One thing Google has continuously failed miserably at is customer service. Unless they are going to invest some time/money/energy in improving their track record in this regard their wireless plans had better be dirt cheap/free. You already have Republic Wireless and FreedomPop sitting at that level. And I switched to Ting two years ago despite them being on the Sprint network because they have great rates for all but the most voracious data consumers and the best customer service of any company I have ever done business with. Next month they'll be adding the T-Mobile network to their offerings and they just started offering Internet in a couple of locations. I'll be watching to see if Google gets the customer service aspect down.
Exactly! With one DisplayPort I can output to two HDMI ports. DisplayPort has double the bandwidth of HDMI so I can literally run two HDMI monitors on one port without degrading the signal. Add to that DisplayPort is royalty free and HDMI is not.
If they were going for free wouldn't DisplyPort have been a better option? I mean HDMI is at its roots video DRM. With DisplyPort you can opt to output to almost every modern video connection available including HDMI.
Samsung has put A LOT of time and energy into Tizen but Tizen is OSS from the ground up. Google gave us a mostly OSS Android experience but OEM's don't like being beholden to them in many areas. Especially areas where Google is competing against them. Tizen is very appealing in that regard and why so many OEM's are looking at Tizen in their devices. Look for all manner or smart devices to start running Tizen in the near future.
Which is why the FCC needs to take back all the spectrum and assign one company to build out a network using the whole spectrum while carriers sell service and lease capacity from the company maintaining the network. Basically make all service providers MVNO's. Much like deregulated electric providers are today. It aint perfect but it's better than what we have now.
I made the mistake of installing that abomination ONCE! After I calmed down enough to stop the steam from coming out of my ears and reassured the dogs I wasn't going to skewer anything within twenty feet I uninstalled it and scrubbed the system as best I could.
If the creator is flawed the creation will be flawed. How the creation is flawed may not be patently obvious but rest assured it is flawed and those flaws will manifest eventually.
Ah...but the killer feature BlackBerry brought to QNX is BES (BlackBerry Enterprise Server) connectivity. BlackBerry was never a mobile handset company. They were always a mobile communications company that sold two way pagers / phones. You see, BlackBerry has an international network in place. It's no longer needed to support their phones so it is being re-purposed to allow encrypted communication between all those QNX devices out there and a companies BES. Each QNX device connected means a license and each BES means a service agreement. If you bother to look at everything QNX is already running (Cisco network equipment, industrial automation [SCADA] equipment, medical electronics, and over 50% of the automobiles made today) you might begin to understand just how well positioned BlackBerry is to take advantage of the IoT. Earlier this year BlackBerry invested heavily in NantHealth and today they announced the HBox gen 2. A health monitoring device that will send its data in real-time back to the doctor via a BES. That's a potentially huge market.
Actually oil companies have been exporting crude products abroad (They still can't legally export unrefined crude oil) for a few years now because they can make more selling them in other countries. In fact this past June some restrictions were lifted and they started exporting unrefined ultralight oil
Dear OEM X,
We are intrigued by your new technology Y. We have begun production of our own version we copied straight from your designs and need you to sign the attached licensing agreement giving us complete autonomy to use your patents as we see fit. We very much enjoy our relationship and would hate to see OEM X lose its ability to purchase our chips at base rate and be forced to seek them from 3rd party suppliers.
You are correct. However Apple developed the CarPlay spec with QNX's assistance. Basically Apple copied the MirrorLink API and made their own version but they had to make sure QNX had a CarPlay plugin since the majority of cars today run on QNX. So to dismiss the QNX base is to deny that without QNX's help CarPlay would still be a concept instead of a shipping product. While the phone is handling the interface QNX is still coordinating the connection. Ford is likely switching to QNX at least partly to get CarPlay into their cars.
You're confusing the kernel with the windows manager. QNX runs the car. It links the engine and transmission to the cabin A/C and anything electronic. Without QNX the car will have a hard time starting/running. The Auto maker works with QNX and other third parties to develop a proprietary UX which is why you never knew the Audi, Volvo, BMW, Chrysler, etc. you were driving was running QNX. Apple is partnered with QNX on CarPlay. So it makes sense that Ford wants the added compatibility QNX will bring.
I've heard from people who work with QNX that it has plenty of bugs.
Well that settles it then! QNX is total crap.
That's why over 50% of the cars rolling off the assembly line today come with it installed.
I prefer the philosophy of right tool for the job. And QNX for now is the best choice for auto makers. I use Linux where it makes sense and when AGL matures it might become the best tool for the job. But don't expect auto makers to jump on it if they can't control it.
The confusion stems from thinking of QNX as the radio (infotainment system) instead of the vehicle control system. Past generations of automobiles separated the two but on modern cars they are integrated. QNX is used to control the entire electronic system including all the sensors on the engine and transmission, the cruise control, the intrusion detection system, as well as the cabin A/C. They all work in concert. That is why Android auto and CarPlay both run atop of QNX. Something Apple and Google downplay. QNX is sold a la cart. OEM's can purchase just the kernel or a whole host of off the shelf plugins that provide a very robust drop in ecosystem. Ford's MySync system runs atop Windows CE (Windows Embedded Compact) and the complaints from customers was it was just too slow. After years of trying to get the responsiveness they wanted they have finally admitted Windows Embedded Compact just isn't the ideal platform for their cars.
I own a 2013 Ford and a 2014 Jeep. The U-Connect system is light years ahead of the Sync system but the Sync system's voice control works better IMO. I can attest to the unintuitive nature of the settings on the Sync system. Pairing your Bluetooth device is indeed a challenge.
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One thing Google has continuously failed miserably at is customer service. Unless they are going to invest some time/money/energy in improving their track record in this regard their wireless plans had better be dirt cheap/free. You already have Republic Wireless and FreedomPop sitting at that level. And I switched to Ting two years ago despite them being on the Sprint network because they have great rates for all but the most voracious data consumers and the best customer service of any company I have ever done business with. Next month they'll be adding the T-Mobile network to their offerings and they just started offering Internet in a couple of locations. I'll be watching to see if Google gets the customer service aspect down.
I'm glad I work for a non-profit.
You work for the NFL?
Exactly! With one DisplayPort I can output to two HDMI ports. DisplayPort has double the bandwidth of HDMI so I can literally run two HDMI monitors on one port without degrading the signal. Add to that DisplayPort is royalty free and HDMI is not.
HDMI is less capable but MORE useful than DisplayPort? Is that a form of fuzzy logic?
If they were going for free wouldn't DisplyPort have been a better option? I mean HDMI is at its roots video DRM. With DisplyPort you can opt to output to almost every modern video connection available including HDMI.
Uh...you go RTFA linked to. No modification necessary. Just install ACL app and install apps.
Samsung has put A LOT of time and energy into Tizen but Tizen is OSS from the ground up. Google gave us a mostly OSS Android experience but OEM's don't like being beholden to them in many areas. Especially areas where Google is competing against them. Tizen is very appealing in that regard and why so many OEM's are looking at Tizen in their devices. Look for all manner or smart devices to start running Tizen in the near future.
Not in India. As long as it can run android apps they won't care wha the OS is.
Which is why the FCC needs to take back all the spectrum and assign one company to build out a network using the whole spectrum while carriers sell service and lease capacity from the company maintaining the network. Basically make all service providers MVNO's. Much like deregulated electric providers are today. It aint perfect but it's better than what we have now.
I made the mistake of installing that abomination ONCE! After I calmed down enough to stop the steam from coming out of my ears and reassured the dogs I wasn't going to skewer anything within twenty feet I uninstalled it and scrubbed the system as best I could.
If the creator is flawed the creation will be flawed. How the creation is flawed may not be patently obvious but rest assured it is flawed and those flaws will manifest eventually.
Oh the irony...
Or did you intentionally bork the <quotes> tag?
Ah...but the killer feature BlackBerry brought to QNX is BES (BlackBerry Enterprise Server) connectivity. BlackBerry was never a mobile handset company. They were always a mobile communications company that sold two way pagers / phones. You see, BlackBerry has an international network in place. It's no longer needed to support their phones so it is being re-purposed to allow encrypted communication between all those QNX devices out there and a companies BES. Each QNX device connected means a license and each BES means a service agreement. If you bother to look at everything QNX is already running (Cisco network equipment, industrial automation [SCADA] equipment, medical electronics, and over 50% of the automobiles made today) you might begin to understand just how well positioned BlackBerry is to take advantage of the IoT. Earlier this year BlackBerry invested heavily in NantHealth and today they announced the HBox gen 2. A health monitoring device that will send its data in real-time back to the doctor via a BES. That's a potentially huge market.
Actually oil companies have been exporting crude products abroad (They still can't legally export unrefined crude oil) for a few years now because they can make more selling them in other countries. In fact this past June some restrictions were lifted and they started exporting unrefined ultralight oil
Dear OEM X,
We are intrigued by your new technology Y. We have begun production of our own version we copied straight from your designs and need you to sign the attached licensing agreement giving us complete autonomy to use your patents as we see fit. We very much enjoy our relationship and would hate to see OEM X lose its ability to purchase our chips at base rate and be forced to seek them from 3rd party suppliers.
Sincerely, Intel
If you're that nostalgic you can still do it the old fashioned way.
lets the magic smoke out of the storage and ram chips
You had the same electronics theory professor I did!
Let's see...
You are correct. However Apple developed the CarPlay spec with QNX's assistance. Basically Apple copied the MirrorLink API and made their own version but they had to make sure QNX had a CarPlay plugin since the majority of cars today run on QNX. So to dismiss the QNX base is to deny that without QNX's help CarPlay would still be a concept instead of a shipping product. While the phone is handling the interface QNX is still coordinating the connection. Ford is likely switching to QNX at least partly to get CarPlay into their cars.
You're confusing the kernel with the windows manager. QNX runs the car. It links the engine and transmission to the cabin A/C and anything electronic. Without QNX the car will have a hard time starting/running. The Auto maker works with QNX and other third parties to develop a proprietary UX which is why you never knew the Audi, Volvo, BMW, Chrysler, etc. you were driving was running QNX. Apple is partnered with QNX on CarPlay. So it makes sense that Ford wants the added compatibility QNX will bring.
I've heard from people who work with QNX that it has plenty of bugs.
Well that settles it then! QNX is total crap.
That's why over 50% of the cars rolling off the assembly line today come with it installed.
I prefer the philosophy of right tool for the job. And QNX for now is the best choice for auto makers. I use Linux where it makes sense and when AGL matures it might become the best tool for the job. But don't expect auto makers to jump on it if they can't control it.
The confusion stems from thinking of QNX as the radio (infotainment system) instead of the vehicle control system. Past generations of automobiles separated the two but on modern cars they are integrated. QNX is used to control the entire electronic system including all the sensors on the engine and transmission, the cruise control, the intrusion detection system, as well as the cabin A/C. They all work in concert. That is why Android auto and CarPlay both run atop of QNX. Something Apple and Google downplay. QNX is sold a la cart. OEM's can purchase just the kernel or a whole host of off the shelf plugins that provide a very robust drop in ecosystem. Ford's MySync system runs atop Windows CE (Windows Embedded Compact) and the complaints from customers was it was just too slow. After years of trying to get the responsiveness they wanted they have finally admitted Windows Embedded Compact just isn't the ideal platform for their cars.
I own a 2013 Ford and a 2014 Jeep. The U-Connect system is light years ahead of the Sync system but the Sync system's voice control works better IMO. I can attest to the unintuitive nature of the settings on the Sync system. Pairing your Bluetooth device is indeed a challenge.
I suspect a liquid future isn't too far off if the price of 3M Novec drops just a little bit more
The botnet architects are just honing their skills for next years Turing competition.