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Google-backed ‘Matter’ smart home standard, first gadgets delayed into next year

Back in May, the Connected Home over IP (CHIP) project to create a unified standard for smart home devices was rebranded to “Matter” ahead of the first devices becoming available in late 2021. The governing Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) announced that the launch of the Google and Apple-backed Matter has been delayed into next year. The first devices were supposed to get certified and…
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Samsung’s take on Wear OS is great for Galaxy owners, but Google’s side clearly isn’t a priority

After a few years of neglecting the platform, Google is putting effort back into Wear OS in a huge way this year, and that starts with the . Samsung is the first company to bring Wear OS 3 to the market, and it comes with a custom skin on the platform that, as you’d probably expect, has an agenda different from Google’s. ‘One UI Watch’ doesn’t feel like Wear OS Wear OS has long been…
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TTArtisan releases its $215 11mm F2.8 Fisheye lens for Fujifilm GFX camera systems

TTartisan has announced its 11mm F2.8 Fisheye lens is now available for Fujifilm GFX camera systems. The lens features the same basic specifications as its full-frame counterparts, but offers a larger lens mount for Fujifilm’s medium format camera system. The fully-manual lens is constructed of 11 elements in seven groups and uses a seven-blade aperture diaphragm—the same setup found in the…
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Neuron7 employs open source AI tools for field service across devices

All the sessions from Transform 2021 are available on-demand now. Watch now. Let the OSS Enterprise newsletter guide your open source journey! Sign up here. Neuron7.ai emerged from stealth this week to reveal its platform that combines various open source AI technologies to automate field service across many types of devices. The product’s promise earned the company $4.2 million in seed…
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