Nokia’s voice assistant is for engineers, not ordering Ubers
As Nokia so succinctly puts it, MIKA “will provide voice-dictated automated assistance to reduce time spent searching information resources, enabling operators to focus on key business tasks without being distracted by the complexities of multi-technology network environments.” In human-speak, MIKA will talk engineers through reconnecting the interlacing nodes with the transponder array to reconfigure spectrum when...
Obama’s legacy: The most tech-savvy president
Spreading his messageIn 2008, the political establishment still hadn’t figured out the Internet. But Obama saw the power of social networking early on. His campaign built the grassroots organizing platform My.BarackObama.com, which was sort of a mashup of Meetup.com and MySpace, with some fundraising tools bolted on. These days, the internet is the cornerstone of any political campaign. And it’s not just about raising...
President Obama’s final bill is aimed at bringing tech to DC
PIF pairs top technologists with government employees and programs to address issues like transparency, public access to digital health records, technology education in K-12 schools and employing veterans. Fellows, as the tech savvy folks are called, serve for between 6 and 24 months.Notable past PIF fellows include GarageBand CEO Patrick Koppula, Weather Underground founder Alan Steremberg, Shutterstock president and CFO Adam Riggs...
Raspberry Pi gives its PC-on-a-stick a big speed boost
Raspberry Pi points out that NEC used the device in its latest signage and presentation monitors (below), giving you an idea as to the intended market. It fits into a standard DDR2 SODIMM form factor, making it easy to find inexpensive sockets from several manufacturers. Developers will also want the Compute Module IO Board, giving you Pi-like pin and flexi connectors, MicroSD, HDMI and USB “so that you have an entire system...
Raspberry Pi gives its PC-on-a-stick a big speed boost
Raspberry Pi points out that NEC used the device in its latest signage and presentation monitors (below), giving you an idea as to the intended market. It fits into a standard DDR2 SODIMM form factor, making it easy to find inexpensive sockets from several manufacturers. Developers will also want the Compute Module IO Board, giving you Pi-like pin and flexi connectors, MicroSD, HDMI and USB “so that you have an entire system...
