How cute can a personal robot get? The answer is – loads! Just look at Yumi, an Android-powered robot made by smart accessories brand Omate that doubles as a Bluetooth speaker and voice-activated unit thanks to its integration with Amazon Alexa. The robot’s head is fashioned out of a 5-inch, 720p resolution touchscreen used for …
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Omate has predominantly been known as a company that creates smartwatches. They’ve had success via crowdfunding and have been making their smartwatches even smarter via full cellular connectivity as well as Alexa integration. Omate is building on their smartwatch experience, and have announced Omate Yumi — your own personal robot assistant built on Android, with …
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Spotify has announced Spotify Connect is now available in public beta on its speakers enabling users to use the Spotify app to control their music exclusively. Enlarge Image Screenshot Ty Pendlebury/CNET Once Spotify is enabled via the Sonos app, users can stream to any Sonos speaker on the network, as well as create groups of …
The holiday season is coming up, and that means travel for a lot of us. Maybe you’re taking an end-of-the-year vacation, or maybe you’re just heading back home to celebrate the holidays with the whole family. Either way, you’re leaving home behind for a little while. In the old days, this may be cause for …
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It’s easy to navigate, quick to order online training, and full of relevant industry information Holland, MI – November 1, 2016 – Bedrock Learning, the leading independent training provider in the connected home industry, is pleased to announce the launch of its redesigned website. Substantial enhancements provide visitors with expanded relevant information and easy access …
AutomatedBuildings.com Article – Confused World of IoT Alliances Showing Signs of Maturingfooter Tweet Confused World of IoT Alliances Showing Signs of Maturing In the end, what matters for users is that all devices work effortlessly and seamlessly with one another. James McHale,Managing Director,Memoori “The Industry Alliances and Consortia universe is still a bit of a …
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A little over a week ago, the East Coast suffered a major cyber attack that prevented users from accessing dozens of major websites, including Twitter, Amazon, Netflix, AirBnb and Reddit. The reason the internet essentially blew up for people on the Eastern seaboard is a major distributed denial of service, or DDoS, attack had been …
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HipChat’s chatbot Atlassian HipChat is capitalizing on artificial intelligence (AI) through a first-of-its-kind integration with Amazon Echo. Alexa is the artificial intelligence (AI)-based personal assistant that consumers use through the Amazon Echo smart speaker. The integration enables Alexa to initiate conversations proactively rather than simply respond to queries, as well as alert users when certain thresholds have been met …
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As Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant becomes smarter each day, it’s also showing up in more form factors, with the latest being a small home robot courtesy of, well, a smartwatch brand. Omate’s Yumi is, in many ways, a mini version of the ASUS Zenbo: Its head features a 5-inch 720p touchscreen, it runs on wheels, …
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Major websites including Netflix, Amazon, Twitter, Reddit, and others sputtered out on Oct. 21, as a cyberattack with record-breaking power brought down Dyn, an internet infrastructure company that, among other services, provides domain name services to keep websites running. The attack should have actually been expected—and we can expect similar attacks to follow in the …
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