Day: January 6, 2017

No #1 Robotics Creator ROOBO Unveils AI Companion Robot for Kids

PuddingBeanQ answers the questions under eights ask of life, the universe and everything. It also teaches music and basic maths, and will understand up to 50 languages )–An adorable, small robot that can answer those innumerable ‘why” questions from young children is unveiled at CES by global technology intelligence platform ROOBO.

Self-Proclaimed ‘Inventor Of Email’ Is Back With Another Defamation Lawsuit

But one way in which Ayyadurai has truly distinguished himself is in his single-minded determination to destroy anyone who points this out. And, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Eriq Gardner, Ayyadurai has trained his attention toward TechDirt’s Mike Masnick, “Techdirt founder Mike Masnick will be going toe-to-toe in court with Charles Harder, the Hollywood attorney who famously represented Hulk Hogan in the sex tape lawsuit that brought down Gawker.

Self-Proclaimed ‘Inventor Of Email’ Is Back With Another Defamation Lawsuit

But one way in which Ayyadurai has truly distinguished himself is in his single-minded determination to destroy anyone who points this out. And, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Eriq Gardner, Ayyadurai has trained his attention toward TechDirt’s Mike Masnick, “Techdirt founder Mike Masnick will be going toe-to-toe in court with Charles Harder, the Hollywood attorney who famously represented Hulk Hogan in the sex tape lawsuit that brought down Gawker.

Photograph courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution

Sharing memories that seemed as fresh today as the events that happened nearly 30 years ago,friends and fans gathered in the Voyager Restaurant at the Mojave Air and Space Port Dec. 17 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the unrefueled and non-stop, around-the-world, record setting flight of the Voyager experimental airplane. Gathered around packed tables, there was barely standing room as they listened to Voyager pilot Dick Rutan, his brother Burt, designer of Voyager, and the world’s first civilian astronaut Mike Melvill and his wife Sally Melvill, as they shared their memories of the historic flight.

Photograph courtesy of the Smithsonian Institution

Sharing memories that seemed as fresh today as the events that happened nearly 30 years ago,friends and fans gathered in the Voyager Restaurant at the Mojave Air and Space Port Dec. 17 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the unrefueled and non-stop, around-the-world, record setting flight of the Voyager experimental airplane. Gathered around packed tables, there was barely standing room as they listened to Voyager pilot Dick Rutan, his brother Burt, designer of Voyager, and the world’s first civilian astronaut Mike Melvill and his wife Sally Melvill, as they shared their memories of the historic flight.

Connected-Home Brand Search Grew …

One of the hottest topics at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show drove the most search traffic for manufacturers during this past year. Branded terms for manufacturers of wearable devices — mostly smartwatches — generated the highest amount of search Web traffic, but when analyzing the change in traffic, connected-home Web sites improved the most with 242% more visits generated from branded keywords in November 2016.

Connected-Home Brand Search Grew …

One of the hottest topics at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show drove the most search traffic for manufacturers during this past year. Branded terms for manufacturers of wearable devices — mostly smartwatches — generated the highest amount of search Web traffic, but when analyzing the change in traffic, connected-home Web sites improved the most with 242% more visits generated from branded keywords in November 2016.

Report: Wearable Devices Expected to Become Mainstream in Education in Next 4-5 Years

Virtual reality and robotics will become widely adopted in education in the next two to three years, while wearable devices are expected to become mainstream in the education space over the next four to five years, according to a recent report published by the New Media Consortium and the Consortium for School Networking . The ” NMC/CoSN Horizon Report: 2016 K-12 Edition ” examined emerging technologies for their potential impact on and use in teaching, learning and creative inquiry in schools.

The big takeaway from CES 2017

An attendee looks at a WaveBot service robot at the Ling booth at CES 2017 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Photo / Getty There has been no killer gadget at this year’s international CES technology show.

The big takeaway from CES 2017

An attendee looks at a WaveBot service robot at the Ling booth at CES 2017 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Photo / Getty There has been no killer gadget at this year’s international CES technology show.

The big takeaway from CES 2017

An attendee looks at a WaveBot service robot at the Ling booth at CES 2017 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Photo / Getty There has been no killer gadget at this year’s international CES technology show.

US Trade Associations and ISPs Petition FCC to Reconsider New Privacy Rules

On January 3, several US trade associations and internet service providers submitted petitions requesting that the Federal Communications Commission reconsider its broadband privacy rules mandating consumer opt-in before using data for marketing purposes. Among those groups submitting petitions are the United States Telecom Association, NCTA – Internet and Television Association, Competitive Carriers Association, Association of National Advertisers, American Association of Advertising Agencies, American Advertising Federation, Data & Marketing Association, Interactive Advertising Bureau, and Network Advertising Initiative.

US Trade Associations and ISPs Petition FCC to Reconsider New Privacy Rules

On January 3, several US trade associations and internet service providers submitted petitions requesting that the Federal Communications Commission reconsider its broadband privacy rules mandating consumer opt-in before using data for marketing purposes. Among those groups submitting petitions are the United States Telecom Association, NCTA – Internet and Television Association, Competitive Carriers Association, Association of National Advertisers, American Association of Advertising Agencies, American Advertising Federation, Data & Marketing Association, Interactive Advertising Bureau, and Network Advertising Initiative.

Cyber experts report a chasing ghostsa after U.S. warning

After the U.S. government disclosed its first technical report publicly connected Russia’s intelligence services to U.S. hacking, the phones started ringing inside cybersecurity firm Rendition Infosec LLC. Worried customers were following the government’s advice, issued Dec. 29, and comparing digital logs recording incoming network traffic to their computers and finding matches to a list of hundreds of internet addresses the Homeland Security Department had identified as indicators of malicious Russian intelligence services cyber activity. “They thought they were compromised,” said Rendition founder, Jake Williams, who described a “frenzy” of computer security specialists scrubbing their systems for signs of the Russians.

British spies alerted America to Russia’s cyber attack on US election

GCHQ had prevented a breach of every Whitehall server in 2015, including the Home Office, Foreign Office and Ministry of Defence British spies alerted America to the Russian cyber attack after thwarting Moscow’s attempt to target the 2015 general election . A classified intelligence report on Russia’s influence over the race to the White House detailed how UK officials tipped off their US counterparts after the Democratic National Convention, according to the New York Times.

British spies alerted America to Russia’s cyber attack on US election

GCHQ had prevented a breach of every Whitehall server in 2015, including the Home Office, Foreign Office and Ministry of Defence British spies alerted America to the Russian cyber attack after thwarting Moscow’s attempt to target the 2015 general election . A classified intelligence report on Russia’s influence over the race to the White House detailed how UK officials tipped off their US counterparts after the Democratic National Convention, according to the New York Times.

British spies alerted America to Russia’s cyber attack on US election

GCHQ had prevented a breach of every Whitehall server in 2015, including the Home Office, Foreign Office and Ministry of Defence British spies alerted America to the Russian cyber attack after thwarting Moscow’s attempt to target the 2015 general election . A classified intelligence report on Russia’s influence over the race to the White House detailed how UK officials tipped off their US counterparts after the Democratic National Convention, according to the New York Times.

Has AR/VR Industry Shifted Focus from Hardware to Applications?

Forecasting widespread adoption and sales around a nascent technology is often a dubious endeavor at best, but that hasn’t stopped a slew of prognosticators from playing a bit of Nostradamus around virtual reality/augmented reality over the last couple years. This week’s CES 2017 in Las Vegas is awash with VR/AR options, and it’s also a popular venue for predicting the future of the technologies.