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  • Hands on: 1Password 7.3 for Mac recognizes apps and introduces drag and drop login

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    Subscription fatigue is real. I was happy paying for it as a standalone license, but it's a shame that they've made that option either unavailable or severely hidden. I want to own the license, not rent it. I want to store my vault where I'm comfortable with it, not on any password manager's server. I'm staying with 1Password 6 for now. I am not interested in software as a subscription, not when MS does it, not when Adobe does it, not when Intuit does it, and not when Agilebits does it.
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  • BMW owners unable to access CarPlay due to apparent subscription service outage

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    Latko said:


    BMW is one of only a handful of carmakers that charge for CarPlay access.


    This is a greed play. Pure and simple.
    Essentially, you are renting your BMV for life. 
    Avoid BMW. 
    Generally speaking, there is a reluctancy for carmakers to get Apple in between themselves and their customers.
    Therefore, many developed their own navi- and infotainment systems and integrated it with the car to a level that Apple/Android can’t match.
    The reason is their intrinsic fear for Apple as it tries to become a force in the automobile world - thereby enforcing their UX onto cars - reducing the role of the carmaker to a casing manufacturer.
    I am not saying what’s right or wrong, but I can understand their reluctancy. And when greed comes into place, we should respect the real champ...
    The entire reason that CarPlay and Android Auto exist is because car makers failed so badly at making infotainment. Historically, they opened it up for bids to the usual suspects (Blaupunkt supplied Ford, Alpine did the Bose-branded stuff in GM, etc.) and went with whatever met the price they were willing to pay the supplier. Apple and Google's UX are in cars only because car and radio manufacturers didn't (and arguably still don't) understand UX and meeting a user's goals.
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  • Review: Pioneer AVH-W4400NEX receiver proves wireless CarPlay is the way to go

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    big kc said:
    As resistive screens go, it's actually reasonably responsive.
    Responsiveness isn't the only issue. The requirement for pressure to make it work is a durability problem, and in your car is not where you want a durability issue. Resistive screens are an inferior, cost-saving choice, that's the bottom line. I would never put one in my car.  

    But they work great in the winter. As for durability, I've had the same resistive CarPlay units in cars for four years, and they've been as good as day one. I don't forsee a problem with these units.

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  • Here are the best ways to stream local TV to your Apple TV or iPhone from an antenna

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    dougd said:
    I don't need a tuner. I have an HDTV antenna running directly into my ten year old Sony Bravia. Works like a charm



    The advantage of a tuner with Wi-Fi in it is that it can work with AppleTV or iOS and potentially be a DVR you can use anywhere in the world. Bravia and a tuner do not work like this.

    neo-techstompy

  • Here are the best ways to stream local TV to your Apple TV or iPhone from an antenna

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    eightzero said:
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    tjwolf said:
    How, exactly, do devices make it onto your “best” list?  I’ve been happily using WatchAir for a couple years and it seems to have the same features as the ones you list.  Possibly more.  And I got mine for $80.
    WatchAir is no longer available at Amazon, it seems: https://www.amazon.com/WatchAir-Antenna-Wireless-Streaming-Recording/dp/B01LY2YX7I/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=boost&srs=12034488011&ie=UTF8&qid=1516711877&sr=1-1&keywords=watchair&linkCode=sl1&tag=streambuzz-20&linkId=25698d599328697e6eb6645c83844abf - sold by WatchAir, not available for purchase now. 

    At their own site,  https://www.watchairtv.com/product/watchair-epus-100b/ every product is on sale, and the white unit is out of stock. I didn't write the piece, but I wonder if WatchAir is going to be around from the looks of it.
    Just so we know the answer to the question: the "best" lists are compiled from products available on Amazon? AI gets a commission from Amazon?
    No.

    I didn't write the article, but my observation is, WatchAir looks like a dead product to me. Sold out, everything else on discount. Not promising for the long term outlook of the company.
    jbdragonGeorgeBMacstompyneo-tech