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  • Govee countertop ice maker review: Matter control to chill those beverages

    I've owned a similar style ice maker (without the automation) and found the ice it produces to be disappointing. The ice melts quickly and is softer than refrigerator ice. While some ice is better than no ice, I wouldn't recommend it.
    watto_cobra
  • Apple's folding iPhone screen may not be plagued with a crease after use

    @appleinsider_admin (suggested edit)...<Ultimately a glass screen is a deformable material, and the crease develops from fatigue failure. That's basically the same materiel [material] failure as when you bend an aluminum can over and over, and it tears on its own.>

    While I'd enjoy having a larger iPhone screen some of the time, I love the portability of my current iPhone. Not sure I can have both (or at a price point that is affordable), but Apple has surprised me before (in both good and bad ways). I'm looking forward to seeing what they come up with. :-)
    danoxwatto_cobra
  • New Year update to Apple Fitness+ adds Strava integration

    "The collaboration with Strava sees that fitness app gaining access to Apple Fitness+ data -- ranging from session metrics to episode cover are."

    Do you mean cover art?
    watto_cobra
  • Don't toss your Apple Watch away if you get a hard fall warning, like Steven Spielberg did...

    I've gotten the SOS alert numerous times playing Frisbee, doing home maintenance, and digging for landscaping, but fortunately have not actually needed it. The first time it went off I freaked out and didn't know how to turn it off and once I finally did, it wasn't in time and I started getting concerned calls from all my emergency contacts.

    The problem with Apple's implementation is when it goes off, you tend to panic because you don't want to call emergency services or your friends unnecessarily. And, you have to scroll to see your other options (if you don't notice the x), like I didn't fall, and I'm Ok. I would prefer that it just gave you two options that were both visible on the first screen: the first would be a green button, I'm Ok, and the second would be a red button for SOS. Obviously, if you are not Ok, you don't have to (or may be unable to) push a button, so I don't know why that has to be the only choice visible. I generally like the feature, just feel it could be made a lot clearer.

    In the meantime, I take the watch off when I'm digging, and try to remember when I'm playing Frisbee, but I've left the feature on just in case I have a real emergency.
    watto_cobra
  • Tim Cook says he always knew Apple would arrive at the Apple Vision Pro

    As an admitted Apple fanboy, I use Apple products daily: from the Apple Watch, iPad, iPhone, to the MacBook Pro. They make my work and life more enjoyable and productive. However, I have no interest (at this time) in purchasing the Vision Pro because of the cost and the lack of a clear use case for me. However, that said, I think it's like many other Apple products that have been created in the past. It will be the vehicle that brilliant app developers will create a market and create killer apps for. That combined with the refinement of the product in size, weight, cost, and form factor, and it won't be long before the market will explode for versions of it. And, I believe due to the development dollars that Apple has invested, this is just the tip of the iceberg of products that will cascade from or use technology developed for it (ie: eyeglasses, Apple Car, 3D cameras/3D video, etc..). I think it's a mistake to look at this first iteration of this technology to judge whether it will be a success for the company.
    StrangeDayswilliamlondonlibertyandfreeiOS_Guy80Alex1Nwatto_cobra