jbdragon

ihatescreennames said:

If HomeKit Secure Video isn't available then I'll be skipping that product. We recently bought a vacation home and I've been looking for HomeKit compatible cameras. So far the only one is the Logitech Circle 2, not that I think it's bad but I'd like some more choices.8

Do you really need HomeKit Cameras? I installed 5MP PoE cameras with a NVR. Mounted the NVR inside a lock box in a out of the way place. I'll get notifications on my phone for Movement and other things right on my iPhone and iPad and access all that Video, life or recorded on my iPhone or iPad or my Desktop for that matter. Anywhere in the world with a Internet connection. Other than some upfront cost and my time to install, there's ZERO monthly charges. I currently have 5 fixed cameras and 1 PTZ Dome camera. I have room to add 2 more cameras to the NVR. (Network Video Recorder). I didn't find it hard to run a single Ethernet cable. I got a bulk role and cut to the length I need. 5MP is in between 1080P and 4K. The higher the resolution the better. A blurry person on video is worthless. Being able to zoom into a picture or video and have less pixels the better.

I get a notification on my phone, I touch it and go right into the app and can now see my cameras. I just don't think Homekit support for Security cameras is a big deal. I'm a Homekit house and can control my garage door, my Inside temp, my Outside sprinklers, and some of my lights. The biggest plus for me has been linking my Garage Lights to my Garage door using Apple's HOME app. When the door starts to open, the lights come on and when it closes, the lights go off. Doesn't matter if I use Siri or push the button on the wall. Much better light to see as to not trip over anything. For me that's been the biggest plus.

For the cheap route, my Glow Light switch for the master bathroom. So I can see where it is in the dark. A few weeks ago added a LED light strip right under my bed, which is connected to a little motion sensor. So when I step on the floor in the dark, it lights up along the side of my bed. It's pretty nice. Should of done it sooner. it's these little CHEAP things. I have a Motion light switch for my hallway light. Light comes right on when it senses movement and it's cheap!!!! Sure you can get a expensive Homekit light switch and I have 3 of them, and a Motion sensor and link them, but that's a whole lot more money. Sometimes the cheaper way, old school way of doing things makes more sense. Think about what you want to do first. Do you really want to go the expensive route? Do you really want another monthly payment for as long as you own that product? These are things to think about. Maybe not over think it. I'm all for more and more things supporting Homekit. But really, it's not always needed. I have specific reasons why I went the way I did for each thing and location.

razorpit said:

maury markowitz said:

It is important to note that these systems will NOT stop robocalls. That’s non-trivial in the VOIP era when those calls can come from anywhere, most of which don’t care what laws the US passes. 

What it will do is allow you to see when someone is spoofing the caller ID. Those calls can be ignored. It’s definitely better than nothing, and hopefully it will reduce the cost benefit ratio to the point where it’s not worth doing. But the cynic in me thinks the typical marks for these scams will be happy to take any call and any excuse as to why the caller is says THIS IS SPOOFED. 

Hopefully iOS ‘14’ has an option to block these calls. I also hope Verizon comes up with something for landlines.

With iOS13, you can set it so your phone doesn't ring for anyone not in your contacts. So they can still call and leave a voice message which you can ignore. I can peek and see the transcript and not even play the message. But you won't be bothered by any of these calls as your phone will remain quite. This works just as well for political phone calls also. Really for any type of call so long as they are not in your contacts.

This should be more than good enough to fix this issue for you on your personal phone. You really can't do this for a business as you're customers wouldn't be in your contact list.

CloudTalkin said:

AppleExposed said:

Thought this was another stupid anti-Apple rule. Remember Beats?

"The player is reportedly appealing against the fine, which concerns the wearing of any electronic messaging devices during play."

So how did he violate this rule?

General observation:  Super obvious there aren't that many football fans in this thread.  The lack of understanding is weird viewed from the perspective of an avid sports fan.

To answer your question.  
It's electronic messaging device during game play, not him playing specifically.  The goal is to prevent cheating or an unfair advantage.  Also, the "Beats thing" wasn't really a Beats thing specifically.  It was a sponsorship prohibition.  Bose paid a crap ton of money to replace Motorola as the Official Headset of the NFL.  They also paid to be the Official Headphone, Official Home Audio, Official Speaker, and Official Sound of the NFL.   I have no idea what the Official Sound is, but they paid money to be it.  

For beats, stick a blank label or maybe even a Team Logo over the Beats LOGO and you should be fine.

If the guy is standing there with the rest of his teammates wearing an Apple Watch, then he should have gotten the fine!  Look at him wearing one of their Headsets!!!!  Now he could look at his Apple watch and communicate over that and then chat with the person(s) over the headset he's wearing.  I don't see how he can get out of that fine.  He may not be IN the game, but clearly he's on the sideline coaching or something.   I think he got off easy with only a 5K fine.

curtis hannah said:

Hasn't Apple already decided to build it in the US? That would make all of those non US extra components less than 20% of the device? Considering the device is $6000 having roughly $250 in tariffs makes no significant difference.

It's less profit for Apple unless they mark it up that much.  Either way, it's not much over the overall cost of the computer anyway.   After all the Monitor stan alone is a grand.

GeorgeBMac said:

cgWerks said:

AppleInsider said:

When Apple announced iOS 13 earlier this year, they also opened up support for Sony's Dualshock 4 controllers and Microsoft's Wireless Xbox One controller. So if you already have these two controllers at home, you'll be able to connect these controllers to your Apple devices when Apple's new OS goes live in a couple of weeks.

I have to disagree some here, and advise to just buy a Sony DS4 or Xbox controller and wait a bit (unless you really, really just have to get playing now). While I do like my Nimbus, it isn't a DS4 (in feel, or possibly even quality). It's hard to describe, but it just isn't quite as responsive or ranges/engagement-zones aren't as well designed as the DS4.

So, instead of 'if you have already' I'd say you're more likely to just want to start there.

I'm not a gamer, so my knowledge is limited.   But I thought that PS & X-Box controllers used some different type of communications protocol rather than bluetooth.   If that is correct, how would they connect to an Apple Device?

The Playstation controller has always been Blue-Tooth since the PS3. So if you wanted to control it with a Remote, you had to get Sony's Bluetooth Remote. For things like Watching a Blue-Ray. Or there are adapters that with do IR to Bluetooth, so yo could for example use your Harmony Remote.

The Xbox has been using a custom wireless format. But at some point for the Xbox One, Microsoft added Bluetooth so that those controllers could also work with PC's. In the past to do that, you would have to buy a PC version as that came with a small USB thing to plug into your computer so that the controller could talk to that. MS did away with that and just added Bluetooth support so it would work with PC's that way instead.

So you can get this Xbox One controller here at Amazon for $46.99 with free Same day shipping, at least if you're a PRIME Member. That is the White version. Black is cheaper at $43.99. There are other color options for more money. It lists them as compatible with the Xbox One's and Windows 10. So they'll work with AppleTV. My Original Xbox One controllers won't. They don't have Bluetooth. https://www.amazon.com/Xbox-Wireless-Controller-White-one/dp/B01GW3H3U8/?tag=imoreb-20&ascsubtag=UUimUdUnU41279YYwYg&th=1