iqatedo

Physical sciences R&D. Where are we on the curve? We'll know once it goes asymptotic...

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  • Facebook warns users of iOS 13 location tracking permissions

    iqatedoiqatedo
    Facebook has an iOS app? Oh, good.
    watto_cobra

  • Apple chip partner TSMC declares Moore's Law is not dead

    iqatedoiqatedo
    Moore's 'law' was an astute observation, not a law - but you all know that.
    muthuk_vanalingamwatto_cobra

  • Review: SCUBAPro Galileo HUD a revolutionary iPhone-connected dive computer

    iqatedoiqatedo
    razorpit said:
    Nice idea but a little bit bulky. Hard to justify the bulk and cost when compared to a wrist computer.
    I guess that at some time, someone will build a clear panel for masks using LCD or OLED or other tech to allow display of images focussed at infinity without obstructing the scene and perhaps detect iris dilation or light levels to set image intensity. A lot of possibilities. Cameras pointing at various angles and AI might alert a diver to dangers or the presence of company. (Has this been done already?)
    razorpit

  • HomePod 'Hey Siri' responses to AirPods ad prompts complaints

    iqatedoiqatedo
    Siri on my phone was triggered during a WWDC keynote once. I thought it quite amusing, didn't think to tweet a complaint... perhaps I'm just a little slow in these matters.
    williamlondonn2itivguyStanWArloTimetravelerStrangeDays

  • New DisplayPort 2.0 spec uses Thunderbolt 3 for 16K displays

    iqatedoiqatedo
    elijahg said:
    melgross said:
    While this is nice, and Anandtech has a very detailed report about it, there is something that worries me. Intel has released the thunderbolt spec to a royalty free group. While this seems good, as we can see by this use of it here, my question is what it means for the future of the TB spec.

    going back to the beginning, Intel stated that in ten years TB would be at 100Gb/s. It’s still at 40. We know all about the cable “problem”, which DisplayPort now shares. But that problem can be overcome with amplified cabling. At a cost, of course. But are we now at the end of the TB advance> with Intel giving the license out for free—no more charging OEMs for ports, does that mean they’re letting go of TB altogether? Nobody knows that outside of Intel right now.
    Actually "amplified" cabling won't solve squat. Amplified noise is just loud noise. Optical is the next reasonable step really, but it's pricey. And TB isn't cheap now.
    Interested to know where the cost is in optical... the drivers perhaps (optoelectronics)?
    watto_cobra