In the morning after: Roomba is an endangered species?
The company behind Roomba Robovacs told investors earlier this week that revenue was significantly reduced and It’s struggling to pay your debts. Amazon was briefly eavesdropped to acquire the robot company Irobot, but the threat of investigating the European Commission led to the termination of the deal – apparently happy enough to pay the $ 94 million termination fee.
However, this is not enough to deal with the $ 200 million loan, which Irobot took to survive long enough for Amazon to come to the rescue. This is extra rough when the company announced, just a week ago, a bunch of new models, including a new Roomba, which can compact debris and dust, so it should only be emptied every few weeks.
At the same time, competitive robots vacuum cleaners are becoming more and more universal, more complicated And more intriguing. This year’s CES had an excellent barrage of new robres that can be multi -tagged and even Wrap a robot weapon insideLike a cartoon.
But many of these devices have not yet started seriously while iRobot has delivered Solid floor plasticizers Years. Let’s hope that this running can continue.
– Matt Smith
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Microsoft can finally get into the hands
With a computer manufacturer partner.
Report from Windows Central He says Microsoft has partnered with a computer manufacturer to create a portable device, a coded Keenan. It will include elements of Xbox Design, probably launches Windows 11 and can be opened this year.
The plan can be to simplify Windows for using manual, potentially with an interface similar to a console or console, one of the main points of pain in hand games for games and something Steamos and Steam decks are largely avoiding.
Jason Ronald, Vice President of the next generation at Microsoft, hinted at these projects in CES this year. He said Microsoft wants to collect “The best of Xbox and Windows together” and hinted that there would be more to share later this year.
PlayStation experiments with characters powered by AI that you can talk to with
They can even offer contextual tips to improve your chances.
Sony’s internal video of the Sony PlayStation Group was downloaded Peak, Demonstrating a version of AI, powered by Aloy, the main character of Horizon Game Series.
Aloy managed to tell and talk to the presenter while playing the game. The character may also answer real -time questions, with a synthesized voice that corresponds to the animations of the face. The face-to-face chat between the presenter and the character on the screen was not super remarkable, but Alyoy’s comment was a little more intriguing. She could explain the enemies, which are usually in the area and mark their own health levels and that it was attacked.
Unfortunately, the video was downloaded offline, but with GDC around the corner, hopefully, Sony will have something to share soon.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/general/the-moning-after-engadget-newsletter-121544992.html?src=ss
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