Author: Romano McBride
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The Apple USB-C to 3.5 mm Audio Cable Might be The World’s Smallest bi-directional Audio Interface.
In order to use my AirPods Max with things like in-flight entertainment, or any 3.5mm audio jack device, the only supported way seems to be the Apple USB-C to 3.5 mm audio cable. This cable coming out was the reason I finally bought the USB-C AirPods Max in the first place, as unlike the lightning…
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Sometimes, premium consumer product companies can benefit from regulation.
Companies making certain consumer products often fight regulations. But I believe that in a regulated market, especially premium products can come out on top.
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Rødecaster Duo Review
I do a lot of Zoom calls. Because I don’t like having a mic right in front of me, limiting my freedom of movement or obscuring my line of sight to the screens at my desk, I use a shotgun mic that is mounted about 3ft /1m from my normal head position. I needed an…
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CarPlay and the Age of Frankenstein UI
Rendering certain content on your smartphone, to be integrated with the car’s native user interface, leads to an inconsistent user experience.
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Why Apple doesn’t have a password sharing problem
We’ve all heard about Netflix and Disney+ cracking down on their users sharing account access with friends & family that aren’t in the same household. Why aren’t we hearing about the same for Apple TV+? Apple is in an advantageous position, offering much more than streaming TV shows. Sharing one’s Apple ID Password means not…
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Yes, I Do Like Motion Smoothing.
Motion smoothing refers to techniques that modern consumer TVs and projectors use to add additional frames in-between the frames. While users going to cinemas are usually exposed to a frame rate of only 24 frames per second, movie fans watching at home often have a choice. Yes, this is about an article published on Polygon.com…
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Cross-Progression Ruins The Sense Of Achievement Of Console Games.
So… this is in direct response to this article on Wired.com “every game should let you cross-save“ I’m sorry, but no, thanks. I believe, cross-saves can be detrimental to the game experience. Let me explain.
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DELL S3221QS Review
The DELL S3221QS is a Curved 32″ UHD Monitor. At a price of around $400, it sounds almost too good to be true and, after trying one, I got two more for my home office. With the curvature they’re perfect for an L-shaped desk and creating a multi-tasking workplace. From the back, they form a…
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The Deepfake Defense
With deepfakes, it will be difficult to claim that anyone has ever said anything, since any evidence of it might be fake.
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Thoughts on AI
Now that we have language models… great! I can just write this post as bullet points and you may simply copy/paste into the AI of your choice and turn it into a text that I’m sure is better than what I could conjure in an hour.