Catégorie : Veille Technologique

  • China’s JD.com teams up with Intel to develop ‘smart’ retail experiences

    Months after it landed a major $550 million investment from Google, China’s JD.com — the country’s second highest-profile investor behind Alibaba — has teamed up with another U.S. tech giant: Intel. JD and Intel said today that they will set up a “lab” focused on bringing internet-of-things technology into the retail process. That could include new-generation vending machines, advertising experiences,…

  • Jibo Shuts Down, Selling Off Robot Parts

    Jibo Shuts Down, Selling Off Robot Parts

    Jibo was one of the best funded and most publicized social robots around. Despite that, it appears the company and robot are no more. An investment management firm in New York purchased the assets on June 20, 2018. According to The Robot Report: “Social robot maker Jibo has sold its IP assets. According to a former Jibo executive with direct knowledge of the…

  • 7 things to think about voice

    Tom Goodwin Contributor Share on Twitter Tom Goodwin is EVP, head of innovation at Zenith Media and the co-founder of the Interesting People in Interesting Times event series and podcast. More posts by this contributor Social media, politics, and the bubble of distraction Patterns, Predictability, and the Rise of Donald Trump  The next few years will see voice automation take…

  • On The Naughty/Nice List Sweater

    On The Naughty/Nice List Sweater

    Walking the thin line between naughty and nice is easier than ever when you show up dressed in this naughty/nice list sweater. The eye-catching design lets you flip-flop between the naughty and nice list depending on your current mood. Check it out $19.58 Source: On The Naughty/Nice List Sweater

  • I Crashed A Mixed Reality Go Kart Into A Real Barrier

    I Crashed A Mixed Reality Go Kart Into A Real Barrier

    I drove 125 miles to K1 Speed in the Los Angeles area coasting at 70 miles per hour most of the way. Now I’m looking at one of K1’s karts on a real-world race track. The seat is low to the ground and I sit down, stretching out my legs on either side of the vehicle and wondering if traditional driving experience…

  • AsReader RFID Reader/Writer, Barcode Scanner, SoftScan and more

    At the 2018 IDTechEx Show! in Santa Clara, AsReader, Inc. showcases a variety of hardware consisting of RFID Reader/Writers, 1D and 2D Barcode Scanners and an all-new medical grade battery/wireless charging-sled with case. From a pocket-sized AsReader Barcode Scanner to the 10m/32ft long-distance GUN-Type RFID Reader and/or Barcode Scanner, AsReader hardware is compatible with most iOS devices including: iPhone 8…

  • Google is building digital art galleries you can step into

    Google wants to help you take a closer look at the art world. The company’s Arts & Culture app has long been one of the company’s cooler niche apps and one that I often feel guilty about overlooking every time I rediscover it. Today, the company has added another experience into the mix focused on collecting the known works of…

  • Bright spots in the VR market

    Bright spots in the VR market

    Virtual Reality is in a public relations slump. Two years ago the public’s expectations for virtual reality’s potential was at its peak. Many believed (and still continue to believe) that VR would transform the way we connect, interact, and communicate in our personal and professional lives. Google Trends highlighting search trends related to Virtual Reality over time; the “note” refers…

  • Le groupe Marriott piraté, 300 millions de clients impactés

    Plus de 300 millions de clients du groupe hôtelier Marriott impactés par le piratage informatique de la multinationale. Et vous êtes encore étonnés ?! Depuis bientôt 25 ans que ZATAZ existe (20 ans sous la forme de zataz.com) je vous relate, alerte, explique les milliers de fuites de données que je … Cet article Le groupe Marriott piraté, 300 millions…

  • Phiar raises $3 million for an AR navigation app for drivers

    Augmented reality is a very buzzy space, but the fundamental technologies underpinning it are pushing boundaries across a lot of other verticals. Tech like machine learning, object recognition and visual mapping tech are the pillars of plenty of new ventures, enabling there to be companies that thrive in the overlap. Phiar (pronounced fire) is building an augmented reality navigation app…