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https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/home-robots/why-the-pursuit-of-a-killer-app-for-home-robots-is-fraught-with-peril Many companies want to build the “killer app” for personal robots, sell millions of them, and then create a platform for others to build more. This “the iPhone strategy” seems to be doomed to failure because robots are not cellular phones, email, or web browsing. Both Jibo and Kuri sought to sell a product →

https://techcrunch.com/2018/08/06/say-hello-to-android-9-pie/ The nickname for just released Android 9 is “Pie.” If you are a Pixel owner, you’ll be happy to hear that Pie will start rolling out as an over-the-air update today. The same goes for every other device that was enrolled in the Android Beta and qualifying Android One devices. Everybody else, well, you →

https://www.assembly.org/summer18/demoscene Watch the demo competition live on Finnish national TV! The legendary Assembly demo competition will be shown live on national (Finnish) YLE TV2 channel on Saturday August 4 starting around midnight after the ROG Tournament CS:GO Finnish Championship 2018 Finals. You can view event also on-line: AssemblyTV hosts interviews, chats and of course the →

For controlling stepper motors you need a suitable controller. It is possible to build controller using discrete components, controller ICs and using micro-controller. It can be fun to build our own stepper controller, but when you have done that few times, you might want to start looking or reasonably priced ready made easy to use →

This posting is here to collect security alert news in August 2018. I post links to security vulnerability news to comments of this article.   →

I saw public USB charging slots at airport. But are those safe to use as USB is pretty unsafe interface? Or this? I prefer own know to be safe charger connected to mains power. This keeps my devices safe. →

https://techcrunch.com/2018/07/26/this-3d-printed-ai-construct-analyzes-by-bending-light/ Machine learning systems, which we frequently refer to as a form of artificial intelligence, at their heart are just a series of calculations made on a set of data. The calculations themselves aren’t particularly complex. Researchers from UCLA show that those calculations can be implemented optically with 3D-printed layers of transparent material, imprinted with →

https://inktank.fi/finnish-president-memes-sauli-niinisto-james-bond-matrix-helsinki-2018-summit/ Finns and President Niinistö go way back. Now the internet at large has noticed Niinistö’s natural frown. It seems everyone with a little bit of Photoshop skills is having a go at it. →

http://sysadminday.com/ Your network is secure, your computer is up and running, and your printer is jam-free. Why? Because you’ve got an awesome sysadmin(s). Happy SysAdmin Day! July 27, 2018 – 19th Annual →

https://kk.org/cooltools/alex-glow-hackster-io/ Alex Glow creates electronics videos and tutorials at Hackster.io in San Francisco. This article and podcast presents useful tools for making and broadcasting videos to Internet. Check also Cool Tools Honorable Mentions for some awesome looking maker tools and materials that didn’t fit in the podcast! →