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  • Google's new Nest Learning Thermostat works with HomeKit through Matter

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    ..., and since they support Matter, both can work with Apple HomeKit.

    I was super excited until I noticed "both can" in the first sentence, which is not what the article title implies.  I still have a first gen Nest, but I've always wanted HomeKit support.  Looks like I'll have to wait till these are out and reviewed by HomeKit enthusiasts to get a good picture of how comprehensive any support is.  Hopefully AI will get an early unit and provide its own review, including comparisons to the current Ecobee and any other prominent HK thermostat.  Last I checked there weren't that many notable alternatives though.
    Scot1watto_cobra

  • Apple has drawn a fuzzy line about what counts as console emulation on iPhone

    kurai_kagekurai_kage
    Apple's insistence on not allowing OS Virtualization and Emulation on iPad/iPhone has been killing me for years, and makes no da*n sense, especially now that we have the M series SoCs on iPad Pros.

    The ability to use Mac and Windows VMs for system and software testing on my iPad Pro would be such a powerful tool. It would be a huge deal in the IT and developer industry, and loved by gamers and tech enthusiasts.

    The iPad would instantly become one of the best, if not THE best, products for development and so much more. So many people who aren't interested in iPads or Apple's mobile products in general would quickly change their minds. The iPad Pro has so much untapped potential, and is underutilizing the M series chips for just about everything except some video and audio work.

    A device, that has great battery life, very portable, can use the simple and clean iPadOS interface, then fire up VMs for product testing, gaming, and more, all on Apple's M series SoCs would crush the market. If they don't do it, Qualcomm and their partners will continue to own the market on this, they just won't do it as well (you can already do this on Android and Windows, but The M series and iPads are much better designed, and iPads are used by more people in the tablet market).
    http://apple.com/feedback

    Thoughtful feedback like this will end up with the right people.  While Apple rarely turns on a dime, your feedback can nudge them in the right direction. 
    watto_cobra

  • Original PlayStation games come to iPhone with new Gamma emulator

    kurai_kagekurai_kage
    chasm said:
    Pancake said:
    Once I add the emulator how do I add the games to play?
    You can make ROM files from the cartridges you legally own, but it is not a simple process. That is ttbomk the only legally approved way to play game files in these emulators.

    I'd love it if at some point the original entities that own the rights to these games would offer to sell you ROM files. I'd happily support those game-makers again.


    Absolutely have the same sentiment.  There are definitely games I'd like to play again, but I suspect it is a lot more complicated to sell ROMs than we'd imagine.  It is likely that more than one entity owns any given game, that the original distributors had limited rights which may have expired, and there is the whole question of piracy and DRM.  

    If all of the other issues could be resolved, this final issue would be likely to stop things cold.  It is clear the content is already available in the wild but there is going to be an obligation on the part of any distributor to prevent additional piracy.  That means each group would either need to implement an existing DRM solution, which emulator apps would need to adopt, or some new approach would be needed.  Honestly, the only way I see this happening would be for an intrepid emulator dev to approach content owners and form a partnership.
    watto_cobra

  • A former Apple engineer is learning the hard way that you shouldn't threaten the FBI

    kurai_kagekurai_kage
    Reading the article, even though it doesn't describe his origins, I sense an implicit "Florida man..."  CA has its fair share of crazies too.
    apple4thewindewmewatto_cobra

  • Apple isn't done with concessions in iOS to placate the European Union

    kurai_kagekurai_kage
    So many jeering trolls the comments.  
    williamlondonwatto_cobra