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Hackaday Links: The ‘S’ In ‘CES’ Stands For Snake Oil

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Remember IRDA? Before we had Bluetooth and WiFi, the cool kids connected their computers and printers together over fancy Infrared connections. Yes, your computer probably still has the drivers, but the hardware is nowhere to be found. For good reason, too: we now have Bluetooth and WiFi. This year, at CES, IRDA is making a comeback. MyLiFi is a product from OLEDCOMM that puts infrared connectivity in a lamp. All you need to do is plug an Ethernet cable into a desk lamp, a proprietary dongle into your computer, and you too can reap the benefits of a wireless connection …read more

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Intel tried desperately to change the subject from Spectre and Meltdown at CES

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 Intel had a bad week last week. It was so bad that the chip maker has to be thrilled to have CES, the massive consumer technology show going on this week in Las Vegas, as a way to change the subject and focus on the other work they are doing. Rea… Continue reading Intel tried desperately to change the subject from Spectre and Meltdown at CES→

WPA3 will secure Wi-Fi connections in four significant ways in 2018

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At CES this week, the Wi-Fi Alliance announced WPA3, the newest security protocol for Wi-Fi devices. WPA3 includes four new security capabilities and is the most significant upgrade to Wi-Fi security since 2004.
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Dell Finally Makes a 2-in-1 XPS 15, Comes With Intel’s New Radeon Chipset

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Dell is finally making a 2-in-1 version of its XPS 15, powered by the new Intel Core processors built in partnership with AMD.
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Lenovo’s Refreshed ThinkPad X1 Line Brings Dolby Vision HDR and Amazon Alexa

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Lenovo is bringing Amazon’s Alexa smart assistant to its ThinkPad X1 line, along with Dolby’s Vision HDR tech for a superior viewing experience on the X1 Carbon and Yoga.
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Hackaday Links: January 7, 2018

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Whelp, Spectre and Meltdown are the tech news du jour right now, and everyone is wondering: what is the effect of this problem on real hardware in real server rooms? Epic Games patched their machines and found something shocking. The CPU utilization for one of their online services increased about 100%. We don’t know what this server is doing, or what this process is, but the Spectre and Meltdown patches will increase CPU load depending on the actual code running. This is bad for Epic — they now have to buy an entirely new server farm. This is doubly bad …read more

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Starry Internet’s beaming broadband tech hits LA and DC this month, with more cities coming soon

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 Starry’s mostly been pretty quiet since coming out of stealth roughly this time two years ago. The Boston-based startup has been busy raising funds and running limited testing in its hometown. Starry Internet is still firmly in beta mode, m… Continue reading Starry Internet’s beaming broadband tech hits LA and DC this month, with more cities coming soon→