Sep
13
2017
what3words | Addressing the world
I am at emerald.steaming.pulled .. and you?
Apr
21
2017
Ryan Maguire – The Ghost in the MP3
If you decompress a MP3 file and compare it with it source … what will you get as diff? Answer:
The Ghost in the MP3
Sep
29
2016
Commodore C64 Survives Over 25 Years Balancing Drive Shafts In Auto Repair Shop
One common complaint in the twenty-first century is that nothing is built to last. Even complex, expensive computers seem to have a relatively short shelf-life nowadays. One computer in a small auto repair shop in Gdansk, Poland, however, has survived for the last twenty-five years against all odds. In January a photo was taken by Facebook
Apr
18
2016
java.util.Date
Jul
25
2014
DIY Phone Fabrik in St. Pauli
Eine coole Idee .. ich bin am überlegen, ob ich mit mache:
Fablab „Fabulous St. Pauli“ baut für vier Wochen eine temporäre Produktionsanlage für Mobiltelefone im „Park Fiction“ auf, wo das DIY-Handy von David Mellis zusammengebaut werden soll. DIY Phone Fabrik in St. Pauli
Jul
7
2014
Wired: The Unnoticed Gadgets That Power Our Economy Deserve a Real OS
We are surrounded with a class of mobile devices that are ten or more years out of date, and predate any iPhone or Android phone entirely:
Enterprise-class devices:
– scanners that grocery clerks use to track inventory,
– stylus tablets that couriers log their deliveries on,
– handhelds that stockkeepers take into the warehouse,
– the button-covered rectangle the agent uses to check in your rental car.
Most of them are Windows CE based devices which were used by consumers at the end of last century! But why is this? The industry needs an enterprise operating system optimized for reliability, but also battery life. As Apple seems unwilling to allow non-Apple devices to run its operating system, it becomes a race between the other two big player: Microsoft and Google.
More: http://www.wired.com/2014/07/enterprise-gadgets-better-os
