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Garmin’s Speak Plus brings Alexa to your car and doubles as a dash cam

sudshr47 January 8, 2018

 It’s more or less inevitable that Amazon Alexa will find its way into cars. Once you get used to sitting in your house and shouting commands into the air, you’ll pretty quickly find yourself wanting to do the same in your car. Apple and Google have the advantage there right now, with their voice assistants running constantly on the smartphone you already have strapped to a… Read More

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All TVs should come with Google Assistant voice controls

sudshr47 January 8, 2018

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Before buying your next TV, you should make sure it comes with Google’s Assistant.

With Google Assistant, flat screens like LG’s latest portfolio of 4K TVs announced at CES 2018 —  the B8, C8, E8, and the Wallpaper W8 series, and more — are getting a real dose of intelligence.

Unlike most smart TVs that come with what are essentially set-top box interfaces that deliver your content through apps like Netflix and Hulu, LG’s new TVs leverage the brains of Google to do basically everything a Google Home does.

Using the included voice remote, you can get the weather, play music, pull up a video, search Google, or control your smart devices. Read more…

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This adorable robot duck helps kids cope with cancer treatments

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The Aflac duck is being put to work in a new role: comforting children with cancer.

Officially called My Special Aflac Duck, the animatronic duck is the product of a year and research and development by Sproutel, a startup that makes health-focused toys. The goal of the duck is to provide children going through chemotherapy — often a long and grueling process — with a toy that will not only be a source of comfort, but will help them cope with treatment. 

The soft duck has its own chemotherapy port and other accessories specially designed to resonate with young children going through cancer treatments. An accompanying app uses augmented reality to let kids act out feeding and bathing the toy, so that they can take on the role of a caregiver. Read more…

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What it’s like to ride in a self-driving Lyft

sudshr47 January 8, 2018

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Riding in a self-driving Lyft car is way more boring than you’d expect. But that’s really the point.

The ride, which I took on the streets of Las Vegas at the outset of CES 2018, was only remarkable in how mundane it was. Turns, lane changes, braking for red lights, accelerating for green — it was all pretty much the same as if a human were doing the driving. Well, if it weren’t for the display on the dash showing a LiDAR-constructed view of the streets around us, and the robotic female voice that would occasionally chime in with a “lane change checking” or some other status update.

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Nvidia reveals new AI platforms for smart assistants and AR in the car

sudshr47 January 8, 2018

 Nvidia revealed a lot of news about its Xavier autonomous machine intelligence processors at this year’s CES show in Las Vegas. The first production samples of the Xavier are now shipping out to customers, after being unveiled last year, and Nvidia also announced three new variants of its DRIVE AI platform, which are based around Xavier SoCs. The new DRIVE AI offerings include one focused… Read More

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This wild-looking electric SUV concept has way more tech than anyone needs

sudshr47 January 8, 2018

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CES has barely begun and already there’s no shortage of pie-in-the-sky electric vehicle concepts.

Today, Chinese EV startup Byton unveiled its electric SUV concept, a wannabe Tesla killer that’s crammed full of so much tech it would make Elon Musk’s head spin.

Seriously. The vehicle, which will allegedly make its official debut sometime in 2019 and will start at $45,000, is overflowing with so many displays and tech industry buzzwords it’s hard to know where to begin. 

For starters, it has a total of four — yes, four — different displays, including 49-inch monstrosity that stretches across the entire dash and a smaller panel built right into the steering wheel. Two more tablets sit behind the driver’s seat and passenger headrest for the rear passengers. Read more…

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