Apple kills the headphone jack

Apple kills the headphone jack
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You might have heard by now that Apple is probably ditching the headphone jack on the next iPhone.
Without the headphone jack, we'd be left with either the iPhone's Lightning port or Bluetooth to listen to music.
This poses a problem for iPhone users who have a favorite pair of headphones that plug into the regular 3.5mm headphone jack.
Indeed, my colleague Tim Stenovec just got a nice pair of expensive Bose noise-canceling earphones for Christmas, but they'll probably become obsolete when he buys the next iPhone. He's not happy about it, and might return his cherished new earphones with battery such as Philips VS2+ Battery, Philips 863266 Battery, Philips 989803166291 Battery, Welch Allyn 4500-84 Battery, Welch Allyn 450EO Battery, Welch Allyn 450TO Battery, Welch Allyn 45MTO Battery, Welch Allyn 45NTO Battery, Kaden Yasen WP-YHD-3160 Battery, Kaden Yasen ECG-901 Battery, Kaden Yasen HYHB-1270 Battery.
So, what would it be like if Apple ditched the headphone jack and customers were forced to buy Lightning-enabled headphones? I used a pair of Philips Fidelio M2L headphones with a Lightning connector for a week to find out.
I also carried around my old earphones with a 3.5mm connector because the Philips headphones didn't come with an adapter, and I thought I'd need them for devices that use the "old" 3.5mm headphone jack. It's also "realistic" that I'd still have my old 3.5mm earphones around to use as a spare.
Using Lightning headphones for a week
The first problem right off the bat: I was carrying around two pairs of earphones instead of one.
It didn't add any weight in my backpack, but it was something else to think about packing. If I forgot my 3.5mm earphones at home, for example, I'd be stuck with listening to music at work exclusively through my iPhone and the Lightning headphones because my computer doesn't have a Lightning port.
While my iPhone was charging, I had to watch a video, but I couldn't watch it on my computer because I had no way to plug in the Lightning headphones to my computer. That fateful day, my iPhone was the only way to watch a video with headphones. I had to unplug my iPhone from the charging cable and plug the Lightning headphones back in so I could watch the video on my iPhone. That's much more of a hassle I'm ready to deal with.
Otherwise, it wasn't so bad on days when I remembered to pack my old 3.5mm earphones. I'd just need to get over the fact that I had to buy an adapter or a new pair of Lightning headphones just so I could listen to music on my iPhone.

This is a great looking productivity

This is a great looking productivity
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Once again Lenovo took over the Aquaknox in the Venetian hotel to show off all of its new products for 2016. Lenovo launched a big refresh for CES, with new products, and updates to existing models. As with all PC makers, the release of Skylake has necessitated a refresh of all products, giving us the chance to see what the various PC makers are doing with this chance for a refresh. We’ve covered the announcements already here, here, here, and here, so this will just be some hands-on time and thoughts about the new products.
One product that I didn’t cover, but got a nice demo of, is the ThinkPad Stack lineup, which was initially launched last year at CES with four devices. The original four were a 1 TB hard drive, 10,000 mAh power bank, Bluetooth speaker, and wireless access point. For 2016, Lenovo is also introducing a ThinkPad Stack Mobile Projector, which is a compact 150 lumen 720p projector, and it’s a fully standalone product, with an integrated speaker, Miracast and battery with like Aspect BIS Vista Battery, Edanins ECG-12A Battery, Edanins HYHB-1188 Battery, Fukuda BTE-001 Battery, Fukuda FX-8222 Battery, Mindray LI13I001A Battery, Mindray IMEC8 Battery, Mindray IMEC10 Battery, Mindray IPM12 Battery, Mindray IEMEC12 Battery, Philips VM1 Battery, Philips VSI Batteryfor 2 hours of wireless projection. Because it’s a Stack product, it can be combined with the power bank and Bluetooth speaker to give it an 8-hour projection time without recharging, with decent sound quality out of the Bluetooth speaker. The other addition to the Stack lineup is the Charging Station, which can be used to charge mobile devices either with a cable or wireless. It can also be combined with the power bank to be able to charge several devices, or a single device several times. The projector will be $400 and the charging station will be $50 when released in April.
The entire stack lineup is gaining some traction, according to the Lenovo spokesperson I was talking to. It’s not inexpensive, but the modular lineup is very flexible and solidly built. The size of all of the devices makes them easy to take with you on the go, and the ability to mix and match is a big advantage. The demo I got of the projector was very slick, with Miracast providing the wireless connection. When it was docked on top of the other stack units, the Stack speaker instantly took over the duties. I could see this being a great set of tools for a mobile sales force to provide quick demos or slides to clients.
The ThinkPad lineup got a nice refresh, and many of the devices are a bit thinner and lighter than previous models, yet they also offer larger batteries in some of the models despite the reduction in weight. That’s a good thing, since I did like the X1 Carbon a lot, but the battery life was far from class leading. Any improvement to that is welcome in my books. Let’s start with the X1 Carbon. Overall, it would be difficult to tell the difference between last year’s model and this one, but the 2016 version has lost a bit of weight and gained on battery. It has also lost the option of a touch screen display. Since this is a traditional notebook, the loss of touch should help a bit on battery life, and I found the display to have a bit of grain too it on the 2015 model. Quick inspection of the new version looks like it’s better now, but we’ll have to wait and see if we can get a hands-on in a location with better lighting in order to provide final judgement.
The 2015 T450s was one of my favorite laptops of last year, mostly due to the amazing keyboard. For 2016, the T460s moves to Skylake, and also drops about half a pound in weight, and it now comes in at just three pounds. The loss in weight is immediately noticeable, and despite the 0.74-inch thick chassis, it’s almost as light as the X1 Carbon’s 2.6 lb weight. The keyboard is exactly the same, which is good news. The T450s also features Power Bridge, so you can swap the rear battery out while the notebook runs off of the front battery, and the 72 Wh rear option is still available, giving 96 Wh total if you are OK with the extra thickness and weight of the larger battery.
The X1 Tablet was very nice, and I am a big fan of the 3:2 aspect ratio for these convertible tablets. The X1 line has a very nice ThinkPad style keyboard attachment, and its unique aspect is the modular accessories. As I covered in the launch news, there are three attachable modules. You can attach either a productivity module which adds over 50% more battery capacity, along with an HDMI port, USB 3.0 port, and OneLink+ for docking. The Presenter module is an add-on pico projector, and the final module is an Intel RealSense 3D camera system for scanning objects. The build quality of the X1 Tablet was very solid, and the unique kickstand lets the projector be used with the tablet as a stand for it. You can get the X1 Tablet with up to Core m7 with vPro, and there is even an LTE-A option. This is a great looking productivity tablet and hopefully we can get one in to compare it head to head with the competition in this space (read that as Surface Pro 4).
Once again Lenovo took over the Aquaknox in the Venetian hotel to show off all of its new products for 2016. Lenovo launched a big refresh for CES, with new products, and updates to existing models. As with all PC makers, the release of Skylake has necessitated a refresh of all products, giving us the chance to see what the various PC makers are doing with this chance for a refresh. We’ve covered the announcements already here, here, here, and here, so this will just be some hands-on time and thoughts about the new products.

IBM doubles speed of silicon germanium chips

IBM doubles speed of silicon germanium chips
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IBM will announce on Friday the availability of its fourth generation of chips based on silicon germanium technology.
The new semiconductors, named 8HP and 8WL, are twice as fast as the previous generation of chips. The previous generation chip ran at 100 GHz, while this new generation of chips will run at a maximum speed of 200 GHz.
Silicon germanium, or SiGe, technology can boost performance and reduce the power consumption of chips that go into cellular phones and other wireless devices. Though SiGe chips lead to high performance, the technology is more expensive than plain old silicon with battery like Tektronix Y350C Battery, Tektronix Y400 Battery, Rohde Schwarz FSH626 Battery, Rohde Schwarz FSH-Z32 Battery, Rohde Schwarz FSH6 Battery, Rohde Schwarz FSH18 Battery, Rohde Schwarz FSH3 Battery, Biocare ECG-9803G Battery, Biocare HYLB-114A Battery, Aspect 185-0152 Battery, Aspect 186-0208 Battery, Aspect VTI 14564 Battery, a factor that has limited its popularity.
"Silicon germanium technology is directly influencing an increasing number of next-generation consumer devices and applications," Bernie Meyerson, chief technologist for the Systems & Technology group at IBM, said in a statement. "The fourth generation of SiGe will continue to enable wireless connectivity on an unprecedented global scale in the coming years."
The new chips will enable longer battery life and increased functionality in cellular handsets, which should help cell phone makers build affordable phones with embedded Wi-Fi and global positioning system (GPS) technology, IBM said.
The new chips can also be used in short-range radar used in cars to help improve safety. Radars using the SiGe chips could be positioned on bumpers to warn drivers when they're about to hit something, or they could be used to help drivers see what obstacles are in their blindspot.
IBM was the first foundry in the world to offer SiGe technology. Since 1995, it has shipped hundreds of millions of SiGe devices. Companies such as Motorola, Airgo Networks and Tektronix have used IBM's SiGe technology in their products.

How to build a cleantech portfolio 101

How to build a cleantech portfolio 101
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PARC has since launched a variety of new cleantech projects, in areas that include model-based control for data centers; silicon photovoltaics; novel air conditioning; batteries; enhanced geothermal; and CO2 capture for liquid fuels. Some of these are further along than others, and we have a portfolio management strategy in place that helps us meter significant investments over time as we assess technical, business, and market risk/reward tradeffs. But how do you narrow or filter options in the early, exploratory stages?
1.Constrain the problem, and prototype. Unfettered invention isn’t enough; you need constraints to help frame the solution with battery scuh as Agilent N9912A Battery, Agilent N9915A Battery, Agilent N9916A Battery, Agilent N9917A Battery, Agilent N9927A Battery, Agilent N9937A Battery, Anritsu MT9082A2 Battery, Anritsu MT9082A8 Battery, Anritsu MT9082C9 Battery, Anritsu MT9082A2 Battery, Anritsu MT9080 Battery, Anritsu MT9080D Battery. Since PARC had been an internal R&D capability for Xerox for 30 years, we had learned to ideate within industry constraints… unlike many academic institutions and consulting firms. Since we often found ourselves in the position of having ideas the world hadn’t caught up with yet, PARC learned early on how to build what was needed if it wasn’t yet available. Such prototyping is essential, not just for validating assumptions, but for refining features and seeing new solutions, testing, refining, and optimizing user experience as well.
2.Connect with the market early. Since becoming an independent subsidiary, PARC has had to implement a number of new approaches to help us understand what’s needed, identify markets and areas of opportunity, assess the competitiveness of our capabilities, and make early connections with potential partners. For example, we embedded business development within labs; hired visiting technologists to share their industry expertise and help provide direction for enabling technologies seeking a “killer app”; brought in entrepreneurs-in-residence to help reframe and commercialize technologies; and more.
3.Size the opportunity. Many ideas for new projects get thrown out after some soul-searching and estimating of return on our investment/effort. Since PARC derives income from co-development funding and downstream royalties (typically less than 5% of the ultimate product value), there’s a lower limit on the market size we can go after. As a research lab director, I use the rule-of-thumb that the market be >$500M for PARC to start a technology project aimed at it. This can sometimes be frustrating for inventors, but given where PARC sits in the value chain of technology creation, and that we only work with partners to do the actual commercialization, any other market opportunity would be too small.

Intel and Lenovo unveil first Medfield

Intel and Lenovo unveil first Medfield

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Intel has unveiled a clutch of partnerships around its Atom chip, including the first smartphone powered by its Medfield family.

At CES 2012 on Tuesday, chief executive Paul Otellini revealed during an Intel keynote speech that Lenovo will be the first manufacturer to launch a Medfield-based handset, the K800. Medfield, officially known as the Atom Z2460 platform, is a 32-nanometer chip optimised to be a low-power, high-performance chip capable of handling advanced tasks.

Lenovo's Liu Jun, who heads up the Chinese company's mobile and internet device unit, introduced the smartphone, but did not give many details. However, he did reveal that the K800 has a 4.5-inch 720p display and uses a 1.6GHz Z2460 processor with battery such as dell Latitude D830 battery, It runs on Android 4.0, better known as Ice Cream Sandwich.

"This is only the first step," Jun said about the K800 and the companies' partnership. "Intel and Lenovo will achieve great success in the booming mobile market."

The smartphone, which has a dual-LED flash-equipped camera on the rear, is scheduled to arrive in the second quarter, shipping first on the China Unicom network in China with a local LeOS interface. No other details were given.

Following the K800 announcement, Motorola Mobility chief executive Sanjay Jha joined Otellini on stage to announce a "multi-year, multi-device partnership" between the two companies, which will generate Intel-based tablets and smartphones. Jha said Motorola's first Intel-powered handset will launch "shortly after this summer", alongside other mobile devices. However, he did not give any more information on models, features or release regions.
Intel is playing catch-up in the smartphone market, which has in recent years been dominated by mobile manufacturers choosing chips from rivals such as Qualcomm and Nvidia.

During the keynote, Intel showed off a smartphone reference design based on the Android platform. The unit is a fully functioning smartphone with a 4.03-inch display and 8-megapixel camera that can take up to 15 images in less than a second, said Michael Bell, head of Intel's mobile and communications group.

The company hopes that by providing hardware makers and carriers with a fully functioning unit it will help reduce development time and costs, meaning the devices could make it to market quicker than if manufacturers were to start from scratch.

In addition, Intel continued beating the drum for ultrabooks in its presentation, which saw Dell come on to announce its first device in the category, the XPS 13. Based on Intel's i7 chip, the 13-inch device is set for release in February, though no details were given of where it would go on sale. It will weigh a shade under 1.4kg and provide up to eight hours of battery life, according to Dell.