Konnected has announced its next line of products. Given I am a huge fan of Konnected’s hardware and setupm I am excited. This truly is an amazing system to convert older wired alarm systems into a smart home. I use it with Hubitat and it is by far the most reliable piece of Home Automation Software I have. I […]
Read moreI received an email today asking of I “was ready to upgrade my Charge 3”, with the Versa 2 being the target of this marketing. Clearly someone at Fitbit doesn’t understand what they are selling. Form factor matters, and that’s the main value in the Charge line versus the Versa, and frankly much more capable smart watches/trackers. If I wanted […]
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The NVIDIA Shield TV has replaced a HTPC at each of our TVs because it does everything the HTPC did, better, plus it provides first-class access to OTT providers like Netflix, Amazon Prime via a 10′ UI. One feature it was lacking compared to my HTPC, and the Apple TV, is automated refresh rate shifting. This video outlines how to […]
Read moreIt’s an odd one, and I can’t find any good information around what the issue is, or how long they expect 4K UHD to be disabled on the Shield TV. The link in the email VUDU sent me (below), just goes to the forum where, if there is information on this issue, it’s really well hidden. Nvidia has made us […]
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Wahoo rolled out a firmware for the 2019 Kickr and Kickr Core smart trainers a couple days ago. This update provides support for multiple Bluetooth connections (no more WHY WON’T ZWIFT FIND MY KICKER issues), and more interestingly support for reporting cadence via the Kicker. This removes the need to use a discrete cadence sensor, which makes use with devices […]
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Wahoo, and a slew of other companies, just announced a “smart” indoor training bike. They’re all expensive, Wahoo’s is $3500 (pick up your jaw), and I do not understand why anyone (who isn’t a professional eSports <shudder/> rider) would buy one. To be clear, this is a whole other product category compared to things like Peloton; which is a stationary […]
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