Category: Off Topic
The Minder is an easy way to stay socially distant
Friend of Knapsack Jon Buford has created something pretty cool. It’s basically a little dongle that hangs around your neck and notifies you when someone …
Apple, Amazon, Google, and Zigbee Alliance continue to make progress, unifying smarthome devices
I love smarthome automation. I love nothing more than being able to turn things on and off at different times of day, based on other …
Apple is having an event on Sept 15 – Watch, iPad
“Join us from Apple Park. September 15, 2020, at 10 a.m.?PDT.” the Apple Events page says. The timing is right for a new iPad Air, …
Augmented Reality sucks, but maybe Mario fixes it
The number of augmented reality games that actually take off is very small. Even if you leave out ‘games’ and just look at Augmented Reality …
SIM locking is bullshit
SIM locking is when a carrier (provider of cellphone service) locks your phone so that it only works with their service. This is bullshit.
Amazon has a fitness band and wants to see you in your underwear
Amazon is introducing a new fitness band, Halo, and it has exploded my brain. It listens to your voice, and uses your phone’s camera to …
What if the App Store were actually good? What if it were… Epic?
I wrote about this before. The App Store rules as practiced are giving Apple a groundswell of unpopularity right now. I’m going to try and …