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  • Apple in talks with Chinese firms for 'Apple Car' batteries

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    AppleInsider said:
    The sources told Reuters that Apple wants to use lithium ion phosphate batteries, instead of the costlier nickel and cobalt that is more regularly used.
    I believe you meant "lithium IRON phosphate".
    watto_cobra

  • Belkin Soundform Connect brings AirPlay 2 to any speaker

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    DoctorQ said:
    If you have a Raspberry Pi laying around, you can diy one with Shairport Sync for free. AND you get a Ethernet port.

    Shairport does not support AirPlay 2.
    watto_cobra

  • Mophie releases four rugged battery packs with jumper cables

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    mAh is not a measure of energy and is of no use in comparing battery packs of unknown internal voltage. Watt-hour (Wh) is the proper metric.

    From Mophie's documentation:

    Powerstation Go Rugged AC: 29.9Wh
    Powerstation Go Rugged AC: 55.5Wh
    Powerstation Go Rugged AC with Air Compressor: 55.5Wh
    Powerstation Go Rugged Flashlight: 36.6Wh

    To be fair, Mophie also doesn't understand the difference between current and energy either, publishing a mix of mAh and Wh measurements, and making absurd typos, like...


    It looks like someone pointed out the mAh/Wh error to Mophie's website staff, who didn't quite finish the unit conversion and left the "m" in when switching from mAh to Wh. My Apple Watch battery holds about 20 times more energy than in Mophie's typo claim.


    rivertripwatto_cobrabeowulfschmidt

  • Future Siri may adjust speech based on environmental conditions, user input

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    Siri's volume control is 100% broken in our house...

    Me: Hey Siri, what is your volume?
    Siri (whispering): My volume is 19%.
    Me: Hey Siri, set your volume to 100%"
    Siri (whispering): That's very loud, are you sure?"
    Me: Yes
    Siri (yelling): Okay this is as loud as I get.
    Me: Hey Siri, what is your volume.
    Siri (whispering): My volume is 19%.

    We have 14 HomePods and Minis sprinkled around the house, they all do this. In addition it's quite common for a HomePod halfway across the house to intercept a command issued to one two feet away. We've reverted to using our oven timer because Siri is so vexing.

    Me (speaking to a HomePod mini next to our stove): Hey Siri, set a timer for 10 minutes.
    Siri (whispering from our family room, 30 feet away): Okay, ten minutes, counting down.
    Ten minutes later, the timer goes off, but we don't hear it until the muffins are burnt.
    Me (yelling from the kitchen when I finally hear the alarm): Hey Siri, stop.
    No response. I must walk into the family room and yell at the HomePod to shut it up.

    It's hard to imagine a system more broken than this.

    byronl

  • Adult content filters for iPhone and iPad required under Utah bill

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    lkrupp said:
    Seems reasonable that porn filters should be automatic by default. Those who wish to view such material can opt-in if they choose I hope. Leave it to the Mormons to come with this.
    Can we have religion filters by default, too? I'm offended by most of them in one way or another.
    GeorgeBMacdarkvaderjdb8167stourqueStrangeDays