News - 2016060602 - ASUS' $599 home robot is smarter than it looks
It goes without saying that ASUS' first home robot, Zenbo, stole the show at this year's Computex. As soon as it rolled onto the stage during the keynote, everyone rushed to the front to get a good look at this cute little fella -- and that was before ChairmanJonney Shih shocked the audience with it..
News - 2016060601 - Bluetooth 5.0 will get speed 2 Mbit/s at a distance up to 120 meters
As part of the passing today of the conference Bluetooth World group of developers of the standard The Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) today announced the final stage of developing a new transport protocol Transport Discovery Service (TDS), which allows different devices in the appropriate co..
News - 2016053101 - The President of Taiwan tries a quick chat with ASUS' home robot
They say never work with children, animals, or WiFi-dependent robots...
News - 2016053003 - Amazon Launches Echo Simulator So You Can Test Alexa Out In Your Web Browser
The world of the digital assistant has been getting a lot of attention lately. Amazon’s Echo has been gaining a lot of plaudits amongst the press of late, and Google announced last week that it would be getting into the game with its very own hardware, dubbed Google Home. Apple too has again been ru..
News - 2016053002 - HomeKit does indeed make the August Smart Lock more useful
It's the same device introduced two years ago, except now it has Siri...
News - 2016053001 - Who’s afraid of the IoT?
It’s heeeere! The Internet of Things, I mean. I just spent several days at the Connected Conference in Paris, which focused on IoT hardware. They built a whole home full of connected devices, showcased the War for the WAN and underscored that the IoT is — as always — not quite what we imag..
News - 2016052704 - Controlling A Smart Home Can Be As Easy As Tossing Keys In A Bowl
When we first spotted the Barisieur coffee-brewing alarm clock back in 2014, it was a pet project for designer Joshua Renouf. The plan was always to turn it into a gadget for the masses, and in the months that have passed since, the overall design and the tech that drives the bedside syste..
News - 2016052703 - Barisieur's coffee-brewing alarm clock might actually happen
When we first spotted the Barisieur coffee-brewing alarm clock back in 2014, it was a pet project for designer Joshua Renouf. The plan was always to turn it into a gadget for the masses, and in the months that have passed since, the overall design and the tech that drives the bedside syste..
News - 2016052702 - How ready is the Internet for IoT?
While vendors are in a mad rush, jockeying for a land-grab position, one thing is becoming increasingly clear — connected devices, apps and services, which collectively comprise the building blocks of IoT solutions, are in need of a dependable communication fabric for robust deployment...
News - 2016052701 - The House That Learns: Bringing Artificial Intelligence Into The Home
A new London startup wants to make controlling a smart-home more natural and intuitive. The startup, AI Build, is making a home-hub prototype that it says will make turning on a light as easy as asking your mate to get up and do it...
