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Amid Isolation, Two Cubans Develop Island's First Video Game
Josuhe Pagliery grew up playing video games on consoles he says were not common in Cuba. Those games helped inspire him to develop Savior, Cuba's first independent video game. Josuhe Pagliery grew up playing video games on consoles he says were not common in Cuba. Those games helped inspire him to develop Savior, Cuba's first independent video game. Between Fidel Castro's death and the new American president, it's hard to know what's next for U.S.-Cuba relations. But partnerships are already underway, including one involving Cuba's first independent video game design company and a U.S. foundation that helped it get started.
With the Concept-i, Toyota remembers people actually like driving
Toyota says that its Concept-I vehicle is focused on creating a welcoming experience that grows and learns about the driver. But it's also built to be driven. That's refreshing for people who actually enjoy being behind the wheel and might be concerned about the concept vehicles being shown off by other automakers that more focused on selfies than mountain roads. That's not to say the Toyota isn't also being marketed to a generation with smartphones grafted to their hands. The Concept-i does indeed get a bit touchy feely.
An AI & IoT Focused Fund Aims to Open New Avenues for Indian Entrepreneurs
The Indian ecosystem saw a deluge of funds pouring into ecommerce and cab aggregators during 2014-2015, but investors have now decided to remove certain blinders and explore the out-of-the box sectors in India. Despite not being at the top of their game, sectors like artificial intelligence, internet of things, agritech, water conservation technology and augmented reality hold a lot of promise in upcoming industrial revolution in India. Manish Singhal, Founding Partner at Pi Ventures, spoke to Entrepreneur India on the importance of investing in emerging sectors in India. Pi Ventures, is a venture fund focused on Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence and IoT based out of India. Manish has been active in the startup ecosystem in India for several years.
LG's Hub Robot is like a mobile Amazon Echo
LG's vision of the future is filled with intelligent robots that help you manage your life more efficiently. This vision sounds expensive, but LG's new lineup of robots, unveiled on Wednesday, is the stuff we come to CES to see. First there's the Hub Robot, which also comes in mini models that you can deploy throughout your house. The main bot is supposed to be stationed somewhere your family regularly congregates, like the living room, though it's mobile. The Hub Robot is a sleek, small bot with a round display.
A Year In Interviews, Here Some Of My Highlights From 2016
Last year was an eventful one in terms of all the interviews I conducted. Here are a few highlights of the interviews I did last year for you to browse at your leisure. The latest in digital print technology brings Bruce Lee's face to life with this S.H. Figuarts rendition. I started the year talking with Bandai about their toy and figure output, specifically at the collector's end of the spectrum. In the time since, we've had all manner of major new announcements in terms of Bandai's Tamashii Nation line as well as a move into more worldwide markets.
Intel puts mobile chip failures in its past with first speedy 5G modem
Intel has a disastrous history with smartphones. It fumbled a chance to be in Apple's first iPhone, and then quit making its Atom smartphone chip to focus on modems. But the company is now set to ship a groundbreaking modem that will deliver data transfer rates many times faster than most wired internet connections. The chipmaker will start shipping its first 5G modem for testing in the second half this year. Beyond mobile devices, the modem could also be used in autonomous cars, servers, base stations, networking equipment, drones, robots, and other internet-of-things devices.
Announcing @EnzuInc to Exhibit at @CloudExpo NY and Silicon Valley #Cloud #DataCenter
SYS-CON Events announced today that Enzu will exhibit at SYS-CON's 20th International Cloud Expo, which will take place on June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY, and the 21st International Cloud Expo, which will take place October 31-November 2, 2017, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Enzu's mission is to be the leading provider of enterprise cloud solutions worldwide. Enzu enables online businesses to use its IT infrastructure to their competitive advantage. By offering a suite of proven hosting and management services, Enzu wants companies to focus on the core of their online business and let Enzu manage their IT hosting infrastructure. All major researchers estimate there will be tens of billions devices - computers, smartphones, tablets, and sensors - connected to the Internet by 2020.
Announcing @CloudRank to Exhibit at @CloudExpo New York #AWS #Cloud #Azure
SYS-CON Events announced today that Cloud Academy will exhibit at SYS-CON's 20th International Cloud Expo, which will take place on June 6-8, 2017, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. Cloud Academy is the industry's most innovative, vendor-neutral cloud technology training platform. Cloud Academy provides continuous learning solutions for individuals and enterprise teams for Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud Platform, and the most popular cloud computing technologies. Get certified, manage the full lifecycle of your cloud-based resources, and build your knowledge based using Cloud Academy's expert-created content, comprehensive Learning Paths, and innovative Hands-on Labs. For more information, please visit https://cloudacademy.com/.
The anti-surveillance clothing that hides people from security cameras using ghostly patterns
New anti-surveillance clothing has the ability to hide its wearer from security cameras. The clothing uses ghostly coloured patterns of digitalised faces to trick facial recognition software. The patterns confuse facial recognition systems by overwhelming them with too many false'faces' to read at once. The'Hyperface' project prints ghostly patterns of eyes, noses and mouths onto clothing and textiles. The patterns modify: 'The things that appear next to you, around you, and that can also modify the computer vision confidence score,' creator Adam Harvey claims.
LG robots control your home and guide you through the airport
LG said it had big plans for its robots at CES, and it wasn't kidding around. The tech giant has unveiled a handful of robotic helpers that clearly go well beyond vacuums. To start, it's introducing the Hub Robot and its Mini-sized counterpart. They can control your smart home devices, play music, offer advice on commuting times and otherwise make your life a little easier, all the while offering a friendly face. It basically amounts to an Amazon Echo with cute expressions, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.