This week, while Dan's away fixing his computer, Marc and Riley run down a number of very interesting things to come out of CES (and a couple interesting non-CES things too). Look forward to robots, more televisions, the headlights of the future, Facebook's new News feed algorithm, and more.
Links:
- Samsung just unveiled a 146-inch, modular TV that could surpass OLED | The Verge
- Aflac’s toy robot for kids facing cancer is the smartest toy of all | The Verge
- Omron’s Forpheus ping-pong robot is the most encouraging coach you can have | The Verge
- Texas Instruments' New Headlights Dazzle With a Million Pixels | WIRED
- I faced off against a Scrabble-playing robot and lost miserably | The Verge
- Ubtech Walker is a biped butler robot with no arms but a lot of charm The Verge
- Taking a ride on Segway’s Loomo robot | The Verge
- This robot prototype is designed to help maintain other robots | The Verge
- I played with Sony’s new Aibo robot dog, and I miss it already | The Verge
- Peloton Tread is the treadmill I want but can’t afford | The Verge
- I tried out a sleep mask that emits light from the inside to wake you up naturally | The Verge
- Vestaboard brings the internet to old-school mechanical split-flap displays | The Verge
- This smart dishwasher can wash your dishes and cook seafood | The Verge
- Alexa will one day be able to tell you what it thinks about movies and beer | The Verge
- Our new News Feed | Mark Zuckerberg | Facebook
- One man ruptured his throat by trying to hold back a sneeze | The Verge