I have a nespresso Dolce Gusto pod coffee machine on my computer desk. It makes good coffee but the pods are quite pricy. There are two other completely different pod styles that are much cheaper, the original small Nespresso ones and the K-Fee pods used by ALDI machines. These do not normally fit the Dolce Gusto device but I’ve bought, from various sources, adapters to enable the use of these other two pod types in my machine.
Today a package arrived, I now have an Insta360 Link 4k 3-axis gimbal AI-controlled webcam. The thing is tiny, the attachment shows it in position beside my iPhone 13 Mini. As the webcam isn't detecting any recording/streaming app running, the vertical axis had lowered the lens to its "park" position with the lens facing downwards.
One interesting feature is the auto tracking, which follows faces (and attached bodies) as they move in front of the camera, far and away more effectively than Apple's Center Stage. Auto focus is fast and effective: used in Zoom meetings, I can hold something up to the camera as close as three inches and it will come into focus. Other modes are overhead and deskview modes. when used with a tripod it points the lens down at 90º to show documents or items. deskview works in a similar manner, dropping the camera to a 45º angle and inverting the image.
Whiteboard mode is really neat, I doubt I'll ever use that. Included in the package are four corner stickers, place at each corner of a physical whiteboard. When Whiteboard mode is chosen the camera actively seeks out , locates and reframes the image to show only the whiteboard. There are two microphones on the camera but I've found that at regular webcam distances, the sound level is way too high. I'll keep using my USB boom-mounted microphone instead.
I have (amongst other things) a Nespresso Dolce Gusto compact coffee pod machine but the pods are rather pricy for the Starbucks and official Dolce Gusto pods. One of the big supermarket chains has their own brand of real coffee and a limited range of Dolce Gusto flavours.
ALDI's Expressi range uses the K-Fee poD system, not compatible with anything else, these are very well priced. I have found a company that sells adapters to let K-Fee pods work in the Dolce Gusto device. Two such devices have been ordered. Amazon also sells the adapter but at 5 times the price of the others and they have to be imported as well.
@matigo I've just noticed that my Mentions list is severely shortened, having two mentions for this month, then the next one is from February 2018. There seems to be something missing.
@variablepulserate There a now-deceased Australian performer called Jon English who did an interesting version of Turn The Page. It's one of the songs from his Six Ribbons album from 1974.
@variablepulserate This one consists of 20 capsules, 3 per day with food. I'm to see the GP for more if the condition doesn't go away. At this stage I do not envisage any problems
@variablepulserate I did get rapid treatment, I've been given a 7-day course of antibiotics and already there's improvement. Being a disability pension recipient, the clinic's fees are fully paid my Medicare, our NHS equivalent.
Picked up a nasty chest infection, need to phone the medical clinic when they open in 20 minutes. With my medical history and autoimmune disease, I have a hospital go-bag packed in case that is necessary. Such a thing has been needed twice in the last five years.