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The history of smart motorcycle helmets is a mixed bag, from clip-on heads-up displays to the Skully debacle that ended with a great piece of hardware being cratered by financially irresponsible founders. But technology moves on, and next year a new smart helmet from Jarvish will be vying for the heads of nerdy motorcyclists. The Taiwanese company will be introducing two helmets in the coming year. The first is the $799 Jarvish X, with voice activation and support for Siri, Google Assistant and Alexa. Riders can ask for directions and weather reports, and they can control media playing on their smartphone.

Google is launching a major redesign of its Assistant app. The search giant's digital assistant was initially launched as a way for users to give commands using just their voice. But as digital assistants, including Google's own, begin to appear on a broader range of devices, it's meant that users are increasingly interacting with them using touch. In fact, more than half of interactions occur using touch, according to the firm. Google took notice and now it's making some helpful updates to the Assistant app as a result.

Google's rolled out a bunch of new features for Assistant this week, and it's not finished yet. Now, you'll be able to use it to easily book ride services. So with your Android, iPhone, Google Home or any smart speaker with the Assistant, you just need to say "Hey Google, book a ride to...." Or "Hey Google, get me a taxi to... ." You'll then be given a list of popular ride services to choose from, including Uber, Lyft, Ola and Grab, along with information on estimated pricing and wait times. Once you've decided which one you want (although you can narrow it down from the outset by including the provider's name in your request: "Hey Google, book an Uber to...") you'll then be taken to the corresponding app to confirm the booking.

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In a world filled with Fire TVs, Roku sticks, and Apple TVs, it's easy to overlook the Nvidia Shield TV as a streaming option. But few other boxes have its broad functionality, which combines video streaming capabilities with gaming power to create a killer all-in-one device. At $180, it's one of the more expensive options, but today you can snag a free Google Home Mini when you buy an Nvidia Shield TV streaming media player at WalmartRemove non-product link. The Nvidia Shield TV supports a wide range of TV streaming services, from Netflix to Amazon Video, and can stream in 4K HDR for the best picture available. You can also download games right to the console and stream compatible PC games.

The new iPhone XS and XS MAX are the highest powered and priciest iPhone to date. The XS and XS MAX hit stores on September 21st. Just say, "Hey Siri, I'm getting pulled over." One of the latest apps to hit the iOS 12 mobile highway is Shortcuts. With it, users can plot out a series of actions and trigger them by signaling the voice-assistant.

Headlines have been singing the praises of Apple's iOS 12 update. The new operating system is "totally worth downloading"--not only does it come with features that "may improve your life," it's also faster and smarter, according to Christina Bonnington's summary here in Slate. It's also said to be more of a gossip. According to reports, Siri's latest iteration is a lot more clue-y about the stars, with celebrity trivia among its new tricks (which include shortcuts, calorie-counting support, and the weirdly targeted "motorsports results, schedules, stats and standings"). Siri, it seems, is keeping up with the Kardashians.

Your new WiFi network will be called WiFi 6, there are rumors of a new Switch console (already?), and Disney made a spray-painting drone. Yesterday was a bumper day for gaming news, too -- fancy playing Civilization on your iPhone or Mario Kart VR? Then we've got something for you. Will they call it Switch Pro or Switch One X?WSJ: New Nintendo Switch planned for 2019 Nintendo Switch sales are going great, and the company wants to keep them that way. Its plan to do that, the Wall Street Journal reports, will include launching a new version of the convertible console in the second half of 2019. The rumor suggests that instead of a new OLED screen, Nintendo could upgrade the LCD and make one that's thinner with narrower bezels. Smart.Google Assistant upgrades make it easier to use and easier to spend money on Google has announced a pair of upgrades for its AI assistant.

With Love Island as the highlight of (most) of our lives, especially now the football is over; it got me thinking about how data and dating can go hand in hand, and how when it comes to finding love technology is making some serious progress and advancements in such a short space of time. As a massive Love Island fan, I wanted to have a look at how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) is being used to find love, and how apps like Plenty of Fish and Tinder rely on AI to predict who we will match with and whether we will find the love of our lives with the help of an algorithm. For any of you that are using dating apps to find love, AI and machine learning is playing its part. If you use Amazon you'll be used to seeing the suggested products based on your previous purchases, these apps are using similar algorithms but instead of suggesting shopping they're suggesting love interests. As you continue to use the dating sites the AI and machine learning is continuously learning more about you and your preferences.