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lkrupp said: bsimpsen said: HomePod is the most vexing product I've ever obtained from Apple. Almost nothing about it works well. I've got 10 HomePods and 5 Minis and there isn't a day in which I don't encounter an error of some kind. …
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HomePod is the most vexing product I've ever obtained from Apple. Almost nothing about it works well. I've got 10 HomePods and 5 Minis and there isn't a day in which I don't encounter an error of some kind. Setting timers is a crap shoot because the…
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AppleInsider said: The sources told Reuters that Apple wants to use lithium ion phosphate batteries, instead of the costlier nickel and cobalt that is more regularly used. I believe you meant "lithium IRON phosphate".
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DoctorQ said: If you have a Raspberry Pi laying around, you can diy one with Shairport Sync for free. AND you get a Ethernet port. Shairport does not support AirPlay 2.
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mAh is not a measure of energy and is of no use in comparing battery packs of unknown internal voltage. Watt-hour (Wh) is the proper metric. From Mophie's documentation: Powerstation Go Rugged AC: 29.9Wh Powerstation Go Rugged AC: 55.5Wh Powerstat…
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Anilu_777 said: For the two points above, it needs to be pointed out that Siri will respond on the last device used or on the most relevant device. For example, as I’m playing music on my HomePod Minis, I’m working on my iPad, my iPhone besi…
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Siri's volume control is 100% broken in our house... Me: Hey Siri, what is your volume? Siri (whispering): My volume is 19%. Me: Hey Siri, set your volume to 100%" Siri (whispering): That's very loud, are you sure?"Me: Yes Siri (yelling): Okay this…
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"Ever Given"? My eyes see "Evergreen". ETA: I stand corrected. Thanks guys.
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cg27 said: Can’t wait for Plug and Play - it just works simplicity with no bridges. In my experience so far, Plug and Play requires bridges. Whether Lutron, Hue or Sonoff 433MHz, getting hardware off of Wi-Fi and on to another frequency ba…
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lkrupp said: Seems reasonable that porn filters should be automatic by default. Those who wish to view such material can opt-in if they choose I hope. Leave it to the Mormons to come with this. Can we have religion filters by default, too?…
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Twenty six years ago, I measured my infant son's pulse and and respiration rates using a 9V battery powered radar unit placed under his crib. The hardware in that radar cost about two dollars. It seems reasonable that improvements over time would al…
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lkrupp said: But the HomePod Mini (I got one for Christmas) comes with a 20W power adapter so... ...Now I can plug my HomePod mini into the USB-C PD equipped wall outlets I have placed around the house, avoiding the unsightly white brick.
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jonshf said: if the Logitech doorbell can handle the climate range in Wisconsin I would even dare to install a second one. I returned it. It's already evident it won't handle Wisconsin summers. It's not currently handling Florida/Arizona wint…
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jonshf said: bsimpsen said: Hopefully, the Netatmo doorbell is actually designed for outdoor use. The Logitech Circle View Doorbell has an operating temperature range (-4 to 104F) that will be exceeded in nearly every US state at some …
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Hopefully, the Netatmo doorbell is actually designed for outdoor use. The Logitech Circle View Doorbell has an operating temperature range (-4 to 104F) that will be exceeded in nearly every US state at some point during the year. Florida and Arizona…
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digitol said: Caution! Apple watch and it’s measurements/monitoring is often inaccurate. This should not substitute for a Doctor. In fact, it’s almost criminal how horrible these devices are. Many things to account for, that isn’t taken into …
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buttesilver said: This might explain why my TV 4K finally connects to my HomePod every time now. It was driving me nuts before. So, in that case, it's good! Might be coincidence, but it never worked right before. It's still not working …
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swat671 said: If Apple does this, I wonder if they'll license the x86 instruction set from Intel? That would make the most sense for at least the first few years until devs can update software. It will take YEARS for this to play out if they …
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randominternetperson said: I hope the research article pointed out that a drunk driver is drunk 100% of the time they are driving while a distracted driver has the option about when to be distracted. Yet the drivers in the tests chose to b…
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cropr said: Apparently nobody is looking at other use cases that will be jeopardized if Macs move away from Intel. I am using my MBP for cloud development, meaning that I typically run locally a small Kubernetes cluster to develop applicati…