And another one bites the dust. Recode reported earlier this week that Anki, maker of the Vector robot I purchased in October, is shutting down. To be honest I'm a bit shocked, especially after learning that Anki had raised $200 million in total … [Read more...]
Podcast: Amazon’s big news and UL’s cyber safety standard
This week Kevin and I start off on a heavy note discussing the things that went wrong during the Lion Air crash at the end of October relating that to the increase in sensors, software and inadequate procedures for marrying the Silicon Valley mindset … [Read more...]
Let’s check out the 2018 IoT Podcast holiday gift guide!
It's that time of year again, when people's thoughts turn toward gift giving. Or maybe gift getting. To help our readers out, Kevin and I have chosen a select number of connected products aimed at mainstream consumers, engineers, and even your … [Read more...]
Podcast: ARM’s new architecture and Anki’s adorable robot
This week’s podcast kicks off with a deep dive into the news shared at ARM’s TechCon event happening in Santa Clara, Calif. We talk about ARM’s new architecture, move on to Facebook’s privacy fudge and then spend a lot of time discussing the UK’s new … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for August 10, 2018
Anki’s inexpensive robot is crammed with smarts: Normally I wouldn’t expect much from a $250 robot, so I’m super impressed by the new Anki Vector. Aside from keeping the cute, emotion-based interactions from its prior robot, Cozmo, with Vector, Anki … [Read more...]