Light is back with a new twist on its anti-smartphone phone. But this time, instead of doing just one thing, the Light Phone 2 does a few, and exists somewhere between the original Light and your overwrought iPhone – though still far closer to the first-generation Light phone overall. The new design features a matte finish e-ink display, which occupies most fo the front face of the… Read More
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President Obama spent his time in office spreading the gospel of tech around Washington, D.C. Now, he’s meeting with Rise of the Rest to take tech’s mission further.
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ClassPass is not accustomed to sitting idle. The startup, a subscription marketplace that lets users find and book fitness classes, is today introducing credits. ClassPass CEO Fritz Lanman hinted at the change at Disrupt SF last year, explaining that the service has a great market fit with a certain demographic, but doesn’t work as well for people who want more value for their money.… Read More
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Smart speakers with Google Assistant, Alexa, and Siri are popular, but which one is right for you?
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A heaving robotic platform adapted from the tech that powers flight simulators could help train other robots to do surgery.
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Like CES, this week’s Mobile World Congress feels like a bit of a down year, now that the smoke has cleared. Perhaps its was fact that Samsung’s big news stole the show before it even began. Maybe it’s companies’ continued push to launch handsets on their own terms. It could also be that, as many have predicted, the age of the smartphone is truly drawing to an end.… Read More
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Microsoft today launched Soundscape, a new iOS app that aims to give people who are blind or visually impaired a greater awareness of their surrounding by using 3D cues. It’s worth stressing that the app isn’t about replacing guide dogs or canes. Instead, it’s all about enriching people’s perception of their surroundings. A guide dog can’t tell you that your… Read More
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WIRED contributor Joi Ito on the importance of developing intuition and common sense in artificial intelligence machines.
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Prevent Biometrics thinks its smart mouthguard can make contact sports safer for athletes.
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New Stanford research shows how companies alienate women before they start working.
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