Category: Tech

Row, Row, Robo-Boat: Amsterdam’s Self-Driving Boats

“I want to go to there.”

The self-driving movement is coming to Amsterdam’s canals. Researchers are planning to launch “roboats” to traverse the Dutch capital’s canals next year, part of a five-year project to test the self-driving vessels’ ability to transport people and goods in a city whose area is about one-quarter water.

For more, follow this link to Quartz article.

New Features in iOS 10 – (yay, more emojis)

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Cause couldn’t we all use more emojis.

iOS 10, released Tuesday, came with a few unheralded features. So who better to sing their praises than yours truly.

Among the new enhancements:

  • Text to Emoji. In the messaging app, when you type text (e.g., “Yo Q, you up for some basketball?”) and activate the emoji keyboard, key words appear highlighted in yellow. Tap+hold the highlighted text to swap it for its emoji.
    (‘cept, why would type basketball and emojify it instead of just selecting the bball emoji from the get go?? hmmm?)
  • Dude, Have You Seen My Car? Now Maps automatically puts a pin in where you parked (I know! Right!?).
  • Search photos: Looking for something? Photos analyzes your images so you can find pics of Fido by typing ‘dog’ in the search bar.
  • Delete Hide Default apps: Just like deleting your own apps; long+press the app and click on the x on the iOS apps you don’t use. The iNoying app is  hidden from view and any associated data, cleared.
  • and, of course, these guys newmoji4newmoji3newmoji2newmoji1

For more newbies features see: 15 neat hidden features in iOS 10

‘Self-Driving’ Tesla involved in Fatal Crash

Tesla Motors announced in a blog post today that it had been made aware that one of its Model S electric cars was involved in a fatal accident on May 7, while the car’s “autopilot” function was enabled. …

via A Tesla was involved in a fatal crash while in autopilot mode — Quartz

Updated 7/6/2016:

 A Detroit art gallery owner informed police that he had his 2016 Tesla Model X in Autopilot mode when it crashed and rolled over on the Pennsylvania Turnpike last Friday, as reported by the Detroit Free Press on Wednesday morning. via Another Tesla crashes in Autopilot mode — TechCrunch

 

Great Ports We Have Loved


Alas PS/2 port, how I knew and loved you

As we approach a new era in computing in which thinner, lighter, and presumably more hostile devices become the norm, let’s look back on some ports we have all known and loved and that are now gone to that great e-waste yard in the sky. Read More

via Great ports we have loved — TechCrunch

IBM’s Olli: This Ai Wants You to Talk to Your Driver

So, Where’re ya from?

This is the last thing I want hear when I slip into the back of the a cab/Lyft/Uber, as I know it might lead to long dialog between me and my driver (when all I really want to do is introspect, read email, or level-up on Candy Crush). So, obviously, Olli, powered by IBM‘s  Interactive Ai for self driving vehicles, is not for me.

IBM today took the wraps off its first big foray into the world of self-driving cars, not as the driver of them, but as the brain behind making your self-driving journey a little more interesting: IBM Watson, the company’s AI platform, is powering services in Olli — an electric-powered vehicle that can carry up to…

for more click here (via TechCrunch)

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Hoverboards, at last (again)

Franky Zapata of Flyboards, pilots a real hoverboard for a distance over 1 mile (1.6 km). Flyboards ,those same people that made the water propelled hoverboard, now take it horizontal using air jets.

Now what about those flying cars we were promised!

Chrome Now Tops IE

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According to NetMarketShare Chrome now accounts for 41.66% of the browser market, 0.31% more than Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge—Microsoft’s replacement for Internet Explorer. NetMarketShare also tracks the market share of search engines and mobile operating systems, both of which Google also dominates.

via Quartz. Click here to download market data