Following several delays, a new range of social domestic robots is expected to enter the market at the end of this year. They are no ordinary bots. Designed to provide companionship and care, they recognise faces and voices ...
Robotics
Oct 6, 2017
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The Latest on Google's new-product showcase (all times local):
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 4, 2017
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In the future, humans will interact more and more with automated help. Whether it's smart home hardware or chatbots, digital interfaces and virtual assistants rely on conversation for interaction and instruction.
Consumer & Gadgets
Oct 2, 2017
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I recently tested the Awair, Air Quality Monitor, which tracks the five key factors of air quality including chemicals such as volatile organic compounds, carbon dioxide, dust, humidity, and temperature. A lot of the chemicals ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 28, 2017
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Amazon will head into the holiday shopping season with a simple wish list: It wants voice-controlled devices featuring its digital assistant Alexa to become as ubiquitous in people's homes as televisions.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 27, 2017
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Nest on Wednesday set out to shake up the home security market, unveiling an internet-age alarm system.
Consumer & Gadgets
Sep 21, 2017
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Christians and fundamentalists are a major section of American society, with influence in political, social and economic circles. Yet, little is known about how advertisers work to reach a fundamentalist population. A study ...
Social Sciences
Sep 19, 2017
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Florida's post-Irma recovery picked up momentum Friday as power outages dropped and schools made plans to reopen. But two new cases of carbon monoxide poisoning from temporary generators made clear that dangers remained nearly ...
Environment
Sep 15, 2017
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People in Ann Arbor, Mich., are experiencing home food-delivery without a driver.
Robotics
Sep 15, 2017
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The most common test strip people might think of for diagnosis is a home pregnancy test. Pregnant women have steadily increasing levels of the biomarker human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), which is easily detectable in urine ...
Bio & Medicine
Sep 13, 2017
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