We’re excited for optioned TV series for Circe and Dresden Files even if they are just options. Also we brainstorm Type 3 civilizations and female gearheads.
Report: Apple Will Offer Original Content for Free To Device Owners – DTH
Apple buys portion of Dialog Semiconductor, PC shipments spiked in Q2 2018, Bumble considers IPO.
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DTNS 3385 – (KaaS) Kitchen As a Service
We examine the findings from a TechCrunch story showing that shared kitchens, advanced logistics, and an increased demand for take-out might is breeding a new type of “kitchenless” restaurant.
Starring Tom Merritt, Sarah Lane, Roger Chang and Scott Johnson.
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It’s Spoilerin’ Time 239 – The Good Place (302), Better Call Saul (409), Dirk Gently’s HDA (102)
The Good Place has good moments, Better Call Saul better have a better season finale, and Dirk Gently gently dirks on. Plus, Alita has been replaced in the Movie Draft!
00:48 – Winter Movie Draft update
08:27 – The Good Place (302) – The Brainy Bunch
13:13 – Better Call Saul (409)
18:53 – Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency (102)
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Microsoft Windows Update Fixed – DTH
Microsoft says it has solved a problem with its Windows update that was deleting files, a report says Apple’s repair policies have reduced fraud in China and 3D printed objects that can transmit and store data without power or electronics.
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Why Do Pro Tablets Hate Storage?
Google made a return to the premium tablet market in a big way at their event today, with the announcement of the Google Pixel Slate. The device looks like it could be competitive in the premium tablet market.
One thing that stood out to me during Google’s announcement was the proposed cost of the Pixel Slate. Starting at $599, it seems fairly reasonable. But for that, you’re getting a Celeron processor, 4GB of RAM, and just 32GB of storage. Add in a $199 keyboard dock and a $99 pen, and the total platform cost balloons to almost $900.
Microsoft’s Surface line pioneered offering a premium tablet at a lower cost, but largely requiring several accessories to get full functionality. So how does the Pixel Slate stack up in terms of value and features? The big takeaway: None of these tablets offer anything in the way of storage at their base configurations.
| Do You Like Storage? Too Bad | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tablet | Cost (total) | Cost (accessories) | CPU | RAM | Storage |
| Surface Go | $598.98/$748.98 | $198.98 | Intel 4415Y | 4/8GB | 64/128GB |
| Pixel Slate | $897.00 | $299.98 | Intel Celeron | 4GB | 32GB |
| iPad Pro (10.5″) | $972.76 | $258.00 | A10X | 4GB | 64GB |
| Surface Pro 6 | $1128.98 | $229.98 | Core i5 (8th gen) | 8GB | 128GB |
It’s kind of shocking that in 2018, these productivity-focused tablets don’t offer more than 128GB of storage for less than $1000.
What’s more, the Pixel Slate seems to offer a mixed value on hardware compared to Google’s Pixelbook predecessor. The tablet maxes out at a 256GB SSD at the $1599 tier (without keyboard), while the top $1649 Pixelbook offers a 512GB NVMe drive. Yeah, you’re trading that off for a higher resolution screen and a more versatile form factor. Still, it’s a step back in capacity and speed.
But more than the tradeoffs Google made for the Pixel Slate, all of these professional tablets offer storage capacities that are unusable for serious productivity at their base configurations, possibly excluding the iPad Pro.
To that point, the reason the iPad Pro can live with less storage is because of how tightly iOS integrates iCloud storage. Really all of these tablets are using a dearth of onboard storage to better leverage subscription storage services. This is abundantly clear with the Pixel Slate’s 32GB.
After surveying the options available, the value pick might have to be the Surface Go. At its top end config, it still comes in as the cheapest, but matches memory and storage capacity of base model competitors.
For me though, what stands out about the pro tablet space is the lack of value. There’s a lot of gadgety goodness in the category. They’re all beautifully designed machines with premium materials and dense screens. They’ve all got cool pens and keyboards that snap and click into place. But getting any kind of reasonable storage capacity requires paying through the nose.
Disclaimer: Yes, I left out your favorite tablet. It’s probably awesome. I’m sorry.
CurrentGeek 189: Iron Man…Delorean
What is Voyager 2 showing? Amazon is going Wheel of Time on us. More mobility is a good thing! The Wondiwoi lives! Lucasfilm is showing off it’s Man Delorean. Fruit shapes are back, baby! And more!
DTNS 3384 – Google Minus Google +
We share our analysis on all the new and updated products announced at the Made by Google event in NYC this morning. Plus we examine how well they stack up to their Apple, Samsung and Amazon competitors.
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Google Announces Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL – DTH
Alphabet to shut down Google+, security researcher backs up report that Supermicro servers were compromised, iPad Pro rumors swirl in anticipation of event this month.
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Cordkillers 239 – Not All Piracy is Convenient
Competition leading to piracy? New Amazon hardware. She-Ra lives soon! All this and more on Cordkillers!
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