Swarm debuts $499 Evaluation Kit for consumers and tinkerers – TechCrunch

Swarm debuts $499 Evaluation Kit for consumers and tinkerers – TechCrunch

Satellite connectivity company Swarm has released a new product that allows anyone to create a messaging or Internet of Things (IoT) device, whether it’s a hiker looking to stay connected off the web or a hobbyist who wants to keep track of the weather. The Swarm Evaluation Kit is an all-in-one product that includes a…

A sized-up e-reading companion with clever note taking – TechCrunch

A sized-up e-reading companion with clever note taking – TechCrunch

Kobos Elipsa is the latest in the Amazon rival e-reading franchise, and it’s a big one. The 10.3-inch e-paper display brings it to iPad dimensions and places it in direct competition with the e-reader tablets from reMarkable and Boox. It is characterized by reading experience, copes with taking notes and drawing, but lacks versatility. Kobo…

Nothing founder Carl Pei on Ear 1 and building a hardware startup from scratch – TechCrunch

Nothing founder Carl Pei on Ear 1 and building a hardware startup from scratch – TechCrunch

The veterinarian for the mobile phone industry talks about prices, features and risk prevention Brian heater @beater / 8 hours Hardware on July 27th Manufacturer Nothing will unveil its first product, the wireless earbuds called Ear 1. Although almost no specific information about the product has been released, the company has managed to generate considerable…

Facebook and Matterport collaborate on realistic virtual training environments for AI – TechCrunch

Facebook and Matterport collaborate on realistic virtual training environments for AI – TechCrunch

To teach a robot to navigate a house, you need to give it either a lot of real time in many real houses or a lot of virtual time in many virtual houses. The latter is definitely the better option, and Facebook and Matterport are working together to bring thousands of virtual, interactive digital twins…

Nixie’s drone-based water sampling could save cities time and money – TechCrunch

Nixie’s drone-based water sampling could save cities time and money – TechCrunch

Regularly testing waterways and reservoirs is a never-ending responsibility for utility companies and local safety authorities and generally involves – as you might expect – either a boat or at least waders. mermaid instead, does the job with a drone, making the process faster, cheaper, and a lot less wet. The most common methods of…

Nintendo teases 2022 release for Breath of the Wild sequel and releases Zelda Game & Watch to tide us over – TechCrunch

Nintendo teases 2022 release for Breath of the Wild sequel and releases Zelda Game & Watch to tide us over – TechCrunch

Nintendo bucked expectations today with an E3 Time Direct that doesn’t show the hoped-for new Switch hardware but about a dozen new games – as well as a general release window for the highly anticipated next Zelda game. And to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the original, a new Game & Watch is being sold…

Kai-Fu Lee’s Sinovation bets on Linux tablet maker Jingling in $10M round – TechCrunch

Kai-Fu Lee’s Sinovation bets on Linux tablet maker Jingling in $10M round – TechCrunch

Sinovation Ventures from Kai-Fu Lee has its eye on a niche market targeting software developers. In April, the venture capital fund held a $ 10 million angel round Ring, a Chinese startup developing Linux-based tablets and laptops, learned about TechCrunch. Other investors in the round were the private equity firm Trustbridge Partners. Jingling was only…

Kabuto releases a larger version of its smart suitcase – TechCrunch

Kabuto releases a larger version of its smart suitcase – TechCrunch

Kabuto, the French startup that designs and sells smart suitcases, today launches a new suitcase. Called Kabuto Trunk, this is the company’s largest suitcase to date. Unlike other brands of smart cases, this isn’t just a case with a battery in it. In particular, there is a fingerprint reader at the top of the case….

US removes Xiaomi’s designation as a Communist Chinese Military Company – TechCrunch

US removes Xiaomi’s designation as a Communist Chinese Military Company – TechCrunch

Xiaomi, one of the best-known Chinese tech companies that was in the crosshairs of the Trump administration, has been removed from a US government blacklist listing it as a communist Chinese military company. The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia cleared the Department of Defense’s designation of Xiaomi as CCMC in January, a…