- Amazon finally has a Dash button you can program to do whatever via The Next Web
- Google plans to launch its Amazon Echo competitor later this year | Recode Daily: May 12, 2016 via Recode — All
ボチっと押したら水を持ってきてくれる、そんなシンプル極まりないIoTデバイスと言えばAmazon Dashです。日本ではまだ使えるという話を聞いたことないので無理なのかもしれませんが、これ、非常に便利ですよね。だって押すだけで三河屋がくるわけでしょ。電話より簡単なデバイスがこの時代にやってくるとはさすがベゾス。神ですね。髪はないけど。GoogleもEchoに対抗した製品出すっていってるので、音声認識・入力・リアル連携、いわゆるIoTといってた世界観がいよいよ現実のものになりそうです。
今日の調達関連
- Our favorite companies from 500 Startups’ 16th Demo Day via TechCrunch
- StoreHub raises $850k to get shops using iPads via Tech in Asia
- Accion Systems raises $7.5 million in Series A to accelerate production of miniature space thrusters via TechCrunch
- Japan’s TechBureau Raises $6.5 Million for Bitcoin and Blockchain Services via CoinDesk
- Blockchain startup R3 is raising $200 million from big banks — but one of them is ‘throwing stones’ via Tech
- This China-based Snapchat for video calls just raised US$14M via e27
- Air sensor startup uHoo goes live on Indiegogo, hits more than half its goal within two days via e27
- The race to the moon is underway as Astrobotic raises $2.5 million via TechCrunch
その他の話題
- Wearable adoption more than doubled in past two years via VentureBeat
- 4 mistakes to avoid when picking your business name via The Next Web
- Advertisers love Snapchat’s priciest ad format — and that ought to worry its social media rivals via Tech
- The rise and fall of Theranos, in one graphic via Tech
- After three weeks in China, it’s clear Beijing is Silicon Valley’s only true competitor via Recode — All
- Disassembled sexbots are horrifying via Technology — Quartz
- Trends in angel investing via TechCrunch
- Photos of Hyundai’s new ‘Iron Man suit,’ which gives you super-strength via Tech
- 3 teens accused of ditching school to livestream sex acts on Facebook via The Next Web
- Hyundai says it’s building an Iron Man-style wearable robot suit via Technology — Quartz
- Apple-Didi aftermath: How devastating is the $1B investment for Uber? via VentureBeat
VR・AR関連
- 2016 is not the year the masses pick up virtual reality via VentureBeat
- Cyberpong VR gets an esports tournament on Twitch via VentureBeat
- This 360 Video of Erupting Volcanoes is an Absolute Blast via UploadVR
- More evidence points toward Android VR unveil at Google I/O via TechCrunch
- Watch Minecraft on Gear VR Take a Step Forward with the Virtuix Omni via UploadVR
- Facebook’s 10 Most Popular 360 Videos via UploadVR
- This Survey Suggests Big Things for VR’s Future, Once the Price is Dropped via UploadVR
- Vuze’s $800 VR camera outdoes most by filming in 3D via The Next Web
- Video: HTC Vive Controller As Universal Remote For Your Living Room via UploadVR
- There Are Now Over 200 HTC Vive VR Experiences On Steam via UploadVR
