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☆ Amazon’s Fall Device Event: Wi-Fi-Boosting Echo Speakers, a Kindle for Note-Taking and More
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Nicole Nguyen | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Amazon fall hardware event is often where it unveils oddball products such as the Alexa microwave and sticky note printer. This year, the e-commerce giant stuck mainly to more practical devices: a large Kindle e-reader with note-taking capabilities, a sleep-tracking bedside alarm clock and Echo speakers that can boost your Wi-Fi network. Amazon’s strategy has typically been to use its device announcements to do market research about a product’s viability. A year ago, the company announced a home robot named Astro that it has yet to make widely available to all consumers. The same goes for a flying indoor security camera unveiled two years ago.

☆ Amazon’s $999 dog-like robot is getting smarter
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

And Astro will now work with a real-time subscription service from Amazon’s smart-doorbell company, Ring, to provide security monitoring to small and medium-sized businesses. Smarter TVsAmazon unveiled a new series of Fire TV Omni QLED models – the first Fire TV to ship with Dolby Vision IQ. Kindle ScribeFifteen years after launching the Kindle, Amazon is introducing a higher-end version that also serves as a writing device. Its Echo Auto device ($54.99) is now smaller, sleeker and can be more easily mounted in a vehicle. A smarter Echo Show 15Amazon also announced a number of software updates coming to its existing Echo Show 15, a device the company said is especially popular in the kitchen.

☆ Amazon dominates the $113 billion smart home market — here's how it uses the data it collects
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-28 | by ( Katie Schoolov | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +12 min

Then in 2019, it paid $97 million for a mesh Wi-Fi system called Eero to help connect multiple smart devices in the home. Amazon's Eero mesh WiFi systems are shown inside the Amazon smart lab in Seattle, Washington, on September 9, 2022. Amazon's Ring Video Doorbell 4 is shown at the Amazon smart home lab in Seattle, Washington, on September 9, 2022. Or you may have actually told Alexa, 'Alexa, I'm leaving,' and to switch on your alarm system, for example," Koopmans said. Amazon's Smart Thermostat is shown inside the Amazon smart lab in Seattle, Washington, on September 9, 2022.

☆ In Amazon's future world, robots may detect your screams
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-16 | by ( Caroline Haskins | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Thirty-one of Amazon's Astro patents mention using the sound of a "human yell" to stop robots. Amazon has been granted 31 patents for Astro, its $1000 home robot, that mention using the sound of a "human yell" to stop the robot. US Patent and Trademark OfficeThe patents say that Astro has safety features that use a "minimum sound threshold" to stop the robot. As an example, the patents say that "detection of sound such as a human yell" would stop Astro. An Amazon spokesperson declined to answer questions from Insider, including whether Astro actually has the feature where a human yell stops the robot.

☆ Gadget season is here — new folding phones, watches and earbuds are coming
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-04 | by ( Sofia Pitt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Meanwhile, Google has promised to launch its next phone with a brand new chip, and its first Apple Watch competitor, this fall. Samsung typically announces new earbuds, tablets and smartwatches to compete with Apple's iPad, AirPods and Apple Watch, too. It also announced the Galaxy Buds 2 headphones and the Galaxy Watch 4. Still, Apple's mixed reality headset would mark the company's first major product launch since it unveiled the Apple Watch in 2015. Here's what to expect: Google has announced gadgets in October for years.

☆ Amazon wants us to believe the robots are coming — but most people won't find them useful
▼ + stars: | 2022-06-29 | by ( Annie Palmer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Last week, at Amazon's re:MARS technology conference in Las Vegas, the e-commerce giant and other technology companies in attendance showed off the latest in robotics. I noticed there weren't bold marketing proclamations of "robot butlers" or "AI dogs" as I walked the show floor. The robots were designed to look more practical, and many of the devices could only do a few simple tasks. Take Amazon's Astro robot, for example. Amazon says it was most surprised to find that users want more features that let Astro interact with their pets.

☆ Павел Глоба предупредил несколько знаков зодиака о серьезных неприятностях в июле
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-02 | by ( Super User | ) mybusiness.md time to read: +2 min

Как отметил российский астролог Павел Глоба, почти всем знакам зодиака июль принесет удачу, однако нескольким из них повезет не так сильно, как другим, пишет profile.ru. Глоба рекомендует контролировать эмоции и бороться со вспыльчивостью, которая становится причиной конфликтов с близкими людьми и коллегами. ВодолейВодолеям Павел Глоба советует быть собранными, иначе неудачи будут преследовать во всех сферах жизни. КозерогКозерогам июль принесет сложности в финансовом плане. Павел Глоба также порекомендовал разграничить личную жизнь и карьеру и научиться высказываться деликатно, чтобы не задевать чувства других.

Persons: Павел Глоба, Глоба, Водолеи

☆ Ce efecte are solstițiul de vară din 21 iunie 2021; Energia celei mai lungi zile din an
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-21 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +4 min

Sursa foto: AFPCe efecte are solstițiul de vară din 21 iunie 2021; Energia celei mai lungi zile din anSolstițiul de vară sau Ziua Soarelui are loc luni, 21 iunie, și marchează momentul în care începe vara din punct de vedere astronomic, nu doar calendaristic. Solstiţiul de vară a fost, din cele mai vechi timpuri, prilej de bucurie și sărbătoare, fiind legat de momentul strângerii recoltei. Denumirea de solstiţiu provine din limba latină şi înseamnă „soarele oprit“, iar evenimentul care are loc în fiecare an a provocat numeroase mituri şi superstiţii, de-a lungul timpului. Solstițiul de vară 2021Legende şi superstiţiiEnergia solstiţiului de vară este considerată a fi o energie a pasiunii, vitalităţii, creativităţii şi belşugului. În străvechea Suedie, un arbore al miezului de vară era înălțat și decorat în fiecare așezare.

Persons: Yang Locations: China antică, Europa

Solstițiul de vară (respectiv de iarnă) nu se produce în fiecare an la aceeași dată și la aceeași oră. Cel mai târziu apus de Soare se va produce în perioada 24 iunie - 01 iulie, când acesta va apune la ora 21:04, pentru București. La București, cele mai scurte nopți vor fi între 19 și 24 iunie și vor avea o durată de 8 ore și 28 de minute. Sânzienele, sărbătoarea asociată cu solstițiul de varăÎn această perioadă va avea loc și sărbătoarea Sânzienelor, asociată cumva, în tradiția populară românească, solstițiului de vară. Ele sunt socotite zâne ale câmpului, dând puteri deosebite florilor şi buruienilor, astfel încât acestea, în preajma sărbătorii de pe 24 iunie, devin plante de leac.

Persons: Rusalii, Ioan Botezătorul . Sânzienele Organizations: Google Locations: București, Sânziene

☆ Павел Глоба предсказал период денежной удачи пяти знакам зодиака
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-10 | by ( Super User | ) mybusiness.md time to read: +2 min

Российский астролог Павел Глоба рассказал, что второй месяц весны будет относительно спокойным, однако некоторым знакам зодиака повезет больше, чем остальным в финансовой сфере. Особенно удачным станет период с 15 апреля, когда судьба подарит больше всего шансов. По словам Глобы, с середины апреля на них обрушится денежный поток, будут новые бизнес-проекты и деловые поездки. Кроме того, представителей этого знака начнут посещать грандиозные и весьма полезные идеи, но воплотить их удастся только при отсутствии рамок. Ранее Павел Глоба дал предварительный неутешительный прогноз на 2022 год: кризис, катастрофы, пандемия.

Persons: Павел Глоба, Скорпионы, Глобы, Водолеев

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