The touch bar on your wife's machine will change its controls to suit the app you're using? Oh... no. It's just gimmicky media controls you can't operate by feel.
Can't imagine why they wouldn't want to retire the Yahoo brand when they can use a name like Verizon that's associated with stellar customer service and value.
Apple Music also knows I'm an early 40s white guy and instead keeps telling me I should listen to prog rock, 80s pop, and the occasional "safe-for-old-people" new artist.
I suspect this will work out just as well. No, no.. don't watch Orphan Black or Dark Matter, you really should just be watching Seinfeld and Frasier reruns!
These dry music recs are making me thirsty -- for new black metal!
The device itself looks really sexy, no doubt about that.
Looking more at the specs though it really seems more like a mobile device with a giant screen bolted on. It has as mentioned a 2TB laptop drive (probably) but even worse to me, the GTX 980M instead of the GTX 1080... if I'm going to go with a desktop over a laptop I really could use that extra boost (nearly twice as much processing power).
Yes the 1080 card is damn large but so fast they should have built the base around it, the base could easily be a bit larger without compromising the design.
If the machine is an all-in-one desktop. it really doesn't matter how thick it is anyway. It takes up the same horizontal and vertical space on a desk whether it's 12mm thick or has a 6" box behind the screen. 99% of people are going to have it on a desk where it will have a foot and a half or more empty space behind it (mirroring the legroom under the furniture).
Microsoft's first Surface-branded desktop PC now exists, and it is called the Surface Studio. The PC features a 28" display with 13.5 million pixels, which means the display is roughly 63 percent denser than a "4K" screen at 3840x2160 resolution. That screen is also an astonishing 12.5mm thick.
When I hear "desktop" I think a CPU chassis separate from a monitor. So to say the screen is 12.5mm thick isn't very impressive in a world of sub-1cm thick smartphones. The summary should convey this is an all-in-one machine instead of a "plain" desktop, so that thickness is for the display and the PC hardware mounted behind it as well.
Just throwing out ideas, but maybe the infrastructure is so shitty it can't maintain a steady connection long enough to watch a full program streamed. "Time shifting" ability might refer to download now/watch later really. In which case the content is already cached in its entirety and even with no service at all you can watch the program.
I'm sure it will be perfectly operational for the owner to enjoy after the lock is triggered... just like an automobile runs fine after a skunk sprays the interior.
Attackers get the service people on the phone, and spin a believable story about just why they don't know the answer to the security question, or have lost their PIN, but it's really important that they get this changed. They pull the support worker onto their side, partners against the evil bureaucracy. The support worker feels good, for helping someone out of a tight spot.
Pfft! More like "support worker helps the customer out because the customer is getting angry and he doesn't want a supervisor call". It's amazing how stupid users are all-for improved security until they "lose their key" and then blame the company for "not being helpful" when the protections work designed against them.
I am more concerned with my exploding toploading washer
Have you tried putting a Galaxy 7 inside your washer ?
No, silly, he's talking about their exploding washer line. If the load is heavy enough, and the washer agitates just enough, the power circuit board shorts out and blows up.
Maybe he thought the two explosions would cancel each other out.
Joke's on them. I have it set up in Thunderbird as IMAP. I don't care so much about leaving as I mostly use it as a spam address. I'm using their servers and I don't see their atrocious interface or ads.
All IOT products need to be labeled as such. Then I can avoid them...
This isn't hard.
The device I'm about to purchase (check all that apply) __ has existed for decades, but has a computer built into it now, and did not normally have one prior to the year 2000. __ can control other simpler items in my house (i.e. lamps, garage doors, entry doors, climate control systems, security systems). __ connects to my household LAN. __ can be used from outside my own local area network through a smartphone app or a publicly accessible website that was not written by me. __ was made by a company that primarily makes PC accessories or peripherals (Belkin, Logitech, etc) or a company that is less than 8 years old.
If you checked two or more lines it's an Internet of Things device.
Google would probably argue the Android OS is the "product" in this case, and since it is already on billions of phones used every day it meets the test.
In all fairness, I've done the same in Pittsburgh. Was visiting, not familiar with the city and you guys do love your one way roads. Luckily I figured it out pretty damn quick.
We forgive you because you don't have a GPS embedded in your head that constantly tells you where you are and has the direction of all roads mapped. Add to that, this is a test limited to a single municipality. It's not a case of "oh, well the GPS map was out-of-date because we wont be aware of construction being done three states away immediately". This is a relatively small test bed and Uber should be watching like a hawk for local issues to update the test vehicles.
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The touch bar on your wife's machine will change its controls to suit the app you're using?
Oh... no. It's just gimmicky media controls you can't operate by feel.
Can't imagine why they wouldn't want to retire the Yahoo brand when they can use a name like Verizon that's associated with stellar customer service and value.
Apple Music also knows I'm an early 40s white guy and instead keeps telling me I should listen to prog rock, 80s pop, and the occasional "safe-for-old-people" new artist.
I suspect this will work out just as well. No, no.. don't watch Orphan Black or Dark Matter, you really should just be watching Seinfeld and Frasier reruns!
These dry music recs are making me thirsty -- for new black metal!
The device itself looks really sexy, no doubt about that.
Looking more at the specs though it really seems more like a mobile device with a giant screen bolted on. It has as mentioned a 2TB laptop drive (probably) but even worse to me, the GTX 980M instead of the GTX 1080... if I'm going to go with a desktop over a laptop I really could use that extra boost (nearly twice as much processing power).
Yes the 1080 card is damn large but so fast they should have built the base around it, the base could easily be a bit larger without compromising the design.
If the machine is an all-in-one desktop. it really doesn't matter how thick it is anyway. It takes up the same horizontal and vertical space on a desk whether it's 12mm thick or has a 6" box behind the screen. 99% of people are going to have it on a desk where it will have a foot and a half or more empty space behind it (mirroring the legroom under the furniture).
Considering that the iPhone 7s are selling at all, we already knew this.
There are literally no new features of note in the iPhone 7.
Yeah, that faster processor, better camera, brighter display -- those aren't new features.
Microsoft's first Surface-branded desktop PC now exists, and it is called the Surface Studio. The PC features a 28" display with 13.5 million pixels, which means the display is roughly 63 percent denser than a "4K" screen at 3840x2160 resolution. That screen is also an astonishing 12.5mm thick.
When I hear "desktop" I think a CPU chassis separate from a monitor. So to say the screen is 12.5mm thick isn't very impressive in a world of sub-1cm thick smartphones. The summary should convey this is an all-in-one machine instead of a "plain" desktop, so that thickness is for the display and the PC hardware mounted behind it as well.
No clickbait headlines here, no siree Bob.
Now if only Uber/Otto can automate the drinking of Budweiser
That will be great. Then humans wont have to drink it anymore.
If you mean "discount" as in lack of a penalty charge, maybe.
Just throwing out ideas, but maybe the infrastructure is so shitty it can't maintain a steady connection long enough to watch a full program streamed.
"Time shifting" ability might refer to download now/watch later really. In which case the content is already cached in its entirety and even with no service at all you can watch the program.
I hear the military will be considering them for alternatives to the M84.
What about the bike? Doesn't this ruin the bike?
I'm sure it will be perfectly operational for the owner to enjoy after the lock is triggered... just like an automobile runs fine after a skunk sprays the interior.
Attackers get the service people on the phone, and spin a believable story about just why they don't know the answer to the security question, or have lost their PIN, but it's really important that they get this changed. They pull the support worker onto their side, partners against the evil bureaucracy. The support worker feels good, for helping someone out of a tight spot.
Pfft! More like "support worker helps the customer out because the customer is getting angry and he doesn't want a supervisor call". It's amazing how stupid users are all-for improved security until they "lose their key" and then blame the company for "not being helpful" when the protections work designed against them.
A key problem seemed to be that Rittman's kettle didn't come with software that would easily allow integration with other devices in his home...
He was expecting interchangeability with third-party devices? Lock-in and proprietary communications is what the IoT is all about!
No, Great Leader will just hold them up as an example of the "inferior technology" or South Korea. It will become a PR tool for him.
I am more concerned with my exploding toploading washer
Have you tried putting a Galaxy 7 inside your washer ?
No, silly, he's talking about their exploding washer line. If the load is heavy enough, and the washer agitates just enough, the power circuit board shorts out and blows up.
Maybe he thought the two explosions would cancel each other out.
Having a user-replaceable battery is a desirable feature, at least for me.
It's a desirable feature for anybody... except companies that change you $80 to replace your phone battery.
I look forward to Microsoft's new endeavor, the aptly named Phony McPhoneface.
Joke's on them. I have it set up in Thunderbird as IMAP.
I don't care so much about leaving as I mostly use it as a spam address. I'm using their servers and I don't see their atrocious interface or ads.
Or... terrorists hate the freedom of OSS and prefer the over-priced walled garden model.
Well I'm not surprised. Have you seen how beautiful their walled gardens are?
All IOT products need to be labeled as such. Then I can avoid them...
This isn't hard.
The device I'm about to purchase (check all that apply)
__ has existed for decades, but has a computer built into it now, and did not normally have one prior to the year 2000.
__ can control other simpler items in my house (i.e. lamps, garage doors, entry doors, climate control systems, security systems).
__ connects to my household LAN.
__ can be used from outside my own local area network through a smartphone app or a publicly accessible website that was not written by me.
__ was made by a company that primarily makes PC accessories or peripherals (Belkin, Logitech, etc) or a company that is less than 8 years old.
If you checked two or more lines it's an Internet of Things device.
That's what I was thinking. Verizon's just annoyed Yahoo has spoiled the plans they already had in place for after they completed the purchase.
Google would probably argue the Android OS is the "product" in this case, and since it is already on billions of phones used every day it meets the test.
Everyone who has seen Blade Runner knows how that'll turn out
for some company executives...
They trained Uber's self-driving cars to play chess? Also, I don't think the elevator at their corporate office can carry a vehicle to the top floor.
In all fairness, I've done the same in Pittsburgh. Was visiting, not familiar with the city and you guys do love your one way roads. Luckily I figured it out pretty damn quick.
We forgive you because you don't have a GPS embedded in your head that constantly tells you where you are and has the direction of all roads mapped.
Add to that, this is a test limited to a single municipality. It's not a case of "oh, well the GPS map was out-of-date because we wont be aware of construction being done three states away immediately". This is a relatively small test bed and Uber should be watching like a hawk for local issues to update the test vehicles.