It's that time of year again when people's thoughts turn toward gift-giving. Or maybe gift-getting. Getting the perfect gift can often be a hard thing, particularly when the person you love seems to have everything. So what do you get them? Would … [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...]
Podcast: Why did Apple join the Thread Group?
This week Kevin and I kick off the show with our thoughts on the future of hearables before explaining why we think Apple joined the Thread Group and what it means for future HomeKit products. From there we talked about a new report suggesting that … [Read more...]
Anki Vector: Edge-based smarts in a cute companion robot for $250
There’s a new Kickstarter project today and it’s right up my alley. If you’re into home robots, deep learning, neural networks, knowledge graphs or a digital assistant with personality, then it’s likely right up your alley, too. Today, Anki … [Read more...]