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  • HomeKit coming to new smartlocks by August & Yale [U]

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    gatorguy said:
    I'm pretty invested in smart-home gear and gadgets. Smart-router, smart-wifi pucks (several), smart-smoke detectors (several), smart-doorbell, smart-cameras (several), smart-lighting (a lot), smart-speakers (again several), smart-outlets (yup a few of those)...

    A smart-door lock on my smart home is where I've drawn a line for now. Just not confident in that one quite yet. My cleaner has a key. My immediate family has keys. No one else has a need to be in my home if I'm not there, and the extensive hard-wired and independently powered security system I have lets me know if a door or window isn't secured.

    TBH I'm surprised when folks I know say they plan to get a smart door lock unless they're showing the house for sale or rent. That one I can understand.  
    The August Smart Lock Pro + Connect I have has been solid. It's not necessary, strictly speaking, but it's convenient for automatically locking and unlocking whenever I leave or return, especially if I'm carrying something heavy.
    watto_cobra

  • Apple posts detailed roster of first AirPlay 2-equipped TVs

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    ElCapitan said:

    Does all these TVs announced with AirPlay2 undermine the market for AppleTV?

    Usually you can install a large number of applications (many Android based) on these TVs that mirror the most popular apps on ATV. With the addition of the ability to stream both video and audio from Apple devices to them, an ATV suddenly may seem like a product in search for a solution.

    To a certain extent, but many people will still want to upgrade older TVs, or improve their experience on recent ones. AirPlay is less convenient than picking up a Siri remote and whipping through apps.
    chia

  • Judge tosses lawsuit against Apple over Meltdown & Spectre vulnerabilities in iPhone & iPa...

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    The pictured game is Sky, which isn't out yet: http://thatgamecompany.com/sky/
    watto_cobra

  • Dutch Apple store evacuates after likely iPad battery incident

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    flydog said:
     AppleInsider said:




    This may be related to Apple's discounted replacements, instituted to placate people upset about the company throttling iPhones with weakened batteries. While the company has since made it possible to toggle throttling, people with older iPhones have been flooding Apple stores looking to get battery replacements before they return to $79 from their current $29. More foot traffic may mean a higher likelihood of discovering faults.
    Not really seeing the connection here.  There’s a few unwarranted assumptions here that are not supported by the original Dutch article. The article doesn’t even mention who the iPad belonged to. 
    It's not about the iPad specifically, just the higher incidence of reported battery leaks/fires at stores in general.
    watto_cobra

  • Review: Audio-Technica's ANC700BT headphones sound great, but are marred by odd controls

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    JustSomeGuy1 said:
    "Macs may not take kindly to this sort of Bluetooth headset" ...well. It's nice that you're at least paying lip service to this issue in the review, but did you really not even try it at all? Even though you *did* try it with Windows?? Does this mean that there *is* some sort of BT headset that Macs do work well with?
    I wish I could be more precise, but Macs and BT headsets seem to be inconsistent.
    watto_cobra