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No problem with an Epson WF-3620 attached via a 10 year old USB hub to a MBP 14" M2 Pro, using macOS 14.4 (downloaded early this morning). No problems with a 24" Lenovo monitor attached by HDMI. No problems with two iPod Classics (attached via a U…
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Wonder how willing an insurance company would be to part with $100k+ after a fire or tornado loss? Most policies have limits for home contents. Most safety deposit boxes have similar limits, and may not cover losses of collectables. I'd be afraid…
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Similarly, Intel recently lost an infringement suit relating to voltage control on their server chips in a German court. In addition, Dell, HPE and HPQ are affected. https://www.marketwatch.com/press-release/r2-semiconductor-outlines-next-steps-f…
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Surgeons are looking forward to using this and similar devices. Presumably, the unit would have to be disinfected between uses/patients? Doesn't look like approved methods exist. Assume you cannot expose the unit to high pressure steam. due to…
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I can remember Steve Ballmer of Microsoft saying the iPhone would never be successful, since it lacked a keyboard. Instead, both Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer were shown the door at Microsoft by the largest holders of Microsoft stock. Intel was …
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Intel plans to delay new US chip plants, due to falling demand. Probably means funds more likely to go to firms like TSMC, IBM, VSH and TXN. Intel has other plants on the drawing board, in Europe, Middle East and Asia (may also be targeted for de…
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Several chip manufacturers have experimented with nanotubes over the years. Some military production has used materials other than silicon or silicon carbide. China responded to embargoes on chip building equipment with news that they will switch …
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In the past, buying all the parts of an automobile, rather than the assembled auto, has been estimated to cost at least 10x the cost of the assembled car. Plus the cost of paying for assembly. Wonder if extended warranty will be discounted in the …
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Makes sense to build in small lots at first. If some unforeseen problem pops up, then there will be fewer units to repair or replace. While VR and AR are interesting, think I'll wait to make sure most of the bugs have been worked out (and maybe …
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Much of the delay in new microprocessor plant construction is due to lack of US-based folks experienced in recent chip plant construction and operation. Many of the US-based folks have retired or died. A large number of non-TSMC plants are under c…
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The countersuit by Apple against Masimo W1 watches should have been expected, and may ultimately cost Masimo more than they gain from any licensing of the (so far) remaining valid patents. Guess it was quicker for Apple to disable the allegedly inf…
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Are these safe around external disks, SSDs, storage cards, and similar devices? Maybe 10-20 years ago, folks could end up corrupting floppy disks, tape cartridges and other magnetic media with a misplaced magnet. Would seem more economical to use …
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Many feel if Al Gore had been President, 9/11 would not have happened. Bush Admin. was advised to carefully watch threats from Middle East, which they failed to do. What a FUBAR of an administration.
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Wonder if this violates Masimo (or anyone else's) patents? Or maybe they pay a license fee. Looks like Masimo W1 is in a watch format. BeamO looks to be a larger, rectangular unit. Interesting device, wonder how accurate for general use? N…
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Generally, the largest company by market capitalization does not stay the largest for very long. In the last 25 years or so, we've had six firms swap in and out of highest market capitalization: Apple, Aramco, ExxonMobil, GE, Microsoft and PetroCh…
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There were multiple non-Blackberry phones with keyboards until a few years after iPhone launch (Jobs even displayed them at the iPhone announcement). Clip on mini-keyboard would be perfect for Steve Balmer, who famously said iPhone would fail beca…
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Big fan of heavy duty cases. I've been a klutz dropping phones back to the Motorola flip phones, and even before that, with pagers. Granted, those early devices were a lot less expensive to replace. The pagers came with alkaline AA batteries that…
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I'm about 18 years older than the author. If there are alternative universes, there are likely a few where Xerox went after the mass market, rather than allowing Apple and Microsoft to capitalize on the Xerox Alto graphical user interface. There c…
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Have not yet seen a high level review of the Masimo patent(s). What is being patented has to be described. A patent can be ruled too broad, and therefore invalid. If the same process has been used by others prior to patent application, it can als…
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Suspect either a nation state may have developed hack, or maybe one of the "white hat" firms that sell software to nation states and intelligence/police forces to crack cell phones. Authorized folks who buy from "white hat" firms are supposed to pr…