Alexa, where are my keys?

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Alexa, where are my keys?
Number 2659
Broadcast Date JANUARY 5, 2016
Episode Length 57:43
Hosts Tom Merritt
Guests Patrick Beja, Jennie Josephson, Tim Stevens

Supercomputers in cars, cars that talk to Alexa, cars controlled by fitness bands. Tim Stevens cuts through the exhaust to tell Tom Merritt, Patrick Beja and Jennie Josephson what the real scoop on cars at CES 2016 is.

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LG has a cool OLED TV. Huawei has new smartwatches and a gold Nexus 6P coming to the US today, and a 10-inch tablet that 's like a big Nexus 6P coming to China Q1. and Casio even has smartwatches!
Nvidia announced a new computing platform for self-driving cars called the Drive PX2. Two Next-gen Tegra processors an a Pascal-based GPU, for a total of 12 cores, deliver 8 teraflops on a 16 nm architecture that uses 250W of power. It’s liquid-cooled and can be integrated into a cars cooling system. It can recognize 2800 images per second using the AlexNet neural network based deep learning algorithm. Nvidia also has it’s own deep neural network called NVidia Drivenet. Volvo will use Drive PX2 in about 100 test cars and NVidia is also partnering with Audi, Daimler, BMW and Ford.
Recode reports sources familiar with the company’s plans say Twitter is building a feature to allow posts longer than 140 characters that could launch toward the end of Q1. A 10,000 character limit is under consideration. Twitter is testing a version that only shows the first 140 characters with an option to click to see more.
HTC is showing a new prototype SteamVR helmet for developers, called the HTC Vive Pre. A front-facing camera delivers views of the real world into the helmet, some integrated into virtual views and a full view of the real world called chaperone mode. The controller now has a smoother tracking ring, a dual-stage trigger, ergonomic improvements and haptic feedback. The headset is more compact with a brighter display and interchangeable nose gaskets and foam inserts. A consumer version of the Vive is still planned for April.
7500 people who backed the 2012 Oculus Rift Kickstarter at the $275 or higher level, will receive a free consumer version when it ships later this year. Oculus will email those supporters a request for shipping information. This offer does not apply to backers of the 2nd Rift Development Kit or those who pledged less than $275.
Motherboard reports malware was found in a network of Ukraine’s regional control center which had a temporary power outage in a section of the country on December 23rd. Robert M. Lee, CEO of Dragos Security told Motherboard his team obtained a sample of the malware. The modular nature of the 32-bit Windows executable “gives a high confidence” that it was responsible for the outage. Lee said it appears the attackers caused a temporary and easily recoverable outage. Analysts from ESET claim the malware is one called BlackEnergy.
HP announced the HPO EliteBook Folio G1. The 12-inch laptop comes with Core M processors, USB-C, a 180-degree hinge, and an optional 4K display. It’s 12.4 mm thick and coming in March starting at $999. Also coming in February is a new Spectre X360 laptop with a 15.6-inch 3820 x 2160 touchscreen, core i5 or i7 processor, and up to 512 GB solid state drive, starting at $1150. Also in February the new Pavillion X2 with a 12-inch display and solid state drives up to 256 GB with Core M or Atom processors. The X2 starts at $500.
Ford said Tuesday it’s experimenting with integrating Amazon Echo into its Sync system so users could start their car and check range from the Echo and also give Echo commands for things like lights and thermostats,from the car while driving. Ford also is partnering with DJI on a $100,000 contest challenging developers to create a system that can launch a UAV from the bed of a Ford F150 using a touchscreen in the cab and have the UAV relay data and return and land on the truck even after its moved. The aim would be to help UN Disaster Relief workers. Ford also announced it’s expanding it’s self-driving car test fleet from 10 to 30 and will implement a coffee can sized LiDAR sensor from Velodyne called the Ultra Puck.
Also the Microsoft Band 2 can work with Volvo’s On Call mobile app to lock, start, heat or set navigation in a Volvo. The Band 2 Volvo app should be coming out this spring.
Faraday Future showed off its FFZERO1 concept electric vehicle with 1,000 horsepower all-wheel drive, in a carbon-fiber body that goes 0 to 60 in less than three seconds. A helmet delivers oxygen and water to the driver and there’s a smartphone slot in the steering wheel with an app to control things like traction and throttle. The concept shows off its modular architecture which uses the same structure with different wheelbases and numbers of motors and batteries to make different models. Faraday Future is building a battery factory in Nevada and is backed by China’s LeTV, a Netflix-like company. It hopes to deliver its first production car in 2018.
Misfit unveiled the Ray fitness tracker, the first new product from Misfit since it was acquired by Fossil. The tubular tracker measures 38mm long and 12mm thick. It features a tri-axis accelerometer and a vibration motor and unlike the Misfit Shine the Ray sports only one LED which glows different colors for text, call and alarm notifications. The Misfit Ray is available for pre order today in rose gold and black for $99.
Fitbit announced the $199 Blaze smartwatch today at CES. It has a color touch screen, with call management, text and calendar alerts plus music controls and of course a heart rate monitor and fitness trackers— including SmartTrack which automatically recognizes the wearer’s activity and records it. The Blaze comes in a removable frame with two elastomer bands. New bands are $29.95 for elastomer in black, blue and plum $99.95 for leather in black, grey and tan -- sorry mist grey and camel-- and $129.95 for stainless steel. The Blaze supports more than 200 iOS, Android and Windows devices and is available for online pre-order today and available worldwide march 2016.
HTC and Under Armour announced the UA Healthbox, a set of three health and fitness devices. The UA Band goes on your wrist, the UA Heart Rate goes on your chest and UA Scale goes under your feet after your workout and reports your weight and body fat by WiFi. Data from all three feed into the UA Record app for iOS and Android.
Politwoops is coming back online this week. The service that archives deleted tweets of public officials was blocked from Twitter’s API in August for violating terms of its developer agreement. However Twitter Politwoops and several transparency agencies have reached an agreement to allow Politwoops to start back up in Europe, the US in a matter of weeks, with plans to expand.
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Huawei announced the Android 6.0 Mate 8 will come to 30 countries throughout western Europe, UAE, Mexico, and Australia. It runs Huawei’s Kirin 950 octa-core processor to power a 6-inch HD display with a 4,000mAh battery and a two-day claimed battery life. It starts at €599 for 3GB RAM and 32GB Storage and €699 for 4GB plus 64 GB storage and comes in gold, silver grey and brown.
Reuters reports China’s State Administration of Industry and Commerce has asked Microsoft to submit a complete explanation of “major issues” as part of an anti-trust investigation. The investigation was launched in July 2014 after the SAIC said Microsoft had not fully disclosed information about Windows and Office. Microsoft had announced a cooperative effort with the China Electronics Technology group to tailor Windows to government needs after meetings with President Xi Jinping in September.
Nikon announced a 360-degree camera called the KeyMission 360 that shoots in 4K. It’s a small square similar in size to a GoPro with lenses on front and back. It’s shockproof to 2 meters and waterproof to 30 meters with electronic vibration reduction. It’s coming in spring but no price yet.

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With Toyota licensing Ford's Applink platform for their cars, we're seeing a pretty substantial shift in car "infotainment" (shudders at the portmanteau), from fragmentation within each manufacturers product line to something that could theoretically be consistent across car makers, let alone individual models. While this is a boon for consumer convenience, Darren would remind us that generally this means its a concession to security. With all of the big players either committed to supporting Applink or Android Auto/Carplay, the state of car security goes from a "security through obscurity" model, with in-car systems varying substantially even amount various trims of the same car model (which we've already seen already break down to concentrated effort), to having two uniform platforms that provide a much greater impact for each exploit. I know the phone integrated systems are essentially apps running on top of the existing system at this point, so that may limit the impact, but I hope Google, Apple, and the car makers realize the security implications of this switch.
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