zroger73

I canceled my cable television subscription years ago because I got tired of paying to watch commercials.

I avoid watching live television because I can't stand commercials.

I used to enjoy Facebook until it became a chronologically-disorganized cesspool of re-shares, advertisements, and misinformation.

YouTube has become an exercise in frustration as videos are constantly interrupted with commercials. I don't get enough value from YouTube to pay to remove ads.

Even though Facebook is the primary conduit through which I interact with my friends and family (particularly during the pandemic), I'll delete my account and the app before I pay for it. 

Kuyangkoh said:

Never had an echo, will see if this actually works in dolby atmos as the big brother Homepod really works like a champs...

Only the HomePod supports Dolby 5.1, 7.1, and Atmos. The HomePod mini doesn't.

AppleInsider said:

Siri can now stop alarms, timers, and media across HomePod speakers

Either I'm not understanding this or it's not working for me... This morning, one of the alarms sounded on one of my HomePods. From another room where there is another HomePod, I said "Siri, stop" which is what I always say to stop an alarm from sounding. Siri responded by asking if i was referring to the name of the HomePod in the room where the alarm was sounding. I said yes, but the alarm continued to sound. I could not stop it except from the HomePod with the sounding alarm. All HomePods were updated to 14.1 yesterday.

SpamSandwich said:

roundaboutnow said:

There are some inefficiencies involved with this, but I like the idea of no plug--an inductive car charging system:
https://www.pluglesspower.com

Direct contact with a plug is far, far more efficient than inductive charging. Non-contact charging could be up to 47% less efficient than a traditional plug-in system.

Nissan says their wireless charger is 80-90% efficient.

https://www.nissan-global.com/EN/TECHNOLOGY/OVERVIEW/wcs.html

entropys said:

Isn’t a better solution just a charging plate on the floor of the garage you just drive over and park above while charging? This seems very complicated.
Or even better yet, a charging system that takes five minutes to “fill ‘Er up!”

There have been aftermarket wireless EV chargers for years. Here's one:

https://www.pluglesspower.com/learn-about-plugless/

I've mourned the loss of the brilliant MagSafe charger on my MacBooks since Apple ditched it.