Daily Archives: June 22, 2016

robot_and_3D_printers — If you’ve got more than a handful of 3D printers or other devices running at a time, it’s a full-time job keeping them going — removing and packaging products, tweaking settings, pushing “OK” after minor errors, that sort of thing. Why not have a robot do it for you? Read More

If you’ve got more than a handful of 3D printers or other devices running at a time, it’s a full-time job keeping them going — removing and packaging products, tweaking settings, pushing “OK” after minor errors, that sort of thing. Why not have a robot do it for you? Read More

Tend.ai trains your robot to operate dozens of 3D printers ...

This entry was posted in artificial intelligence Gadgets robotics robots Startups TC on June 22, 2016 by Devin Coldewey

You've got no shortage of expensive Kindle options, but the entry-level just got revved up. The post The Cheapest Kindle Gets Thinner, Lighter, and Speedier appeared first on WIRED.

The Cheapest Kindle Gets Thinner, Lighter, and Speedier

This entry was posted in Amazon Gadget Lab Gear on June 22, 2016 by Brian Barrett

IoTgraph — The Internet of Things genie is out of the bottle and growing at an accelerating pace. According to Gartner, 6.4 billion connected things will be in use worldwide in 2016, up 30 percent from 2015. This number will soar to more than 20 billion by 2020. Here are some of the changes we’ll face as IoT becomes more ingrained in our lives — and how the tech community is getting prepared… Read More

The Internet of Things genie is out of the bottle and growing at an accelerating pace. According to Gartner, 6.4 billion connected things will be in use worldwide in 2016, up 30 percent from 2015. This number will soar to more than 20 billion by 2020. Here are some of the changes we’ll face as IoT becomes more ingrained in our lives — and how the tech community is getting prepared… Read More

The implications of large IoT ecosystems

This entry was posted in artificial intelligence Column Gadgets Internet of Things IoT machine learning TC on June 22, 2016 by Ben Dickson

Videos_Reactions-1 — Watching 360-degree videos alone on your Gear VR is about to get a little less lonely. Oculus just rolled out the ability for users to see and leave Facebook’s five emoji reactions on 360 Videos within Gear VR’s video app. While Reactions started as a risky attempt at tampering with Facebook’s iconic Like button, they’ve become a popular way to convey emotion and… Read More

Facebook brings emoji to VR with 360 Reactions

This entry was posted in gear vr Oculus Social social networking TC Virtual reality VR and tagged facebook on June 22, 2016 by Fitz Tepper

Pinterest app — Pinterest today said it was acquiring the team behind tote, a shopping app that highlights products that are suggested by fashion influencers and friends. The tote founders are joining Pinterest’s growth and monetization team. This isn’t the only talent acquisition Pinterest has made even this month as well: Just last week, Pinterest acquired the team behind the custom keyboard… Read More

Pinterest acquihires the team behind influencer-driven curated shopping app tote

This entry was posted in Apps Mobile Social Startups TC on June 22, 2016 by Matthew Lynley

Pinterest acquihires the team behind influencer-driven curated shopping app tote

This entry was posted in Apps Mobile Social Startups TC on June 22, 2016 by Matthew Lynley

Dropbox today is releasing a slew of new enterprise features as it continues to try to woo larger businesses in an effort to build a strong new line of business. The most interesting of which is probably a tool in its mobile application that allo...