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The machines, which were being tested in a few warehouses in recent years, are able to scan goods coming down a conveyor belt and put them in custom-built boxes a few seconds later.
The machines can pack up boxes at a rate of 600 to 700 per hour, or four to five times as fast as human workers, according to Reuters, which first reported the development.
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There will be big changes for you but you will be happy.
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Monday May 20 2019, @12:15PM (2 children)
I never knew Sharp made cellphones - the Aquos S3 is really nice, my wife uses it as her daily driver now, and now uses Mint Mobile service for $15 per month, instead of the $30 she was paying. Cost for this 64GB/4GB 6" "mid-range" phone with killer cameras? $129.
I always though that Smartwatches should have their own SIM card access independent of your cellphone, I have one on the way.
I always thought that a waterPROOF smartphone with a big battery (think 5000+ mAH) made sense, trying to resist purchasing that one until we see how the watch works out with my "free" Google Fi data SIM.
Flashlights, sooooo many flashlights.
I haven't gotten the courage to try hand tools yet, not that I _need_ any.
Color display touchscreen case for Raspberry PI: $16, delivered.
I _almost_ got a bunch of $20 security cameras, but they're just too much work to install and setup and keep the spider webs off of.
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(Score: 2) by Reziac on Tuesday May 21 2019, @01:26AM (1 child)
Probably a lot of manufacturers "we never knew..." if one could follow all the rebadgings back to the original.
Send the hand tools to me; I'll try them out. :) Actually the main problem with Chinese tools is that the steel is soft, so anything with a point doesn't keep the point. Utterly worthless Philips screwdrivers.And sometimes soft or brittle shafts. (Make up my mind, do you plan to bend, shear, or shatter??)
Not especially cheap but noted an MP3 player that can take 128GB card... since the iTunes species invaded, I haven't found one locally that has more than 8GB storage or takes a card at all. If my old Sansa Clip ever dies I'll be bereft (commercial radio now being such crap, so it's my truck music)... might be worth risking the $35 for a backup.
These sites are the most gawdawful rabbit holes. :D
And there is no Alkibiades to come back and save us from ourselves.
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Tuesday May 21 2019, @02:05AM
I think the more accurate statement is: the main problem with Chinese tools that they export to the US is that the steel is soft, because the biggest and most profitable tool market in the US is a bunch of Harbor Freight lovin' cheap ass redneck hypocrites.
Just like Mercedes doesn't really only make expensive luxury cars, they just project that image into the US with the subset of their products they export to US, the Chinese know which side their bread is buttered on. They know how to make good tool steel, they can and do make good tool steel when they want to, they just don't even bother trying to sell quality tool steel for US import because there ain't no way WalMart is gonna pay the required premium.
I used to tell myself I didn't care about how much storage was on my phone, didn't care if it took an expansion card or not. Today, I wouldn't consider a phone with less than 64GB storage unless it also has an expansion slot - which virtually ALL the phones on banggood do, even in the sub $100 category.
Too true, if you happen to find a cigarette lighter bluetooth to FM converter down there, be sure to pass the link this way...
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