Category: Gadgets
Teenager’s emoji-filled text read out by voice assistant goes viral
A man has gone viral after sharing a video of his car’s AI voice assistant reading out a text message from his 14-year-old son. Aaron Reynolds, from Toronto, Canada, shared the video of Apple’s CarPlay iOS app reading out the message, which was received while his wife was driving. This is what it’s like to…
CES 2019: AI-powered combine harvesters and cat treadmills among this year’s devices
Agriculture giant John Deere shows off an enormous connected combine harvester (Martyn Landi/PA) Cat treadmills and artificial intelligence-powered tractors and combine harvesters are among the latest devices to get people talking on the show floor of CES in Las Vegas. The annual trade show is now in full swing, with thousands…
CES 2019: BlackBerry boss buoyant as firm now focused on cybersecurity
BlackBerry boss John Chen has hailed the company’s resurgence after moving away from smartphone manufacturing. The company endured a torrid time in the wake of the launch of touchscreen smartphones such as the iPhone and Android devices from firms such as Samsung – which took market share from the firm’s own predominately keyboard-based devices. Mr…
CES 2019: Female sex toy firm claims gender bias after it is stripped of award
A female sex toy company has accused technology show CES of gender bias after claiming it was awarded and then stripped of a prize at the convention. Lora DiCarlo’s Osé Massager was named as an honouree in the CES Innovation Awards’ robotics and drones category but then had its award revoked by organisers, the firm’s founder,…
CES 2019: This year’s highlights include a foldable smartphone and table tennis robot
The world’s first foldable-screen smartphone and a robot that teaches people to play table tennis are among some of the eye-catching attractions on display as this year's CES tech show. Martyn Landi reports from Las Vegas... More than 180,000 people are expected to visit during the four-day convention, which is hosting the latest gadgets from…
CES 2019: Autonomous cars among UK motor industry’s greatest strengths, Liam Fox says
Autonomous and low-emission vehicles are one of the UK motor industry’s “greatest strengths”, International Trade Secretary Liam Fox said during his visit to technology show CES. Speaking at an event hosted by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), Dr Fox said the British automotive industry was at the forefront of “the biggest transformation…
CES 2019: Google Assistant gets smarter with new interpretation and navigation tools
Google Assistant will soon be able to automatically check users into flights and reply to text messages from user voice commands, the tech giant has announced. The technology giant’s artificial intelligence-based virtual assistant is also to get an interpreter mode to help conduct conversations in dozen of languages using both audio and visual cues, Google…
CES 2019: Whirlpool smart oven identifies food and cooks it automatically
At CES 2019, Whirlpool has revealed a smart oven that is able to identify the type of food placed inside and cook it at the best temperature and time. Food identification technology is used to automatically recognise the type of food and its starting temperature, whether it is fresh or frozen. The $799 appliance (around…
Norwegian becomes ‘first budget airline’ with free WiFi on long-haul flights
Norwegian claims to be the first low-cost airline to launch free WiFi for the full length of its long-haul flights. The service enables passengers to browse the web, check social media and send messages using their own smartphones, tablets and laptops at no cost. A premium option has an introductory price tag of 14.95 US…
Half of us now using smart speakers, Accenture study finds
Half of online consumers globally now use digital voice assistants, or smart speakers, with emerging markets leading the way in adoption. This comes after Amazon announced that it had been selling out of its popular digital voice assistant over the festive period and that 100m devices have now been sold around the world Standalone voice assistants – or…
