Anandtech: The Apple iPad Pro Review.
I take you to the conclusions.
Pro Video Coalition: The best drone from CES 2016.
Dodges obstacles automatically. Not *gracefully*, note (watch the video).
Anandtech: Seagate Introduces First 8 TB Hard Disk Drive for Consumer NAS Applications.
“The MSRP of the new 8TB PMR NAS HDD from Seagate will be $385 when it ships later this quarter.”
AppleInsider: Lightning-connected Gamevice gaming controller for iPhone debuts in Apple Stores.
Hmmm. I used to enjoy “Real Racing” on my iPod Touch. Perhaps I should ...
Pro Video Coalition: From the National Drone Show: What I Learned On The Floor.
“The last person you want flying your RPV is a real-plane pilot.” Not true. I sincerely doubt a pilot would be any worse than another untrained drone operator. Knowledge of airspace, weather, weight and balance, responsibility - ‘pilot in command’ - and other intangibles is important. It brings a seriousness to the endeavor, rather than a videogame/toy mentality. Treat it as a toy, people/animals/property get hurt - as we’ve already seen, and frequently. No doubt a subset of a PP license is the better solution.
Mashable: Toddler loses an eye after consumer drone spins out of control.
Just what I’ve been warning about. Use bladeguards, people. Even if you think you don’t need them, or want to save battery life. You never know what you’re going to hit.
The Verge: A designer’s take on the iPad Pro.
Tempting, but every time I try to incorporate an iPad in workflow, I end up spending extra time dealing with the handicaps in the programs (compared to desktop versions). Extra time increases bottom line.
Designer News: Using an iPad Pro for work.
This thread will grow over the next day or so. Worth watching.
Luminous Landscape: Is Good, Good Enough?
Great convo. Then again, I’d probably listen to these guys even if they chose to read the phone book. Their likeability shines.
EOSHD: Sony A7S II Review Part 1 - Major Sunspot Defect.
Wait a few months. The III will likely be out.
Macworld: The case of the case-sensitive formatted drive and Adobe Creative Cloud.
Interesting problem. SuperDuper for the win ... something every Mac owner should own, anyway. Never enough backups ...
DP Review: PocketWizard Plus IV transceiver gets TTL pass-through hotshoe.
Boston Globe: A revolution rattling the world of organ music.
DP Review: Can the iPad Pro be a serious editing tool for imaging professionals?
Register.UK: Why Amazon, Netflix, Tinder, Airbnb and co plunged offline.
LRB: Daniel Soar, Short Cuts.
“New inventions – just check out the website for the Lethality Division of the US Army Research Laboratory’s Material Research Directorate – promise clever things, and better soldiers, but when it comes to dealing with the enemy nothing is really as effective as firing at people from far enough away that they can’t fire back.” I’ve read this twice now, and still can’t quite figure out where he stands.
ReadWrite: Apple Builds A Larger Canvas For Tablet Appmakers With The iPad Pro.
Sort of ‘backing’ into a touchscreen computer. What this brings to mind is, innovation on the iMac platform to accommodate a touchscreen. Articulated stand? Exciting, IMHO.
Anandtech: WD Red Pro 6 TB Review.
DP Review: Epson introduces EcoTank printer range.
“... Epson ... has launched a range of printers called EcoTank that it claims will help users save 70% on home printing. The five new machines come with what Epson says is enough ink to last the average person two years, and once empty the tanks can be refilled from a bottle instead of being replaced.” It’s taken long enough. Should have been available a decade ago!
Luminous Landscape: DxO One Hands On Review.
Scroll down to “The Final Word.” You might be better served waiting for the next generation of mobile phones.
Yosemite/mouse problem licked.
Turns out, not Yosemite at all. When I’d previously had some cutouts, I’d noticed it happened after abrupt mouse movements. Seems the battery door doesn’t push the batteries into full contact. I taped a piece of index card inside the door, and that fixed things. I’ve been having them so frequently lately, I thought - what the hell. Go for the easy solution. I slapped a full-length piece of duct tape over the taped index card (twice as thick as previously), and closed the battery door. No more ‘connection lost’ inconveniences.
And my apologies for picking on you, Yosemite.
ReadWrite: Weaponized Drones Are Now Legal In The U.S.
KurzweilAI: Rechargeable batteries with almost indefinite lifetimes coming, say MIT-Samsung engineer
Mashable: Microsoft builds Surface cover prototype with bonus E Ink screen.
Clever. Taking menus off the main screen, onto a narrow E-Ink display. Would need wider adoption. I would lay odds that E-Ink would get swapped for a color display eventually. [Ed.note: Two eventually’s in that sentence. Removed one. Boiled up more coffee. Thanks.]
The Register.UK: Retired space shuttles cannibalised for parts.
“This week, four water storage tanks are being yanked from Endeavour - the most up-to-date of the shuttles. It made 25 flights to the ISS between 1992 and 2011 and is now on display at the California Science Center in Los Angeles. But it is not the first shuttle to be picked over for parts. Similar tanks were stripped from the Atlantis shuttle in May.” How the mighty have fallen. NASA, put up a ‘donate’ button on your website. Some of us still want to fuel our dreams.