OldAlias posted:

craisins posted:

i googled "carplay illegal" and one of the first results was on macrumors and people there were irl mad and considered it a conspiracy against apple because no one cared about safety for microsoft sync or ford mytouch

craisins posted:

since using a phone while driving is illegal in a bunch of states, how soon will it be until android car and carplay are illegal to use

poty posted:

http://www.cnet.com/products/motorola-scout-5000/

hi mom
im doing great
job is ok
im working on a project
its a 200 bucks dog collar with a 20 dollar yearly data subscription so you can livestream from your dogs throat
i dont know

Phoenixan posted:

lol I'm already imagining idiots yelling "our laws just aren't keeping up with the tech advances!!"

Endless Mike posted:

I hope Zoll makes his triumphant return.

Clockwerk posted:

a little older, a little wiser. more puckish and sinister than we ever could have imagined

qirex posted:

Here is something you didn’t expect to hear about coming out of CES this year: Twitter has invested in Muzik, a “connected headphone” company.

This isn’t an Apple-Beats sized-deal — Muzik says it has raised $18 million over a couple of years, and Twitter is one of several investors — but it’s still an interesting one. And while Twitter has been putting money into other companies via its Twitter Venture arm, this is Twitter’s first investment in hardware.

Muzik makes wireless headphones that give users the ability to control the tunes they’re hearing by swiping on buttons on the outside of the device.

They can also use those buttons to share clips of songs they’re listening to to social networks. And Twitter’s deal means that it will be integrated directly into the headphones; Muzik will get to show off some of its stuff as part of Twitter’s CES display in Las Vegas this week.

Muzik’s first set of headphones, meant to compete with the likes of high-end/high-status brands like Apple’s Beats, will cost $299 and are supposed to start shipping in May. The company says it will have an in-ear model at $199 later this summer, and both Twitter and Muzik execs say the company’s technology will migrate into other products down the line.

It’s fair to ask why you would need headphones that let you share music to social services, since any music service you’d listen to on those headphones — Spotify, Apple Music, etc. — already has sharing features built in to their phone apps. And if you’re using headphones to listen to music, it’s very likely that you’re using them with your phone.

But Muzik CEO Jason Hardi thinks he has a good idea, and he’s been at it for a while. Muzik first showed off a version of the headphones in 2013. Since then he has stopped and started while refining the product. Now he says he’s geared up for a full-fledged launch.

Meanwhile, music has become a big deal for Twitter, even if the company hasn’t quite figured out the best way to capitalize on it. Twitter says music is the the most-discussed topic on the service, and some of its most-followed users are musicians; I would assume Muzik would like to enlist some of them to promote their stuff.

poty posted:

http://www.cnet.com/products/motorola-scout-5000/

hi mom
im doing great
job is ok
im working on a project
its a 200 bucks dog collar with a 20 dollar yearly data subscription so you can livestream from your dogs throat
i dont know

MALE SHOEGAZE posted:

well 2016 finally be the year of linux on your pet? ? ?

"your dog is really fast, what does he run?"

"gentoo"

quote:

There's a new type of Wi-Fi, and it's designed to connect your smart home

Get used to the name Wi-Fi HaLow

So now, the group behind Wi-Fi is doing something about it. It's announcing a new type of Wi-Fi today that's meant to work on low-power devices. It'll travel farther and even do a better job of traveling through walls. Basically, it's an all around better option for smart home and IoT devices, at least if these claims hold up.

The new type of Wi-Fi is being called Wi-Fi HaLow (pronounced "halo") and will be an extension of the upcoming 802.11ah standard. The Wi-Fi Alliance intends to begin certifying HaLow products sometime in 2018, but the first of them may begin shipping shortly before then.

Essentially, this is Wi-Fi's answer to Bluetooth. HaLow is supposed to end up inside of fitness trackers, home sensors, security cameras, and an assortment of other single-purpose home gadgets. Wi-Fi is already inside of some of those things — like cameras — but getting inside of wearables and sensors is going to be a fight. HaLow will truly need to be a better option than Bluetooth. The Wi-Fi Alliance won't mention Bluetooth by name, but it implies that HaLow is comparable. "HaLow will provide similar characteristics in terms to battery life to technologies that are out there today," says Kevin Robinson, the alliance's marketing VP.

Pinterest Mom posted:

802.a11ah standard

The Management posted:

computer toucher posted:

a solution for all that barking.

The Management posted:

computer toucher posted:

a solution for all that barking.

MALE SHOEGAZE posted:

just send ur dog a sigpup, or is ur smart collar not PAWSIX compliant??

computer toucher posted:

a solution for all that barking.

Malloc Voidstar posted:

https://livestream.com/accounts/11530022/events/4599293
nvidia keynote is on
they're talking about cars


apparently self-driving cars will be powered by nvidia gpus. a whole new way for your car to catch on fire

oh wait it's also an nvidia cpu. and it's liquid cooled

Kirk posted: