standards
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This Is How Different ‘One Drink’ Is In Countries All Over The World
You can order the same drink at bars all over the world, but how much booze each order is really going to get you depends a lot on where you are.
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Nest And Friends Are Giving The Internet Of Things A Fresh Start
A consortium of companies just announced a new wireless networking protocol for the home called Thread. It’s designed to help build low-power, wireless mesh networks so that devices can seamlessly connect to form a true internet of things. In a way, Thread promises to create little mini internet for your home.
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UHDTV Gets Not One, But Two Specifications
720p? Positively archaic! 1080p? Eye-bleedingly bad! Throw away that old junk — the future belongs to Ultra High Definition television. If you thought the confusion between “HD” and “Full HD” was bad, it looks like you’re in for a bumpy ride in the future, with the International Telecommunications Union adopting two UHDTV specifications.
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M-3DI: Panasonic’s Idea For Universal 3D Eyewear Standard
Panasonic wants 3D eyewear and displays to be compatible regardless of what product brands you choose. Their newly conceived standard for active-shutter eyewear, M-3DI, is their plan to make that happen.