Automatic is a cool idea: Monitor your car and your driving using a Bluetooth dongle plugged into the diagnostic port found on every recent car. But the service itself is frustratingly limited, a dunce driving nanny rather than a useful tool. What Is Automatic? Automatic is a "smart driving assistant", made up of two components: A hardware dongle (the "Automatic … [Read more...] about Hands-On Review: Automatic, a Nanny For Your Car
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Walled Gardens, Gilded Cages, and Right to Repair
Things are getting awfully complicated, aren't they? The custom parallel CPUs, proprietary communications networks, and encrypted data ports require extensive training, special tools, and a computerized reference library to comprehend, much less debug. And the manufacturers, who derive much of their money and differentiation from warranties and authorized repair centers, are … [Read more...] about Walled Gardens, Gilded Cages, and Right to Repair
If Storage Vendors Were Automakers…
If the enterprise storage market was the auto market, who would be who?* … [Read more...] about If Storage Vendors Were Automakers…