BMW’s car-sharing service, ReachNow, has debuted an Alexa skill for the service. So if you have an Alexa powered device you can now find out information about nearby vehicles via voice commands. To enable the skill, go to the Skills section in your Alexa app, search for “ReachNow,” and click “Enable.” You’ll need to allow […]
NVIDIA has announced the SHIELD Preview Program, which will let you gain early access to new updates plus access to private forums to provide feedback on the betas. The SHIELD Preview Program look to be open to both SHIELD TV and SHIELD Tablet owners. To sign up for the program, you’ll need to head to this […]
Apple has made iOS 10.3.2 Beta 4 available to developers. Apple hasn’t provided any specific details about what’s in iOS 10.3.2; it likely focuses on resolving bugs and smoothing over performance issues. Apple also made fourth betas of watchOS 3.2.2, macOS Sierra 10.12.5, and tvOS 10.2.1 available to developers. Apple hasn’t indicated if or when these new […]
Insta360 opened pre-orders for its new Insta360 Pro camera that allows you to capture 360-degree videos at up to 8K resolution. Saying that 360-degree videos have become increasingly popular over the last year would be an understatement. Streaming providers like YouTube and Vimeo have added support for 360-degree content; upstarts like Hubblo VR, Orah, and […]
Google has made it possible for up to six people to get personalized results from its Google Home product. Using the refreshed Google Home mobile app, Home owners can train the device to recognize individual voices for everyone in your house. Google says it is able to do this through the use of neural networks. Once […]
Samsung and Amazon Video announced an updated version of the open HDR10 standard, called HDR10+. The new version of the standard leverages dynamic metadata to produce enhanced contrast and colors. Wonder what kind of busy this will have at NAB next weel? HDR10 The HDR10 standard describes a specification with better contrast and brightness, as […]
A legal action claims Bose is using an app to collect and track the listening habits of its wireless headphone customers, and then selling that data to third parties without permission. The complaint was filed today by Kyle Zak in federal court in Chicago, Reuters reports. He’s trying to get class-action status for his lawsuit, […]
Google Home owners, your smart speaker was nearly hijacked by an TV ad. Burger King released a new ad that’s meant to get Google Home to tell you about the Whopper. In the 15-second ad, the employee says that he doesn’t have enough time to tell you about the Whopper, and so he leans into […]
Apple has made iOS 10.3.2 Beta 2 available to developers. Apple has not provided any details about what’s contained in iOS 10.3.2, though it likely focuses on resolving bugs and performance issues. Apple also made second betas of watchOS 3.2.2, macOS Sierra 10.12.5, and tvOS 10.2.1 available to developers. Apple hasn’t indicated if or when […]
LeEco today said it has canceled plans to acquire TV-maker Vizio. The company first announced the $2 billion acquisition last summer. “The merger agreement to acquire Vizio will not proceed due to regulatory headwinds,” said the company in a prepared statement. “We continue to believe that there is great synergy between the two companies, and […]
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