Mastodawn

Adam Miarka Sep 22, 2023

Home Assistant Sep 22, 2023

For over a decade Philips Hue offered lights that work without sharing your data to the cloud. This is changing soon and we need your help to make some noise to convince them to revert this decision.

https://www.home-assistant.io/blog/2023/09/22/philips-hue-force-users-upload-data-to-cloud/

#homeassistant

[Update Oct 2: data sharing to become optional] Philips Hue will force users to upload their data to Hue cloud

To control your lights you soon need to create an account and share your data with the Hue cloud.

Home Assistant

Adam Miarka Aug 28, 2023

🇺🇦 Richard Gunther 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇸Aug 28, 2023

I'm excited to share the latest episode of Home: On with you this morning! Jeff Butts, Managing Editor at The @MacObserver joins me to discuss the state of HomeKit. https://www.thedigitalmediazone.com/home-on-157/ #smarthome #podcast #homekit

Home: On #157 - Pondering HomeKit with Jeff Butts from The Mac Observer

Jeff Butts from The Mac Observer joins us to discuss some news and share his thoughts on the current state of HomeKit.

The Digital Media Zone

Adam Miarka Aug 14, 2023

Jared Newman Aug 14, 2023

The thing about Amazon reviews is that aggregate sentiment is easily faked and therefore worthless. The value is in the outliers—that one weird incompatibility issue, the reviews that actually have pictures, etc—which AI will inevitably fail to summarize. https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/amazon-ai/amazon-improves-customer-reviews-with-generative-ai

How Amazon continues to improve the customer reviews experience with generative AI

New AI-generated customer review highlights are the latest in a string of review innovations.

US About Amazon

Adam Miarka Jul 20, 2023

HomeKit News Jul 20, 2023

Onvis US Matter over Thread Smart Plug Available on Amazon https://homekitnews.com/2023/07/20/onvis-us-matter-over-thread-smart-plug-available-on-amazon/

Onvis US Matter over Thread Smart Plug Available on Amazon - Homekit News and Reviews

Onvis first Matter over Thread device, the S4 Smart plug, is now available to order in North America via Amazon.com

Homekit News and Reviews

Adam Miarka Jul 18, 2023

@caseyliss FYI. I remember you mentioning these on ATP, and think you bought one. https://www.macrumors.com/2023/07/18/mophies-travel-charger-pulled/

Mophie's 3-in-1 Travel Charger With MagSafe Temporarily Pulled From Apple Store Amid Widespread Charging...

Mophie's 3-in-1 Travel Charger with MagSafe has been temporarily removed from the Apple online store due to ongoing charging issues. You also can...

MacRumors

Adam Miarka Jul 14, 2023

Christian Selig Jul 14, 2023

Today more stock finally arrived for Apollo enamel pins, stickers, and mugs, so if you were interested in picking those up but they were sold out, act quick since they normally go pretty fast https://cottonbureau.com/people/apollo

Apollo | Cotton Bureau

I'm a software developer from Halifax, Nova Scotia. I build Apollo for Reddit!

Adam Miarka Jun 16, 2023

Lex Friedman Jun 16, 2023

Your periodic reminder that if you encounter a news article behind a paywall, you can share it to Apple News, and it'll open right up (for supported publications).

Adam Miarka Jun 9, 2023

Christian Selig Jun 8, 2023

Apollo will close down on June 30th. Reddit’s recent decisions and actions have unfortunately made it impossible for Apollo to continue. Thank you so, so much for all the support over the years. ❤️ https://www.reddit.com/r/apolloapp/comments/144f6xm/apollo_will_close_down_on_june_30th_reddits/

📣 Apollo will close down on June 30th. Reddit’s recent decisions and actions have unfortunately made it impossible for Apollo to continue. Thank you so, so much for all the support over the years. ❤️

Hey all, It's been an amazing run thanks to all of you. Eight years ago, I posted in the Apple subreddit [about a Reddit app I was looking for...

Adam Miarka May 31, 2023

balloob May 31, 2023

The bar for building a better voice assistant really is not that high…

"While testing the Pop, I set an alarm that offered to upsell me on a louder alarm sound.”

Source: https://www.theverge.com/23742395/amazon-echo-pop-smart-speaker-review

Amazon Echo Pop review: Alexa for less

At $40, the newest entry-level Echo smart speaker is cheaper, smaller, and comes in purple. It doesn’t sound as good as the Echo Dot, but it might find a good spot in your home.

The Verge

Adam Miarka May 23, 2023

Ars Technica May 23, 2023

Google bans Downloader app after TV firms complain it can load a pirate website

"It's a ridiculous claim and abuse of the DMCA," Downloader app developer says.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/05/google-bans-downloader-app-after-tv-firms-complain-it-can-load-a-pirate-website/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Google bans Downloader app after TV firms complain it can load a pirate website

"It's a ridiculous claim and abuse of the DMCA," Downloader app developer says.

Ars Technica