESPRIMO?
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on the topic: What not to do with the ESPRIMO?
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on the topic: What not to do with the ESPRIMO?
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on the topic: Tell us: What button do you miss on your remote control?
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on the topic: Unstoppable: The whole world is watching and you?
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on the topic: Poll: How do you normally watch TV-Shows?
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on the topic: We are starting the first Design-Patchwork in our One Living Room!
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on the topic: We are starting the first Design-Patchwork in our One Living Room!
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on the topic: We are starting the first Design-Patchwork in our One Living Room!
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on the topic: 10,9,8,7,... Who is the most active One Living Room Insider Part II
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on the topic: 10,9,8,7,... Who is the most active One Living Room Insider Part II
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on the topic: 10,9,8,7,... Who is the most active One Living Room Insider Part II
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on the topic: Who are the most active One Living Room Insiders?
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on the topic: Does the ESPRIMO need a TV-card?
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on the topic: Unpacking the new era of your Living Room!
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on the topic: Unpacking the new era of your Living Room!
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on the topic: Unpacking the new era of your Living Room!
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on the topic: Unpacking the new era of your Living Room!
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on the topic: Unpacking the new era of your Living Room!
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on the topic: Mister postman look and see, if there's an ESPRIMO in your bag for me...
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on the topic: How to score?
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on the topic: Tell us: Who will win the Eurovision Song Contest 2010?
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on the topic: Mister postman look and see, if there's an ESPRIMO in your bag for me...
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Awesome!! I'm relieved because I put a lot of effort into this and it seems to pay off :) (Points don't tell everything as we know! ;))
Congratz to all the winners, I had a great time and this was an experience I would not trade off!
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So, my home theatre hardware consists of seven (7) devices which are: a full-sized computer, LCD-TV, two Speakers, a subwoofer, an A/V Receiver, a Playstation 3.
What it has to do with Esprimo Q1510? Well, Q1510 could make that list smaller. In theory, I could get rid of my PC and PS3 (for blu-ray purposes) if I had to make more space to my living room. I would lose some performance and the PS3 games but otherwise it would be just fine.
I like the integrated solutions because they're usually doing the same thing with less money and space. There are exceptions of course but in general I'd say it's true.
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And finally it's time to relax and just watch this great movie in HD
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He surely deserves the new patchwork skin! This hair band ain't doing justice really
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Then we will watch some football together
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And then I'm going to convert my calendar to digital format for Little E
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I'll give Little E keys for my apartment so that he feels welcomed!
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I will empty the paper bin!
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And make sure this won't happen!
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...combining ancient wisdom with modern technology
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How to keep winning awards like this in the future?
I'd say Esprimo -series should be focused to two or three things only, not for every possible purpose.
Where to focus then? In my opinion:
1. First experience, make it as easy as possible, so that anyone afraid of "computers" doesn't get freaked out during the install phase. Put in all the necessary cables, make the install UI easy to use
2.Media consumption added with News and Blogs. Write a blog guide, where to find blogs, what are the most popular ones at the moment, how-to use RSS and that basic stuff. It already got a Blu-ray device and enough storage, but that is just technical stuff, it lacks the usability
3. Lightweight gaming. I'm sure the main target group for Esprimo series ain't probably hardcore gamers, but I'm sure they'd like to play SOMETHING, and if there was like a partnership with Steam (or some indie game provider) it would be much easier to find those games and get into the world of gaming in a living room.
That was my two cents for the future :)
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A suggestion for Fujitsu considering the future generations of Esprimo-series:
1. Gather a group of fanatic sports bloggers
2. Wait till there is an event worth reporting
3. Let them test the device and provide supporting software & partnerships for their use (like a HD-channel package for Internet-TV)
4. Let them all keep the device afterwards (no point war)
5. See how the buzz keeps coming
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...the first device challenging my full-sized home PC
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...the first device challenging my full-sized home PC
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...like a great leader, inspiring and intelligent
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...infinity in finite package
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...The David fighting Goliaths
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...a superlative.
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Some thought about this blog:
This has been a great adventure to the world of living room PCs. I can't imagine a better way to get information about a device than giving it to hands of bunch of motivated bloggers and let them do their job. This time the point war made it a bit dull but anyway I like this concept very much.
I've learnt so much about Q1510 not only because I used it myself but because all the active people here who took the time and effort and posted stuff sometimes even quality stuff here.
I've received lots of feedback and questions in and out of Internet from interested people, and I'm sure that they will at least consider Esprimo Q1510 when thinking of upgrading their living rooms. Even I didn't know anything about Fujitsu products before this so that may be the first foot step for Fujitsu in Finland.
Thanks for the insiders and people behind this blog!
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And finally, I'll send Little E to Fujitsu Hospital so that the Blu-ray drive gets fixed! I hope they fix it without bandages as seen in this picture :)
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Then I'll introduce him to my ceramic bunny which I made when I was like five years old
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...and clean the house so that the new comer will be like home
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I will wash the dishes (but not Little E :D)
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I wonder if Fujitsu plans to bring custom design as an extra service for customers?
I could imagine getting my own personalized cover if I was a customer interested in living room PC's and that would definitely be a factor that matters when choosing the supplier.
We're living the time that embraces individuals, everyone wants to be different and special in their own way :) So it makes sense doesn't it?
I mean there is a small collection to choose from, but it ain't enough in my opinion.
What do you think, insiders?
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...like water in the middle of desert
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...a Swiss army knife
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...a corner stone the house is built upon
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...like hearing is for blind
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...The last minute Touchdown in Super Bowl
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...Renaissance
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...The Royal Flush in poker table
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...built on the spirit of the Web 2.0
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...like Lionel Messi, a small phenomenal being doing magic tricks.
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Currently I'm playing all the sports game using my Playstation 3 but if there was a sufficient graphics card inside Esprimo Q1510 I could imagine some people changing their minds and not choosing the gaming console over a living room PC.
Many of my friends use PS3 only for sports games like FIFA and NHL. And as PS3 costs more than 300 euros, that may be a hollow reason to buy one for only few games.
Living room is after all, a classic place to play games with your friends!
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Then I'm going to watch Football with it.
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After that he will get keys to my home, as a welcome gift
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And then I'm gonna give him new clothes (the patchwork skin)
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I will also empty my recycling paper bin :D
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I will watch Blu-ray version of this movie with it!
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...a tiny giant that will revolutionize the digital living room.
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Whohooo! Two out of three made it to the patchwork :) Nice job everyone.
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I'd like to review the often mentioned size-factor, and how it affects various things.
As you can see from the picture, a normal sized PC -case may look good and work very well as a living room PC. So in this situation, the smallness ain't necessarily an advantage.
When considered smallness as an advantage, there are few factors that make it an advantage.
1. Limited space in the location you're putting it
2. A small screen, it would look funny to have an enormous PC-case next to 24" TV
3. A need to move the device often between home/work for example
Even if I got to keep the device, I'm going to continue using my current PC for the same purpose as it's faster and got more storage. But in my case, those three factors are not decisive.
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Finland is not a good place to be if you want to use your computer as a TV. We have only few sources that offer quality material on the Internet, and all of them are the bigger TV-channels.
By quality material, I mean videos that have enough resolution to look good on my 40" screen. That doesn't mean they're showing good TV-series or movies through Internet.
That leaves me with a choice to download them from the Internet or buy expensive DVDs which is not an option for a student. Hopefully there will be a service provider that offers subscription based TV&Movie service so that I could fully enjoy my digital living room!
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I've stopped posting blog posts as they take tenfolds of time and all you got is one point. That serves me in this point war but it definitely don't serve my readers who might be the potential customers after this project.
If this thing would start over, I would choose just ten guys and give the esprimo to all of them in the end, but there should be a minimum of two or three blog posts per week to really courage people to write. I'd say the quality of those posts would not be comparable to these posts seen on this blog. I'm sorry to say that, but that's the way it is in my opinion.
I appreciate those who has really shown the effort to write quality material, respect to you guys (and gals if there are any!)
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This button takes a print screen shot on your current monitor and uploads it to predefined location
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Opens up Spotify and starts playing the last playlist
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Having problems setting up speakers? This button sends a test signal to every speaker
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You're watching a movie on your couch but fear that you will wake up on the morning and your computer is still on. Don't worry, set up a shutdown timer
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Shutdowns all the devices in the home theatre
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ReTweets a blog post, news...
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Prints your predefined shopping list
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Starts the desired program set, ie. browser, tweetdeck, photoshop
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Got an appointment? Set up a reminder for it
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Someone is going to see something you don't want him or her to see, push panic button and the password protected screensaver will pop up
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Turns on every device on the home theatre
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Like in Facebook
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Opens up your webmail or mail software
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Opens up your exercise diary, keeps you fit
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Can't decide? Let Esprimo do it for you
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Sets a countdown timer for any need
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Boiling eggs but want to surf on Internet at the same time? Set up an egg clock
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Clears browsing history
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Turns on the coffee machine
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Change tab in browser
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Darkens the glasses and puts your movie on fullscreen mode
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Activate microphone, so that it won't be always on
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Book tickets for movies, concert etc.
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Open your calendar to see what the day looks like
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Set up your alarm clock
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Don't give him extra protein, he ain't going to gym anyway
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Don't try to outsmart it, he has knowledge from high school
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Don't give him Omega-3's, he works with electrisity
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Don't try to hair cut it, it's bald already
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Don't try to cut triangle sandwiches from it
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Don't put him on unstable locations
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Don't try to print on it
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Don't let him go to beach alone
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Don't ship Esprimo Q1510 to South Africa, you can watch the World Cup on your couch instead
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Do not let Q1510 date your coffee mug on a balcony.
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I like the fact that there are various of choices to connect Esprimo to almost every possible home cinema device.
I also like the new Windows 7 so that's my second plus :) I don't know if there are many choices but that's a valid point when compared to Apple Mac Mini (OS X).
Design is a bit dull but it can be avoided by changing the top cover which is a nice addition.
Overall the Q1510 is quite balanced package.
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Today I'm watching The World Cup at my school, Proacademy, Tampere. We set up the public TV so that we can watch the game between The Netherlands and Denmark. I have a football guru sitting next to me who makes reports for a local newspaper so I think I'll get a good amount of analyzing during the game :)
There's some other miniPC connected to the TV so I think this kind of semi-public TV's would be one target group for Esprimo Q1510 also.
It's time for national anthems and kick-off!
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I'd like to thank your development team for amazing work on answering almost all of the questions asked!
However one was still missing, I asked about carrying bag solutions, if there are any. The Q1510 fits in every backpack but it will definitely need some padding to prevent any unintended damage. I could imagine carrying this kind of device to our summer house for example, but it's always a risk to transport computers.
Are you planning to bring any solutions for customers anytime soon or is there a solution already?
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I'm sure the Intel i3 is the best available processor for the Esprimo Q1510. I surely know how annoying it is to use a device which lacks the performance designed for the use of it. For example if you would see any kind of throttling while watching FullHD materials, I'd say the device ain't working like its meant to work.
As you can see from the stats, it beats the alternatives clearly and is therefore also cost-effective choice compared to i5 for example, plus the noise caused by cooling will be much lower with i3.
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My personal experience during these weeks has shown that the Esprimo Q1510 has drawn the most attention in the category of middle aged and well educated men like my father for example. They're usually interested in home electronics and have the income to afford this kind of device.
My father ain't using computers for anything but work and paying bills but Esprimo opens up a new world for him as the computer is directly connected to TV, which is much more familiar way of consuming entertainment and news than Internet is for me.
So the award is well deserved!
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I can sense a point war... :P
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I'm missing a button that finds me the channel of desired sport.
1. Push once: American football
2. Push twice: Soccer
3. Push three times: Ice Hockey
and so on :) And also a button to avoid commercials.
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I use this TV (Sony 40" V5500 FullHD) to watch most of the matches. But tonight I'm going to visit my friends place and we'll watch Uruguay vs France with few friends and have same good time :)
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I watch TV-series through my computer which is connected to TV via DVI-VGA cable. I use also Voddler which will hopefully become more stable in the near future!
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On-board virus scanner in action
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Keep your hands off, it's poisonous!
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Thanks for comment Abas, and it's Juuso with two U's :)
That's why there's "I would" because they're my personal preferences.
Another solution could a program, AutoUpdate software where Fujitsu could add RSS feeds for different programs that are willing to let Fujitsu computer users to download their latest software. That way there could be a variety of choices for every user.
A program like that is already available for drivers but not for other freeware software yet. I wonder who could code that for me :) I'd love it!
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The panther represents speed and agility. It's ready to strike just before the sunrise.
Complicated chemical structures of technology combined to nature's best properties makes a perfect combination;
The Little E
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I compiled a small list of freeware programs I would pre-install, or at least download for later use, to Q1510:
-Google Chrome / Mozilla Firefox browser
-IrfanView picture manager
-Adobe Reader
-Flash Player for browsers
-Java Environment package
-All the latest drivers
-VLC player for videos
You’re going to need the most of them for sure in the first day or two so why not to install them before starting at all? :)
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And speaking about the design, here's a little blog post on that, comparing Q1510 to Mac Mini.
Episode 11: Jeans and T-shirt?
http://juusopalander.com/blog/episode-11-jeans-and-t-shirt/
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My design for the Esprimo design challenge :)
The panther represents speed and agility. It's ready to strike just before the sunrise.
Complicated chemical structures of technology combined to nature's best properties makes a perfect combination called Little E.
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So, I installed the Civilization IV + Warlods + Beyond The Sword add-ons and then tried to start the game.
When starting the game, Windows says something about changing theme from Aero to Windows Basic so that the would game works correctly.
Secondly, an error message pops up and the process is terminated. No Civilization IV for me then!
I'm not quite sure what caused the error but maybe it has something to do with the Intel graphics chip?
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And now I tried with a DVD-movie also, no difference. I'd like to receive a solution ASAP because this is quite frustrating!
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Civilization IV Beyond The Sword -DVD ain't working. I tried to shut down esprimo and reboot it twice but it didn't help. Does it have something to do with the blu-ray device perhaps?
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I've got a technical problem again. The Blu-ray drive seems to eject all the disk inserted into it. Any suggestions what might cause it? The first disk inserted worked just fine but the second one didn't. I tried with a DVD and with Fujitsu driver CD
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My name is still typed wrong, could it be fixed please? :D
I'm going to make a little gaming test today, gonna install Civilization IV and try how it runs on Esprimo. Report coming in later today.
Here's a little list of games I think will run well on Esprimo:
1. Civilization series
2. Heroes of Might and Magic series
3. Settlers series
4. All the flash games
So there are plenty of choices for gamers also :)
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What do you think about the pros and cons compared to Apple's Mac Mini? It seems to be almost equal in price but as the majority thinks, Apple is considered to be premium and well worth the price. (not my opinion, but I think that's the public consensus)
Is there any major competitive advantages other than the blu-ray drive? And is it an advantage for long if the subscription based services like Voddler will get into market soon?
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Episode 10: Igor Meets Little E / How to use Esprimo as a media server for PS3?
http://juusopalander.com/blog/episode-10-igor-meets-little-e/
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I agree Smedja, I noticed the same when I was taking pictures and had to clean the dust first.
I have a technical problem:
Esprimo is connected to TV with HDMI-cable. I've resolution set to 1920x1080 but the desktop doesn't fit into the monitor. I've to scale it using Intel software but it isn't as clear as without scaling.
I installed the video drivers from the CD provided in the package but it didn't change it at all. Any suggestions?
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First of all, I would add an option to buy all the cables and adapters needed, to ensure full connectivity, while ordering / buying Esprimo Q1510. I realized that I had to get my own HDMI & RJ45 cables to get it connected properly.
Secondly, it would be real nice if the Esprimo had a laptop -like bag where you could pack it neatly for transportation needs.
Thirdly, I would negotiate a game pack for Esprimo-series with some digital game supplier like Steam. You could give like 3 (free of choice) games within the package that are selected beforehand so that they would run smoothly enough with the device.
Question:
Would it be possible to use Esprimo as an external hard drive for a digibox with USB?
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Episode 9: I've got stress / FullHD stress test
http://juusopalander.com/blog/episode-9-ive-got-stress/
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Episode 8: Connect Me / Little E gets connected to other devices
http://juusopalander.com/blog/episode-8-connect-me/
Notice: blog address has changed from chooseorlose.wordpress.com to -> http://www.juusopalander.com/blog
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Good point Casi, it should not be the volume but the quality.
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It doesn't need a TV-card because it's mainly used with a television. TV-card is only good for setups where you do not have a real TV.
Speaking of TV, we planned to watch the upcoming football World Cup with few of my friends using ESPRIMO Q1510, gonna blog about it too when it happens :)
What do you think my fellow insiders, who will win the World Cup? I'm fan of the Netherlands
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Hey Verena, my name is typed wrong, it's Juuso, not Jusso :) Thanks for the update!
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Hello Mister, do you think the world needs better examples? I do, and that's why I have a suggestion. I have this little ambassador of green tech, Fujitsu Esprimo Q1510. His name is Little E. In order to continue his quest of digitizing Finnish living rooms, I need to keep spreading the word and that's not possible without him. My humble wish is to retain his parenthood. Thanks for your attention.
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One thing that surprised me was the smallness of the device. Its size is approx 1/4 of my Playstation 3. And as you can see from the picture above, Little E deserves his name :)
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I noticed there are some must-have things that make the experience much better.
-Wireless Mouse
-Wireless Keyboard
-Internet connection
-Friends who can enjoy the experience with you :)
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Little E baptized! Now he is officially Little E.
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Episode 7: Out-of-the-box Experience
http://chooseorlose.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/episode-7-out-of-the-box-experience/
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Little E in his box is here!
Hey mates, I got the package today and soon it’s time to reveal some first impressions about Little E and his accessories. Gonna write two posts to my blog during this evening!
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Episode 4: Underground instruments / Other devices Little E will be dealing with
http://chooseorlose.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/episode-4-underground-instruments/
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Episode 5: Training course / No jogging this time, but hard tests for Little E!
http://chooseorlose.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/episode-5-training-course/
Episode 6: Project so far / Overview on the project so far
http://chooseorlose.wordpress.com/2010/05/30/episode-6-project-so-far/
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Episode 3: The Dark Plateau / introducing the current setup part 1
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And forgot the link of course :)
http://chooseorlose.wordpress.com/2010/05/29/episode-3-the-dark-plateau/
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Because the postman has not visited yet, I've been doing some pre-package posts.
This one is the project overview in Finnish, where I explain the project and my personal goals:
http://chooseorlose.wordpress.com/2010/05/28/pikku-e/
And as I mentioned earlier, I launched a story called "The Life of Little E" which I'm gonna continue two times a day.
Episode 1: Prologue / Waiting for package
http://chooseorlose.wordpress.com/2010/05/28/episode-1-prologue/
Episode 2: The Chrome Lord / Telling about the Little E's rival
http://chooseorlose.wordpress.com/2010/05/28/episode-2-the-chrome-lord/
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The Life of Little E – Prologue
The Life of Little E has just begun. A lady heron is on its way to a far away country of polar bears and penguins, called Finland. She is carrying a tiny package in her firm but gentle grip. Little E is going to try his wings in a big world where every fella has to fight for his very own place in people’s hearts.
In the first episode, Little E will face his worst nightmare: Chrome Lord... What happens next? Stay in touch!
(The package has not arrived yet)
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I created a logo for my upcoming series called: "The Life of Little E"
F stands for Fujitsu
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I hope this beautiful lady will win because Finland didn't get into finals (again) :)
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Preparation has begun! Borrowed a camera, got my friend kicking my butt if I try to slip and now I'm collecting ideas for posts :) DHL could be faster damnit... :D
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Can't wait! This will be fun :)
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