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CHEAP: 29% off Harman/Kardon’s Onyx Studio 4 speaker, just for you

Apr13
by on April 13, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! If not just straight-up ugly, a lot of Bluetooth speakers are, well, instantly forgettable. But you know one that isn’t? Yep, that’s right: the Harman/Kardon Onyx Studio 4. Even better, you can currently get this speaker for only $149.99, that’s $60 (or 29 percent) off its list price. Woo! Rather than appearing like the normal cylinder speaker, Harman/Kardon did something different with the Onyx Studio 4. It’s kinda like a fabric covered satellite dish, but, you know, in a fashionable way. Take a peep: The Onyx Studio…

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Smart cities are an AI-powered dystopia that’s already happening

Apr13
by on April 13, 2019 at 9:31 am
Posted In: Around the Web, artificial intelligence, syndication


Separating the futuristic from the dystopian in the minds of the general public can be a challenge, particularly when trying to conceptualize a diverse technology such as AI recognition. In today’s markets, a tangible example can be seen in consumer products such as the iPhone XS, with its Face ID facial-recognition unlocking. By and large, this has been warmly received, with the majority of complaints relating to UX and design, thanks to the removal of a fingerprint scanner, and the screen notch to accommodate the Face ID sensors. But what of more sinister applications? The gradual progression of fingerprint identification…

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