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Google Assistant had a good CES

sudshr47 January 13, 2018

Celine Dion at Caesar’s, David Copperfield at the MGM Grand, Google at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The company wallpapered the Vegas monorail and plastered the words “Hey Google” on every rentable screen in town. Take that, Donny and Marie. That crazy booth in the Convention Center parking lot seemed like a terrible idea on Tuesday when the rains opened up and… Read More

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CES’ sexism problem is about more than booth babes and pink robots

sudshr47 January 13, 2018

CES is a place of extremes. Each year, tech companies big and small spare no expense in coming up with bizarre ways to showcase their (often relatively mundane) gadgetry: massive tunnels made of huge OLED displays, home appliances with built-in assis…

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The robots of CES are a joke

sudshr47 January 13, 2018

The robots of the future are, well, still figuring things out.

That was the overwhelming takeaway from CES, the world’s largest tech convention, held this past week in Las Vegas. From a laundry-folding bot that couldn’t fold laundry, to an AI-powered helper that refused to help, to an in-home mechanical maid that kept dropping stuff, the dream of robotic friends making our lives easier is clearly a long way off.

But apparently no one bothered to communicate that fact to the exhibitors and companies showcasing their latest contributions to the technology-fueled utopian delusion that is CES. Both corporate behemoth and niche manufacturer alike demoed a series of robots that, while (for the most part) slickly packaged, failed to deliver on their core promise — whatever it happened to be. Read more…

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Netflix’s new show about AI is blowing people’s minds – literally

sudshr47 January 13, 2018

Altered Carbon, Netflix’s new sci-fi thriller, is set in a futuristic world with limitless potential. Immortality is finally attainable—for the very wealthy, at least—thanks to AI tech that can download a person’s consciousness and memories to a new body.

Given the show’s hyper techie premise, CES was the perfect venue for Netflix to hold an exclusive pre-screening event. Mashable Brand X was onsite to capture audience reactions to Altered Carbon. We predict the rest of us will be happily binge watching this new sci-fi series when it drops on Feb 2. Read more…

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The winners and losers of CES 2018

sudshr47 January 12, 2018

CES is the best place to get a sense of what’s hot and not in technology.

As gadget-packed as this year’s show was — we crowned our favorite tech from CES here — it also provided good insight on the tech trends that’ll influence our lives.

Which companies and product categories rose to the top and which ones flamed out? Here are the winners and losers of CES 2018.

WINNERS

Google Assistant

Google's huge booth across from the Las Vegas Convention Center. — Google’s huge booth across from the Las Vegas Convention Center.

After getting crushed by Amazon Alexa at CES 2017, Google fired back from all directions with what seemed like Google Assistant integration in every gadget imaginable at this year’s show. Everything from speakers, speakers with displays, TVs, and even Kia’s cars were injected with the Assistant’s intelligence. Alexa also had its fair share of new supported products, but CES 2018 made it very clear the battle of the voice assistants (and the smart home for that matter) has only just begun. Read more…

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Cherry’s new low-profile switches may help bring mechanical keyboards to more laptops

sudshr47 January 12, 2018

You may not think much about the switches that sit underneath the keycaps of your keyboard, but there are many enthusiasts who really, really care. The trend is clearly going toward slim keyboards — and that’s not lost on Cherry. At CES this week, the company introduced a new line of keyboard switches that may just be small enough to bring mechanical keyboards to more laptops. Read More

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Cortana had a crappy CES

sudshr47 January 12, 2018

Cortana gets no respect. Microsoft’s smart assistant is actually pretty solid, all things told, but it rarely gets mentioned in the same breath as Alexa, Siri or Google Assistant. Maybe it’s a problem of marketing —the company was quick to point at Build in May that its smart assistant now has 141 million monthly users. More likely though, it’s a problem with… Read More

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The Neil Patrick Harris channel is coming to smart TVs

sudshr47 January 12, 2018

Want to know what your favorite celebrity is up to? These days it’s pretty straightforward: Follow them on social media.

But if that celebrity happens to be Neil Patrick Harris, it’s even easier — just download the IAm Neil Patrick Harris app, which puts his Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook feeds all in one place.

Since its launch in 2017, IAm has made individual apps this for more than 250 celebrities, including Harris, Bill Maher, James Corden, and others. But IAm is more than just a social media aggregator. Since Harris and other celebrities directly manage their apps, they also sometimes post exclusive content, usually in the form of impromptu live videos. They can even select individual viewers to chat with face-to-face while streaming, similar to Periscope. Read more…

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Augmented reality windows are here to turn you into a life-sized hologram

sudshr47 January 12, 2018

Augmented reality doesn’t need to be confined to your phone screen or a pair of glasses — it can be life-sized.

That’s what one company is proving with its massive augmented reality windows that let you view mixed reality without donning a headset or firing up a special app.

Nuheara’s voice amplifying earbuds offer customizable hearing profiles

sudshr47 January 12, 2018 Startups

Nuheara’s new IQBuds Boost headphones exist in a a strange sort of in-between spot. Like the rest of the company’s line, they’re clearly one of countless devices looking to compete in the crowded world of bluetooth earbuds. Like the standard IQBuds before them, however, they’re also designed to boost hearing. But the Boosts are an attempt to be even more, offering… Read More

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This ring lets you bend musical notes on a keyboard with a wave of your hand

sudshr47 January 12, 2018

We saw a small mountain of cool stuff at CES this week, but this one is still on my mind a few days later.
It’s a ring you wear while playing a MIDI keyboard. By wavering your hand or sliding your fingers up the keys, you can change the vibrato or intensity of your notes. It’s an effect perhaps best demonstrated on video: Read More

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Blocks hopes to court enterprise customers with its modular smartwatch

sudshr47 January 12, 2018 Startups

As we noted earlier this week, the mere fact that Blocks was able to bring its modular smartwatch system to market feels like a minor miracle. The company appears to have not taken the easy route in any respect. It could have launched an Android Wear device, but instead opted to skin a scaled down version of stock Android. And then there’s the modules — the company compares… Read More