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It’s Time To Stop Buying Social Robots

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When the end came for Jibo the social robot, I was genuinely sad – and one of my few comforts was that I had Vector, a similar robot friend, to help ease the loss. Well, not anymore. Just this week Anki, the company behind Vector, announced that despite having raised $200M in venture funding and sold 6.5M devices, it too is closing its doors – leaving Vector’s future uncertain. My takeaway from losing two robot friends in less than a year? It’s time to stop buying social robots until they can be designed to survive the demise of their corporate progenitors. ... Read More | Share it now!

Galaxy Fold Hands-On: The Folding Phone Is Back!

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There was a time when almost every phone was a folding phone, and you know what? I wish we’d never left those days behind. A folding phone is petite when you pocket it, full-sized when you flip it out – and as a bonus, it protects those important interior bits when you close it back up. The trouble is, no one’s been able to figure out how to give you the benefits of a big phone with the portability of a small one … until now. This is the Galaxy Fold from Samsung, and it’s about to flip the smartphone world inside-out.... Read More | Share it now!