Technology/Gadget thread

[DanOregon]

Downloaded the new Windows 11 and my reliable HP laptop (I bought a year ago) suddenly kept going black screen on me with regularity. Just a heads up. You can go back to Windows 10 through Settings and Recovery. I'm sure Microsoft will figure it out. 11 was just launched this month. Just wait a bit.

 

[Vombatus]

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

If you’re thinking of updating to MacOS Monterey, hold off until Apple releases the point-1 update.

Some Older Macs Reportedly Bricked After Installing macOS Monterey
Users Reporting 'Memory Leak' Issues After Updating to macOS Monterey

 

[DanOregon]

RIP SLR cameras. I still have a Pentax 35mm film camera - haven't used it in years since my phone takes better pics, but I still love hearing that shutter click.

Why Nikon and Canon have given up on DSLRs | Engadget

 

[User 149557]

I’ve been out of the photography loop for years since leaving newspapers, but I’m assuming those F mount Nikon lenses I bought for thousands of dollars are now going to be obsolete now, aren’t they?

I was always told by staff photographers to put all my money in glass because you use it forever.

I have a feeling that isn’t true anymore, is it?

I have to hope my old D3 I bought refurbished 6-7 years ago lasts forever, I guess.

I wonder if the market for used DSLR’s will go up or down with this development.

I less and less use the camera and just depend on my phone, but it’s nice to have the option to take a higher-quality photo every once in a while.

 

[qtlaw]

Anyone need an iPod? Anyone?? Got some great prices on them over here...

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Got an Apple device? Update its OS.

You should probably update your Apple devices right now — CNN

 

[sgreenwell]

Anyone need an iPod? Anyone?? Got some great prices on them over here...

Ha, late to see and reply to this, but - If it still works, they actually still fetch decent prices. Bunch of people like the simplicity of them vs. loading all their music on their phone or something similar.

 

[Batman]

Ha, late to see and reply to this, but - If it still works, they actually still fetch decent prices. Bunch of people like the simplicity of them vs. loading all their music on their phone or something similar.

One of my projects this weekend is to finally track down an iPod Touch online and buy it. My current one is starting to physically fall apart.
Love that little gadget. All the fun of an iPhone at a third of the price.

I went to a couple of stores last week to see if any were still in stock. The 20-something at Best Buy said no and gave me a look that said, "2012 called and they want you to come back."

 

[John]

Ha, late to see and reply to this, but - If it still works, they actually still fetch decent prices. Bunch of people like the simplicity of them vs. loading all their music on their phone or something similar.

I still run with my iPod Shuffle, the postage stamp-looking device. It holds 3-4 hours of music and I can get a few long runs out of it before it needs a recharge. And it weighs pretty much nothing. Only downside is I need wired headphones. I tried a Bluetooth adapter but I couldn't get it to work.

 

[PaperDoll]

I still run with my iPod Shuffle, the postage stamp-looking device. It holds 3-4 hours of music and I can get a few long runs out of it before it needs a recharge. And it weighs pretty much nothing. Only downside is I need wired headphones. I tried a Bluetooth adapter but I couldn't get it to work.

The click wheel on mine is malfunctioning so it only goes backward. It's probably not worth repairing, but it's a fabulous little device.

Maybe I'll have to upload music to my phone.

 

[John]

The click wheel on mine is malfunctioning so it only goes backward. It's probably not worth repairing, but it's a fabulous little device.

Maybe I'll have to upload music to my phone.

I believe you can find another one quite cheap on eBay.

 

[User 149557]

The iPod Touch was only discontinued a few months ago. Finding one in a physical store is another matter altogether.

I prefer using a Touch when working out and listening while working on the assembly line.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

Whoa. Bad for Twitter management, good for Elon Musk. Potentially good in the long run for Twitter users. Excellent work by the Washington Post team here.

 

[Batman]

The iPod Touch was only discontinued a few months ago. Finding one in a physical store is another matter altogether.

I prefer using a Touch when working out and listening while working on the assembly line.

I was hoping there would still be some in physical stores. The local Target still had a price point for one in a display case. Sadly, that was a dry hole too.
Ended up ordering one online. It's supposed to get here tomorrow. Cost $419 for a 32GB 7th Generation. A bit more than I was hoping to pay (I was hoping for closer to $300), but for a brand new one it's reasonable.

 

[User 149557]

I was hoping there would still be some in physical stores. The local Target still had a price point for one in a display case. Sadly, that was a dry hole too.
Ended up ordering one online. It's supposed to get here tomorrow. Cost $419 for a 32GB 7th Generation. A bit more than I was hoping to pay (I was hoping for closer to $300), but for a brand new one it's reasonable.

They really should've marketed the device as a starter phone for young teens whose parents wouldn’t pony up for an iPhone. It seems like a missed opportunity for what was a tremendous product. Slim device that feels amazing in the hand, all the functionality of an iPhone, cheap. It was so great.

 

[2muchcoffeeman]

I was today years old when I discovered that my cable subscription includes a free year of Peacock Premium.

 

[qtlaw]

I was hoping there would still be some in physical stores. The local Target still had a price point for one in a display case. Sadly, that was a dry hole too.
Ended up ordering one online. It's supposed to get here tomorrow. Cost $419 for a 32GB 7th Generation. A bit more than I was hoping to pay (I was hoping for closer to $300), but for a brand new one it's reasonable.

Couldn’t you get a 64GB old iPhone for cheaper and just use the music app?

 

[Batman]

Couldn’t you get a 64GB old iPhone for cheaper and just use the music app?

Maybe, in hindsight, if I'd thought about it

When it comes to electronics, though, I generally like to spend a little extra and buy new if I can. You never know where those other devices have been, how much they've been used and abused, how long they'll last if they're already five or six years old, etc.
Scanning Amazon for 64GB iPhones, there are some refurbished iPhone 8 models in the $200 to $300 range, and then there are just as many in the range I paid for my Touch. Some are older. The range is all over the place.

 

[DanOregon]

The new Yahoo Mail? Not a fan. The AI assist? Often misses context and clarity.