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  • iOS 18 Repair Assistant forces parts pairing for users

    freeassociate2freeassociate2
    In theory this prevents tampering with the phone as well, correct? So it can be considered a security feature.
    jas99

  • 'The Elder Scrolls: Castles' now available on iPhone, Mac

    freeassociate2freeassociate2
    Plays like FarmVille a la Bethesda. Enjoyable low-key gaming.
    watto_cobra

  • Apple calling everything that it released 'intelligent' won't help it catch up

    freeassociate2freeassociate2
    I know what will help--write a big long article about how mad you are!
    Agreed. Reads like a half-baked thread comment, not a well-developed opinion piece. And that title is bog-awful inaccurate clicky-bait.

    While there isn’t yet a WatchOS 11.1 beta that has specific Apple Intelligence integrations, that doesn’t mean that there won’t be. Odds are there will be, in fact.

    For now however, the references in the event video closely track Apple Intelligence features that the Watch gets from pairing with an iPhone. Which they all do. So overall the article feels a bit willfully misleading. 

    Additionally, the article it doesn’t address the title premise very well, if at all. What exactly is Apple catching up to? What real benefits should we be seeing?

    Overall the state of LLM AI/ML is a hot mess that makes USB-C compatibility look well thought out by comparison. And it makes sense that Apple would want to promote and differentiate their usage from that of the problematic ChatBorgs.

    Article Rating: Unsatisfactory. 

    P.S. That article photo — that’s the best expressions ya’ll could get from the video??!! C’mon folks … that just looks like you’re trying to make those execs look bad. Cook at least looks like you would expect him to look in a presentation. 
    StrangeDaysmdwmike1commentzillapaisleydiscoroundaboutnowwatto_cobra

  • ASSA ABLOY acquires Level Lock, creates new Ambient Property Technologies subsidiary

    freeassociate2freeassociate2
    I think that the article misses a very important point: Assa Abloy also owns Yale, which has owned August Locks for awhile now (and there’s been some crossover in technology between the two).

    This means that the two main indie smart lock companies (ones that weren’t standard lock makers previously) are now Assa Abloy assets.

    Report on that maybe, instead of regurgitating a PR brief?

    Full Disclosure: I own a full August system — cameras, lock-assists (paired with Schlage 500 series deadbolts), sensors, keypads, and hubs. It’s a good, dependable system that plays nice with HomeKit. Rechargeable batteries last a long time in our locks and keypad — which has performed admirably during New England Winters.

    However, I’ll say that since the Yale acquisition, August’s innovations and integrations seem to have stalled, while prices rose substantially. 
    ecarlseenwatto_cobra

  • Iodyne's Pro Mini Smart Drive could be an iPhone filmmaker's dream storage solution

    freeassociate2freeassociate2
    Nice. Have to keep an eye on this.
    jellybellywatto_cobra