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In This Issue: INK & Pokemon | Cisco Meraki MX100 Security Appliance | 4K vs 8K HDMI Cables: A Quick Guide 4K vs 8K HDMI Cables: A Quick Guide | News to Start Your Day
The CK Daily – INK & Pokemon
Happy Monday!
February is right around the corner and hopefully some warmer weather as well! The weekend was a bit cold and dreary, but we made the best of it by taking our kids to a hands-on Children’s Museum. We went to a place called INK (Interactive Neighborhood for Kids) and they had a great time. We celebrated my youngest’s birthday and her cousins came along and it was a bit of a mad house.
It seemed like there were several hundred kids there, but towards lunch, the place cleared out a bit and it was a bit more manageable. I think the heavy rain contributed to all the kids being indoors and parents just wanting an outlet to get all of the kid’s energy out.
Other than that, the weekend was pretty chill. I’ve been getting into the Pokemon Trading Card Game with my oldest daughter and we watched some of the regional tournaments in Liverpool, streamed live on YouTube. Pokemon has come a long way since I watched the show in 1997 and played Pokemon Blue on the original Gameboy (yeah I’m kind of dating myself lol).
I get to enjoy my daughter discovering the fun and I’m amazed at how the industry and the trading card game has grown. Last week there was a huge regional tournament in Charlotte with over 2000 competitors. I don’t know if we’ll get that serious about it, but it’s fun to watch.
Well, I gotta catch ‘em all! Have a great day and a wonderful week!
Cris
Product Spotlights & Updates
The Cisco Meraki MX family of devices are multifunctional security & SD-WAN enterprise appliances that feature a wide range of capabilities to address a wide variety of use cases – from an all-in-one device.
Learning Center Article – 4K vs 8K HDMI Cables: A Quick Guide
Both types of cables are HDMI, and they are used for ultra-high-definition video. 4K is known as HDMI 2.0, and the cables support video at resolutions up to 2150p (3840 X 2160), which comes out to roughly 8 million pixels in an image.
Today’s News to Start Your Day:
- Amazon has reported they will not move forward with a planned acquisition of vacuum-maker iRobot.
- Intel shares slumped 12% on Friday for their steepest drop since July 2020.
- Anyone else have Teams issues on Friday?! We did! Good news! Microsoft’s Teams services were restored on Saturday after a disruption blocked access to the messaging platform.
- Chinese tech giant Baidu will partner Samsung to integrate its Ernie chatbot capabilities into Galaxy S24 smartphones.