News

People applied to work for Hub, a fake startup whose smart home device doesn't do anything

By Emma Hinchliffe2017-04-01 22:08:34 UTC [embedded content] This April Fools’ Day, one joke long in the making about Silicon Valley got kind of out of hand.  An Indiegogo campaign for “Hub: the ultimate IOT smart device” got the attention of students at Yale University — so much so that some applied to work at the

People applied to work for Hub, a fake startup whose smart home device doesn't do anything Read More »

A former Microsoft intern got his Yale classmates to apply for jobs at his hilariously fake startup

Meet the Hub, a $49 gadget raising funding on IndieGoGo, a metallic puck billed as “an insanely powerful home device, boasting a durable aluminum chassis, in-built 802.11 b/g/n Wifi, cloud-based monitoring software, and more.” Check out the extremely slick Hub launch video here: [embedded content] Did you notice that at no point does anyone actually

A former Microsoft intern got his Yale classmates to apply for jobs at his hilariously fake startup Read More »

New to Amazon Echo – Petlexa

Introducing “PetLexa” The Petlexa feature allows dogs, cats, and other animals to communicate with Alexa just like you do. Petlexa gives pets the freedom to ask for food, place orders from Amazon, and activate smart home enabled toys. If your pets are shy to warm up to their new AI friend, try suggesting music by

New to Amazon Echo – Petlexa Read More »

Scroll to Top