Places and Things

Bell, one of Uber's flying taxi partners, revealed the design of its vertical takeoff and landing air taxi at CES, a five-person hybrid-electric powered vehicle with six tilting ducted fans. from https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/07/uber-partner-reveals-air-taxi-design-ces/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fresize%3D2000%252C2000%252Cshrink%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-uploaded-images%252F2019-01%252F1cd54990-12c8-11e9-bfbd-29227176304b%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3D79ef51946134ea4f01aa7749ed308bf9ee01bae3&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=20528d1e9e47bc71763ac19440b4e7e05427e15c

Temi (pronounced "Timmy," I think) is a personal robot with a 10-inch tablet for a head. It can play music and videos, control your smart home hardware and handle other basic assistant stuff, such as ordering takeout. In short, Temi is a friendlier telepresence robot for the home. from https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/07/temi-robot-amazon-alexa-echo-show/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fresize%3D2000%252C2000%252Cshrink%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-uploaded-images%252F2019-01%252F45e8ee80-12d8-11e9-bd67-d9ce8ee4e824%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3Dd232b19976c0a8d81fa23ecb103dedcfdd16904c&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=06c2976e6697d90c9628d3d03f18733987662793

For those with diabetes, monitoring blood glucose is an essential part of disease management, but unfortunately, the methods for tracking glucose each have their own downsides. from https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/07/painless-glucose-monitor-diabetics/ https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?quality=85&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fo.aolcdn.com%2Fimages%2Fdims%3Fresize%3D2000%252C2000%252Cshrink%26image_uri%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fs.yimg.com%252Fos%252Fcreatr-uploaded-images%252F2019-01%252Fa2889e40-128a-11e9-bff8-06d2eb17432b%26client%3Da1acac3e1b3290917d92%26signature%3D163fcffc8cecda5dc2e6506b0e94a95284c9a2b8&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=5d02c7464f6ae84b19529115e9cd46fa7c6d2502

This is Bell Nexus, the “air taxi” concept from the company formerly known as Bell Helicopter. A hyrbid-electric propulsion aircraft, the Nexus will use six tilting ducted fans to take off and land vertically from a rooftop or launchpad. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/7/18168814/bell-air-taxi-nexus-uber-flying-car-hybrid-ces-2019 https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62799869/BellNexus.0.png

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Following in the steps of Vizio and Samsung, LG is also aligning itself with Apple by supporting AirPlay 2 on its 2019 smart TVs, out of the box. Enabling AirPlay support will allow Mac and iPhone users to easily play music, videos, or mirror your device’s screen. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/7/18172054/lg-will-bring-airplay-2-support-to-its-2019-tvs https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62798736/lg_homekit.0.jpg

One of the most intriguing current trends in gadgets is the professionalization of amateur content online. from https://www.theverge.com/2019/1/7/18170735/blue-ember-xlr-microphone-price-release-date-ces-2019 https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/62794607/emberxlrls.0.jpg