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  • August halts sales of flawed View doorbell, promises fixed version 'in the near future'

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    August is a one pony show.  They haven't shown they can engineer good products on a consistent basis.  They 
    led with a door lock and then utterly failed with their first and now second doorbell camera.   It's clear they don't 
    have the proper expertise in working with camera systems nor have they employed proper guidance.   

    Yale locks is kicking their @$$ 
    watto_cobra

  • Apple loses three core members of small industrial design team

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    You can't swing a dead cat and fail to hit 5 industrial designers.  

    This isn't like losing a bigwig in microprocessor design. 

    cornchipSpamSandwichMisterKit

  • New iPad Pro models with better antenna tech on the way for 2020, with 5G in 2021 says Min...

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    lkrupp said:
    We are looking into buying an iPad but we certainly won’t wait until 2021. From all I’ve read 5G is turning out to be overhyped and will almost surely underdeliver on the claims being made by the hysterical and fawning tech media. It’s not the revolution it’s being touted as, especially in the millimeter band where the real speed supposedly is.
    OMG the 5G hysteria is nuts.   I guess Verizon and ATT are seriously engaging in some payola..  

    Wifi 6 will have a bigger impact on consumers lives than 5G for the next 3-5 year.   My reasoning is the vastly improved bandwidth management in Wifi 6 (OFMDMA) which should allow for highly congested networks like at your typical Starbucks to support more connections effectively.   

    I'm not going to pay ATT or Verizon's bills for rolling out new networks when I know that Wifi networks at home and in commercial venue will likely improve. 
    cornchip

  • Review: Arlo Ultra is a 4K HomeKit-ready smart home camera with endless features

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    22july2013 said:
    Thanks for this product summary, Andrew. I have some HomeKit compatible cameras in and out of my house already. Some of this product's features are new/better but some are the same as my existing cameras. But I can't believe that the issue of privacy and security of the transmitted and stored images isn't even mentioned in this video. Are AI readers indifferent to their video data's security? And yet AI readers need to be told several times that this product has 12x digital zoom? This review sounds more like a review for CNN or FOX than for AI. My purchase and usage decisions are based partly on privacy and security issues. Which website should I go visit to get that sort of information?
    It wasn't really a summary it was a sales pitch complete with the amazon affiliate link.  I understand, but this sort of glowing "everything is awesome" affect doesn't fly on a sales floor.   There's a right and wrong customer for cameras like Arlo, Nest and Ring.  You really can't uncover who needs what camera in a one-way conversation though I appreciate the info. 
    rainmakerNotsofastwatto_cobra

  • Review: Arlo Ultra is a 4K HomeKit-ready smart home camera with endless features

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    If you just want to keep an eye out for Fedex packages and people walking by get the Arlo.    If you're serious about securing your home then buy and have a POE based IP Camera system installed with a NVR. 


    watto_cobra