This week, I went to the tinyML Summit in Burlingame, Calif. TinyML, or running small machine learning models on constrained devices, is one of the most exciting technologies I’ve encountered. But it's also the one most likely to put people to sleep … [Read more...]
The AirPods Pro 2nd gen as smart hearables puts a smile on my face
Now that OTC, or over the counter, hearing aids are available in the U.S. I decided to revisit my auditory challenge. Technically, I was reminded to revisit it. My wife knows I have trouble hearing her at times. She also prefers not to watch … [Read more...]
Stick figures ruled CES, raising questions about privacy
When I was at CES last week, I noticed several companies showing off video cameras and demonstrating their AI capabilities by superimposing a stick figure on top of the images of people recorded while by the booths. As each person walked by, … [Read more...]
IoT news of the week for Nov. 25, 2022
Sony Semiconductor offers a new, power-efficient cellular modem for the IoT: Sony has a new modem that lets IoT devices connect via cellular, Low-Power Wide-Area Networks such as LoRa, satellite or hybrid communication channels. The chip, called the … [Read more...]
We’re making sensors smarter — and more complicated
During the pandemic, we’ve seen major sensor vendors add more intelligence to their sensors. In 2020 Sony launched a vision sensor that can perform people tracking or object detection locally, and last year Bosch announced its BHI260AP sensor, … [Read more...]