I agree with Bill. Keep on keeping on to help us stay informed. Mahalo Tom
> On Jan 1, 2016, at 3:30 PM, John Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Bill, your so kind and I appreciate it. I am on several business sites > continually, I also use Apple News, which is the best resource for > information I have ever found….so among all of this I keep finding items that > are so interesting, some are getting the “real” truth out and some will knock > you off the stool. > > You can’t believe how many guys get a kick out of running Apple in the > ground, the press are like a pack, let one begin and the lemmings follow > suite…like Politicians, they follow the polls. In reality there are more > great things happening with Apple that needs to be told but I also know I can > wear thin…one of my kids said that when they see it’s spam from me they > delete without reading so if my children feel that way then what must others > feel!! > > Again thanks, this group is by far my favorite…. > > John > > >> On Jan 1, 2016, at 8:17 PM, William Micou <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I, for one, would like you to immediate reconsider your resolution! I always >> learn something from your postings and to think I might have to have fewer >> of them, causes me concern. >> If the mood strikes, please post any and all without hesitation. Now as far >> as the other groups you are affiliated with… maybe they don’t appreciate you >> as much as we do and therefore, feel free to limit your contributions to >> those ingrates. >> >> Happy New Year! and keep ‘em coming! >> >> Bill Micou >> >>> On Jan 1, 2016, at 4:52 PM, John Robinson <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> >>> It’s a New Year, we all have our resolutions, the lists are long… >>> >>> I have tucked away a few morsels….but of interest to the groups I >>> correspond with… >>> >>> I plan to do much less posting of articles this year! >>> >>> I hear the applause, and I agree. >>> >>> I have the tendency to want to share the mother lobe of information, >>> haven’t a clue why, it’s fun for me to pass info on to those that don’t get >>> as excited over a postage stamp as I do… >>> >>> HOWEVER, (i will refrain from bunches of the exceptions) this story is >>> stunning, some folks are so brilliant that I makes me feel as I am >>> qualified to ask if you want the Bride or Groom seating….. >>> >>> If we keep the wheels on this old globe the future is going to be >>> fantastic!! You really should see this short video, WOW! Only 1.47 min so >>> watch it all, other items are controlled via the watch as well….. >>> >>> I will say that Apple really treated me right over my Apple Watch. >>> >>> Since I had a skin cancer a couple years ago I grease myself to the point >>> the watch is swimming in sunscreen and after several months when I took it >>> off the charger the back came off. Goodness, the workings behind the >>> probes are amazing. When I took it in for repair I was to be without it >>> for 3-5 days…instead they gave me a new one….This is typical, I have had >>> them do the same on other items…and you know, while it was being shipped >>> for what I thought was a repair I felt I had lost a friend, I had no idea >>> how much I had come to rely on a wearable….are we spoiled or what! >>> >>> >>> Researchers use Apple Watch to pilot drone, control HomeKit Hue lamps via >>> hand gestures >>> By Daniel Eran Dilger >>> Friday, January 01, 2016, 11:54 am PT (02:54 pm ET) >>> >>> >>> http://www.theglobeandmail.com/technology/technology-video/video-using-the-force-no-its-an-apple-watch-flying-this-drone/article27969572/ >>> >>> >>> Engineering students at Taiwan's National Chung Hsing University >>> demonstrated a clever use of the motion sensors in Apple Watch to interpret >>> hand gestures, enabling them to remotely control real world devices akin to >>> the science fiction fantasy depicted in Star Wars. >>> >>> The Force Awakens: use the Dong >>> >>> >>> A group of five researchers, including civil engineering PhD student Mark >>> Ven and University professor Yang Ming-der have been working at PVD+ since >>> 2013, developing software they call Dong coding to interpret hand gestures, >>> notes a report by Reuters. >>> >>> Simply wearing an Apple Watch provides enough motion controls—thanks to the >>> device's gyroscope and accelerometers—to allow the researchers to pilot a >>> Parrot AR Drone 3.0 using hand movements, or alternatively turn on Philips >>> Hue HomeKit lamps using a clap, then activate a given color by tracing the >>> outline of a character (such as drawing out a "R" to turn the lamp red). >>> >>> Ven demonstrated using PVD+ software to fly a drone in Taichung City >>> (above), where he was interviewed by Reuters. Ven also demonstrated using >>> Apple Watch to remotely control a Sphero robotic toy and control >>> HomeKit-capable devices. >>> >>> "Previously we've needed complicated controls to fly drones, but now we can >>> use a wearable device, and through human behavior and gestures directly >>> interact with them - using a hand to control and fly drones directly," he >>> said. >>> >>> PVD+ is seeking to patent and commercialize the technology, which appears >>> to be an interesting new application of wearables, an emerging market Apple >>> entered over the past year with Apple Watch, which it rapidly turned into a >>> $7 billion business across its first 9 months on the market. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> MacGroup mailing list >>> Posting address: [email protected] >>> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> >>> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> MacGroup mailing list >> Posting address: [email protected] >> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> >> Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/> > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > Posting address: [email protected] > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/> > Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>
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