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  • YouTubers test durability of Apple Watch Ultra in different ways

    wonkothesanewonkothesane
    The hammer thingy causes some part in me to think how pervert we have become - earning money by having lemmings watch totally useless destruction. 
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  • 24 years after original iMac, there's still big demand for floppies

    wonkothesanewonkothesane
    Ok, this is now 30 years ago. I was working for a corporation that was using a DEC terminal system using tapes,  punch cards and drives the size of a car wheel. While totally obsolete from a tech standpoint, the manufacturer still trained their technicians in Mai aiming this ma home, because together my the second last one in use in my country that gave enough business to make it profitable for them. 

    And just the other day I had to rip a CD and rummaging through my garage I was so happy that I’m some dark corner I still had some external drive lying around. 

    No kidding, my neighbor started a shop for used vinyl some weeks ago. Now he’s also selling lots of CDs and video tapes. 

    Anybody still rocking a VCR out there?


    Fast paced tech can have an astounding lifespan. 
    watto_cobra

  • Apple Watch Series 8 & SE review roundup: Few reasons to upgrade

    wonkothesanewonkothesane
    I updated now from my AW4 that always had served me well to a 7 in mint condition. For the price of the 8 GPS in steel I got the titanium LTE with the steel link bracelet. Super happy so far. The most difficult decision was which  color of titanium to choose. 

    I _did_ order the ultra as well. Curious whether I will fall in love and keep it, or go “nah” right after putting it first around my wrist. 
    Japheywatto_cobra

  • Apple wants LG & Samsung to make foldable iPhone screens that won't crumple

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    kingofsomewherehot said:
    2mm doesn't seem like a very thin glass panel to me. ... and where the hell are they using a 5mm panel currently???  ... the entire iPhone is less than 8mm !
    Wondering the same. Maybe, it should be 0.2 and 0.5  mm instead. Sounds more reasonable to me. 
    watto_cobramuthuk_vanalingam

  • More USB-C speed won't fix users' problems with cables

    wonkothesanewonkothesane
    You can say what you want, but the MFI program has/had its pros. 

    And the fact that at 4.0G2 we still don’t have “one to rule them all” is telling that the ship likely has sailed for USB. 

    Just looking at the number of things you need to look at makes it complete mess for a layman. No matter what you print onto the cable. I see regularly many photographers/videographers that complain about their SD cards. It working, when the ONLY thing to look at is the speed (let’s leave out reliability for a moment), and it apparently it already too much for some. The rule is simple: if it plugs it should work. That’s consumer expectation, and I think a fair one. 

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