Keatah Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 More of a problem is the time this tech consumes. And if the world wasn't such a hateful place, people wouldn't dig the dirt to use against you so readily. This whole planet needs a big-ass alien invasion to unify it! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 On the other hand, you have data mining, targeted ads, and in worse case scenarios, identity theft or employers using "private" information against you... I don't think people understand the extent of this. I interviewed at a data-mining company and the extent of what they do was quite creepy. Also yes your online activities could show up in a background report potential employers look up. Be careful what you put online. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 More likely people don't care. Unless it's staring them directly in the face, it tends to go unnoticed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 More of a problem is the time this tech consumes. And if the world wasn't such a hateful place, people wouldn't dig the dirt to use against you so readily. This whole planet needs a big-ass alien invasion to unify it! I have been saying that for as long as I can remember.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 I don't think people understand the extent of this. I interviewed at a data-mining company and the extent of what they do was quite creepy. Also yes your online activities could show up in a background report potential employers look up. Be careful what you put online. Anyone remember the old BBS days where everyone used Aliases? Pretty sure that remained up until things like Facebook and MySpace appeared. Where the mass of people who don't realize what they put on the Internet is A) not necessarily secure, and B) there FOREVER. For example, that data breach/hacked passwords of all those celebrities and their personal photos that were snagged off of iCloud. People willingly sync their private data 'to the cloud' and some (depending on your choice of phone.. looking at you Nexus /Pixel) you're kind of forced to store things on the Internet due to not having SD cards for local storage. Most people aren't going to set up personal NASs at their homes with Owncloud or anything. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parallax Scroll Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 (edited) The Ataribox' big launch game, or pack-in game needs to be... ....Hot Rod Rebels. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R4nBmH6u2u0 Why not? It ran on PC technology, a Pentium III CPU and GeForce 2 GPU. Edited July 1, 2017 by Parallax Scroll 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Generic Stunt Driving Game 2000 for the win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parallax Scroll Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 ^ of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 (edited) I'm not familiar with that one, how does it compare to Big Rigs? Edit: Nevermind, I see the video posted, thanks Edited July 1, 2017 by toiletunes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parallax Scroll Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 It was going to be the next arcade machine in the San Francisco Rush series by Atari Games, after SF Rush 2049. I'm actually not familiar with Big Rigs, had to google for info. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Rigs:_Over_the_Road_Racing 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Watching that makes me want to dust off my Dreamcast and play Rush 2049. Probably not enough to actually do it though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDTAY Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Hey Bill, I have a new guess. Actually, it's kind of an old guess, but I don't think you ever shot it down. When most people think of Atari, they think of games, but Atari made computers too, and this thing is PC-based. Also noting that Fred Chesnais and my dev response email never used the word game, I'm wondering... Is this thing meant to be a computer rather than a console? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDTAY Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Also noting this exchange between moycon and Bill from another thread: moycon: Wonder if it's some sort of box that you can use to create your own simple games. Probably wouldn't be a huge market for it, but it would "definitely have some interest from some people" Bill: Although I'm sure that could be an option by the very nature of the product, I would not think that would be an explicit feature considering what it is. Unless things have changed, I would not consider this an innovative product per se. If the intended price/hardware/performance targets were somehow met, it could be a good relative value, which might ultimately be its most significant market differentiator. So Bill, maybe this is a cheap Raspberry Pi style processor in an Atari case? Some people joked about that, but I wonder... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 You know,... An ATARI LUNCHBOX with WOODGRAIN (and maybe an Atari logo that lights up) that plays videogames, Would be really Cool!! BTW, I'm pretty sure I have stolen more than 50% of this idea from reading between the lines on Nathan Strum's comic... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 ^ Or maybe I've just stolen this whole idea outright...I just don't know anymore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffsGamingVideos Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 (edited) I emailed them to be a developer (have 3 games nearing completion). Still nothing back from them. BTW: Ataribox is a dumb name. How about Atari Lightwave? Or Atari Photon? or Atari Cosmos?....of wait, forgot that last one. Edited July 3, 2017 by BiffsGamingVideos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 I emailed them to be a developer (have 3 games nearing completion). Still nothing back from them. BTW: Ataribox is a dumb name. How about Atari Lightwave? Or Atari Photon? or Atari Cosmos?....of wait, forgot that last one. Mt Fuji. Because it inspired the original logo? I'm a go play on my FUJI, y'allz... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 You know,... An ATARI LUNCHBOX with WOODGRAIN (and maybe an Atari logo that lights up) that plays videogames, Would be really Cool!! BTW, I'm pretty sure I have stolen more than 50% of this idea from reading between the lines on Nathan Strum's comic... I likely wasn't the first to think of it, but I think I may have been the first in this particular thread to suggest that it might be a lunch box. I wouldn't mention it except that I don't want to lose out the vast amount of Atari street cred I might earn if I turn out to be right. On the other hand, I just wanted it to carry my lunch. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 ^Good Job BigO!!! I'm starting to lose track of whose ideas I'm quoting/stealing haha... Did your lunchbox idea have LASERS? I'm not sure to what end, (But since it's all just kickstarter stuff anyway and may never exist) I'm thinking it also needs Lasers... Nothing fancy, just enough to put a Pink Floyd show on my ceiling or blow holes in some clouds if I feel like it... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 ^Good Job BigO!!! I'm starting to lose track of whose ideas I'm quoting/stealing haha... Did your lunchbox idea have LASERS? I'm not sure to what end, (But since it's all just kickstarter stuff anyway and may never exist) I'm thinking it also needs Lasers... Nothing fancy, just enough to put a Pink Floyd show on my ceiling or blow holes in some clouds if I feel like it... Or play Laser Blast? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Or play Laser Blast? Sure why not? (Except in real life!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 I always wanted my videogames to become real life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 I always wanted my videogames to become real life. This should be right up your alley then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtarinDave Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Hey guys, go to the ataribox Facebook page, whatever this thing is, it looks like it'll have two models. One with woodgrain, and one with a light orange color. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 Hey guys, go to the ataribox Facebook page, whatever this thing is, it looks like it'll have two models. One with woodgrain, and one with a light orange color.Spiffy. I think the box should be blacker with the woodgrain box. Wonder if this is what's inside? http://www.funstockretro.co.uk/eagle-box-android-retro-games-console 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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