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Vinyl record production has finally joined the modern age
Viryl has developed a first-in-the-industry: A steamless system [for creating vinyl records] that will make massive boilers and piping systems a thing of the past. Not only does it obviate some of the costs and permits previously involved, but it also becomes a more environmentally friendly process. Vinyl record pressing has finally bootstrapped itself into the modern age on all counts and stands to encourage new pressing plants to support vinyl's resurgent popularity.
Traditionally, the molds used to stamp out vinyl discs are heated by steam which is delivered to the press from a boiler. Viryl's steamless module electrically heats water to the desired 285 degrees Fahrenheit so the molds can melt pucks of PVC into a record. This new method of heating, removes gas, the boiler and extensive plumbing from the equation.
This new setup is a closed system that can live right next to the press, allowing for a smaller footprint in your workspace. It also reduces water waste, although you'll still need cooling lines. One of the biggest factors here, though, is that no boiler means none of the treatment chemicals used to keep a boiler in working order, so the environment wins. A setup that requires less square footage could also make Viryl's new presses a more attractive solution when space is limited or at a premium. Existing customers luck out as well, since it's possible to retrofit presses with the new option.
(Score: 3, Interesting) by takyon on Thursday December 06 2018, @09:23PM (2 children)
512 GB microSD cards are available. 1-2 TB cards can't be too far behind. 2 TB is the maximum limit for many smartphones and other devices, e.g. the Nintendo Switch. 128 TB is the theoretical limit for the newly announced SD Ultra Capacity specification. I haven't heard about anything that will support that, but I'll be greatly amused to see the first devices that could accept 128 TB cards made 10+ years later.
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(Score: 2) by Freeman on Friday December 07 2018, @05:04PM (1 child)
Everything I can find on the internet is saying 512GB is the biggest and Newegg has 512GB micro sd cards. But, eBay says they have 1TB and 2TB micro sd cards . . . looks like someone's making some money off suckers. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?LH_CAds=&_ex_kw=&_fpos=&_fspt=1&_mPrRngCbx=1&_nkw=1+tb+micro+sd+card&_sacat=&_sadis=&_sop=12&_udhi=&_udlo=&_fosrp=1 [ebay.com]
Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
(Score: 2) by takyon on Friday December 07 2018, @05:20PM
Yes, there have been fake listings on eBay and even Amazon for memory cards and USB sticks. I've heard of Chinese-made knockoffs that report to the OS that they can store 256 GB or something, when they might just store like 8 GB and write over data continuously.
They might also do a bait and switch with the keywords, looking like they support 32 GB or 2 TB when they are actually just listing the limit of the spec (SDHC is 32 GB, SDXC is 2 TB, and the new SDUC is 128 TB).
Best to get one only if it appears on Slickdeals.net, since the price will be good and it will be real.
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