Новости за 08.01.2018

Guillermo del Toro has won the 2018 Golden Globe for Best Director for his dark fantasy film The Shape of Water, a Cold War-era monster movie and remixed fairy tale musical, starring Sally Hawkins and Michael Shannon.

Falls are an enormous problem for the elderly — and one company believes the solution is an $800 belt with airbags. Hip’Air from Helite looks like an overstuffed belt, only with sensors inside that can tell when you’re about to fall, allegedly within 0.2 seconds. Then, two airbags inflate right above your hips to absorb the impact.

Swiss watch company MyKronoz has a new version of its ZeTime hybrid smartwatch, the ZeTime Petite, which solves one of the biggest problems with the original ZeTime — it makes it smaller, with 39mm case size.

Aziz Ansari won the 2018 Golden Globe for Best Actor in a TV series, Musical or Comedy, beating out Anthony Anderson in Black-ish, Kevin Bacon in I Love Dick, William H. Macy in Shameless, and Eric McCormack in the recently returned Will & Grace.

Amazon’s The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel just won the Golden Globe for Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy. The period comedy was up against Black-ish, Master of None, SMILF, and Will and Grace.

The first big awards ceremony celebrating the best film and television of 2017 is being held on January 7th, 2018. Hosted by Seth Myers, this year’s show comes after a tumultuous year of sexual harassment allegations against prominent industry leaders, as well as a growing recognition of inequality in the industry.

Update January 7th, 8:20PM ET: Around 8 minutes after launch, the first stage of the Falcon 9 successfully landed at SpaceX’s landing zone at Cape Canaveral, Florida. That brings SpaceX’s total number of successful landings to 21 and continues the company’s success streak of landing rockets on land. SpaceX did not provide coverage of the payload’s deployment, but confirmed that the nose cone surrounding the satellite did separate successfully.

The 75th annual Golden Globes ceremony marks the unofficial beginning of Hollywood’s awards season. With movies like The Post, Dunkirk, and The Shape of Water battling it out in various categories, it’s an opportunity to see what films might end up at the Academy Awards. On the television side, it’s also a chance to see whether streaming services will continue to demonstrate their dominance, through shows like The Crown, Stranger Things, and The Handmaid’s Tale. Then there’s host Seth Meyers,... Читать дальше...

So you’ve heard of Wi-Fi. You might even be on Wi-Fi right now. But what if you hate Wi-Fi? What if you are just really, morally opposed to and personally offended by Wi-Fi, but still want wireless internet? Then finally, you have an answer: Li-Fi — internet delivered via infrared light.

If you’re a cyclist or skater who rides in city traffic, then you know how hard (and important) it is to be seen. Now, a French startup called Cosmo Connected is here to help with the launch of its new multifunction smart light that attaches magnetically to the back of your helmet. The Cosmo Bike, as it’s called, is quite small at 80 grams (about 0.17 pounds) with eight LED lights (four red and four yellow) that can even be seen from the sides. The “smart” features include automatic turn signals... Читать дальше...

The FoldiMate was first introduced at last year’s CES to a surprising amount of interest, racking up 8,000 pre-order reservations according to the company’s blog. I say “surprising” because it was a laundry-folding machine that was expected to cost around $850 and took up about as much space as an actual washer. Now the company has just opened up pre-orders for its latest version, which will be available at the end of 2019 through a partnership with European home appliances group BSH. The new... Читать дальше...

Linksys has made a new version of its WRT32X gaming router that’s supposedly designed to make gaming on your Xbox One faster.

Belkin is releasing a new version of its Wemo smart home hub that allows its connected home system to integrate with Apple’s HomeKit. The new hub costs $40 and is going on sale today — it was originally announced early last year with a fall release window that came and went.

Linksys launched its Velop router line this time last year, and now, it’s announcing the line’s first expansion: a new model that’s smaller and cheaper — but a little bit slower, too.

Lock maker Schlage today announced at CES that it’s added Google Assistant support to its Sense Smart Deadbolt door lock, which pairs with the company’s Wi-Fi adapter for wireless connectivity and remote access. Now, Google Home and Android users will be able to use Assistant to lock their door or ask whether the door is unlocked or not via voice, either by accessing the software through a smart speaker or on a smartphone.

I don’t know how many ways to interact with Alexa is ideal. Three devices scattered throughout your home? Two dozen? Every cell in your body replaced with a cheerful voice assistant? Who knows.

Smart light switches that can be controlled through Alexa or Google Assistant are nothing new, but the iDevices Instinct takes things a step further: it actually has Alexa built in, turning the switch itself into a miniature Amazon Echo, complete with an integrated speaker.