IT Risinājumi, 03. February 2021

Ar viedajām tehnoloģijām kontrolēs satiksmes plūsmu un autovadītājus

Aprīlī Jelgavā tiks uzsākts pētījums, lai, izmantojot viedās tehnoloģijas, vēl detalizētāk pētītu satiksmes plūsmu pilsētas centrā un fiksētu gadījumus, kad pa Lielo ielu neatļauti pārvietojas kravas transportlīdzekļi vai autostāvvietās mašīnas[...]
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Mobilitāte, 29. December 2020

Trīs Latvijas uzņēmumi Dānijā būvēs elektroauto uzlādes stacijas no līmētā koka

Trīs Latvijas uzņēmumi – “IKTK”, “Rodentia” un “Igate Būve” īstenojuši inovatīvu “zaļo risinājumu”, no līmētā koka ražojot un uzbūvējot modernu elektroauto uzlādes staciju Dānijā, informē uzņēmumu pārstāvji. Stacija būvēta pēc Dānijas elektroauto[...]
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Bizness, 29. December 2020

Latvijas uzņēmums sola atkritumu šķirošanu padarīt par aizraujošu digitālu procesu

Latvijas informācijas tehnoloģiju uzņēmums “WinGo Deposit” ir saņēmis kārtējo starptautisko atzinību – atbalsta finansējumu tālākai inovatīvās atkritumu šķirošanas iekārtas attīstībai. “WinGo” ir radījis inovatīvu iekārtu, kas ar mākslīgā intelekta risinājuma[...]
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Mobilitāte, 17. November 2020

Grieķijas valdība nolēmusi veselu salu pārvērst par elektroauto, zaļās enerģētikas un ekoloģiskā tūrisma oāzi. Lielākais ieguvējs būs Vācijas koncerns "Volkswagen".

ecerēts, ka Astipalejas salā Egejas jūras dienvidaustrumos nebūs iekšdedzes auto ar izplūdes gāzēm, visu elektroenerģiju saražos vēja ģeneratori un saules baterijas. Grieķija pirmo “viedās zaļās salas” (“Smart Green Island”) projektu plāno[...]
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Bizness, 11. November 2019

Trīs uzņēmumi Atspērienā tiek pie 75 000 eiro viedpilsētu risinājumiem

Par Rīgas domes grantu programmas «Atspēriens» 2019. gada uzvarētājiem atzīti SIA «Evlab», SIA «ARConstruction» un SIA «Kong», kas no pašvaldības katrs saņems 25 000 eiro savu ideju realizēšanai. SIA «Evlab»[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 10. November 2019

Warehouses are making workers wear biometric harnesses that track their movements on the job

Some employers are making warehouse workers wear biometric harnesses that track their every movement while on the job, including Walmart, Toyota, and Heineken. The devices were created by Brooklyn-based startup[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 10. November 2019

Apple has an idea for futuristic headphones that could make it feel like people are in the room with you during phone calls

Apple has been granted a patent for headphones that could position audio signals in the room around you, making conference calls feel more realistic and natural. The technology would create a virtual room[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 10. November 2019

Does your kid think your smart speaker is just another family member?

Mary Beth Foster has three Google Home units throughout her Mint Hill, N.C., home, and her two-year-old often talks with them, walking up to them as if they are another[...]
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Jaunumi, 01. November 2019

Viedās pilsētas klasteris organizē PASĪVO ĒKU ATVĒRTO DURVJU DIENAS 2019

Šogad 8., 9. un 10. novembrī jau astoto gadu pēc kārtas norisināsies Viedās pilsētas klastera un Passive House Latvija organizēts pasākums – PASĪVO ĒKU ATVĒRTO DURVJU DIENAS. Šī pasākuma ietvaros[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 10. October 2019

The best doorbells

Nowadays, you can get smart doorbells with video cameras for added security or nifty wireless doorbells that you don’t have to hard wire. Of all the doorbells you can buy,[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 10. October 2019

All-new Pixel Buds

Google released its Pixel Buds in 2017. They sounded decent, but our reviewer ran into some connectivity issues and found them uncomfortable to wear.  But 2019 has been a year of assistant-equipped[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 10. October 2019

The one smart home thing Apple could do better than anyone

Commentary: If Apple’s going to catch up in the smart home, the time is now. Apple’s HomePod debuted in 2018. It had a $349 MSRP, great sound and the risk of putting white rings on[...]
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Jaunumi, 08. October 2019

Tartu padomju laika nami pārtop energoefektīvos mākslas darbos

Tartu pabeigta desmit padomju laika daudzdzīvokļu namu, kas pievienojās SmartEnCity projektam, renovācija. ārējās septiņas ēkas plānots pabeigt līdz šā gada beigām. Eiropas Savienības finansētajā projektā SmartEnCity laikmetīgā māksla satiekas ar viedās pilsētas projektēšanu. Tā[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 10. September 2019

DJI launches new industrial drones for agriculture and new services for industry customers

DJI announced two new drones and a new initiative to support first responders during natural disasters and recovery missions with drone technologies as it moves to consolidate its position as the[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 10. September 2019

You can now buy a makeup mirror with Alexa built in

Music meets makeup in Simplehuman’s new sensor mirror hi-fi. The vanity has a built-in speaker equipped with Amazon Alexa capabilities, because why not? The combined technology of a sensor mirror and[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 10. September 2019

Apple launched a new ultra wideband chip that could render Bluetooth obsolete

Buried at the bottom of iPhone 11 promotional material detailing new cameras and improved battery life, Apple mentions Ultra Wideband (UWB) chips, a technology which could usher in a new era of[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 09. August 2019

The 11 creepiest technologies that exist today

Some tech products, like smart speakers and self-driving cars, make the world a better place. However, they may have a dark side that gives tech experts pause. Technologies like deepfakes, de-pixelation, and door-opening robots,[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 09. August 2019

Smart home technology increasingly used to help elderly population

Using systems as complex as smart home technologies and Internet of Things (IoT) platforms to support eldercare would have been unthinkable even a few years ago. But as smart home technology gets[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 09. August 2019

The era of the $200 security camera is over. This $20 alternative is impressive

Commentary: By using all of Wyze’s products, you could potentially save over $1,000 for a full smart-home setup. When I started writing about the smart home in 2013, influential startup Dropcam, purchased by[...]
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Pilsētvide, 09. August 2019

Sidewalk Labs is building a smart city entirely of mass timber. What could go wrong?

North America is on the cusp of a mass timber revolution, and Sidewalk Labs’ Waterfront Toronto project is leading the way. But the smart material faces major obstacles. A building[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 10. July 2019

The Marines’ New Drone-Killer Aces Its First Real World Test

An energy weapon that blasts not artillery or lasers but radio signals could represent the future of warfare. Last Thursday, nearly a month after Iran shot a $220 million US drone out[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 10. July 2019

DJI appears to be making its first FPV racing drone

It would allow for more dynamic flying, and help tighten DJI’s grip on the market DJI appears to be readying the release of a first-person-view (FPV) drone, according to FCC[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 10. July 2019

Contrary to limited reports, consumer interest in smart home tech is soaring

Interest in smart home tech isn’t waning. On the contrary, according to the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), 2019 is heading toward a record-breaking year in U.S. consumer technology sales. The CTA expects tech[...]
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Pilsētvide, 01. July 2019

Siguldā tiks uzstādīti pirmie viedie atkritumu konteineri Latvijā

Jūnija beigās Siguldā daudzdzīvokļu namu kvartālā Leona Paegles ielā tiks uzsākti darbi, lai ar jaunāko pilsētvides tehnoloģiju atbalstu ierīkotu pirmo dalītās atkritumu savākšanas viedpunktu Latvijā. Papildus šķirotiem stikla un vieglā[...]
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Enerģētika, 14. March 2019

Salaspilī taps viena no lielākajām saules enerģijas ražotnēm Eiropā

Salaspilī 20.martā tiks ielikts pamatakmens saules enerģijas centralizētās siltumapgādes sistēmai, kas izmaksās 7,228 miljonus eiro, informēja Salaspils novada domes pārstāve Lolita Balcerbule. Pašreiz pašvaldības uzņēmumā “Salaspils Siltums” tiek veikti sagatavošanās darbi,[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 06. February 2019

Blade Shadow Ghost turns your TV into a snappy cloud-gaming PC

This small, stylish box for its cloud service offers device and network connections for a PC-free Windows gaming setup. Blade’s Shadow Ghost is a cool little box that lets you[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 06. February 2019

Apple patent hints at AR headset that'll work with your iPhone

The wide-ranging patent application for augmented reality tech hints at a possible headset from the iPhone maker. Apple’s interest in augmented reality (AR) is revving up. That’s the message behind[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 06. February 2019

HTC’s blockchain phone can now be purchased with fiat currency

Until now, the Exodus 1 has, fittingly, only been available for purchase with cryptocurrency. Starting today, however, interested parties will be able to pick HTC’s blockchain phone up through more[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 06. February 2019

Xiaomi announces its first 5G phone, the Mi Mix 3 5G

Xiaomi  doesn’t want to miss the 5G bandwagon — the company just unveiled its first smartphone that comes with a 5G modem at a press conference in Barcelona. The Mi Mix[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 06. February 2019

Smart home tech hits the kitchen sink, which now responds to voice commands

The sink in our little apartment makes a lot of weird noises but at least it doesn’t talk back to us yet. Apparently, the whole house will respond to your[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 23. January 2019

7 tech trends that will dominate CES 2019

This past year was challenging for the tech world, to say the least, but the new year brings an opportunity to change the conversation. A huge opportunity, actually — CES 2019,[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 23. January 2019

TP-Link's Kasa smart home expands with 7 new products at CES 2019

If you’re a fan of Kasa smart plugs and switches, you’re going to love this news. TP-Link’s Kasa line of smart home products is expanding this year, with the addition of multiple[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 23. January 2019

Lenovo made this wild Alexa-equipped Android tablet that docks into a smart speaker

It’s a pretty novel use of a charging station It seems that we haven’t yet hit the limit on weird and novel implementations of Alexa, as Lenovo just announced what[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 23. January 2019

Samsung SmartThings still hasn’t earned my trust in the smart home

The SmartThings platform may have expanded, but Samsung’s smart home company still has a lot of kinks to work out. Samsung’s smart home company, SmartThings, has changed a lot since it was first[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 22. January 2019

Is Samsung getting serious about robotics?

The company showed off a trio of robots and an exoskeleton at CES 2019 A funny thing happened at Samsung’s CES press conference. After the PC news, 8K TVs and Bixby-sporting washing[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 31. December 2018

To save agriculture from climate change, we need better weather forecasting

Tiny monitoring stations that alert farmers to every change in conditions on their farms could help them better understand the extreme weather shifts that are becoming more common due to[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 31. December 2018

Why your pizza may never be delivered by drone

For years tech companies such as Amazon, Alphabet and Uber have promised us delivery drones bringing goods to our doorsteps in a matter of minutes. So why are they taking[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 12. December 2018

The best and worst gadgets of 2018

TL;DR: Don’t buy the PlayStation Classic There were countless gadgets released in 2018. It’s the end of the year, so Brian and I rounded up the best of the best and[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 12. December 2018

Australia to set up drone-identifying systems

Drone “hot spots” in Australia are getting sensors to automatically identify the aircraft and their pilots. Australia’s Civil Aviation Safety Authority (Casa) said it would install the equipment at the[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 12. December 2018

Cannabis Growers Embrace IOT for Energy Efficiency

Greenhouses are being wired up to the internet of things in order to save cash. More U.S. cannabis cultivators are deploying internet-of-things (IOT) technologies in greenhouses to optimize the use[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. December 2018

Tesla wants its factory workers to wear futuristic augmented reality glasses on the assembly line

Tesla patent filings reveal plans for augmented reality glasses to assist with manufacturing. Factory employees has previously used Google Glass in its factory as recently as 2016. Tesla‘s Model 3[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 30. November 2018

Forget about slide-out cameras, this phone has a slide-out crypto wallet

There’s a new cryptocurrency-oriented phone in town, and it’s very different from anything currently available for purchase. Coming from the crypto startup Sirin, the Finney is a  powerful smartphone with[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 30. November 2018

DROP THE BATTERIES—DIAMONDS AND LASERS COULD POWER YOUR DRONE

Drones have arrived in US airspace, and now they are multiplying. By 2022, 700,000 of the little unmanned aircraft could be exploring American skies, according to the FAA, delivering packages, monitoring[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 12. November 2018

Autonomous drones perform search and rescue without the need for GPS

A new drone developed at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) could be the key to finding hikers lost in the woods. A challenge with search and rescue operationsfor people lost in forests[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 12. November 2018

Window washing drone takes flight

A huge drone that can wash buildings and put out fires is being developed in Latvia. The Aerones drone weighs about 55kg (121lbs) and is tethered to the ground with[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 12. November 2018

Echo vs. Echo Dot: What's the difference?

The smart home concept is increasingly becoming the norm. Over the past few years, we’ve seen an increase in voice recognition assistants and connected devices to make our busy lives more seamless.[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. November 2018

We tried the $300 smart security camera that was cool enough to get on Apple's radar. Here’s what it was like to use.

The Lighthouse security camera was a $300 internet-connected device that could identify you and your family members. But Lighthouse shut down its operations last December and sold its patents to[...]
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Enerģētika, 02. November 2018

Iecavas 'Vizulo' – ražotne, kur top gaismekļi Brīvības piemineklim un Kurševelas kūrortam

Iecavas SIA “Vizulo” ražo iekštelpu un ārtelpu gaismekļus, uzņēmuma inženieri izstrādā jaunus gaismekļus, veic dažādus pētījumus. Ar tā gaismekļiem ir izgaismota “Porsche” ēka Nīderlandē, Māstrihtā, Brīvības piemineklis Rīgā, tie ir izmantoti Francijā, Kurševelas[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 13. October 2018

5G: 'A cyber-attack could stop the country'

Superfast 5G mobile broadband could power smart cities and the internet of things, (IoT) but as more devices get connected, telecoms and security experts are warning that cyber-attacks could increase[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 13. October 2018

7 Drones that can stay airborne for hours — and the tech that makes it possible

We love drones. You know what we don’t love? Drone flight times. Today, your average consumer drone has an average flight time of between 10 and 20 minutes — with[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 12. October 2018

This fleet of underwater robots will help citizen scientists make the case for ocean conservation

OpenROV’s cheap robots help people explore their local waterways, and National Geographic is helping get them to more people so they can map their discoveries. Since David Lang cofounded OpenROV, a low-cost[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 12. October 2018

Google Home Hub review

Shortly after announcing the Home Hub, a Google exec told me the timing was simply about “getting the product right.” Still, it’s curious launching your own entry in the space more than[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 12. October 2018

Facebook confirms it’s building augmented reality glasses

“Yeah! Well of course we’re working on it,” Facebook’s  head of augmented reality Ficus Kirkpatrick told me when I asked him at TechCrunch’s AR/VR event in LA if Facebook was building AR[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. September 2018

This battery-filled drone can fly for two hours straight, startup says

Impossible Aerospace took a “battery-first approach” when designing its US-1 drone. One startup is reimagining how drones are designed — and how long they can fly. Impossible Aerospace, which came out of stealth[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 06. September 2018

Sonnen aims to unify all aspects of the smart home

Dive Brief: Sonnen on Wednesday announced the launch of a new home energy management system to unify automation, distributed generation and storage with smart load control to optimize residential energy use. Sonnen says its new[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 06. September 2018

Quantum computing is almost ready for business, startup says

In launching its own online service, the Berkeley-based upstart Rigetti aspires to be the Amazon of cloud-based quantum computing. Quantum computing–which harnesses the peculiar physics of subatomic scale–long appeared to[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 14. August 2018

How to better secure your smart home

Pro tips on the best way to lock down your collection of smart home tech. With the advent of gadgets like doorbell cameras, smart kitchen appliancesand data-logging sensors that track your sleep,[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 14. August 2018

3 Ways Technology is Changing the American Home

Over the past decade or so, the notion of the “smart home” has transitioned from a futuristic concept to reality. While it’s been a slow curve, we’ve finally reached a[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 14. August 2018

Lenovo launched a bunch of smart home products

Lenovo’s got its hands in basically everything else at this point, so why not extend that reach into smart home devices? Today at IFA, the company announced the upcoming release[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 14. August 2018

$2.3 billion later, Magic Leap's futuristic headset has the same problem as Microsoft's HoloLens

Magic Leap is a secretive Florida-based startup that makes augmented-reality headsets. On Wednesday morning, it launched its first device: Magic Leap One. It’s a product that’s over six years and[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 14. August 2018

These 18 incredible products didn't exist 10 years ago

The world was a very different place 10 years ago. A decade ago, you couldn’t order an Uber on your phone. You couldn’t surf the web on Google Chrome. You[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 06. August 2018

Samsung launches an LTE-enabled Tile competitor

Samsung, naturally, would never be content to launch a regular old Tile competitor. The company just doesn’t roll like that. While the basic foundation of the SmartThings Tracker is similar[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 01. July 2018

A look inside the amazing smart-home systems that rich people use

Smart home systems that rich people use are wildly different from the Amazon Alexa you may have just bought for your home. Oprah Winfrey has a radiant heat system that[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 01. July 2018

How to Take Back Control of Your Smart Home Devices From Someone Else

Picture this: Your home is full of “smart” gadgets that you didn’t set up yourself, but you have a decent understanding of how to use them—or, at the very least,[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 01. July 2018

Domestic robots that will change the future of how you run your house

Remember back in 2001 when The Simpsons purchased an automated upgrade for their home known as the “Ultrahouse 3000?” Well, this is a bit like that, minus the Pierce Brosnan ‘British Charm[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 01. July 2018

Parrot's Anafi 4K drone is much more than a flying toy

But DJI’s Mavic Air has it beat on important features. Drones come in many shapes and sizes. At their most affordable, drones are fun flying toys. And for industrial uses[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 01. June 2018

Parrot Anafi drone review

HIGHS Portable, lightweight design Solid camera with HDR 180-degree gimbal Lossless zoom LOWS No obstacle avoidance n many ways, Parrot is to drones what Nintendo is to video games. Despite playing a[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 01. June 2018

Amazon starts shipping its $249 DeepLens AI camera for developers

Back at its re:Invent conference in November, AWS announced its $249 DeepLens, a camera that’s specifically geared toward developers who want to build and prototype vision-centric machine learning models. The company started taking pre-orders for DeepLens a[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 30. May 2018

Google is coming after Amazon in the smart home market

Google Assistant is working on closing Alexa’s lead in smart device integration, with new financial and technical support for Assistant-minded startups. Google announced Thursday that Google Assistant can currently be used[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 30. May 2018

An Icelandic inventor has achieved the holy grail of airborne technology with a drone that flies like a bird

Icelandic startup Flygildi thinks it has unlocked the “holy grail” of drone technology: its drone looks and flies like a bird. The AI-powered drone could come in handy for law[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 30. May 2018

Google Assistant hits 5,000 smart home partners, adds Dish, Logitech

Google Assistant now counts 5,000 supported devices, up from 1,500 in January. With Google’s developer conference right around the corner, the search giant wants you to know that its digital assistant is quite[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 30. May 2018

Nokia Sleep review: Smart home controls don’t live up to the hype

The lack of alarm really kills it. When Nokia officially took over the Withings brand in 2017, it inherited many of its products, like the Activité watches, the WiFi Body scales and a wireless blood[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 30. May 2018

Google’s first Smart Displays will launch in July

Smart Displays were the talk of Google’s big push at CES this year — but there’s been nary a peep in the intervening months. As expected, we got a little[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 27. April 2018

Apple is reportedly building an insane ’16K’ VR headset

Apple has long been rumored to be working on a pair of augmented reality glasses, but a report today suggests that they’re looking to compete with Google, Microsoft and Facebook in[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 27. April 2018

Amazon can now deliver packages to the trunk of your car

Amazon is taking its relationship with its customers to the next level. On Tuesday, Amazon announced that it is extending its Amazon Key delivery service from homes to personal vehicles. With Amazon Key[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 27. April 2018

iRobot wants its Roombas to be the eyes and roving sensors of your smart home

To get something approaching a responsive home — that’s a smart home that reacts to you instead of you initiating actions — you have a few options. There’s a device[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 27. April 2018

Can digital home assistants top smartphones for control of the smart home?

Just like the magic 8-ball, a new survey says, “Don’t count on it.” A new survey by market research company GfK finds that nearly 90 percent of consumers view their smartphones as a controller for[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 27. April 2018

Want a smart home? Start with these best smart home devices

So, you want to turn your “dumb” house into a smarter one. You’re not alone. Analysts expect the smart home devices industry to reach $107.4 billion by 2023. But the question[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 27. April 2018

New survey shows consumers are wary of smart home devices invading their privacy

US consumer interest in connected home products is on the rise, but privacy concerns persist. Nearly half of US consumers (48%) intend to buy at least one smart home device[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 27. April 2018

You may soon be able to control your home with a smart wall

Forget a smart speaker, soon you may be able to control your smart home with a few taps on your wall. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and Disney Research have developed[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

Intel’s ‘Vaunt’ smartglasses could be the iPhone of augmented reality

Google Glass was awful. It never quite took off — and for good reason. It was bulky, unintuitive, and it made you look like a Glasshole. It gave AR glasses[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

Microsoft’s HoloLens is now available to rent

Microsoft has spent much of the past couple of years arguing its vision of an augmented reality future with the HoloLens. Now, it’s realizing that for potential buyers of the[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

Controller? What controller? You fly this drone with your facial expressions

VIDEO Whether it’s first-person controls that place you in the virtual cockpit of your drone or experiments using brain control interfaces, engineers are exploring all kinds of ways of controlling unmanned aerial vehicles.[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

Amazon’s delivery drones could hitch rides on trucks to save power

Amazon’s drone delivery plans have been well documented, and while the company might argue that it now has the technology in place to launch such a system, safety concerns about autonomous[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

The DJI Mavic Air Wins

In the past couple years, you could ask a drone to be two things: good or small. But never both. The Mavic Air changes the game. In fact, I’d go[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

This ‘drone gun’ can down rogue quadcopters with the pull of a trigger

With drone ownership continuing to rise, it’s little wonder you get the occasional oaf flying their bird in places they shouldn’t. Think airports, sports stadiums, government facilities, and the like. Rogue[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

The best Alexa-compatible smart-home devices for Amazon Echo

Everything from doorbells to sprinkler controllers. Imagine walking into your home at night, arms overflowing with groceries. To turn your smart lights on, you’d need to put the bags down,[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

17 of the coolest things your Google Home can do

Since last October, many millions of people have purchased a Google Home device. Google sells three Home devices right now: The $50 Google Home Mini, the $130 Google Home, and[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

Doctors Can Now Use Augmented Reality to Peek Under a Patient’s Skin

IN BRIEF A team of researchers at the University of Alberta has created a medical imaging system that projects scans onto a patient’s body, adjusting to their underlying anatomy even[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

DJI Mavic Air is its smallest, smartest foldable drone yet

DJI reminded everyone once again why it’s the best drone maker in the world. On Tuesday, DJI unveiled its newest foldable drone, the Mavic Air, and it might be the company’s most[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

Drones Are Diving Under Antarctic Ice to Map Unseen Portions of Our World

IN BRIEF In Antarctica, a fleet of seven drones will embark on a year-long mission under the ice. If they survive, the data they collect could drastically improve predictions of[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

I spent an hour with Apple's new HomePod smart speaker — here's what it's like

I got a chance to demo Apple’s new HomePod smart speaker. The $350 device went on sale Friday and will begin shipping February 9. In a short demo, HomePod sounds[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

The best smart locks you can buy

The best smart locks turn your phone into a key The lock on your front door probably isn’t the flashiest aspect of your house. In fact, you probably use it[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

TVs want to be the center of your smart home, but does that really make sense?

It’s certainly exciting to wander the CES show floor, eyes peeled for crazy new technologies that you couldn’t possibly have imagined. What’s more exciting, though — at least for us — are the technologies[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

Honeywell Smart Home Security System combines four devices into just one

It’s 2018, and everything is connected. From your ceiling fan to your cooktop, it feels as though it would be easier to make a list of appliances that don’t have smart capabilities[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

The winners and losers of CES 2018

CES is the best place to get a sense of what’s hot and not in technology. As gadget-packed as this year’s show was — we crowned our favorite tech from CES here —[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

Smell of the future: Moodo creator shows off his smart aroma machine

If you love smart home devices and live or work in a place that is in dire need of an aromatic upgrade, your interest it probably heavily piqued by Indiegogo-funded smart smell[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

Kevin is a smart speaker that’s supposed to make it seem like you’re always home

If you’re worried about leaving your house or apartment unattended for long stretches of time, you might set your lights on a timer or leave your TV on. But now[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

Nokia’s sleep sensor controls your smart home

It’ll monitor how well you’re resting, and turn on the heating when you’re about to rise. Nokia has announced the Nokia Sleep, a bed sensor that sits under your mattress[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

Next-gen smart home gear with Z-Wave 700 Series chips could squeeze 10 years from tiny batteries

Sigma Designs at CES 2018 says the latest Z-Wave connected home gadgets could run a decade off one coin cell. Chipmaker Sigma Designs just announced new hardware for smart home[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

LG’s new appliances may make your home even smarter than its owner

It’s 2018, and we appear to be marching ever closer to having a smart house that does everything from cook to clean on our behalf. Bringing us one step closer to this dream is[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

Samsung’s The Wall TV is a modular 146-inch monster that uses MicroLED

Unlike many wacky CES TV concepts, it may actually hit the market this year. We noted when LG teased its 88-inch 8K OLED TV last week that CES is a haven for[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

Ring is getting into smart home lighting

And introducing new cameras, too Ring started out with video doorbells and lots and lots of security cameras, but now the company is expanding into a related but less obviously[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

When it comes to Alexa, Amazon is treating its rivals in a surprising way: with open arms

Amazon’s Alexa is the early leader in voice-based computing, and if the trends continue, it could dominate the market. With that potential dominance comes a responsibility to treat competitors and[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

Boeing unveils prototype refueling tanker drone for aircraft carrier operations

On December 19, Boeing released the first photo of its MQ-25 “Stingray” prototype entrant, an unmanned aircraft for the new century designed to refuel Navy jets flying from carriers. Developed at the secretive “Phantom[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

Fat Shark looks to bring drone racing to the masses with its first drone

The top first-person goggle company is getting into drone building If you’re someone who uses a first person view (FPV) headset for drone racing, chances are you’re using a Fat Shark[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

Amazon patents self-destructing drone that falls apart in an emergency

You and me both, drone One of the big worries about delivery drones is what happens if something goes wrong mid-delivery? We don’t want people’s parcels (or the drones carrying[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

A Robot Can Print This $64,000 House in as Little as Eight Hours

Building a house by hand can be both time-consuming and expensive. Some homebuilders have chosen to automate part of the construction instead. A new Ukrainian homebuilding startup called PassivDom uses a 3D[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

CES 2018 preview: The smart home gets smarter

We take a look at the smart home and appliance trends that might show up at CES 2018. CES 2018 kicks off in early January and CNET will be there in force,[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

LEDVANCE Introduces New HomeKit-Enabled Sylvania Smart+ Filament Light Bulb

In a major step forward for smart home-enabled consumer electronics, LED manufacturer Ledvance is furthering its long-standing Sylvania brand by launching the Sylvania Smart+ Soft White A19 filament bulb, which lands in markets[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

Blink announces a 'cheap' video doorbell

Not bad considering the competition Blink now has a video doorbell to go along with its lineup of smart cameras and home security devices. Best of all is the price: $99 for[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

Amazon's Echo Spot is the blueprint for all future smart speakers

Amazon’s not declaring it a redo, but the Echo Spot, the company’s latest Alexa-powered smart speaker — smart alarm clock is probably more accurate — might as well be one. The Spot[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

The best smart thermostats you can buy

Our favorite smart thermostats let you stay warm without burning money The Nest Learning Thermostat jump-started the smart thermostat market over a half decade ago. These days however, Nest isn’t the only game in[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 07. April 2018

Roomba to Rule the Smart Home

iRobot CEO Colin Angle says mapping data generated by the company’s robotic cleaners will finally make our homes intelligent. Smart homes are one of those technology ideas that never seem[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 02. April 2018

Bose is developing augmented reality glasses with a focus on sound

‘The world’s first audio augmented reality platform’ Bose has announced at SXSW that it’s working on its own pair of augmented reality glasses, but not in the way that you’d think.[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 02. April 2018

Philips introduces its first outdoor Hue lights (updated)

The lights will be available in the US this summer. Philips Hue is a popular smart home lighting system, so it was only a matter of time before the company extended[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 02. April 2018

LightCam is a smart light bulb that is also a security camera

Why install two smart home devices when you can just install one? Here to help you reduce clutter in perhaps a rather surprising way is the new LightCam, a smart light[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 02. April 2018

The all-hearing Hive Hub 360 hits shelves

Hive’s network of interconnected smart home devices, from Yves Béhar-designed Hive View, to lightbulbs, plugs and smart thermostats, have a new grand master – and it’s got built in WiFi. Like the existing Hive[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 02. April 2018

Samsung’s 2018 QLED 4K TVs can blend into your wall and control your smart home

And yes, of course they’ve got Bixby built in Samsung just unveiled its 2018 lineup of QLED 4K TVs at an event in New York City. The company remains the[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 02. March 2018

These are the best smart light switches you can buy in 2018

The ability to control the lighting in your home can have a big effect on your living space. Just think about it: With smart lighting, you can program lights to[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 02. March 2018

Beyond Nest: The best smart home thermostats to keep you comfy all year

When hunting for the best smart thermostat for your home, it’s probably because you’ve encountered an all too familiar problem. (Stop us if you’ve heard this one before.) You’re either[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 02. March 2018

The best smart speakers for music fans

Choosing between Apple’s HomePod, Google’s Home Max and the Sonos One is no small task. If you’re a music fan, the first wave of smart speakers was probably a disappointment.[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 02. March 2018

Control your whole house with one remote using the Beak by ControlAny

If your home were Middle Earth, the Beak would be the One Ring. Of the many smart home innovations now on the market, this may be one of the more[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 02. March 2018

The top 10 breakthrough technologies and the key players leading the charge, according to MIT Technology Review

Every fall, MIT Technology Review’s editors get together to begin the months-long process of reviewing their coverage. The goal? To create a list of the top ten technological advances from[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 02. February 2018

Alexa is coming to wearable devices, including headphones, smartwatches and fitness trackers

Amazon  wants to bring Alexa to more devices than smart speakers, Fire TV and various other consumer electronics for the home, like alarm clocks. The company yesterday announced developer tools that[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 02. February 2018

Sens8 smart security system protects your home without costly subscription fees

Keeping ourselves and our loved ones safe is certainly priceless, but that doesn’t mean that we’re looking for solutions to be pricey. Alas, even if a smart security system doesn’t have a[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 02. February 2018

Never mind the gadgets, here's what to look for at CES

CES is usually full of boring announcements about products that fail to catch on with the public after the show ends. But the giant tech-industry confab will highlight several key[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 02. February 2018

Roku to power smart speakers, sound bars and whole-home audio

The streaming specialist debuts a licensing program for smart audio devices and expects the first to ship this fall. The first partner will be TCL. Unlike its streaming devices, however, Roku[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 02. February 2018

GE is making a smart ceiling light and light switch with Alexa and Google Assistant

GE is previewing two new entries to its C by GE line of smart lighting products today that are slated to arrive later this year: a ceiling light and a light switch.[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 02. February 2018

Now perfectly tuned, our smart home is a symphony of devices in perfect concert

We made it! After months of re-wiring, thousands of pounds of recycled electronics, and who knows how many pounds of drywall dust, our smart home renovation project is complete. We[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 02. February 2018

What We’ve Seen So Far at CES 2018

IN BRIEF With CES 2018 now in full swing, it’s time to explore what Intel, Samsung, Toyota, and other companies have in store for the future of consumer electronics. CES[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 02. January 2018

Samsung's first smart speaker will reportedly arrive in early 2018

Months ago, DJ Koh, president of Samsung’s mobile division, confirmed that his company was working on a smart speaker. Today, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that the speaker is targeted for release within the first[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 02. January 2018

Canary’s home cameras can now detect people and send more useful notifications

More AI-powered features are coming soon Both the Canary and Canary Flex home security cameras are being updated with a new, AI-driven feature today: person detection. Now, users will receive notifications[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 02. January 2018

How to Create the Ultimate Smart Home

Many smart technologies are genuinely making home life easier, safer and more comfortable. These days, if a product has an on and off switch, chances are it also has the[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 02. January 2018

Hilton is adding smart home features to its hotel rooms

With voice commands planned for the future Hilton is planning to roll out a connected room experience to its hotels beginning in 2018. Currently in beta testing in only one[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 02. January 2018

IKEA and Sonos will collaborate on 'home sound experiences' in 2019

IKEA’s furniture might bring you to the verge of tears and obscenity while you attempt to put it together — but in the future, the retailer could allow you to[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 02. December 2017

Apple's Reportedly Shooting to Have its AR Headset Ready For Manufacture By 2019

The iPhone X is selling well, and Apple profits are just fine, but Tim Cook has been explicit in saying that augmented reality is the next big thing. And now we have a load of[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 02. December 2017

Hundreds of Perfectly-Choreographed Printers Are the Real Stars of This Fun Music Video

By now the band OK Go is better known for its over-the-top, impossibly choreographed music videos than its actual music. So much so that you can enjoy the music video for its[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 02. December 2017

UK bill would give police the power to seize drones

It might also enshrine rules requiring tests and registration. The UK doesn’t just want to institute rules governing how you fly your drone — it wants to give police more power to[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 02. December 2017

DARPA Wants to Use Genetic Modification to Turn Plants into Spy Tech

IN BRIEF DARPA has a new surveillance program in the works, and it doesn’t involve training human agents or AI operators. Instead, the research arm of the U.S. Department of[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 02. December 2017

Robotics startup could fight Zika by dumping mosquitoes from a drone

When it comes to solving the problem of Zika virus, we previously covered possible solutions ranging from experimental vaccines to more unorthodox approaches based on turning 100 percent of the mosquito population male.[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 02. December 2017

Artificially Intelligent Drones Become Terrifying Killing Machines in Dystopian Short Film

In preparation for this week’s UN Convention on Conventional Weapons in Geneva, Switzerland, the Future of Life Institute has released a disturbing sci-fi short that shows what might happen if we fail to place[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 02. December 2017

REVIEW Amazon's Echo Plus Gets Close to Giving Us the Easy Smart Home We Deserve

Despite what you may have read, the Amazon Echo was never a do-anything smart home device. Sure it could tell you about the weather and maybe control your lights, but[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 02. December 2017

Self-driving robots will keep Walmart store floors squeaky-clean

Cleaning the floors at Walmart isn’t exactly an enviable job — and now it’s one humans no longer have to do. As originally reported by LinkedIn, the retail giant is currently[...]
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Tehnoloģijas, 18. May 2017

Six of the best gadgets for cats: goodbye analogue mog, hello cyber hepcat

Forget clockwork mice. There’s a new range of gadgets for your cat to get its paws on, including ones to track it, feed it and even scoop up after it
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Tehnoloģijas, 18. May 2017

Robots may change the sex industry but could they replace intimacy?

With ‘perfect’ sex robots not far away, experts warn they could lead to ‘ethical and emotional de-skilling’
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Tehnoloģijas, 18. May 2017

Nissan launches British-made home battery to rival Tesla's Powerwall

Sunderland plant to produce new and recycled batteries from electric cars to serve as home energy storage units
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Tehnoloģijas, 18. May 2017

Google Home review: the smart speaker that answers almost any question

Sleek, intelligent and attractive, new Google voice-controlled device can play music, control other connected objects and give you a personalised briefing on your day
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Tehnoloģijas, 18. May 2017

Amazon launches Echo Show smart speaker with touchscreen and video calling

New voice-controlled speaker with a 7in screen hopes to keep Amazon ahead of Google and Microsoft in fight for home assistant supremacy
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