The Internet of Things has always been more of an idea than an industry. The idea: connect everything. At its most simple, the concept of the Internet of Things is to put a sensor and a modem on everything and connect it to the cloud. At its most complex, those things employ a sophisticated system […]
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NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) recently unveiled Spot, a $50 golf ball-sized microphone which can be plugged into any electrical socket. The device picks up speech up to 20 feet away and synchronizes with NVIDIA’s Shield TV set-top box to control smart home devices. The NVIDIA Spot. Image source: NVIDIA. But instead of building an ecosystem from scratch,
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This is a look at new and exciting smart home upgrades and smart home gadgets that you can add to your home. Advertisement Whether you are looking for home security gadgets, convenience gadgets that can control your lights and locks or for smart home products that bring joy and entertainment to your home this is
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Tech Microsoft Cortana will have another cool feature which could make it more useful. The latest beta reveals a version of Cortana that can be enabled even with a locked screen. (Photo : CNNMoney /YouTube) Android users can look forward to a more helpful Microsoft Cortana personal assistant according to the latest reports. Cortana’s beta
Our senses are important to how we interact with the world, and smell is a particularly underrated one. When you take a moment to sniff something that reminds you of happy times, it can immediately bring you back there. In much the same way, an unpleasant smell can put you in a bad mood. Moodo,
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LG executives demonstrate new product capabilities involving Amazon’s Alexa. Credit: LG Electronics Most Popular At the Consumer Electronics Show earlier this month, it seemed like every device that debuted was voice-activated. Manufacturers added voice activation to televisions, refrigerators, cars and toys, with Amazon’s Alexa emerging as the predominant platform powering them. Even a hairbrush produced
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The latest big surprise hit Amazon’s Alexa. Voice control seems to be the next big thing, but Amazon makes it hard to extend its reach to really new skills. An alternative is Mycroft and open source AI with voice control. The good news is that now you can run it on a Raspberry Pi with
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Earlier this year, retailers across the globe descended on Las Vegas in January for the 50th anniversary of CES. This year, CES welcomed more than 3,800 exhibiting companies—from the world’s biggest businesses to more than 600 startups—across 2.6 million net square feet of exhibit space. And through all of this, one theme spoke the loudest:
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Advertisement Google Home now plays nice with Vizio, allowing users to control Vizio TVs, displays, speakers and any SmartCast devices through voice commands. In the race for a smart and connected home, the Amazon Echo powered by Alexa is leading the charge, serving as a personal assistant and a reliable smart home controller. Google Home might
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Advertisement Google Home now plays nice with Vizio, allowing users to control Vizio TVs, displays, speakers and any SmartCast devices through voice commands. In the race for a smart and connected home, the Amazon Echo powered by Alexa is leading the charge, serving as a personal assistant and a reliable smart home controller. Google Home might
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