Catégorie : Veille Technologique
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DIY Samsung Smart Fridge
Behind [Mike’s] build stands the realization that fridges are more than just white boxes to slow down the deterioration of food. They are social, collaborative food-sharing and consuming platforms, jointly used by family members, friends, co-workers, and nightly thieves. Of course, they need to be hooked up to the web. Enjoy the video of [Mike’s] build below! Source : There’s a…
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Realtek RTD1295 for Android TV, 4K HDR VP9 on Android6 with SATA, HDMI-in, Dual-band WiFi Router
Ah ! une autre box (si rare) avec HDMI IN et compatible avec la Spec Android N… Source : ARMdevices.net
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Hum… WTF ? Une queue de chat motorisée ? 35$ ?
For $35 ThinkGeek will now sell you an animatronic cat tail, powered by four AA batteries, that will contentedly swish back and forth as it hangs from the back of your pants. You can pretend you’re buying it for cosplay reasons, or maybe for a Halloween costume, but deep down you know it’s really your first tentative step towards becoming…
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This USB adapter is Microsoft’s final admission that Kinect failed
Microsoft had a bold vision for its Xbox One console that involved its Kinect accessory. While the Kinect for Xbox 360 was one of the most popular game console accessories of all time, a bundled Kinect with the Xbox One introduced a $100 price premium over the PS4 competition. Despite switching course and unbundling the Kinect, Microsoft hasn’t recovered yet in…
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MIT scientists built a neural network that can pass the ‘Audio Turing Test’
“In order to know what sound to play, the computer has to know something about the object being struck, and about the action that produced the sound,” Andrew Owens, one of the PhD students who worked on the project, tells Digital Trends. The post MIT scientists built a neural network that can pass the ‘Audio Turing Test’ appeared first on…
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The biggest maker of Raspberry Pis was just acquired for $871 million
Premier Farnell, the biggest maker of the wildly popular Raspberry Pi minicomputer, is now being acquired by Daetwyler Holding AG, a Swiss industrial component supplier, for approximately $871 million. According to Bloomberg, the union will reportedly allow both companies to better compete in the components market. « By combining forces, we significantly increase our competitiveness and extend our product range, » Daetwyler Chairman Ulrich…
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Microsoft s’offre LinkedIn pour 26,2 milliards de dollars
Microsoft a annoncé, ce lundi, le rachat de LinkedIn pour la bagatelle de 26,2 milliards de dollars. D’après le communiqué, le réseau social orienté vers les professionnels conservera « sa marque distincte, sa culture et son indépendance ». Satya Nadella était encore à la recherche de sa première grosse acquisition en tant que patron de Microsoft…. Source: <a href="Microsoft s'offre LinkedIn pour 26,2 milliards…
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Data Logging; Everyone’s Doing It, Why Aren’t You?
I’ve used logging in both my professional and hobby projects. One system used satellite communications to obtain data from remote pipeline locations. Two notable locations were the side of a mountain in Nevada which was totally inaccessible in the winter and a swamp in the middle of Louisiana. These remote units, and their counterparts at the client’s data centers, provided…
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Elle a volé en Wingsuit au dessus d’un volcan actif au Chili
Roberta Mancino est une base jumpeuse de renommée internationale et elle adore se lancer des défis totalement dingues. Elle n’hésite d’ailleurs pas à mettre sa propre vie en danger et sa dernière performance est sans doute la plus impressionnante de toute. Preuve en est, notre amatrice de sensations fortes a effectué un vol en Wingsuit au […] Source: <a href="Elle a…
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Luxembourg Establishes €220 Million Fund for Space Mining
Luxembourg has had its sights on space mining for quite a while. Now, it’s betting big: it has just set up a €200 million ($227 million) fund to entice space mining companies to set up shop in the tiny nation, in a bid to become the “Silicon Valley” of space resources. The initiative will primarily benefit two American companies: Deep Space…
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