Archivo del Autor: Belen De Leon

UBTECH’s robotic First Order Stormtrooper patrols AR battlefields

 UBTECH’s Stormtrooper missed Force Friday and The Last Jedi’s release — no surprise, really. The robotic toy moves pretty slowly, all things told. Perhaps it was a matter of getting things just right, or maybe it was the pains of dealing with such a high-profile license for the first time. Whatever the case, the Chinese robotics startup has just taken the wraps off one last… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Don't Gift an Internet-Connected Toy This Holiday

They can be hacked. They’re a privacy nightmare. This year, it’s not too late to keep the IoT toys away from the tree.
Source: Wired

A Freaky Humanoid Robot That Sweats as It Does Push-Ups

Meet Kengoro, the humanoid that is strikingly lifelike not just in how it looks, but how it moves.
Source: Wired

Google Home's 2017 in review: All grown up and ready to battle – CNET

The Google Home came into its own as a smart speaker in 2017. Now we’ll find out if that matters.
Source: CNET

Need your McLaren F1 serviced? Head to Pennsylvania – Roadshow

McLaren just opened its first official F1 service center in the US.
Source: CNET

Researchers Made Google's Image Recognition AI Mistake a Rifle For a Helicopter

To safeguard AI, we’re going to need to solve the problem of ‘adversarial examples.’
Source: Wired

Digital ad spend grew 23 percent in the first six months of 2017, according to IAB

 Digital ad spending continued to grow during the first six months of 2017, according to the latest Internet Advertising Revenue Report. The report was prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers for the Interactive Advertising Bureau, a trade group of online advertisers and publishers. It shows that digital ad revenue in the United States reached $40.1 billion in the first half of this year.… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Google Ventures invests in Ripcord’s paper digitizing robotics service

 The $40 million Ripcord Series B we reported back in August has just been bumped up to $65 million, courtesy of additional funding led by Google Ventures. The added funding comes as the record keeping company continues to grow at a healthy clip. The Bay Area based service added 100 jobs this year, and is on track to add another 150 in 2018. The service came out of stealth in March of this… Read More

Source: TechCrunch

Audi adds Amazon Music streaming to in-car media services – Roadshow

The new integration is offered on certain 2017 and 2018 models.
Source: CNET

Get one year of Grammarly Premium for $69.98 – CNET

Normally $140, this popular tool will fix you’re roten speling and grammer. Plus: a $20 adventure game, free, and 40 percent off some killer earbuds!
Source: CNET