Notez 1/21/2017
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ZTE’s CSX Concept Phone’s Kickstarter Campaign Begins
- ZTE has started their Kickstarter campaign for their CSX “Hawkeye” concept phone
- ZTE has been running a program to “Crowdsource” ideas from the public
- Idea is to make it so the consumers wants and ideas are what design the phone
- Phone is expected to be around $200 at launch
- Campaign is hoping to raise $500,000
- Two primary features of the new device
- Eye controlled navigation
- Included adhesive case
Tesla aims for 90% crash reduction via autopilot software
- The original release of first-gen Autosteer resulted in a 40% crash reduction
- 1.3 crashes per million miles down to 0.8 crashes per million miles
- Numbers verified by the NHTSA
- Tesla aims to hit a 90% reduction following release of “Enhanced Autosteer”
- Crash reductions account for all mileage, even when Autosteer is not engaged
- This is due to other Tesla safety features, such as Automatic Emergency Braking and Collision Warnings, which are always on
- Current Autopilot hardware consists of a forward-facing camera & radar, and all-around ultrasonic sensors
- A 90% reduction will only be possible with new hardware
- includes a triple front-facing camera and a new onboard computer capable of supporting “Tesla Vision” (image processing software)
- Standard on all Teslas since Oct. 2016, including Model 3
Google begins penalization of popup ads
- Any mobile site using popup ads or interstitials (full-page ads appearing before a webpage) will be ranked lower on Google
- The algorithm update went live January 10
- Targets “problematic transitions”, of which 3 specific examples were given
- Pages that show popups after a user clicks a link or scrolls, hiding content
- Pages that show an interstitial ad that must be closed to reach desired content
- Pages which display an interstitial at the top of the page
- Some caveats exist, Google only penalizes the first click to a page and required interstitials do not affect rankings
Links from Last Week’s Canceled Show (Old News)
SpaceX Iridium NEXT launch
- Everything worked perfectly
- 10 Iridium NEXT communications satellites released into their orbits
- Falcon 9 landed successfully on JRTI
Nintendo Switch Specs Revealed
- Specs:
- 6.2-in 720p display, can output 1080p to a TV via HDMI
- Nvidia tegra GPU
- 32GB memory w/ microSD card capability
- Between 2.5-6hr battery life depending on game, charges w/ USB-c
- Can connect to internet or up to 7 other Switch consoles via wifi, or ethernet
- The sides of the console act as controllers and can detach
- The Switch will be released in March 2017
Musicz:
Rage Inc. - Need You
