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Amazon Faces Lawsuit For Collecting Childrens Data
Amazon may be facing a government lawsuit regarding the collection of data on children with its Alexa-powered smart speakers. Amazon Collecting Childrens Data? In a report by Bloomberg it is said that the FTC is investigating Amazon on a complaint that Amazon’s “Alexa-powered speakers are collecting information about children under…
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For $11,500 You Can Now Buy A Smart Toilet With Built-In Alexa!
Someone famous once said that only two things in life are certain, death and taxes. While making the expression notably less eloquent, it would’ve probably made it a bit more accurate to add ‘poop’ to that list as well. – Now, of course, the concept of ‘smart toilets’ is hardly…
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D-Link Exo Smart Mesh 802.11ac Wi-Fi Router Series Now Available
802.11ac Wave 2 with McAfee Protection D-Link is launching their new EXO Smart Mesh Wi-Fi router series. This initially comprises of three models: the AC1900 DIR-1960 EXO, AC2600 DIR-2660 EXO and AC3000 DIR-3060 EXO. These units also feature McAfee security in the form of their Secure Home Platform and LiveSafe.…
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Logitech Announces the Harmony Express Universal Remote Control
Less Buttons, More Voice Control Logitech is announcing the latest addition to their Harmony universal control family. This time they are calling it the Harmony Express, and it is a much simplified version with less buttons. To ensure it is still very capable while being easy enough to use by…
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LG’s 2019 TV Lineup Includes 88-inch 8K OLED with HDMI 2.1
Featuring LG ThinQ Powered OLED TVs LG first showcased their 88-inch OLED 8K television at CES 2018 last year. Now it will finally be part of their official 2019 TV lineup. 8K resolution means four times the 4K resolution. So that means 7680 x 4320 versus 3840 x 2160. That…
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Thermaltake Debuts New ‘RGB Plus’ View 21 and View 71 Cases
More RGB and More Tempered Glass from Thermaltake In case you have not had your fill of tempered glass and RGB LED chassis options yet, Thermaltake has new cases for you. Introducing the new View 21 TG RGB Plus and View 71 TG RGB Plus chassis available. The View 21…
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Thermaltake Expands Pacific Copper Radiator Lineup
More Copper Radiator Options Aside from their copper Pacific CL series radiators which launched early in 2018, Thermaltake is expanding their line further with two more additions. These are the Pacific C and Pacific CL Plus RGB. Both utilizing high-performance copper fin design and higher quality alternative to their aluminum…
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Amazon Alexa Firmware Update Causes System To Go Down
In the early hours of this morning, Amazon applied a firmware update to the Alexa. The plan was to add a few more new skills and make the smart home device a little more functional. Such updates are fairly common and usually go without any problems what-so-ever. Well, that was…
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Thermaltake Releases Larger 140mm Pure Plus RGB Fans
Same RGB Fan but Larger Thermaltake has now released a 140mm variant of their previously released Pure Plus 12 RGB LED fan series. You can actually read the review of that 120mm radiator fan series here at eTeknix.com. The Pure Plus 14 LED RGB radiator fan fits typical 140mm fan…
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You Can Own A HAL 9000 Replica from 2001: A Space Odyssey
For Stanley Kubrick and Sci-Fi Fans A new Indiegogo campaign is exactly what fans of the classic Stanely Kubrick sci-fi film have been waiting for. It is an officially licensed HAL 9000 replica which is voice-activated and remotely updatable. Users can have the wall-mounted version and a smaller bluetooth speaker…
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Software Developer Teaches Alexa To Read Sign Language
Software Developer Teaches Alexa To Read Sign Language I recently purchased an Amazon Dot Echo in the recent Prime sale. Well, it was only £29.99. How could I say no? Since owning it I have learned to appreciate that it is an exceptionally clever piece of technology. I have also…
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Bionik Labs’ ARKE Exoskeleton Integrates Amazon Echo (VIDEO)
Human-robot integration can be a beautiful thing. While the first thought that comes to mind for most is TV’s Six Million Dollar Man or video games’ Deus Ex series, there are many other passive applications which can greatly benefit society. Take robotic exoskeletons for instance. These are essentially semi-robotic wearables…
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Amazon Officially Unveils Echo Show Touchscreen-Enabled Device
Amazon has officially announced the Echo Show touchscreen-enabled device. Images of this new echo leaked last week so this news may not come as a surprise to some. What is surprising, however, is the affordable price of $229.99 for a touchscreen device. The regular Amazon Echo had an introductory price…
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Apple’s Echo Competitor Is Currently Being Designed
There have been some rumors going around that Apple is working on a device that would compete with the likes of Amazon’s Alexa and Google’s Home products, and it would appear that this mysterious project is actually in its final stages of design. The news was revealed via Twitter by Sonny…
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Amazon Migrating US Alexa Skills to The UK Store
When new products enter the market, there is usually always a discrepancy as to what is available to the different regions of the world, the Amazon Echo is not an exception, but a recent email doing the rounds shows Amazon is migrating US Alexa skills to the UK store this…
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