PAVE will endeavor to educate the public about autonomy’s abilities and limits. Audi, Toyota, Waymo and others launch self-driving car education group – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreThe social network says crypto platform Coinbase closed accounts for it and its founder, Andrew Torba. Gab says it was kicked off Coinbase again – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreLike the WWII vet he plays, Evans isn’t a fan of the often unpredictable modern features. Captain America's Chris Evans blasts smart technologies – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreThe BreadBot is an autonomous artisanal breadmaking machine that mixes, kneads, bakes and cools bread without human assistance. The robot breadmaker — which can produce 235 loaves a day — is on display at this year’s CES in Las Vegas. A new fleet of autonomous robots is now making one of the world’s oldest foods
Read MoreSarah Perez / TechCrunch: Roku discloses preliminary Q4 2018 data, saying there are now over 27M active accounts and streaming hours are up about 68% YoY to ~7.3B hours; stock jumps 24%+ — Ahead of its announcements of new TV partnerships at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Roku today shared … Roku
Read MoreLG’s rollable TV was one of the coolest things we saw at CES last year. In case you don’t remember, it was a 65-inch OLED panel that was able to literally roll into a slim base at the touch of a button, hidden from sight until needed. Back then, it was just a cool prototype,
Read MoreMedical imaging is one of the very best applications of technology — it allows us to peer inside of the human body without actually performing surgery. It’s non-destructive testing to the extreme, and one of the more interesting projects we’ve seen over the past year uses AC currents and an infinite grid of resistors to image
Read MoreYusaku Maezawa is also slated to be SpaceX’s first tourist to pay for a trip around the moon. Chicken nugget teen ousted as most retweeted after Japanese billionaire offers retweeters free money Source: Washington Post Tech
Read MoreFinancial Times: Sources: SoftBank has radically scaled back plans for fresh investment in WeWork, is now planning a $2B investment, down from $16B considered late last year — Japan’s SoftBank has radically scaled back plans for fresh investment in WeWork, the lossmaking shared-office provider … Sources: SoftBank has radically scaled back plans for fresh investment
Read MoreAssociated Press: Roku Estimates Q4 Active Accounts Top 27 Million; Streaming Hours Up 68% — Roku Inc. (Nasdaq: ROKU) today disclosed preliminary Q4 2018 data for two key operating metrics, active accounts and streaming hours, demonstrating continued momentum for the Roku platform as consumers shift toward streaming and away from traditional linear TV. Roku Estimates
Read MoreMicrosoft is poised to make GitHub’s private repositories free to smaller developers and teams, which would help Microsoft go head-to-head with GitLab and BitBucket. GitHub to give users of its free plan access to unlimited private repositories Source: ZDNet Microsoft
Read MoreThe ZenPod AirPods case has two sets of integrated bearings that put a new spin on the AirPods. Wacky new accessory turns your Apple AirPods case into a fidget spinner – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreYou can buy the Kadrilj and Fyrtur from Ikea Germany now, but greater availability is on the way. Ikea rolls out its smart blinds, with wider launch on Feb. 2 – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreIt’s like Ready Player One — but in the back of your Audi. Audi, Disney bring VR games and movies into your car at CES 2019 – Roadshow Source: CNet
Read MoreSean O’Kane / The Verge: Audi spins out its VR division into a new startup called Holoride that announces a partnership with Disney to make VR experiences for back seat passengers — Blasting bad guys from the back seat of an E-Tron — iIron Man needs help. He’s being chased through outer space by some
Read MoreSchlage’s latest upgrade to the Encode smart lock is a Wi-Fi deadbolt that works with Amazon Key and Ring devices. Schlage Encode Wi-Fi smart lock unlocks Amazon Key and Ring integration – CNET Source: CNet
Read MoreAn ultrasonic knife is a blade that vibrates a tiny amount at a high frequency, giving the knife edge minor superpowers. It gets used much like any other blade, but it becomes far easier to cut through troublesome materials like rubber or hard plastics. I was always curious about them, and recently made my own
Read MorePatrick McGee / Financial Times: HERE Mobility, backed by German car makers, debuts a new mobility app called SoMo in 15 cities including London and LA, as a neutral transportation platform — Here Technologies, the digital mapping service purchased for €2.8bn by German carmakers in 2015, launched a new transportation app … HERE Mobility, backed
Read MoreMatthew Hughes / The Next Web: GitHub now gives users of its free plan access to unlimited private repositories, but those repos are limited to three collaborators apiece — Due to a scheduling error, we published this story one day before the embargo lifted. This feature isn’t live yet, but Github will formally unveil it
Read MoreWhat’s better than a clean install? How about a clean installation that includes all required drivers and utility programs? Here’s how to locate a free Windows 10, Windows 7, or even Linux recovery image for your Dell, HP, Lenovo, or Surface PC. How to get a free Windows (or Linux) recovery image for your OEM
Read MoreKhari Johnson / VentureBeat: Amazon’s Ring unveils a $199 Door View Cam, which captures peephole video and detects knocks, alongside several new devices for smart outdoor lighting and more — Amazon’s Ring today unveiled a series of new products including the Door View Cam for live video from the peephole of your front door …
Read MoreMegan Rose Dickey / TechCrunch: Amazon partners with HERE Technologies and Telenav to make Alexa part of both companies’ in-car navigation systems — Amazon today announced a significant partnership with Telenav, a connected car and location-based services provider. As part of the collaboration, Amazon’s voice assistant … Amazon partners with HERE Technologies and Telenav to
Read MoreIn the near future of the Smart Home, you will be able to control anything with your voice. Assuming that everything supports the Smart Home standard you chose, that is. If you have a device that supports one of the other standards, you’ll end up uselessly yelling at it. Unless you use gBridge. As the name
Read MoreWay back in May we reported on what was one of the cleverest gadgets we’d seen in a while: the JBL Link Bar, a soundbar that doubles as an Android TV box. It’s a supremely sensible mash-up, and we were excited to see how it worked out in practice. Problem is, it was supposed to
Read MoreI’ll put this out there, I think treat cameras like the Furbo and Petcube are great. These nifty little devices allow pet owners to keep an eye on (and interact with) their beloved animals. It’s a wonderful idea. But, unless your pet can talk (which would be awesome by the way), I’m not sure why
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