Thomas Steiner, PhD’s Post

📢 The third episode of the #WasmAssembly podcast is out: The #WASI Revolution: Fastly's Luke Wagner on #WebAssembly's Past, Present, and Future. https://lnkd.in/deRcnVpR! 🎧 

I was offered a free BenQ LaptopBar [1] in exchange for an honest review that focuses on the following aspects: * Unboxing and setup experience The LaptopBar came in a box that included the various parts as you can see in the attached photo. I was a little confused about the magnetic stickers. I eventually understood that only one is needed and that the other is meant for a second device. Assembling was quite intuitive and the battery was charged about 70% so it was ready to go, but actually meaningfully changing the settings like the brightness and the color temperature required a quick glance at the manual. After that it was all clear, though. * Why do people need a laptop light, and how can LaptopBar help? I use my laptop mainly at home, so I can make sure my light setup is good. I can imagine the light to be very useful when moving around in the house, for example, when I want to work on the terrace or the balcony, or when actually on the road. The travel case makes sure the device is protected. I'm a little afraid that the battery and the light might get scratched, because there's not really a separation of the two when in the case. To be seen. Since the LaptopBar has a stand in form of the battery pack and an arm, I was actually using it for reading without disturbing my significant other too much. An unexpected secondary use case. * Overall review on LaptopBar Would I buy [2] a LaptopBar? I might, especially if some of the quirks get fixed. For example, I would have liked a wider dimmable range to make the light darker (for the bed time reading use case). It's a bit annoying that when the light is connected to the battery pack it constantly shows the battery status, which consumes battery. To be seen how often I run out of power in practice, but so far the device is still on the first charge. I'm also a little afraid that the magnetic sticker doesn't come off without leaving glue marks, but BenQ promises it won't. All in all, I give the LaptopBar a solid 4/5 star rating and want to thank BenQ Corporation for letting me test the product. ——— [1] https://lnkd.in/dvwFB-Ny [2] https://lnkd.in/dGhhmyAY #BenQLaptopBar #BenQLighting #DontSettle

Cache AI 🧠 models in the browser and help your apps launch faster: https://lnkd.in/dvVu7wCW. In this new post in Chrome's AI series, I explore various ways to cache models: 🛢️ Cache API (Winner 🏆) 🗂️ IndexedDB 🤫 OPFS 🗄️ File System Bonus: A `fetch-in-chunks` 🧩 lib!

📢 On the Chrome team, we're experimenting with a new HTML element called `<permission>` as a declarative way to ask the user for permission to use powerful features like the camera 🤳: https://lnkd.in/dpSUfc5R. See the FAQ ❓ at the end of the article for why we think this is useful.