You may remember last week that Boston Dynamics’ latest robot has learned to open doors. Seems like at this point you don’t want to anger them. They will find you. Or rather, they’ll find the company’s designated robot abu... Humans sow seeds of destruction by abusing poor robot just ...This entry was posted in Gadgets robotics TC on February 20, 2018 by Devin Coldewey
You may remember last week that Boston Dynamics’ latest robot has learned to open doors. Seems like at this point you don’t want to anger them. They will find you. Or rather, they’ll find the company’s designated robot abu... Humans sow seeds of destruction by abusing poor robot just ...This entry was posted in Gadgets robotics TC on February 20, 2018 by Devin Coldewey
The FCC may be hard at work at “bridging the digital divide,” as Chairman Pai so frequently puts it, and the Connect America Fund II will help. But while the big players are setting up, people all over the U.S. are going without relia... Mozilla and NSF awards $380K to small projects connecting the ...This entry was posted in Gadgets hardware Mobile Mozilla TC on February 20, 2018 by Devin Coldewey
The home of the future, we are assured, will be swarming with tiny sensors: security cameras, carbon monoxide detectors, speakers, and everything else. Few need to be running all the time — but how do you wake them up when they’re nee... Ultrasound could waken a sleeping smart homeThis entry was posted in Gadgets hardware Internet of Things IoT Stanford TC on February 20, 2018 by Devin Coldewey
What if you could digitally sculpt a 3D object and share it on Facebook, play with it in virtual reality, or insert it into your world with augmented reality? Facebook is polishing up stages one and two today after first debuting posts of interac... Facebookâs plan to unite AR, VR, and News Feed with ...This entry was posted in Apps augmented reality Mobile Social TC Virtual reality and tagged facebook on February 20, 2018 by Josh Constine
Moto X4 is a fantastic phone at $400, and it's a steal at $280. The Motorola Moto X4 Is Almost Half-Off Right NowThis entry was posted in Gear on February 20, 2018 by Jeffrey Van Camp
The connected speaker wars are upon us, and one day they will be detailed in history books for all to remember. But here now, it can be hard to cut through the various narratives surrounding the options out there and pick a winner. Now that the c... Sonos One is the speaker to beat for those that ...This entry was posted in business Gadgets hardware Reviews sonos TC on February 20, 2018 by Darrell Etherington
Messaging is the heart of Snapchat, so after cloning and augmenting Stories, Instagram is hoping to boost intimate usage of Direct with privacy controls not found elsewhere. Now when you send an ephemeral photo or video from the Instagram Direct ... Instagram Direct one-ups Snapchat with replay privacy controlsThis entry was posted in Apps Mobile Social TC and tagged instagram snapchat on February 20, 2018 by Josh Constine
David McIntosh’s startup Tenor builds a GIF keyboard — but he actually hopes you’ll spend as little time searching on it as possible. Instead, Tenor’s aim has been to collapse the amount of time it takes for you to find a ... Tenor hits 12B searches in its GIF keyboard every monthThis entry was posted in giphy Mobile Startups TC on February 20, 2018 by Matthew Lynley
Snapchat is bringing one of the best recent features of Instagram Stories to its own app, with the ability to add GIF stickers from Giphy to your posts. This is a notable reversal of the typical pattern we’ve seen of Instagram cloning Snapc... Snapchat adds GIF stickers via Giphy, plus new Friends and ...This entry was posted in Apps giphy Mobile photo sharing Social software sticker TC and tagged instagram snapchat social media on February 20, 2018 by Darrell Etherington