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  • New Apple TV 4K with A15, HDR10+, more storage debuts

    illrigger said:
    mike1 said:
    starof80 said:
    I have the first gen 4K model and really don’t plan to upgrade. Yes Thread and Matter is nice, but the A10X is still a beast. I don’t really game on it so the bigger storage doesn’t matter to me that much. I have a HomePod Mini that I can use for Thread.

    The more Thread devices throughout the home, the more reliable the network.
    To be fair, that's true of most dedicated home automation standards. For example, Thread isn't superior to Zigbee in that regard, which is why Philips Hue has managed to stay on top of the game for so long. The reason people have had such low opinions of home automation devices in general and tout the superiority of Thread so much is the huge number of cheap and unreliable WiFi connected devices out there, and the fact that the more WiFi devices you have on your network, the worse all of them work thanks to collision domain issues.
    Most? The only home automation mesh networks I'm aware of are Thread and Zigbee. What are the others?
    williamlondonwatto_cobra
  • Usual suspects complain about App Store price hikes outside US

    mike1 said:
    Does your landlord ask for your input before raising your rent?!
    Problem is, there are only two landlords to pick from!

    ps: that “moron” is a billionaire with an amazing set of companies under his belt. Cut the juvenile behavior please.
    “Expertise in one field does not carry over into other fields. But experts often think so. The narrower their field of knowledge the more likely they are to think so.”
    Robert A. Heinlein
    ronnwilliamlondonFileMakerFellerwatto_cobra
  • Chamberlain pulls the plug on its HomeKit smart home bridge

    Call me skeptical, but let's say Chamberlain is coming out with a Matter version sometime in the near future. Wouldn't this announcement help clear the channel of inferior units prior such a product's release?
    Alex1Nwatto_cobra
  • 'Captain America' star Chris Evans misses the Home Button, says new iPhones too heavy

    riverko said:
    Sounds like Evans isn't aware of the iPhone 13 mini. Lighter than the 6s. Bigger screen than the 6s.

    iPhone 6s = 143 grams/4.7 inch display

    iPhone 13 mini = 141 grams /5.4 inch display


    Or iPhone SE with home button :)
    Article quotes him as not wanting an SE.
    Right, but he makes contradictory complaints. "I want something from before to work until it doesn't work anymore."
    Well, that's the exact description of his 6s that was shutting down, couldn't be charged, etc.
    Besides a missing headphone jack, and pain, what did his 6s give him that the SE 3 doesn't?
    radarthekatpichaelFileMakerFellerkillroywatto_cobra
  • Apple launches $50 gift card incentive for Apple TV 4K

    I hope this marks the end of $150+ Apple TVs ... but not the end of Apple TVs.
    watto_cobra