Weekly tidbits:
→ What is Bitcoin? A Step-By-Step Guide For Beginners I always appreciate a good refresher on Bitcoin.
→ Amazon unveils ‘self-driving’ brick-and-mortar convenience store A mini-mart called Amazon Go. This is kinda amazing.
→ Google’s new Trusted Contacts app lets you share your location during emergencies More or less a relaunch of the old Latitude app. But since it’s Android only, I don’t see any advantage over iOS’s Find My Friend.
→ Google Wifi review: Wi-Fi that works It does appear to be a solid performer vs eero at $200 less for the 3 pack ($299).
→ Instagram will soon let you turn off comments and boot followers from private accounts Both sound like good features.
→ Apple Watch sales to consumers set record in holiday week, says Apple’s Cook A lot of noise of regarding the overall trend of the wearables category.
→ NPR’s Book Concierge: Guide To 2016’s Great Reads Great recommendations in every category.
→ Play music from Spotify straight to Sonos with Spotify Connect Really happy with my Sonos, and this is going to make me even happier.
→ Mac OS X Welcome Videos So many good memories of the excitement for upgrading MacOS X devices.
→ Mr. Robot Killed the Hollywood Hacker Hacking is not magic, it’s hard ingenious work.
→ httpster - totally rocking websites. Httpster is an inspiration resource showcasing totally rocking websites.
→ Uber Should Restore User Control to Location Privacy Not cool Uber.
→ Microsoft demonstrates full Windows 10 with Photoshop on ARM chips ARM tablet/notebooks are full of compromises for desktop use, but this is a significant advance.