Audi continues to impress with its headlight technology. At the LA Auto show, the big news for the automaker is the E-Tron Sportback — an new model with a sleeker design. But while most of that tech under the hood is the same as what’s found in the…
With the rise in smart speakers which allows us to control our smart home objects using our voice, it’s not surprising that this would eventually be expanded where we can even make orders using our voice instead of having to go through an app. Recently, Walmart and Apple teamed up where users could place orders via Siri, and now it looks like 7-Eleven is launching a similar feature.
In an announcement by the company, they have revealed that users will be able to place orders through smart speakers and digital assistants, such as Google Assistant and Alexa. According to 7-Eleven, “With a simple voice command, shoppers can instruct Google Assistant or Amazon’s Alexa to open the 7NOW delivery app. Customers can choose from a wide variety of items by simply speaking them into their home system. Items that can be ordered include beverages, fresh and hot foods, snacks, cosmetics, home goods and thousands of other products available for purchase.”
Interestingly enough, despite being known as a convenience store, 7-Eleven has actually been upping their game by being more technologically relevant. For example, in the past, we have seen the company experiment with new delivery methods such as through the use of drones, so for them to expand their delivery options through voice controls, it doesn’t really come as a complete surprise.
7-Eleven Now Supports Voice Orders Through Google Assistant And Alexa , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
The tyres on our cars are extremely important where the size and grip of the tyres really helps to determine our driving experience. It also impacts the safety of the car, where some tyres are considered to be “better” than others for certain road conditions. Now it looks like Pirelli is taking things to the next level by developing smart and connected tyres that use 5G to relay information.
Dubbed the Pirelli Cyber Tyre, this tyre comes with an internal sensor that can detect the condition of the road, such as is it wet, what is the risk of aquaplaning, and so on. Based on that information, it can then enable the car to adapt its control and driving assistance systems to those road conditions, but that’s not all.
Pirelli is also planning on leveraging 5G technology where with the connectivity, it will also be capable of relaying that information to a central network where it can then be passed on to other cars who are in the nearby area, informing them of the road conditions that they are about to encounter as well.
According to the company, “Thanks to the potential of 5G, Pirelli is able to place the tyre inside a wider communication context which involves the enter ecosystem of on-road transportation, actively contributing to the development of solutions and services for future mobility and systems of autonomous driving.”
Pirelli Develops Smart Tyres That Can Inform Other Vehicles Of Road Conditions , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Researchers have detailed their work with combining the traditional practice of meditation and modern technology called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). Referred to as “e-meditation,” the researchers wanted to determine whether the technology could be combined with mindfulness meditation as a self-administered enhancement performed by the practitioners themselves. Meditation, particularly the ‘mindfulness’ version, has become a popular lifestyle activity based … Continue reading
Audi has revealed the second production model in its e-tron all-electric range, with the 2020 Audi e-tron Sportback making its debut at the LA Auto Show. Joining the Audi e-tron SUV, the new e-tron Sportback will have Quattro electric all-wheel drive as standard and, in Europe, up to 277 miles of range. It’s a handsome EV, certainly. More akin to … Continue reading
We here at io9 love Funko Pops. We write about them. We buy them. We’ve talked about them being decimated. We’ve even made a pilgrimage to Funko Headquarters in Everett, Washington to visit the flagship store. That place is incredibly epic, as it should be, but it doesn’t come close to touching the toy company’s new…
He testifies that he “didn’t necessarily always act” on EU ambassador Gordon Sondland’s ideas.
When Apple launched macOS Catalina, one of the biggest changes that users had to get used to is the fact that iTunes no longer exists. Instead, Apple launched several apps that is essentially iTunes, but broken up into individual apps to help make the experience less bloated, where there would be a dedicated app just for music, one for videos, and so on.
We had previously heard that those changes would only be for macOS Catalina and that iTunes for Windows would remain as it is for now, but it looks like Apple could be looking to change that in the near future. According to a report from Neowin, they have spotted what appears to be a job listing posted on LinkedIn in which it hints that Apple could be looking to introduce an iTunes successor to Windows.
The job listing calls for a software engineer to develop the “next generation of media apps for Windows”, where its description reads, “If you love music and you are passionate about writing code, and want to work with world-class engineering teams that ship to millions of users, the Media Apps team is the place for you.”
This has led to speculation that maybe the dedicated Apple Music and Apple TV+ apps could eventually find its way to Windows. There is no word on when that will happen, but it makes sense that they would given that Apple would probably be trying to extend their reach as much as possible.
Apple Could Be Working On A Successor To iTunes For Windows , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
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With the launch of the 16-inch MacBook Pro, Apple introduced its largest laptop to date. For the most part, the design of the laptop is the same as its predecessors save for the larger screen, and even internally, the way the components are laid out also appears to be similar, with the exception of a new keyboard and also new thermal architecture.
However, according to a report from MacRumors, they obtained an internal document that was sent to Apple Authorized Service Providers in which it was discovered that there could be one new mysterious component. This led to the publication reaching out to iFixit in which they found a new lid angle sensor in the laptop.
This sensor was found near the left-side hinge of the notebook along with a magnet with an arrow to indicate polarity. Unfortunately, there is no mention of what this new sensor does, although it has been speculated that it is a more sophisticated sensor to detect when the laptop’s lid has been closed. However, iFixit believes that it could also be used by Apple to determine how often the lid has been opened, closed, or adjusted that could help troubleshoot hardware issues like fray flex cables and so on.
MacRumors also offers a speculation that maybe, just maybe, it could be for a yet-to-be announced feature for macOS, but there’s no evidence of that for now.
16-inch MacBook Pro Has A New Mysterious Lid Angle Sensor , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
Recently, iOS users with Facebook installed had a bit of a privacy and security scare when it was discovered that due to a bug in the app, it would launch the phone’s camera in the background while the app was being used. The issue has since been patched, but now it looks like it’s Android’s turn to suffer from a similar vulnerability.
However, in this instance it has nothing to do with Facebook, but rather it is an issue with Android in which according to security firm Checkmarx, they have discovered a security flaw that allows apps to potentially use the user’s camera and microphone to secretly make recordings without the user’s knowledge.
In Android, whenever apps are installed, it asks for permissions to access certain parts of your phone. However, in this case, instead of asking the user for permission to access the camera and microphone, the flaw allows the app to simply ask for permission to access a device’s storage and it could still activate the camera and microphone nonetheless.
The good news is that Google has since addressed the issue, but they note that this is for Google devices. Checkmarx notes that this flaw affects non-Google devices too so while Pixel phones could already be patched, other brands could still potentially be vulnerable.
Android Security Flaw Allows Apps To Spy On Users Through Their Camera And Microphones , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.
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