Gareth Myles and Ted Salmon host a St. Patrick’s Day Tech Addicts podcast discussing Voyager 1’s latest “poke” from NASA and its minimal computer capacity. They talk about LocalSend, a cross-platform file-sharing tool, and consider diving into Linux. The episode also covers a range of tech topics from Samsung’s new phones, a potential TikTok ban, to the latest in wearables and AI advancements. To be sure.
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AJ Santos on Voyager 1 Latest
The Nasa team recently sent a “poke” to prompt V1’s flight data system (FDS) and received a signal that differed from past attempts. A DSN engineer helped decode this signal, which may contain clues to the source of the issue. There is hope! The computers aboard the Voyager probes each have 69.63 kilobytes of memory, total. That’s about enough to store one average internet jpeg file. The probes’ scientific data is encoded on old-fashioned digital 8-track tape machines. Once it’s been transmitted to Earth, the spacecraft have to write over old data in order to have enough room for new observations. The Voyager machines are capable of executing about 81,000 instructions per second. The smartphone that is likely sitting in your pocket is probably about 7,500 times faster than that. They transmit their data back to Earth at 160 bits per second. A slow dial-up connection can deliver at least 20,000 bits per second.
…and Kurt Kaufman on NASA Restores Communication with Ailing Voyager 1 (but it can’t live forever)!
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Ian Barton on LocalSend (14-minute YouTube Video)
A Cross-Platform, Open Source Alternative to AirDrop and Quick Share.
Works nicely on my Pixel, Chromebook and Linux computers. It’s supposed to work with iPhone and Windows, but I haven’t got any of these systems to test it on.
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Banters: Knocking out a Quick Bant
Streaming woes… farewell Netflix and Prime?
Gareth bought a new phone and the iRiver H140 – RockBox
Samsung Galaxy S8 – Samsung Galaxy S24
News, Mews and Views
Android apps on Windows 11 will stop working next year
TikTok ban Passes the House: Here’s everything we know
Over 15,000 Roku accounts hacked, information sold for pennies
Microsoft confirms March 21 event for new Surface hardware and Copilot AI
Windows 10 still has double the number of users of Windows 11
Did you know: This is the highest-paid tech CEO in the USA
Hardline on the hardware
Casa Pop-Up Desk – Keyboard, Wireless Touchpad, Stand
New dressing robot can ‘mimic’ the actions of care workers
Fiio’s new portable music player doubles as a Bluetooth desktop amplifier
The Wearables Watch
Pixel Watch Steps are inaccurate vs Galaxy Watch
Phone Zone
Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra launches with huge display and $899 price
Motorola just announced two new budget phones, the Moto G Power and Moto 5 5G – Including Qi Charging Ready for Qi2
Samsung’s Galaxy A55 and A35 are official with 6.6″ OLED screens, focus on security
Samsung Galaxy A35 vs A55 – A34 vs A35 – A54 vs A55
The Name of the Game
Nintendo strikes a massive blow to the emulator scene for Android
Flap your trap about an App
Microsoft says users can now uninstall OneDrive in Windows for good – Next Edge…
X will launch a YouTube-like video app on Samsung TV and Amazon TV
‘TikTok Photos’ surfaces as an app exclusively for sharing photos (assuming they’re not banned!)
Google Gallows & Chrome Coroner
Google is preparing an ‘App Mall’ for Chromebooks
Google Messages Magic Compose starts rolling out internationally (…at last! But not on Pixel 7 yet only Samsung.)
Google I/O 2024 set for May 14 – Gemini on Android 15
Android 15 will allow the Pixel 9’s location to be tracked even when it’s switched off
Hark Back
Bargain Basement: Best UK deals and tech on sale we have spotted
Moto Edge 40 256GB/8GB, Viva Magenta £299 from £331.62 + 5 Months x £60
Tapo 2K QHD Outdoor Security Camera C320WS – Now 33% off £39.99 was RRP: £59.99
Google Pixel 7a and Pixel 30W Charger Bundle – Snow (Amazon Exclusive) – £329 from £372.58 + £65.80 x 5 months
eSynic Mini Wireless Keyboard 2.4G XBMC Keyboard Touchpad Mouse Combo- Multi-media Portable Handheld – £9.94 Was £14.99
Zoom H6 All Black £189 from £299 + £37.80 x 5 months
Acer Chromebook Vero 514 (Intel Core i5-1235U, 8GB, 256GB SSD, 14 Inch Full HD Display, Google Chrome OS, Iron, 30 Percent PCR Chassis) £429 from £599
HONOR 70 Smartphone, Mobile Phone 5G – £234.99
…and if you live in the good ol’ USofA and fancy a Marshall Speaker, there’s loads of deals just now on AmazonUSA – but sadly not in the UK
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