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TouchWood puts versatile, unobtrusive interfaces inside your desk, table and walls
Everything we do seems to have an associated app these days, and all day they vie for your attention, pinging and lighting up in...
Four perspectives on Apple’s new service bundle
Apple’s hardware event yesterday wasn’t particularly eventful for its most popular devices, bringing only iterative changes to Apple Watch and the iPad. But...
This is the new iPad Air, with Touch ID built into the power button
At Apple’s (virtual) hardware event today, the company announced a significantly redesigned iPad Air with a new look and tiny bezels. In a...
Apple introduces the Apple Watch SE, a cheaper Apple Watch
In addition to keeping older-generation devices at an entry-level price, Apple is introducing a brand new Apple Watch at a cheaper price point....
N95 masks could soon be rechargeable instead of disposable
The pandemic has led to N95 masks quickly becoming one of the world’s most sought-after resources as essential workers burned through billions of them....
Microsoft’s Project Natick underwater data center experiment confirms viability of seafloor data storage
Microsoft has concluded a years-long experiment involving use of a shipping container-sized underwater data center, placed on the sea floor off the cost...
Voice assistants don’t work for kids: The problem with speech recognition in the classroom
Dr. Patricia Scanlon
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Dr. Patricia Scanlon is founder and CEO of SoapBox Labs, a Dublin-based developer of safe and secure speech-recognition technology designed...
AT&T customers can now make and receive calls via Alexa
Amazon this morning announced it’s teaming up with AT&T on a new feature that will allow some AT&T customers to make and receive...
Sennheiser’s MKE 200 on-camera microphone is the perfect home videoconferencing upgrade
Sennheiser just released a new on-camera, directional microphone. The compact MKE 200 ($99.95) puts a lot of convenience and performance into a small,...
Peloton launches new Bike+ and Tread smart home gym equipment, both at $2,495
Peloton has launched two new products for its home smart gym lineup, the Bike+ ($2,495) and the Tread ($2,495). While both carry the...
