February 14, 2019 Tech News

Here are some more summary of tech news for today ( February 14, 2019 )

Amazon buys mesh WiFi startup Eero to connect smart homes
Source : www.engadget.com
Eero is a mesh wifi router, an easy-setup WiFi system that can connect all the smart devices in your household, even in remote corners. Now it is integrated with alexa device’s therefore it need a more proper internet connection to work at its absolute best.

Samsung's first iTunes-ready TVs are here
Source : www.engadget.com
Discussing about Samsung's 2019 QLED TVs rolling out in earnest, and they're widening Apple's ecosystem in the process, Air play 2.

Gmail's expanded right-click menu makes it easier to manage email
Source: www.engadget.com
Google announced today that it will be expanding the options found in the context menu so you can quickly jump to any action that you may need. Its a new feature that intend for easier use for user.

Hands-on with an Alpha build of Google Maps’ Augmented Reality mode
Source : www.techcrunch.com
Google Maps augmented reality feature is now airing. Providing the user to know the direction more precisely. In the article there are also a short footage of using Google Maps’ Augmented Reality mode.

LinkedIn debuts LinkedIn Live, a new live video broadcast service
Source : www.techcrunch.com
LinkedIn is improving their feature by providing live feature and video sharing. There are pros and cons of people taught due to this feature. LinkedIn gives no comment about future monetize plan.

Lilt is building a machine translation business with humans at the core
Source : www.techcrunch.com
A company called Lilt is trying to combine human ability with artificial intellegence (A.I) ability as a translator. It is believed through this way, the translation will become more accurate and faster translation in result. This will definately create a new business opportunity.

Humans playing VR game Beat Saber move faster than what Steam thought was ‘humanly possible’
Source : www.theverge.com
Dance Dance Beat Saber is a AR game that allow player to play while working out or exercising. Quoting from the developer “a properly motivated human using a light enough controller could go faster (3600 degrees/sec!) than we thought.That’s flicking your wrist a full 180 degrees about twenty times in a single second. In other words, superhumanly fast.” But apparently, trying to achieve higher scores on the leaderboard or just for personal satisfaction has motivated some humans to move at breakneck speeds.

Casper Glow smart light review: clever, but not smart
A smart light with a thoughtful purpose, but lacking some key features
Source : www.theverge.com
A smart sleep lamp that control the brightness and has alarm feature with its sound that gradually wakes you up. It is currently $89 dollar which is a little expensive for a sleep light that is lacking several features compare to other brand sleep lights that provide almost the same ability.

Zero-rating programs increase wireless data prices, according to new study
Source : www.theverge.com
The new data from dozens of countries in the European Union suggest that when a country allows zero-rating programs, it ends up seeing an increase in wireless prices over time.