theaiml, 28 days ago to gadgets

Tech brands like Logitech, Nothing, and Microsoft are adding AI-related features to their gadgets, but are these features truly necessary? The rush to integrate AI raises questions about the actual benefits for users.

#TechBrands #Gadgets #Gimmicks #TechDebate #ConsumerTech #Necessity #Usefulness #AIinProducts #TechAdditions #Marketing #AIFeatures #ProductImprovement #TechInnovation #AIHype #ConsumerElectronics #AIandTech #TechIndustry #TechTrends #TechDiscussion #TechDebates #TechProducts

jackwilliambell, 3 months ago to security

Turns out? Internal circuitry in your #security camera or phone may be broadcasting the #video feed. Even when not connected to anything else.

> 'Anywhere there's a camera, now there's a risk': Billions of users at risk of Peeping Toms — scientists devise incredibly simple eavesdropping system costing only a few hundred dollars. https://www.techradar.com/pro/anywhere-theres-a-camera-now-theres-a-risk-billions-of-users-at-risk-of-peeping-toms-scientists-devise-incredibly-simple-eavesdropping-system-costing-only-a-few-hundred-dollars

#privacy #ConsumerElectronics #WTF

BenjaminHCCarr, 4 months ago to opensource

#Haier hits #OpenSource #HomeAssistant plugin dev with takedown notice
Appliances giant Haier issued a takedown notice to a #software #developer for creating Home Assistant plugins for the company's #homeappliances and releasing them on GitHub in violation of #Copyright
Haier is a #multinational appliances and #consumerelectronics corporation selling a wide range of products under brands #GeneralElectric (#GE), #Hotpoint, #Hoover, Fisher & Paykel, & Candy
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/haier-hits-home-assistant-plugin-dev-with-takedown-notice/ #streisandeffect

travis, 4 months ago to random

CES is less "consumer" unless B2B is now defined as "consumer"
#ces #consumer #consumerelectronics

jackwilliambell, 9 months ago to internet

> Bambu Owners Woke Up Yesterday To Find Their 3D Printers Had Gone Rogue. https://themessenger.com/tech/bambu-owners-3d-printers-malfunction-cloud-print-twice

This, my friends, is why you don't buy #ConsumerElectronics that use a #cloud service. If it won't run without an #Internet connection? DO NOT BUY IT.

(Other reasons to avoid cloud services include privacy issues, devices becoming unusable after purchase, and a high potential for the device to be hacked.)

#3DPrinter #computer #WTF