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Digital Decluttering: High-Speed Photo Scanning (Premium)
Thanks to a reader suggestion, digitizing my mountain of paper-based photos suddenly seems a lot less daunting. The post Digital […]
Paul’s Tech Makeover: Here’s to an Even Smarter 2019 (Premium)
It’s time for a quick smart home check in to see where we’re at and look ahead at what we’d […]
It’s Official: Satya Nadella Confirms Cortana Defeat
In a stunning bit of transparency, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella confirmed that Cortana will never be competitive with Amazon Alexa […]
Amazon Claims Over 30 Million Fire TV Users
Amazon said this week that there are now well over 30 million active users of its Fire TV family of […]
Google Assistant Just Kicked Alexa’s Ass. And it Doesn’t Matter (Premium)
There are over 100 million Amazon Alexa-powered devices out in the world. But there are ten times as many Google […]
Google Assistant is Getting AI-Powered Audio News
Google announced today that it is using AI to enhance the audio news capabilities of Google Assistant and Google Home. […]
Intel Neural Compute Stick 2 Improves AI Capabilities for Makers
Intel today revealed its second-generation Neural Compute Stick, a tiny, USB thumb drive-sized neural compute engine that will help makers […]
Google Home Hub is Just Another Smart Display
When Google first announced its Home Hub, I assumed that it was, you know, an actual smart home hub. It’s […]