For some people, their names will never quite be the same again. If you’re named Alexa, Siri, or, erm, Google, you’ll have had to get used to people shouting out your name at random moments, or your smart speakers firing up every time anyone tries to say your name. Read More
Month: February 2024
The Africanfuturist world Nnedi Okorafor introduced in Who Fears Death—a book currently in development for an HBO series executive-produced by George R.R. Martin—grows with her new trilogy, She Who Knows. Novella Firespitter kicks off the new series with its release August 20, and io9 has an exclusive look at the… Read more… Read More
We seem to be in full swing of the second age where anything that is popular technology has to have artificial intelligence in it. Nary a decade prior, bits of machine learning made their way into little tricks like identifying subjects in a camera’s vision or creating sentences that may or may not actually be …
If you’re looking for something functional to add to your home decor, IKEA is always a great choice. The Swedish company is well known for its interesting designs that are function-first, but also lean into some quirky pieces — and a unique, yet functional design is the best way to describe the IKEA Symfonisk Table …
Pairing your AirPods to an iPhone or iPad is intuitive and frighteningly fast. But what if you decide on using it with a Chromebook? If you have any sort of experience digging into the Bluetooth settings menu of any device, you know that it can be as fun as sitting in traffic… while on the …