In my last post I discussed implementing Amazon’s Alexa Voice Service on a Raspberry Pi but you can also do the same on other platforms; witness AVS driving a hacked Big Mouth Billy Bass: Created by Brian Kane, a a teacher at Rhode Island School of Design, this is a wonderful rethink of a 20-year …
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So Big Mouth Billy Bass — you know, that animatronic singing fish that was annoyingly popular at the end of the 1990s — was, frankly, already pretty creepy. But one little modification brought it to new, disturbing heights. Brian “Wizard of Terror” Kane posted this lil’ video to Facebook on Oct. 27, which features a …
5 November 2016 7:06 PM While we’ve all been busy worrying about whether robots will eventually take over the world, or debating whether we’re all living in the Matrix, one man has taken everyday technology that we already know and love and created an actual monster. Developer Brad Kane managed to hack into his Alexa, …
Despite increased consumer interest, new scenarios, and multi-million-dollar investments, Internet of Things is still struggling with one of the worst problems of the hi-tech industry – security. The recent DDoS attack on DynDNS where hackers exploited insecure cameras and DVRs is just an indication of what can potentially go wrong in the world of connected …
Security Is Fast Becoming The Achilles Heel of Consumer Internet of Things Read More »
Every geek worth his nerdiness has wanted to be able to converse with their computer since we saw Star Trek’s Data Captain Kirk talk to the Enterprise’s computer back in the 1960s [my mistake regarding the correct character was pointed about with amazing swiftness by reader Mark Wing]. For most of the time since then, having …
Japanese conglomerate Yamaha has launched its own Advanced Robotics Automation platform, a system that connects Internet of Things (IoT) and other devices together. The platform looks to lower the cost of automated production lines and provide more compatibility between IoT products, according to Yamaha. See Also: IIoT could boost GDP by $15 trillion, though data …
Nov 5, 2016 | By Benedict Researchers at Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) have developed a new method for 3D printing high-performance electronic decals for Internet of Things applications. The method involves printing complex CMOS circuits using advanced nanofabrication techniques. Stickers can serve many purposes. For kids, filling up a …
3D printed electronics on stickers could diversify IoT Read More »
Intel Corporation (INTC) : Cedar Wealth Management has sold out all of its stake in Intel Corporation during the most recent quarter, according to the disclosure filed by the company on Nov 1, 2016 with the SEC. The investment management company has sold out 41 shares of Intel Corporation which is valued at $1,419. Other …
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Q&A: IBM is focusing its Watson cognitive computing technology on the area of embodied cognition, according to Grady Booch, chief scientist of Watson/M. At the close of IBM’s recent World of Watson conference in Las Vegas, eWEEK interviewed Grady Booch, Big Blue’s chief scientist of Watson/M about the future of IBM’s Watson cognitive computing platform …
IBM's Grady Booch: Watson Tackles Embodied Cognition Read More »
After rolling out a series of beta versions since June 13 right after this year’s WWDC in San Francisco, Apple has released the final public version three months later on September 13. The system update is offered for free to owners of iPhone 5 and later, the iPad 4, iPad Air and iPad Pro variants, …
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