Toyota is showing off their latest technologies to make cars safer, providing for near self-driving car functionality, they describe this as an attentive, always vigilant virtual co-pilot. Toyota says autonomous is not driver-less for now.
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Toyota Lexus Integrated Safety, attentive, always vigilant virtual co-pilot
Posted by – January 16, 2013
Ford Opens AppLink API to Developers
Posted by – January 16, 2013
Ford shows off New Ford Sync-Compatible Apps. Now all developers can add smart functionality to Ford Sync systems.
General Motors Chevrolet MyLink infotainment system
Posted by – January 16, 2013
Chevrolet announces Apple Siri integration in their cars, showing off the Chevy Volt and Chevy Spark semi-electric cars (short range Electric battery with gasoline power for the rest).
Audi Self-driving car, CES 2013 booth tour
Posted by – January 14, 2013
This video features the Audi R18 e-tron quattro, Audi RS5 convertible, Audi Q7 3.0 quattro Surround Sound Concept car, automatic high-beam assistant brights, Audi’s auto pilot: Self-parking and Audi Self-driving, Audi 3D display (automatic barrier glasses free 3D following your eyes), Audi Connect (My Audi portal), Audi A3 Simulator and more.
Kia Uvo, in-car infotainment system with advanced voice- and touch-activated features
Access your Bluetooth-enabled phone and make hands-free calls and stream your music just by saying the command.
Røde iXY $199 96khz 24bit professional field recording stereo microphone for iPhone and iPad
Posted by – January 14, 2013
Røde iXY is a professional quality stereo microphone that records in 96khz 24bit professional audio format sending the recording digitally to the iPhone or iPad Røde application. They also provide an option to dock the iPhone with iXY microphone on a video-camera, offering a way to synchronize the hi-fidelity recorded audio with the video.
Steadysnake Neckpod, $75 iPad steadicam snake pod
Posted by – January 10, 2013
Category: Other, Exclusive videos
Check out the new Steadisnake Neckpod steadicam for iPad video-shooting available at http://steadysnake.com
Arts et Métiers Museum in Paris, Lumiere, Daguerreotype, Lavoisier, Foucault
Posted by – December 10, 2012
Are you interested to see the Lumiere Brothers Cinematographe, the Daguerrotype camera, Lavoisier’s Laboratory, Foucaults pendulum, Pascal’s Calculator, the early TVs, Radios, Graham Bell’s Telephone, the early Telegraph, early clocks, everything is at the Arts et Metier Museum in Paris, the permanent exhibition is breathtaking and incredible. All the foundations of our technological world seem to be exhibited in this Parisian museum. Next time you go to Paris, do check it out: http://arts-et-metiers.net/?lang=ang
Mobile Film Festival France, 15000€ in cash prizes
Posted by – December 9, 2012
You can make a 1-minute short film using your smartphone camera, edit it in any editing software you want, submit the shortfilm before the 7th of January at http://fr.mobilefilmfestival.com it can be in any language but needs at least French subtitles if it’s not in French, and you can win some of the 15000€ if they pick your shortfilm as one of the best.
Popwings NFC Business Card
Posted by – December 9, 2012
Popwings creates business cards with built-in NFC chips, so you can put it under an NFC enabled phone, and the contact details launch on the device.
Amber Case, Cyborg Anthropologist and Former CEO, Geoloqi
Posted by – December 5, 2012
We are all Cyborgs.
you can also watch her keynote at LeWeb 2012 here:
SmartThings CTO, Jeff Hagins, platform for the Internet of Things
Posted by – December 5, 2012
SmartThings launches on Kickstarter, building a Hub using RF, Zigbee, WiFi, Bluetooth and other wireless technologies to connect all lights, heaters, doors, windows, cubboards, etc in your home to the Internet, you can remote control everything on your smartphone and tablet.
You can watch his keynote at LeWeb 2012 here:
Redpine Signals combines WiFi ac, Bluetooth 4.0, Zigbee in the main ARM SoC
Posted by – December 1, 2012
Combining WiFi ac, Bluetooth 4.0, Zigbee and more into the SoC, can be integrated inside any process node, any fab, into any processor SoC type. Thus no need to have separate WiFi, Bluetooth processors, everything gets included in the main ARM Processor SoC, but you still need a separate (I guess analog) RF chip on the PCB.
Amazon Locker Delivery at the 7-Eleven in San Francisco
Posted by – December 1, 2012
Category: Other, Exclusive videos
Amazon is offering a Locker Delivery service to receive packages faster and simpler, just go to your local 7-Eleven and get your Amazon package there within a day or two from you ordering on their website. The experience is smooth and simple. I think Amazon is testing this in San Francisco and in a few other cities before extending this to more cities worldwide. This does potentially allow for faster and cheaper shipping, with less trouble receiving the package, you can just go pick it up at any time after you receive the package delivery confirmation per email, it’s practical so you don’t have to stay at home waiting for the package the whole day. Google just acquired BufferBox which does the same.
OGACO iKazoo Bluetooth flute/game controller concept, it’s got sensors
Canadian startup OGACO (which stands for Optical Game Controllers), releases their new prototype presentation video for their new concept for a Bluetooth flute instrument, that can be used as a game controller, that includes sensors, accelerometer, that can have other functions such as step counting when you run and more. Check out their video:
Read more: http://ogacogadgets.com
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Kevin Krejci of Fujitsu Laboratories of America at Gigaom Roadmap #roadmapconf
Posted by – November 13, 2012
Kevin Krejci of Fujitsu Laboratories of America talks about the latest developments in Mobile technologies out of Silicon Valley and how that is being used by Japanese technology giants like Fujitsu.
LitMotors C-1, fully-electric, self-balancing, two-wheeled vehicle at Gigaom Roadmap #roadmapconf
Posted by – November 13, 2012
LitMotors shows their new C-1, self-balancing two wheeled futuristic looking electric bike.
David Prager at Gigaom Roadmap #roadmapconf
Posted by – November 13, 2012
David Prager, co-founder of Revision3 (recently sold to the Discovery Channel) is working on some new startup ideas.
The Open Company Map and T-Shirt at Gigaom Roadmap #roadmapconf
Posted by – November 13, 2012
The Open Company is a startup about being transparent about the price of products, showing the conditions under which the products are made, how much the workers are getting paid, how many hours the workers work per week, how much it cost to make each product, how much for components, shipping etc. They are just a startup and consider expanding to add more products to their store.
John Maeda talks about Creative Leadership at #roadmapconf
Posted by – November 7, 2012
John Maeda pioneered computer-based visual art at the MIT Media Lab, and his work now appears in the Museum of Modern Art. As the head of the globally renowned Rhode Island School of Design, he is pushing the boundaries of expression, design, connected culture and leadership.
You can also watch his full keynote on “The intersection of art, design, data and leadership” here. In this talk we will learn what he sees as the important vectors of the future of design, leadership and connected culture.
