Japanese messaging service Line announced on Thursday a personal assistant, called Clova, in the mold of Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri. The app will communicate to Asian users through hundreds of different screens, including an Echo-like speaker. Line will bundle its messaging service, which integrates payment, ridesharing, and shopping, and...
One of the most famous advertisements in history, the “Kodak Moment,” symbolized much more than a brand. It was a mantra of life, one that united pictures, memories, and nostalgia. The new “Kodak Moment” is that moment when executives miss how customers and markets are shifting in favor of preserving...
The Samsung Gear S3 has been distributed in many International markets now and new consumers are trying to get them to work with many non-Samsung devices such as the OnePlus 3, 3T, 2, and even the Sony Xperia Tablet Z4 etc. Samsung officially supports many devices from the likes of HTC,...
2016 has been a great year in wearable tech. We've seen the continued prominence of the smart watch, the rise of a new generation of virtual reality headsets, and a variety of new and unique products coming out of the crowdfunding world. 2016 kicked off with a record-breaking quarter, with...
Robots have become commonplace in many aspects of life including health care, military and security work. Yet until recently little thought has been given outside of academic circles to the ethics of robots. Silicon Valley Robotics recently launched a Good Robot Design Council -- which has launched “5 Laws of Robotics” guidelines for...
It seems that every day a new IoT device or means to connect existing devices is revealed. With so much energy in being devoted to tell us how, when, where, what we can connect to each other, the “why” may be getting a little blurry. So we want to take a...
There is a new app in town and it lets you turn your Tizen-powered Samsung Gear S2, Gear Fit 2 or Android wear smartwatch into your very own Golf coach. The app known as SlamdunQ Golf helps you analyze your swing through using data recorded by the smartwatch and several parameters. The...
A new report reveals that investment in sensor modules is heating up the Internet of Things (IoT) space, with innovative sensor startups winning the bulk of that money. As reported by Smart Cities World, a new study by Lux Research examined the $4.3 billion in funding for sensor modules over...
The Internet of Things (IoT) is an amazing technology concept that, for a long time, was just a dream. Now, this technology has taken the world by storm, and it is growing with incredible speed. Morgan Stanley actually predicts that by 2020 there will be 75 billion connected devices. See...
China is the single most populated country in the world, and is an absolute powerhouse in the Global technology market as a hub for manufacturing and development. One of China's largest companies, Foxconn, is partnering with French startup Actility to create ThingPark China, a new business focused on the development...
In an age where it seems anything and everything can benefit from connectivity, the future of toys is changing rapidly. Toys are becoming more intelligent, more connected and important assets among the Internet of Things. U.S. domestic toy sales, according to industry association data, hit close to $22 billion in...
APX Labs, a growing enterprise startup, was awarded the Technology Pioneer award by World Economic Forum for its Skylight wearable platform on Monday. The Skylight platform provides a smart glasses overlay for industrial workers that lets them see tasks, watch how-to videos, communicate with management, and stream POV video. See...
Yesterday the Internet lit up like a Christmas tree with the news that Samsung was no longer going to use Android Wear for any of its Smartwatches, but it seems that might not be quite the case. The report from Fast Company cited some Samsung executives confirming that Samsung...
Guest author Richard MacManus is the founder of ReadWrite. This article originally appeared in his Augment Intelligence newsletter. If you’re thinking that virtual reality (VR) is all about gaming, then think again. Are you a sports fan? The US Open Golf Tournament was livestreamed in VR last year. A music fan? Paul McCartney,...
Have you been anticipating a Gear Live 2 from Samsung running Android Wear? Well, we’re way past Google’s 2015 I/O Conference, so I think it’s safe to say that the Android Wear-powered Gear Live 2 is a no-show. With that said, however, I don’t think the Gear Live 2...
A growing number of hardware makers are searching for the best way of bringing virtual reality (VR) to the masses: Current contraptions cover every price point and style from Google Cardboard to the Oculus Rift (consumer version due 2016). The AuraVisor, currently raising funds on Kickstarter, sits somewhere between the...
Starz have announced that Starz Play, the online TV everywhere service for their premium subscribers, has been launched on Samsung Tizen Smart TVs. The STARZ PLAY App will be available in the Samsung App store across select 2014 and 2015 Samsung Smart TVs. STARZ subscribers can watch exclusive STARZ...
It's been the worst-kept secret in technology recently, but Google finally made its Nexus 5X and 6P smartphones official at a media event Tuesday in San Francisco. The company also showed off a redesigned, upgraded Chromecast media streaming stick, and a brand-new Pixel C Android tablet.There were few surprises in...
At the TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco Monday, three virtual reality proponents hit the stage to talk about the potential—and the pitfalls—of virtual reality.It’s an exciting time for VR pioneers like Richard Marks, head of research and development at Sony; Paul Raphaël of Felix & Paul Studios; and HTC's...
Jaunt, one of the companies at the vanguard of the coming virtual reality invasion, aims to pull away from the pack. It just might succeed, now that it's infused with a new round of investments totalling $65 million. The company says the fresh influx of money is going to enable it to "significantly...
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