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Comment Re:Ditto Samsung (Score 1) 16

That is rather false dichotomy thinking. Did you even read the link where it says specifically the feature was approved for "over-the-counter" use. As such, the FDA and doctors are not going to suggest the watch be the ONLY diagnostic tool to use in a situation. If the watch notifies someone of a problem, that person should seek medical attention. Did you think that an alert by an Apple Watch means the person is immediately put on a heart transplant list? Did you think that hospitals have replaced all their patient monitoring devices with Apple Watches?

Comment Re:Yay to the abolition of lithium slavery! (Score 1) 138

The main difference I see is that thesee are in production. Many battery stories were about research breakthroughs and prototypes.

Pros: 10X charging than lithium, less environmental impact, sodium is more abundant
Cons: Average lower energy density. Natron models 70 Wh/kg whereas other sodium can be 160 Wh/kg. Lithium ion ranges from 50 - 200 Wh/kg

Comment Re:Apple (Score 2) 23

Epic's stance has never been about consumers unlike what they would like everyone to believe. Epic's stance is really that they do not control everything including other stores. And they have always felt that was unfair as they try to portray their multibillion dollar company as some sort of lowly underdog.

Comment Re:Huh? (Score 1) 128

Only if Apple enhanced MacOS to use a touch screen. Otherwise it is like my last two work Windows laptops: almost none of my work load benefits from a touchscreen. In fact it gets in the way if I accidentally touch the screen and my window shifts focus and now I am typing in the wrong place.

Comment Re:AM radio is nothing in terms of volts. (Score 1) 317

In the event of an emergency, one of the broadcast options is AM. Signals also will be broadcast on TV, FM, Internet, etc but AM has the longest range. For example if you live on a coast, hurricane warnings and evacuation orders are common place every few years. Other incidents include wildfire, winter storm, floods, tornados, etc. And that is just nature. I imagine zombie outbreak warnings will be broadcast too.

Comment Re:AM radio is nothing in terms of volts. (Score 1) 317

I would say that is more hyperbole than anything else. Using the entertainment system to play music via AM or phone or CD reduces the range technically. To make is a negative is just nit picking. Manufacturers might save as much range by using dark mode for the display instead of light mode.

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