Seattle-based natural language processing firm Wavii uses machine learning algorithms to automatically aggregate status updates on topics such as politics, celebrities and gadgets. It’s been reported that search giant Google has acquired Wavii for over $30 million.
We have seen a number of home automation systems cropping up in recent days. However, most of these systems fall short of providing a comprehensive solution. To end this, Wattio has launched an Indiegogo campaign to crowdsource funds for an excellent home automation system that is very comprehensive and lets you adopt a greener lifestyle.
Over the past few months, Google Glass has become somewhat of a sensation in the tech arena. The developer version of Google Glass have already started shipping while the search giant has also showed off different apps for it. A look into the app code of the gadget suggests that it may support wink-based photography.
When Raspberry Pi was first unveiled, it was an instant hit due to its genius design as well as affordability. Since then, many products have followed in its footsteps. Adapteva has been working on Parallella, the Raspberry-Pi-like mini-computer with parallel computing abilities. The company has now unveiled the earliest mass-production units.
You may have issues with Chinese brands that often produce look-alike products of popular electronic gadgets at a budget, but the Freelander PD800HD tablet will definitely entice you. This tablet packs a Samsung’s 1.7 GHz Exynos 5250 dual-core processor, a HD display and Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean).
In a world where smartphones and tablets are increasingly being used for all kinds of tasks, laptops still seem fairly bulky in comparison. However, hardware vendors have been trimming down the size of laptops. Inhon has now unveiled a new laptop which the company is touting as the world’s thinnest and lightest laptop.
Some analysts predicted around one and a half-year ago that Apple would launch a wrist watch soon which will be called iWatch. Lately, the speculation got a lift when new set of rumors claimed that Apple is really working on a curved glass for its smartwatch, popularly branded as iWatch. Even though the device is yet to be confirmed, a new survey has discovered that 19 percent of consumers are interested to buy Apple’s iWatch when it’ll be available.
In the past, we have been told on numerous occasions that Windows 8 may eventually arrive on smaller devices, such as mini-tablets. Although we haven’t seen real progress by the company to that end, Microsoft’s outgoing CFO, Peter Klein has reiterated the company’s ambition to take its new OS to smaller screens.