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  • Apple declares iPad 2 obsolete eight years after Steve Jobs launched it

    hodarhodar
    What other electronics company supports their products for 8 years?

    Most drop you like a bad habit, after 1 year.  Why doesn't anyone ask Microsoft about support for their line of dropped Surface and SurfaceRT tablets?
    watto_cobra

  • Samsung delays launch of Galaxy Fold after review unit screen failures [u]

    hodarhodar
    If only there were some sort of "testing" that could be done, prior to shipping this to the customer.

    Like, if only there existed the technology to repeatedly open and close this device, through a temperature cycle, thousands and thousands of times; just to see if the product was robust enough to be delivered to the customer.

    But, that would require a company that gave a crap about delivering a quality product.
    n2itivguypscooter63DanManTXRonnnieOdoozydozenradarthekathcrefugeeolschiachasm

  • Review: Pioneer AVH-W4400NEX receiver proves wireless CarPlay is the way to go

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    MplsP said:
    For years now the audio systems of cars have been heavily integrated with the car systems - turn signal sounds play through the speakers, vehicle system controls and backup cameras use the same screen, etc.  I’m not that picky about my car’s sound system so getting an aftermarket system was never a concern for me but I’ve often wondered how it would work both aesthetically and functionally, and if you would end up losing functionality. 

    It’d be really nice to get car play in our odyssey, but not if we lose other functions. 
    Your points are very valid, with many higher end cars incorporating security not only into the audio system, but including the car's CANBUS communications into the audio system as well (blinkers through speakers, etc).  I haven't updated a "head unit" in years, and frankly I'm a bit intimidated about how much potential damage I may inflict in the goal to improve the audio experience -

    On the plus side, there are many cable harness adapters out there, that will plug directly into your car's harness and route the signals to the correct corresponding wire harness on your stereo.  Some are adapters that have naked wires and require soldering; some are end to end harness sets (depending upon popularity of your vehicle, and the brand of the stereo).  This is not for the faint hearted; I would suggest researching and buying the best cable adapters you can find - as sitting under the dash with a hot soldering iron is even less fun today, than it was in the late 1970's.
    cgWerks

  • Apple issues watchOS 5.2, ECG app arrives in Hong Kong and Europe

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    Anilu_777 said:
    I’m getting the AirPods 2 so glad to see the support but frustrated that again Canada isn’t on the list for the ECG app (as with many things including Apple Pay Cash and now the new Apple Card). Why does Canada always seem to be a second thought for Apple??
    I doubt the fault lies with Apple, as it would be to Apple's financial benefit to turn EKG feature on, everywhere.  Look to Canadian laws and statues, there is a reason that it's not turned on, more than likely legal, and more than likely having to do with legal liability.
    chiaStrangeDays

  • US Army wants Steve Jobs-like iPhone-style design process for next-generation rifles

    hodarhodar
    nht said:
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    Why Apple is even mentioned... I have no idea.  Apple products don’t share parts, in fact it’s the opposite, every part is specialized and the commonality is the OS.




    They want a common platform to replace the M4 and M249.  While the M4 is an adequate weapon for which several next gen options have been explored, for the most part the resulting weapons are better but not better enough to bother with.  The M249 on the other hand is heavy/bulky and the USMC has replaced it because of that reason with the M27 IAR for fire teams and reserving the M249 for more static use.

    The Army, being the Army, can't use something the USMC picked hence the NGSW.  If bean counters are involved its because while amateurs talk tactics while professionals study logistics.  The final buy for a NGSW is on the order of 250,000 weapons and 150M rounds of ammunition.

    Since they are looking at a next gen system it's not even using the 5.56 as a baseline but a new 6.8mm round. Another reason for a common buy.

    The iPhone is mentioned because it represented a paradigm shift in smartphones.  The Army wants a paradigm shift in small arms...a smart gun.  They want technology that can provide one-shot one-kill for the average infantryman.  The downside is that the average infantryman will need to hump around more batteries in addition to heavier ammo.  

    Okay, they claim they will have a non-battery version but at that point the M4 is an adequate platform.

    All I would add, is the elegance of design, carried into a firearm.  My 2 year old grandkids can sit down with an iPad and intuitively figure out what they want to do.  By age 4, they can pick it up, launch their favorite game app, and keep themselves entertained for hours.

    Imagine a weapon, that is AK47 "easy to use".  Ammo can only go in one way, and it's obvious where, the gun easily adjusts to anyone, simple to use, reliable, only fires when it's intended to fire, and is accurate for the 1shot one kill ratio, as you described.  Now add in the 6.8mm inherent 60 and 80 KSI chamber pressure (this is comparable to the chamber pressure found in a tank) - so it punches through conventional body armor.  Simple to operate, simple to clean, simple to build or repair, accurate, easy to carry and you have a pretty ideal weapon for deployment across all branches.

    longpath