By Gadjo Sevilla
Every major technology company has invested in a smart assistant. Apple has the venerable yet hobbled Siri assistant, Google has Assistant, Microsoft has Cortana and Amazon dominates the US with its Alexa assistant running off Amazon Echo devices.
Here are some of the gift-worthy smart home gadgets and accessories that have caught my eye this year.
by Lee Rickwood
It’s the original IoT – Trees use electrical impulses to transmit valuable information and resources among and between individual members along an interconnect forest network.
by Lee Rickwood
New devices will evaluate your sweat with electric signals that measure and detect things like glucose, lactate, sodium and potassium levels, and the capabilities are but a short step away from tracking a user’s emotional as well as physical health.
by Lee Rickwood
What will be the next ‘moonshot’? Will the next one be colonizing Mars? Is it Hyperloop, Elon Musk’s vision for a sustainable, super-fast transportation system for the planet? What if The Future is Postponed, and not because of bad weather, but poor investment in science, research and innovation?
by Lee Rickwood
More than 120 years ago, a “torrid tempo” of tech change was first cited as a potential threat to privacy and a driver of unrestrained surveillance.
By Gadjo Sevilla
Google’s mission statement is to, ‘organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.’ In the past, this was usually done through the Google search bar, Google Home is the next step. With voice being the main way to interact with the service, getting Google Home to do things or access information becomes more conversational.
The merging of automotive and tech is happening now as evidenced by the latest releases in the 2017 North American International Auto Show which was won by the Chevrolet Bolt EV, the first all-electric car to win the prize.