Daily Archives: April 8, 2016

Siri is good for a lot of things, but she generally doesn’t care much whether you sound your usual perky self. Launching today is EmoWatch, a new app for your Apple Watch that will help you track your emotional state. EmoWatch is a technical demo for Smartmedical Corp’s Empath API, and it does what it needs to: Showing a read-out (in the form of a graph) of your moods throughout… Read More

With EmoWatch your Apple Watch knows if you are :) ...

This entry was posted in Apple Watch Apps Health Mobile TC and tagged iphone on April 8, 2016 by Haje Jan Kamps

We've been anticipating these last two weeks for decades. The post Gadget Lab Podcast: VR Is Finally Here. So Now What? appeared first on WIRED.

Gadget Lab Podcast: VR Is Finally Here. So Now What?

This entry was posted in Gadget Lab Podcasts Gear HTC Vive Oculus Rift Podcasts VR on April 8, 2016 by Wired Staff

schaftbot — There’s a new bot in town (Tokyo, specifically), and while it might not be as cute as Nao, as creepy as Spot and BigDog, or as anthropomorphic as Atlas, it might be more practical than all of them. It walks on two legs, but not like a man, or even a bear. This one, designed by Alphabet-owned Schaft Inc, has its own uniquely robotic form of locomotion. Read More

There’s a new bot in town (Tokyo, specifically), and while it might not be as cute as Nao, as creepy as Spot and BigDog, or as anthropomorphic as Atlas, it might be more practical than all of them. It walks on two legs, but not like a man, or even a bear. This one, designed by Alphabet-owned Schaft Inc, has its own uniquely robotic form of locomotion. Read More

Alphabet’s secretive Schaft Inc. shows off new bipedal robot in ...

This entry was posted in artificial intelligence Gadgets robotics robots TC on April 8, 2016 by Devin Coldewey

The fight between the government and Apple is not over. While the most controversial case is now over, the Department of Justice keeps pushing Apple on another case. The government still wants Apple to unl Read More

Justice Department keeps pushing Apple to unlock iPhone in New ...

This entry was posted in Gadgets privacy Security TC and tagged apple on April 8, 2016 by Romain Dillet

Just in time for the chat bot craze, Disrupt London alum Luka is enhancing its AI-powered messaging service with a variety of smart bots to help users get whatever they desire. Luka originally launched as a Yelp competitor, all done over text. Us...

Luka, with $4.42 million in Series A, releases AI-powered chat ...

This entry was posted in Apps artificial intelligence Social Startups TC on April 8, 2016 by Jordan Crook

b45390c96af77d103c0eb0110590d05c_original — It’s actually easier than some can imagine to leave a child behind in a car. Sense A Life aims to stop this from happening by acting as a warning to warn parents and caregivers of a child left behind in a car. There are two parts to the device and the founders say it takes about 30 seconds to install and set up. One part sticks to the side of the driver’s seat while a sensor is… Read More

It’s actually easier than some can imagine to leave a child behind in a car. Sense A Life aims to stop this from happening by acting as a warning to warn parents and caregivers of a child left behind in a car. There are two parts to the device and the founders say it takes about 30 seconds to install and set up. One part sticks to the side of the driver’s seat while a sensor is… Read More

Sense A Life is a car seat monitor that could ...

This entry was posted in Gadgets TC on April 8, 2016 by Matt Burns

A $49 computer and a 3D printed headset get you cheap-ass VR---without the cardboard, and without putting a phone in your face. The post The Pockulus VR Headset May Look Funky, But It's Only $49 appeared first on WIRED.