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DotDot: Connecting the dots
A common language has been defined for smart devices across home networks. Paul Skelton reports on the introduction of Dotdot 1.0. If two people buy walkie-talkies ... -
Dr Deane Hutton: Predicting the future
They say hindsight is 20/20 but what if you could gain clarity in advance? Futurist and host of The Curiosity Show, Dr Deane Hutton, shared his ... -
IEC 62368.1… Hazards begone!
Update introduces increased safety measures to counter death and injury among installers. Josh Jennings reports. As the relevant Standard continues to mature, audio and video equipment ... -
Intelligence augmentation? Intelligent design
Despite the recent hype around artificial intelligence, some experts argue that the real advances are taking place in intelligence augmentation. Adelle King reports. Ever since researchers ... -
Electrical accessory manufacturers enter home automation sector
Several electrical accessory manufacturers have begun entering the home automation market. Cameron Grimes takes a look at some of the solutions on offer and how they ... -
2019 Tech Predictions
From video conferencing to smart watches, one cartoon from the 1960s truly made audiences sit back and say ‘hooba-dooba-dooba’. Today, we allow The Jetsons to guide ... -
Robotism… can you be racist towards robots?
As researchers work towards developing AI systems that have human-level intelligence, it has raised questions about whether these systems should have a built-in set of ethics ... -
Artificial emotion… can robots ‘feel’?
The technology behind artificial intelligence is continuing to develop rapidly, with researchers now looking at ways to make these systems more human-like. Adelle King explains. Previously, ... -
Regulating artificial intelligence
The future of smart homes lies in artificial intelligence but as the technology is embraced by a growing number of companies, debate has begun about whether ... -
Do robots have rights?
In 2017, at the Future Investment Initiative summit in Saudi Arabia, a humanoid robot known as Sophia, developed by Hong-Kong-based Hanson Robotics, was granted citizenship to ...
