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  • Apple will disrupt healthcare like the iPhone did to the mobile industry, says John Sculle...

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    And key to being a force in healthcare is data privacy.  Thus Apple is about the only large tech company that can boast that, so I certainly hope they do change the medical world for the better in the near future.  And Apple should keep eschewing the easy profits companies like Facebook and AT&T have gone after in order to see the long term financial benefits of treating your Customers as you would want to be treated, and not whoring out their data.  
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  • Laurene Powell Jobs' Emerson Collective contributing to $100M funding round for Boom Super...

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    Will some of that $100M be to subsidize the losses that will come with supersonic transport?  You can't make money on planes that size that need all the special gate equipment and excess fuel.  It's a novelty, as was the Concorde which was used to reward the tier members as very few people paid the cash it cost to ride on the Concorde.  


    Anything that brings a new plane to the market I'm a fan of, but the technology doesn't exist to make a profitable business plan using supersonic travel.  There is zero chance they can get the CASM in line with subsonic travel at 55 seats on the plane and have a RASM >$0.  
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  • The WSJ calling the iPhone XR a failure that 'can't sell' is ludicrously mistaken

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    Anecdotal evidence, I know, but the wife and I love our little "failure phones".  Do everything a casual user needs, as fast as we need, and it takes amazing photos still.  It's a bit larger than I would ideally like, but nothing I can't handle. 

    Sorry WSJ needs to sell papers, but the Xr has a place in the market and Apple is filling that need. 
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  • Netatmo debuts stylish HomeKit-enabled Smart Video Doorbell

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    loekf said:
    @Appleinsider... does this one have some kind of theft protection ? For example, the Nest door bell simply clicks (no screws etc) on a plastic holder you screw on the wall or door post. So it's very easy to get stolen.. and that for a 200+ euro device.

    Bad design decision to store the video files on a SD card inside the device. Still haven't seen any door bell device, which stores video on a NAS for example. There are standards for that (ONVIF), but no one is paying attention appearently.

    HomeKit for home security is btw useless without any means to sound a proper loud alarm. Best solution I can think of is an Eve switch controlling a 230V or 24V alarm.

    EDIT: looks like it works in Europe and the US. Doorbells in Europe typically use 8V DC, while in the US it's 24V DC. Nest is still using 24V only, while Ring can work with 8V as well.

    EDIT2: article doesn't mention that you can store stuff in Dropbox or via ftp as well. Ftp is interesting, because it would allow you do to dump files.
    My Ring doorbell is screwed into the baseplate which is also screwed into the mortar of my house.  not sure what Ring doorbell you are using, but it is more than just "clicked to a plastic holder".  
    jbdragon

  • iPhone Face ID not fooled in fake head test as Android rivals fail

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    gatorguy said:
    jdb8167 said:
    gatorguy said:
    Fingerprint ID has always been considered secure so why the rush to go to FaceID? It seems as tho Apple went down that road in order to increase the screen size with under/in-screen TouchID not yet workable. Me-too Android stuff is silly IMHO.

    If it wasn't broken (as in insecure), and they can build a near-bevelless smartphone by using new tech that allows for under-screen fingerprint sensing why even bother with face-scanning? Marketing I suppose. 
    Huh? Apple has repeatedly claimed that Face ID is more secure than Touch ID. And it works great especially with the new iPad Pro. More than marketing. I haven’t seen an assessment of the security of the new under-screen fingerprint sensors but they are likely somewhat compromised compared to Touch ID 
    Apple has never ever even IMPLIED that TouchID is at all insecure, and its users weren't complaining about it either so there was no demand for something else.
    No, IMO rather than for security itself the reason Apple went to FaceID was to allow for a larger screen which is something some percentage of Apple buyers were wanting. 

    As for the "marketing" comment I made I menat Android OEM's doing so for that reason.
    For me the benefit is that face ID works much more reliably.  No longer do I have to deal with not being able to get my phone unlocked quickly because i have a wet thumb, just put hand lotion on, the button has a smudge from the last unlock, I'm wearing gloves, etc.  I pick my phone up and it knows who I am with or without my glasses, or sunglasses.

    So for me at least, the product is much more user friendly.  That's the goal of devices like phones...to just work.  
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