The new Samsung Gear Fit2 tracker doesn’t really fit the category assigned to it – rather, it’s a wearable that falls somewhere between fitness tracker and smartwatch. In other words, it’s not quite either. Fit2 has instead taken components from Gear Fit and Samsung Gear S2 to create something a little different. What you get …
When Tradeshift wanted to enter the mid-market level, it needed to create a business payments and expense management solution with a few characteristics. It needed to be intuitive, knowing that mid-market firms don’t always have the resources at hand to handle complex systems the same way major corporations do. It also needed to integrate a virtual card …
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When Mark Zuckerberg announced Facebook Messenger would open up to branded chatbots at the F8 conference in April, 1-800 Flowers’ was the example he used in his demo. “I love this one,” he said. “It’s pretty ironic: To order from 1-800-Flowers, you never have to call 1-800-Flowers again.” With the “chatbot gold rush” now in …
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Apple wants your opinion on Apple TV.Photo: Rob LeFebvre/Cult of Mac Apple is inviting users to provide their feedback on how they stream video. Its latest survey includes questions about the experience on iPad and the Apple TV, and could be used to shape future improvements to its products and services. Apple occasionally distributes its …
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The good. Amazon Alexa-enabled; great sound quality; convenient family messaging hub The bad. Not-so-great battery life; Alexa has a temper; spotty Bluetooth connection The bottom line. 3/5 Meet Triby, the first-ever portable speaker to come with Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant baked into it. Actually, Triby has the honor of being the first non-Amazon-made device to …
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Handsome and made of hardwood, this timekeeper manages your digital distractions so you don’t have to In the pledge to remain always in-the-know, our connectedness has become a hindrance against itself, distracting us from the world it was supposed to bring us closer to. In essence, then, with its reclaimed wood facade, the Ingrein Clock, …
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The money will be used for Internet of Things research and development over the next four years. Samsung pledged to spend $1.2 billion on US-based Internet of Things research and development over the next four years. CEO Oh-Hyun Kwon delivered the news during an IoT forum in Washington, D.C., where he called for his peers …
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The $29.95 Philips Hue White Ambiance is a Wi-Fi-enabled If This Then That (IFTTT), and a number of other products and services. But aside from the ability to change color temperature, you aren’t getting anything here that you can’t get for half the price with the Hue White, our Editors’ Choice. If you’re already part …
Technology giant Amazon is collaborating with Fresno tech educators to give local programmers a chance to learn about and enrich Amazon Echo technology. Geekwise Academy in downtown Fresno will offer developers a monthlong course on the nuances of the software behind Amazon’s artificial intelligence assistant speakers, Echo, Tap and Dot. The Amazon Alexa Skills Course …
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Enlarge Image You’ll find the Tado integration in the “Skills” section of the Alexa app. Screenshot by Ry Crist/CNET Tado is a basically a smart, wall-mounted remote control for the dumb air conditioner in your window. It already offers connected cooling control via an app or using geofenced automations that turn the AC on and …
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