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Hyperloop and Make your own Vinyl
This time, Cathi Bond talks about the latest concept design for a hyperloop ultra-high speed train, brought to you by MAD Architects and HyperloopTT. Check out the images over at New Atlas.
Meanwhile, Nora Young mentions Wired's article on the Phonocut, described as an "analog vinyl lathe". It's a machine that lets you produce your own custom vinyl!
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Your Own Smart Home Robotic Assistants
In this podcast, Cathi Bond takes a look at the story coming out of the recent CES extravaganza, and the dominant role played by Amazon Echo in building a smart home hub (see, for example, CNET's writeup.
Nora Young talks about cute home robots (via Technology Review). There's Kuri, which can control things in your house, but can also roam around and check on different parts of your home when you're not there. Or consider Lynx, which is integrated with Amazon Echo. It's starting to look like the smart home will increasingly be integrated with one of the big players' voice activated systems, like Echo, or Google's Home. Would you have one in your home? Do you? Let us know in the comments!
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Posted in Artificial Intelligence, Gadgets
Tagged AI, Amazon Echo, artificial intelligence, CES, Consumer Electronics Show, Google Home, Kuri, Lynx, robotics
High Cost of Fast Fashion and Cool Gift Guide
In this podcast, Nora Young talks about this Motherboard story on the environmental cost of "fast fashion".
Cathi Bond picks out some of her favourite Christmas gifts from Gizmodo's gift guide for the hermit on your list.
Nora's favourite is one she also saw at Technology Review: Cozmo the cutie robot!
Happy Holidays!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4vjitQH-tU&t=29s
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Tagged cool gifts, Cozmo, environment, fast fashion, gadgets, PicoBrew, Playstation VR, retail, shopping
