Yechiel Kurtz from VocalZoom gave us a live demo of how their system can strip away the background noise and enhance voice recognition in virtually any environment. Today, Motorola Solutions announced its investment in VocalZoom. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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We talked with Robert Norton from RealEyes to get a better understanding of what RealEyes do, and why its emotion-measuring technology makes it the next-gen analytics company.
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Razer is bringing some serious competition to Oculus with an open-source initiative known as “OSVR”, which stands for, you guessed it, Open-Source Virtual Reality. The company made a prototype headset for the initiative to build upon as well. By crowdsourcing its software and hardware development, the VR headset maker is clearly looking to speed up the realization of the virtual reality market, pushing the VR technology to consumers.
Apple may have grown too big to grace an industry trade show like CES, but its presence is still felt this year as many smart home devices supporting their HomeKit smart home platform. Here are the top three highlights:
Switch from iOS accessory maker iDevices debuts at CES 2015 as the world’s first HomeKit-certified products. It is a smart power switch makes it easy to control the connected home appliance using your voice, no hub required. It does, however, need the companion iDevices Connected app to personalize the device with Siri voice commands.
Simiarly, iHome’s first Apple HomeKit product, SmartPlug, will enable iOS users to control any connected device using Siri. A companion app called iHome Control tied into HomeKit will let you turn devices on and off just by speaking into your iPhone or iPad.
Eve is a complete line of products and sensors from IoT maker Elgato that will enable users to monitor your home and provide control with a Siri voice command. Two products, a HomeKit-enabled switch named Eve Energy and the Eve Door & Window Sensors are slated for release in following months.
Update 2015/01/08: two more devices added.
GridConnect ConnectSense Smart Outlet
This GridConnect ConnectSense links to iOS devices via HomeKit, features its own rule-based software, and speaks the ZigBee Wi-Fi wireless protocol.
Another piece of hardware on the Apple HomeKit nice list is the MyQ Smart Garage. It lets you open and close your garage door from anywhere with an Internet connection, set custom alerts and remotely monitor whether your garage door is open.
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Yesterday at its CES press event, Sony unveiled its plan to rev up its wearables game with updates to a few existing products, including a slickly redesigned, Android Wear-powered SmartWatch 3, along with a Lifelog web client and API launch. Moreover, the company also introduced a new Smarteyeglass SDK, which may finally bring some competition to the stagnant Google Glass.
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Volkswagen just announced at CES that both Apple’s CarPlay and Google’s Android Auto will be available for its vehicles later this year. The technologies will work on VW’s MIB II dash electronics, which launched in some countries in 2014 and will come to the US in 2015. At last year’s CarPlay introduction, Volkswagen was one of the few big-name automakers to not appear on Apple’s partner list, but it looks like the German carmaker has changed its mind after all.
From connected cars to enhanced imagery, things you saw in previous years are back, and they’re better and gaining scale. Live from Las Vegas, here is what to expect from this year’s CES. Stay tuned and follow us on Twitter @ipglab for more CES coverage throughout the whole week.
Every year, ShowStoppers and Launch.It come together to present the most investment-worthy startups at CES. This year, Eureka Park — the international startup section of the massive Vegas conference — is focused on sensors and the Internet of Everything.
The winner was Enplug, a Los Angeles-based digital signage platform that turns any regular display into an interactive screen. The software platform is open and app-based, meaning that it’s flexible enough to apply to restaurants (with, say, an interactive menu screen), hotels and more. The system measures how many people interacted with a display, engages with social platforms, and can target ads toward users.
Runners-up were also big on sensors. VocalZoom, an Israeli company with an impressive noise-filtering software, filters out everything but the speaker’s voice, leaving crystal-clear audio. SwitchBee is a smart home system (also Israeli) based on home switches with no infrastructure changes. It’s a crowded market, but their touch switch design is elegant.
The flashiest presentations didn’t move the veteran angel investor judges: Ohio-based password control platform Everykey started off by burning a paper sheet of passwords, while Smart Wheels rolled up on a hands-free scooter (and not much of a business plan).
Rounding out the presenters were Lumifi (connected lighting), Diamond Kinetics (motion detection for baseball and softball), Lert.ly (a Wifi-enabled personal safety system for the elderly), Hush (smart earplugs that still plays phone notifications), Sunfriend (sun-measuring wearables), and Carbon Origins (a IoT developer platform called Apollo).
Samsung just wrapped up its press event at CES and it reveal its holistic approach towards the Smart UHD TVs. Here are the three highlights of their plan.
Milk VR – The South Korean tech giant repurposed its not-so-known music streaming service Milk and expanded it into an online distribution service virtual reality videos. First of its kind, this service signals Samsung’s vast ambition when it comes virtual reality. Additionally, it will also distribute video and audio content for its new smart TVs.
SUHD TV – Samsung claims that its stunning new SUHD TV line-up can produce up to 64 times more color than conventional TVs, despite the range still being 4K. They’ve also set up the UHD alliance with major Hollywood studios, consumer electronics brands and companies alike to help set the standards for Ultra High Definition (UHD) content and devices.
Tizen OS – To bring the service (Milk VR) with the hardware (SUHD TVs) together, Samsung’s long awaited Tizen OS, designated for its smart TVs, was confirmed to come with the new TV line-up. Moreover, the company also mentioned Tizen’s integration with PlayStation Now, allowing users to stream PlayStation games without a console.
Although officially it’s only the second day of CES 2015, numerous new wearable devices have already been unveiled, packed with various new tricks, eagerly waiting to be worn. Here’s our top five pick on wearables so far:
Bonus and potential TechWreck: Belty, the smart belt that measures your waistline and alerts you when you are getting fat.
