Month: June 2017

What makes wearables wearable?

James Robinson
What makes wearables wearable?
“Acceptance is a big issue with wearables,” says Ichiro Amimori as he zips himself into a black compression top trimmed with a network of Tron-style silver lines, “but then again, in the 13th Century, people in Japan didn’t wear eyeglasses.” Amimori is the co-founder and CEO of Xenoma – a Tokyo-based firm specialising in wearable motion tracking tech.  He’s modelling... Read More

The Future of Business is a Digital Spokesperson — Let’s Build a Preview Using Microsoft’s Bot Framework

James Robinson
The Future of Business is a Digital Spokesperson — Let’s Build a Preview Using Microsoft’s Bot Framework
Everyone loves a great conversation. And the conversational U.I. is coming on quickly. Chatbots have been all the rage for the past couple of years — and the technology is quickly catching up to the hype. As our trust in artificial intelligence grows, so too does our faith in letting it do more and more important work for us. And... Read More

Apple HomePod isn’t an Amazon Echo rival – it’s a Sonos killer

James Robinson
Apple HomePod isn’t an Amazon Echo rival – it’s a Sonos killer
For months, analysts all over the industry foretold the coming of the Siri Speaker – a Wi-Fi audio device from Apple that had a home assistant baked right in.  They said it would be Apple’s answer to the Amazon Echo or the Google Home, and those who were close to it said those were the products Apple engineers looked to emulate. ... Read More