Not sure why "Has come back to life" links to a 1 paragraph blog post, on a page begging for donations no less, than then links to the actual story: https://skyriddles.wordpress.c...
Energeous (NASDAQ: WATT) has been working on some innovative wireless charging tech for a few years. What's cool about them is that they IPO'd to raise funds (effectively) so there's a lot of behind-the-scenes info you can glean from their SEC filings that you normally don't see with a small startup.
They've been working with a Tier 1 provider for a while. They haven't disclosed who. But they're based down the road from Cupertino...
The stock already jumped Friday on this news, but it's still trading below its moving average.
Thanks, I'll check out the Unicomp next time I'm in the mood to change my typing setup. The Extended II I got has the cream alps keys, so they're dampened but seems to have no deterioration (not surprising since it's new).
It's solar powered and always at 100% battery capacity for me. It also has 3 Bluetooth receivers, so I can switch between my laptop, desktop, and iPhone with a single key press.
I just bought one of these, brand new + sealed and everything. It's at least 15-20 years old and obviously works flawlessly with a USB-ADB adapter (Griffin iMate).
I always loved this keyboard when I was in middle school & high school and some Macs in the lab had them. The Apple Design keyboard that followed sucked, as did every Apple keyboard afterwards until they moved to the low-profile scissor switches.
I thought that the Extended II would boost my already fast typing speed (100+ WPM) but it hasn't—the extra throw of the switches (almost 3x that of my MacBook Pro) negates any benefits the nicer feedback is otherwise providing. It's better than the Matias TactilePro I had a few years ago (cheaper build quality than Apple's, and louder switches even though they're supposed to be the same).
I'm enjoying this Extended II and feel it was worth the $120 it cost me on eBay (cheaper than it was new when it came out!) but I do think the cult of mechanical keyboard junkies will eventually disappear as those people literally die out (or their keyboards, I suppose). Unless you grew up on a mechanical keyboard, I don't think any user accustomed to keyboards of the last 5 years (Apple ones, at least, since that's what I mostly use and they're quite good) will see any benefits to using one. They're louder, way bulkier, and can only be used when connected to a computer via this weird and ugly thing called a "cable."
In other news, yet another 2 bit "rapper" is getting free publicity accidentally on purpose!
I'm not sure what "2-bit" means in the context you're using it here (unless it's to show you're belong to the 60+ age group), but just because you're apparently unfamiliar with Tyler the Creator or Odd Future doesn't mean a guy who is frankly producing more interesting music with more interesting lyrics than U2 is trying to ride their coattails for publicity. He made an amusing and controversial quip (as he tends to do) and the media's amused by it as well. Carry on.
Copy is good, sync works well. I'm up to 2.8TB of free space from referrals in one account of mine, and 600GB in another. In terms of free-for-life space (supposedly) that's pretty rad.
Two complaints: 1. Their iOS app is a bit lacking. It can't play audio files in the background, so when you switch apps your music stops playing which is annoying. Dropbox for iOS continues streaming the music in the background. 2. It doesn't seem super fast, maybe because I only have a free account. I rarely see syncs top 1MB/sec, even though both computers I sync to regularly are on fast lines (100/10 for one of them, and 50/25 for the other). Still, it's free, so... (and to be fair: I've never closely looked at how fast dropbox xfers and I've largely replaced it with Copy).
Oh, here, my 5GB referral code (gives both of us 5GB). Let's see if I can get up to 1PB, shall we?:p https://copy.com?r=kbYtwg
Yea, software glitch... good story. Get real, the thing was hacked into as part of an exercise to see whether we can commandeer a foreign country's electronic munitions.
Don't believe me? We've done far worse... and our warfare capabilities are always grossly under-exaggerated in anything you can read that's not classified.
My Apple wireless keyboard (aluminum) has issues with losing connection from only 10' away from the Mac mini in my living room. And that's with nothing in between, either.
The Logitech VX nano mouse I use fairs a bit better, but only when I use the USB extension cable and have the receiver facing forward; it's jerky beyond 8' if I just have it plugged into the back of the mini.
What kind of a high security environment was this? I work for a DoD contractor in a high security environment and all of access points must have at least two security measures, so there's keycards + PIN numbers for the mag locks (this is just a regular building, not a SKIF). The idea of just a key card as a security measure is dumb for obvious reasons. Tie it to a PIN and the keycard alone is useless.
How those in the IT industry tend to lose more hair earlier than those who don't? I look at the people who work outdoors all day and generally they have healthy heads of hair (I'm not just talking Hispanics here, who are genetically less likely to experience hair loss). But those who sit in front of monitors all day seem to say byebye to their follicles quite early.
Makes you wonder what other ailments techies will find themselves with down the road (along with that tumor by their preferred ear for holding your cell phone up to).
At least techies generally make enough $ to afford what will undoubtedly be this overpriced treatment, should it ever emerge (a friend of a friend was on the team that developed Propecia, you should see the houses and cars he has...).
With the direction they're going with the iPhone, you know it's only a matter of time before Apple whips that technology into something with a 5"-7" display in a far more attractive package with superior software. I mean, look at that thing... not an ounce of industrial design, it doesn't seem like you'll be able to thumb-type on it like a Blackberry, and it's too big to fit in any coat pocket or to be carried on your belt.
And is it just me or is Paul Allen grinning like a paedophile holding something illicit in his hands? I can't believe their marketing team let that through (they probably don't have one, mind you).
I agree with the chap who said they have the best customer retention dept... One year ago, I was going to leave (I had no contract) and they convinced me to stay by giving me 1500 day minutes, ul night/weekend, nationwide roaming, etc. for $49 a month -- no contract! I was going to switch to Cingular anyway a few months later, but ended up staying because 1) T-Mobile significantly improved coverage around Dallas-Fort Worth and 2) switching to Cingular, for a plan with similar minutes and text messages, would cost me at least $20 more each month AND that would be with a 2 year contract!
I recently called T-Mobile about upgrading to a Blackberry... not only were they willing to give me a good deal on the phone (I told them I wanted no contract -- not having a contract gives you a HUGE bargaining chip), but they said I could keep my sweet minutes deal and get the unlimited data plan for only $15 more a month -- again, way better than Cingular.
If I wanted to be an ass, I imagine I could call T-Mobile every few months and threaten to cancel and they'd probably comp my account $50 each time for staying. They're really working hard to keep their subscribers happy. I have no plans to switch to anyone else now.
heh... I'd never work for Earthlink, some friends did before they outsourced all their support to India... it's a stupid company... as I said, I only still even have EarthLink because I transferred the account to my mom's house for DSL... I've been FiOS for the last couple year. Verion's a far better ISP (I don't work for them, either).
I often read about these "widespread" issues and take them with a grain of salt. Why? Well, for one, I've been using Macs my entire life, so viruses and trojans have never affected me...
Seriously, though, I've been an EarthLink customer for TEN years and have not had ANY issues with my email (and, no, I don't use them as an ISP, but I did for dial-up and my mother still uses them for DSL, so I've had that EarthLink email address for a decade). How do I know this? Because the only thing I use my EarthLink account for are e-commerce sites and newsletters that I long ago signed up using it. And never once have not received a password reset when I requested it, an invoice or shipping info when I ordered it, or an issue of a newsletter (they're numbered, making tracking easy).
My EarthLink account receives an insane amount of spam that I have EarthLink auto-delete for me ("medium" Earthlink server-side spam settings and no, I do not have an email white list or anything) and it has never mis-directed any legit email nor has legit email ever been lost in their server chasm.
"And are they going to edit all the people out? I don't see how they could."
Why couldn't they? It's amazing the things they can do with computers these days, you know...
TS has explained the delay in the video iPod and never said anything about an iPhone (except that one wasn't coming, contrary to other reports--and none has surfaced so far). As for the Mac mini PVR, short of the PVR software itself the latest Mac mini was totally revamped to be more ideal in the living room. But you're right, the PVR software is AWOL and there has been no comment from TS on that to date. Like any site that looks into the future, there's always going to be an inherent hit or miss ratio. It's impossible to get everything always right; anyone who has worked for a company like Apple developing products will tell you products get delayed, cancelled, features change, etc..
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Not sure why "Has come back to life" links to a 1 paragraph blog post, on a page begging for donations no less, than then links to the actual story: https://skyriddles.wordpress.c...
He's 1 of 5 Congressmen that represents the heavily gerrymandered city of Austin.
You can reach him at: https://lamarsmith.house.gov/c...
I just sent him this message: https://cl.ly/3y18020T1A3t
Energeous (NASDAQ: WATT) has been working on some innovative wireless charging tech for a few years. What's cool about them is that they IPO'd to raise funds (effectively) so there's a lot of behind-the-scenes info you can glean from their SEC filings that you normally don't see with a small startup.
They've been working with a Tier 1 provider for a while. They haven't disclosed who. But they're based down the road from Cupertino...
The stock already jumped Friday on this news, but it's still trading below its moving average.
As for the noise, it doesn't help me avoid mistakes since I actually look at what I'm type while I'm typing it.
Apparently that's not helping you avoid mistakes either, though. :p
Thanks, I'll check out the Unicomp next time I'm in the mood to change my typing setup. The Extended II I got has the cream alps keys, so they're dampened but seems to have no deterioration (not surprising since it's new).
I like the Logitech K760: https://support.logitech.com/e...
It's solar powered and always at 100% battery capacity for me. It also has 3 Bluetooth receivers, so I can switch between my laptop, desktop, and iPhone with a single key press.
I just bought one of these, brand new + sealed and everything. It's at least 15-20 years old and obviously works flawlessly with a USB-ADB adapter (Griffin iMate).
I always loved this keyboard when I was in middle school & high school and some Macs in the lab had them. The Apple Design keyboard that followed sucked, as did every Apple keyboard afterwards until they moved to the low-profile scissor switches.
I thought that the Extended II would boost my already fast typing speed (100+ WPM) but it hasn't—the extra throw of the switches (almost 3x that of my MacBook Pro) negates any benefits the nicer feedback is otherwise providing. It's better than the Matias TactilePro I had a few years ago (cheaper build quality than Apple's, and louder switches even though they're supposed to be the same).
I'm enjoying this Extended II and feel it was worth the $120 it cost me on eBay (cheaper than it was new when it came out!) but I do think the cult of mechanical keyboard junkies will eventually disappear as those people literally die out (or their keyboards, I suppose). Unless you grew up on a mechanical keyboard, I don't think any user accustomed to keyboards of the last 5 years (Apple ones, at least, since that's what I mostly use and they're quite good) will see any benefits to using one. They're louder, way bulkier, and can only be used when connected to a computer via this weird and ugly thing called a "cable."
In other news, yet another 2 bit "rapper" is getting free publicity accidentally on purpose!
I'm not sure what "2-bit" means in the context you're using it here (unless it's to show you're belong to the 60+ age group), but just because you're apparently unfamiliar with Tyler the Creator or Odd Future doesn't mean a guy who is frankly producing more interesting music with more interesting lyrics than U2 is trying to ride their coattails for publicity. He made an amusing and controversial quip (as he tends to do) and the media's amused by it as well. Carry on.
Copy is good, sync works well. I'm up to 2.8TB of free space from referrals in one account of mine, and 600GB in another. In terms of free-for-life space (supposedly) that's pretty rad.
Two complaints:
1. Their iOS app is a bit lacking. It can't play audio files in the background, so when you switch apps your music stops playing which is annoying. Dropbox for iOS continues streaming the music in the background.
2. It doesn't seem super fast, maybe because I only have a free account. I rarely see syncs top 1MB/sec, even though both computers I sync to regularly are on fast lines (100/10 for one of them, and 50/25 for the other). Still, it's free, so... (and to be fair: I've never closely looked at how fast dropbox xfers and I've largely replaced it with Copy).
Oh, here, my 5GB referral code (gives both of us 5GB). Let's see if I can get up to 1PB, shall we? :p https://copy.com?r=kbYtwg
Yea, software glitch... good story. Get real, the thing was hacked into as part of an exercise to see whether we can commandeer a foreign country's electronic munitions.
Don't believe me? We've done far worse... and our warfare capabilities are always grossly under-exaggerated in anything you can read that's not classified.
P.S. - "we" = usa
youtube on the iphone is h.264 not flash
My Apple wireless keyboard (aluminum) has issues with losing connection from only 10' away from the Mac mini in my living room. And that's with nothing in between, either. The Logitech VX nano mouse I use fairs a bit better, but only when I use the USB extension cable and have the receiver facing forward; it's jerky beyond 8' if I just have it plugged into the back of the mini.
.. why do they keep selecting grandmas for additional security screening?
1. Full of ads
2. Limited information
3. NO LINKS TO MORE PRODUCT INFORMATION
4. One link to ANOTHER story on that site
Gee, I wonder if "anonymous coward" is also the recipient of those Google adsense checks.
C'mon, Slashdot, don't let this stuff through.
Here is the official press release and here is the official product page. You're welcome.
What kind of a high security environment was this? I work for a DoD contractor in a high security environment and all of access points must have at least two security measures, so there's keycards + PIN numbers for the mag locks (this is just a regular building, not a SKIF). The idea of just a key card as a security measure is dumb for obvious reasons. Tie it to a PIN and the keycard alone is useless.
What makes this all the more ironic is that in the new CoverFlow Finder, PCs on the network are displayed with a Blue Screen of Death... teeeheee!
How those in the IT industry tend to lose more hair earlier than those who don't? I look at the people who work outdoors all day and generally they have healthy heads of hair (I'm not just talking Hispanics here, who are genetically less likely to experience hair loss). But those who sit in front of monitors all day seem to say byebye to their follicles quite early.
Makes you wonder what other ailments techies will find themselves with down the road (along with that tumor by their preferred ear for holding your cell phone up to).
At least techies generally make enough $ to afford what will undoubtedly be this overpriced treatment, should it ever emerge (a friend of a friend was on the team that developed Propecia, you should see the houses and cars he has...).
With the direction they're going with the iPhone, you know it's only a matter of time before Apple whips that technology into something with a 5"-7" display in a far more attractive package with superior software. I mean, look at that thing... not an ounce of industrial design, it doesn't seem like you'll be able to thumb-type on it like a Blackberry, and it's too big to fit in any coat pocket or to be carried on your belt.
And is it just me or is Paul Allen grinning like a paedophile holding something illicit in his hands? I can't believe their marketing team let that through (they probably don't have one, mind you).
How long before the first class action suit in the U.S. over bad Web site design?
As soon as those Wii owners return to their computers...
I agree with the chap who said they have the best customer retention dept... One year ago, I was going to leave (I had no contract) and they convinced me to stay by giving me 1500 day minutes, ul night/weekend, nationwide roaming, etc. for $49 a month -- no contract! I was going to switch to Cingular anyway a few months later, but ended up staying because 1) T-Mobile significantly improved coverage around Dallas-Fort Worth and 2) switching to Cingular, for a plan with similar minutes and text messages, would cost me at least $20 more each month AND that would be with a 2 year contract! I recently called T-Mobile about upgrading to a Blackberry... not only were they willing to give me a good deal on the phone (I told them I wanted no contract -- not having a contract gives you a HUGE bargaining chip), but they said I could keep my sweet minutes deal and get the unlimited data plan for only $15 more a month -- again, way better than Cingular. If I wanted to be an ass, I imagine I could call T-Mobile every few months and threaten to cancel and they'd probably comp my account $50 each time for staying. They're really working hard to keep their subscribers happy. I have no plans to switch to anyone else now.
heh... I'd never work for Earthlink, some friends did before they outsourced all their support to India... it's a stupid company... as I said, I only still even have EarthLink because I transferred the account to my mom's house for DSL... I've been FiOS for the last couple year. Verion's a far better ISP (I don't work for them, either).
I often read about these "widespread" issues and take them with a grain of salt. Why? Well, for one, I've been using Macs my entire life, so viruses and trojans have never affected me... Seriously, though, I've been an EarthLink customer for TEN years and have not had ANY issues with my email (and, no, I don't use them as an ISP, but I did for dial-up and my mother still uses them for DSL, so I've had that EarthLink email address for a decade). How do I know this? Because the only thing I use my EarthLink account for are e-commerce sites and newsletters that I long ago signed up using it. And never once have not received a password reset when I requested it, an invoice or shipping info when I ordered it, or an issue of a newsletter (they're numbered, making tracking easy). My EarthLink account receives an insane amount of spam that I have EarthLink auto-delete for me ("medium" Earthlink server-side spam settings and no, I do not have an email white list or anything) and it has never mis-directed any legit email nor has legit email ever been lost in their server chasm.
... music pirates you!!
"And are they going to edit all the people out? I don't see how they could." Why couldn't they? It's amazing the things they can do with computers these days, you know...
Prospective service provider is lying to prospective customers about competitors! And smoking pot funds Al Qaeda! Story at 11!
TS has explained the delay in the video iPod and never said anything about an iPhone (except that one wasn't coming, contrary to other reports--and none has surfaced so far). As for the Mac mini PVR, short of the PVR software itself the latest Mac mini was totally revamped to be more ideal in the living room. But you're right, the PVR software is AWOL and there has been no comment from TS on that to date. Like any site that looks into the future, there's always going to be an inherent hit or miss ratio. It's impossible to get everything always right; anyone who has worked for a company like Apple developing products will tell you products get delayed, cancelled, features change, etc..