Amazon shuts down Halo division and discontinues all devices
The Halo Band, Halo View, and Halo Rise are no longer available on Amazon.
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I've been writing online at various sites since 2003, mostly about a wide variety of topics including web development, tech, food and whatever else I feel like writing and sharing.
CNBC: “Apple declares resounding victory after decision reached in Epic Games appeal”
An appeals court on Monday mostly sided with Apple over its App Store rules in a suit with Epic Games. The decision signals that Apple’s control over the App Store and the fees it charges likely won’t significantly change as a result of an ongoing legal challenge by Epic Games.
Read moreThe end of the BuzzFeed era in news
Buzzfeed News, which began in 2012 announced they're shutting down as part of company-wide layoffs.
Read more"How to continue making kerosene lamps on the eve of electricity"
The recent and rapid advance of AI has rightfully giving many in software real doubts about the future of their profession. I'd probably still wager that the fears are overstated – that we also got prematurely euphoric about the imminent prospects of self-driving cars – and that AI generating code is different from it evolving existing systems. But I wouldn't want to bet the house on it. This might just be The Big One.
Read moreThe End of Computer Magazines in America
The April issues of Maximum PC and MacLife are currently on sale at a newsstand near you—assuming there is a newsstand near you. They’re the last print issues of these two venerable computer magazines, both of which date to 1996 (and were originally known, respectively, as Boot and MacAddict). Starting with their next editions, both publications will be available in digital form only.
Read moreApple’s Tim Cook says AR and VR are for "connection" and "communication"
At some point in the near future, Apple’s going to launch a mixed reality headset. That seems all but certain. The exact when and what and how much? All very up in the air. But one thing hasn’t changed: Tim Cook’s vision for AR and VR. For almost a decade, Apple’s CEO has been banging the drum that AR is more important than VR and that AR is fundamentally about bringing people together. And he’s still at it.
Read moreGM plans to phase out Apple CarPlay in EVs, with Google's help
General Motors plans to phase out widely-used Apple CarPlay and Android Auto technologies that allow drivers to bypass a vehicle’s infotainment systems, shifting instead to built-in infotainment systems developed with Google for future electric vehicles.
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Some Apple Employees Seriously Concerned About Mixed-Reality Headset as Announcement Draws Closer
The first-generation headset is purportedly seen as a bridge to future products that require technological breakthroughs, but many employees are said to have worries about the device's $3,000 price point, utility, and unproven market. Skeptics have questioned if the device is "a solution in search of a problem," unlike the iPod and iPhone. The headset has apparently not been "driven by the same clarity" as Apple's other products.
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Playing with AI models
AI models are fascinating, I've been building a few sites as well as extensions, etc that use chatGPT, Dall-e, and others to accomplish various tasks.
Read moreEtsy is delaying seller payouts following Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse
Etsy says some sellers won’t receive their payments on time due to the sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. In an email sent out to impacted shop owners, the company says it used the shuttered institution to send out deposits to “some sellers” and that they may not get their scheduled payments as a result, leaving shop owners worried about the future of their stores.
Read moreMarc Rubinstein on The Demise of Silicon Valley Bank
“When you’re not working, what do you do to de-stress?”
Read moreThe definition of overwhelm
“ The definition of “overwhelm” is pretty intense”
Read moreNew cracks emerge in Elon Musk's Twitter
On Wednesday, Twitter employees had the tech equivalent of a snow day: the company’s Slack instance was down for “routine maintenance,” they were told, and the company was implementing a deployment freeze as a result.
Read moreWhat is going on with Fitbit?
These days, Fitbit users seem to be asking each other the same question: is it me, or is the app down for everybody else, too? Between frequent server outages and a recent decision to shutter popular social features, frustrated Fitbit customers say they’re weighing their options.
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BOBOVR M2 Plus Head Strap For Meta Quest 2
You want to be comfortable if you wear a VR headset for long, and also having a backup battery or two doesn't hurt. This strap provides both of those features.
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Deploy Directus to Dokku
Adding Directus to your dokku stack is fast and easy.
Read moreMicrosoft Announces New AI-Powered Bing Search and Edge Web Browser
“ To empower people to unlock the joy of discovery, feel the wonder of creation and better harness the world’s knowledge, today we’re improving how the world benefits from the web by reinventing the tools billions of people use every day, the search engine and the browser.”
Read moreBack to the SSR
When servers were in Swiss basements, all they had to serve was static HTML. Maybe, if you were lucky, you got an image.
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Picking a self-hosted Feed Reader
I used to use Google Reader back in the day then from Google Reader I moved to Feedly like a lot of other people did, but I decided a few months back to look into a self-hosted solution and Miniflux won out.
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Anker Soundcore VR P10 Wireless Gaming Earbuds
I’m a fan of VR, especially the meta quest 2 and pro, so when I was sent a pair of these to test out, I jumped at it.
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