Influencer marketing is bullshit

Answer: Influencer marketing. Okay, let me clarify something. The idea of paying people with huge amounts of reach to advertise your products isnt dumb. Celebrity endorsements are a thing, and have been known to work wonders for brands. Online influencers, on the other hand, are a different kettle of fish. Christ, just let it roll off your tongue.Influencers. Its one of those words that sounds really grubby, doesnt it? A bit likephalanges, ordongle....

November 2, 2018 · 3 min · 568 words · Danny Diaz

Review: Sennheiser’s HD820 are superb, imperfect headphones like no other

Closed-back headphones can be great, but they cant match the expansiveness and transparency of their open brethren. Despite questionable decisions that $2,400 price tag particularly stings it sounds like nothing else Ive heard. A history lesson for those not in the know. The HD820 is essentially a closed-back variant of Sennheisers venerable HD800, and its refined revision, the HD800S. 40% off TNW Conference! And what a gorgeous design it is....

November 2, 2018 · 2 min · 412 words · Jeremy Wiggins

How to catch criminals through IoT and predictive software

The Internet of Trucks is here. Or, to be, more specific: the internet of tarpaulins. Industrial textile companySioenis currently developing smart truck tarpaulins that notify security when someone tries to cut through it. Dutch police caught 500 people in 2015, and in 2016 this number had more than doubled to 1280. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. This years statistics have not yet been published but according to Leon Verver, the number is still growing....

November 1, 2018 · 3 min · 434 words · Lori Rodriguez

Mobile e-commerce mistakes all entrepreneurs should avoid to stay relevant

Mobile management is the way of the future. Their best answers are below: 40% off TNW Conference! Jonathan Long,Uber Brands 2. Alex Miller,Upgraded Points 3. However, companies still feel the need to cram the small screen with graphics. Its confusing and hard to read, so go with the keep it simple and succinct rule. Serenity Gibbons,Naacp 4. Not utilizing voice assistant I havent seen voice assistant support on any e-commerce mobile websites....

November 1, 2018 · 3 min · 441 words · Betty Wright

Video: We tried the Magic Leap One and it was spellbinding (but flawed)

The Magic Leap is one of the worlds most hyped devices and with good reason. When the headset was first publicly announced around four years ago (four years! ), it was the first time many people had seen augmented and mixed reality. Since then, things have changed. Most modern phones are now AR-enabled and apps like Pokemon GO are, well, kinda normal. Magic Leap is entering a substantially different market from when it was announced....

November 1, 2018 · 2 min · 351 words · John Flores

Good internet things, brought to you by new media artist Omayeli Arenyeka

But first, a little bit about me. My name isOmayeli, but I go by Yeli. I am a Nigerian-born artist and programmer. Im interested broadly in the intersection of technology, art, and activism. 40% off TNW Conference! Im currently working on a project that explores gender and language. you’re free to keep up with me onTwitter. Enough about me …here are some non-me links that I love. Nicholas Jitkoffcreateditty.bitty.sites, which are self-contained microsites that exist solely as URL....

October 31, 2018 · 1 min · 139 words · Kim Walker

Hands-on: Xiaomi’s Mi Mix 3 is a modern ode to the sliding phone

Xiaomi launched its spec-heavy phonethe Mi Mix 3last week in China. All its variants sport a stunning all-screen front fascia with a 93.4 percent screen-to-body ratio. The company hid the selfie camera in a slider mechanism that pops out the top of the phone. This version will set you back $518. So, for the purpose of this story, I will mainly concentrate on design and camera performance. DesignXiaomi considers phones released under the Mix series art....

October 30, 2018 · 2 min · 406 words · Richard Carpenter

Spooky data visualization reveals most haunted cities in the US

40% off TNW Conference! Now, lets first understand the data, our goals and then, Ill move to the visualizations. Check out the following to understand: Lets get cracking then. Specifically, Hollywood has 25 references and Universal Studio features twice in this list. So be careful out there. Most haunted states Lets now find out the number of haunted places for each state. However, visualizing the data on a map adds further clarity....

October 30, 2018 · 2 min · 281 words · Catherine Todd

Review: The OnePlus 6T is now the easiest phone to recommend to most people

Apple, Samsung, Google. The withOnePlus 6T, it might just succeed. Its the companys best phone yet yes, despite the missing headphone jack. T-Mobile is even offering a $300 trade-in for 30 devices, includingeveryOnePlus machine even the Original OnePlus One. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. But more about the phone itself. Thats not enough time to fully test some details, like battery life and parts of the camera. Well update this review as anything changes with more experience....

October 29, 2018 · 2 min · 271 words · Ashley Hogan

Skydio’s R1 is the self-flying camera (drone) we’ve all been waiting for

Skydios R1 quadcopter is one of the most interesting gadgets of 2018. Describing the R1 as a drone is like calling the iPhone a rectangle. Both terms are correct, but neither are really accurate. The R1 is an autonomous robot. The R1s big selling point is that its not just self-flying, its a self-flying camera. It mostly delivers in that department. Credit: Nicole Gray 40% off TNW Conference! Its potential is probably better described as your own personal film crew than a selfie drone....

October 29, 2018 · 3 min · 500 words · Mariah Garcia

4 human-caused biases we need to fix for machine learning

Bias is an overloaded word. When people say an AI model is biased, they usually mean that the model is performing badly. But ironically, poor model performance is often because of various kinds of actualbiasin the data or algorithm. Algorithms that are biased will end up doing things that reflect that bias. It can be detected and it can be mitigated but we need to be on our toes. Thereare four distinct types of machine learning bias that we need to be aware of and guard against....

October 27, 2018 · 3 min · 433 words · Katelyn Walls

Review: RHA’s $170 TrueConnect wireless earbuds are worth every penny

Totally wireless headphones tend to be fundamentally compromised. Believe me, theyre good. But before I get ahead of myself, I should probably do a proper review, shouldnt I? The carry case supports fast charging and provides the buds with an additional 20 hours of listening time. Combined with the 5 hours of juice on the buds themselves, that comes to 25 hours in total. Thats pretty respectable, and slightly surpasses Apples AirPods, which offer around 24 hours of juice....

October 26, 2018 · 2 min · 331 words · Jennifer Brown

Vankyo’s Android mini-projector is a date night delight

The Vankyo M50 Passport DLP mini-projector is an Android-powered gadget that can project onto just about any flat surface. Its pocket-sized, so I smuggled a review unit home to see what it could do. The M50 Passport is an immediately accessible gadget. Its also quite fetching, especially compared to regular projectors. Besides, youre supposed to look at the image, not the projector. It’s free, every week, in your inbox. Interestingly, it ships with two remote controls....

October 26, 2018 · 3 min · 484 words · Andrew Burton