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September 15, 2018
Storm Surge in AR
This past Wednesday the Weather Channel, in its coverage of Florence, premiered a very cool computer simulation of what various storm surge heights would look like.
Already over 1.5 million views and plaudits everywhere.
Have a look for yourself.
September 15, 2018 at 12:01 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Highest resolution map of Antarctica ever produced
See it in all its glory here.
[via Newsweek]
September 15, 2018 at 10:01 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)
Tesla Wireless Phone Charger
Every Tesla accessory they make sells out in a Podunkville minute.
Here's your next big chance — u snooz u looz
From the Tesla website:
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Wirelessly charge your phone anywhere with the Tesla Wireless Phone Charger.
Simply set your Qi-enabled phone on the inductive charging pad and let your phone charge up without any cables.
Housed in a sleek, high-gloss case, the Tesla Wireless Charger embodies the same design language used across Tesla Energy products in a pocket-sized package.
In addition to wireless charging, the Tesla Wireless Phone Charger also doubles as a standard wired powerbank using the USB-A output port and either your own USB cable or the integrated USB-C cable which fits flush around the outside edge of the charger for easy storage.
Qi Certified and compatible with all inductive charging capable smartphones.
Charge Wirelessly: Set your Qi enabled phone on the wireless base. Press and hold the power button for 3 seconds to activate wireless charging
Charge On the Go: Plug your phone into the integrated USB-C cable. For non USB-C ports, use the USB-A port to plug in any USB-A charging cable
Charge the Internal Battery: Use the built in USB-A cable to charge your Wireless Charger from any USB port.
Features and Details:
• 21 hours additional talk time
• 18 hours additional surfing time
• Black or white
• Battery capacity: Lithium-ion polymer 6000mAh
• Watt hours: 22.2Wh
• Input charging: 5V/2A
• Removable USB cable (USB-C to USB-A) and 1 USB-A Port
• Output charging:
-Wireless charging: 5W
-Wired charging: 5V/1.5A
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Bonus: price break.
The first time around they cost $65; now they're priced to really move at $49.
And doesn't the black look stylish?
I've noted before and I'll say it here again: if Apple offered AirPods and Lightning cables and all its other accessories in black as well as white, they'd unlock a whole new segment of the buying population.
Me, I'd spring for AirPods in black but never, ever in white; at least, not as long as they continue to look as dumb as the current iteration.
September 15, 2018 at 08:01 AM | Permalink | Comments (2)