Does anyone know what actual protocols and technology it works on? It would seem some form of Bluetooth (or my gut tells me less likely:NFC) for the initial handshake, but beyond that, I'm not sure. With the Zigbee alliance involved, I'm assuming it's 802.15.4, but I wouldn't be surprised if it just sticks to 802.11.

Say goodbye to the Synology Web Assistant and other tools.

...Because you know Canada and Mexico aren't going to see a single vial of that product from the Michigan factory.

They'll just redefine K, and say that we were referring to Ki all along.

Very true. Sometimes history has to repeat itself. Maybe the self-driving car industry needed a Therac-25 moment. Hopefully it doesn't need another.

Nest Will Now Work With Your Door Locks, Light Bulbs and More
Ahh, I see we're using the new definition of "now."

My head is "literally" spinning thinking of the possibilities.

...Or a Quinzee?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quinzee

Don't piss on the walls. They'll melt.

Kali/Kahn. Sluggish over a modem, but incredibly fun, and much easier to set up than making Real Life friends with parents that would let them lug the computer around for a LAN party!

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You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

How do you measure whiteness?

Is a dance-off somehow involved?

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I agree. I only buy 5-year warranty drives. Once they've outlived their usefulness to me, I can still re-sell them to someone else with the assurance that the drives have a couple of years left on the manufacturer's warranty.

In other words, once you go WD Black you don't go back.

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I wholeheartedly agree. This is exactly how Geordi got burned when met that alien posing as his mother.

No one wants that to happen to them.

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But he can never fail

This really reminds me of why I shouldn't consume beverages while reading Slashdot. It was a near-miss.