Consumer & Gadgets
When it comes to accessibility in gaming, Microsoft takes two steps forward with the Xbox Adaptive Controller, but a giant leap back with its ban on third-party devices.
Dec 6, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
Amazon on Tuesday said that its Alexa digital assistant can now be a reading buddy for children, coaching them when they get stuck on words.
Jun 29, 2021
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Automotive
In late 2019, Kevin George Aziz Riad's car sped off a California freeway, ran a red light, and crashed into another car, killing the two people inside. Riad's car, a Tesla Model S, was on Autopilot.
Mar 9, 2022
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Machine learning & AI
Robert Brunner is the associate dean for innovation and chief disruption officer at the Gies College of Business at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Brunner spoke with News Bureau business and law editor Phil ...
May 18, 2023
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Consumer & Gadgets
A reminder to those who are working at home: You might want to turn your Amazon or Google smart home speaker them off, or at the very least, mute the microphone.
Apr 8, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
There are many things about doing school at home that aren't much like being at school. No lines of cars with kids dragging oversized backpacks, no recess games and no bells to alert students when to get to class.
Aug 6, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
A few short years ago, personal digital assistants like Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri and Google Assistant sounded futuristic. Now, the future is here and this future is embedded, augmented and ubiquitous.
Dec 16, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
More than 200m homes now have a smart speaker providing voice-controlled access to the internet, according to one global estimate. Add this to the talking virtual assistants installed on many smartphones, not to mention kitchen ...
Oct 31, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
The old Google Home that looked like an air freshener has been reinvented, renamed and redesigned to rock out.
Oct 5, 2020
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Consumer & Gadgets
For years, the Sonos Wi-Fi speakers have been beloved by music fans for the ease of listening to streaming music at home with great sound. Also, add the ability to add multiple speakers for even better sound without having ...
Aug 7, 2019
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