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#### Unpacking the engineering magic of Class-D amps, DSP, and beamforming microphones inside a modern smart speaker, using Mar…

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It’s Friday night. The lights are dimmed, the 4K picture on your wafer-thin television is breathtakingly sharp, and the blockbu…

Published on Dec. 11, 2024, 3:02 p.m.

Take a moment and listen to the room you’re in. Now, imagine filling it with the intricate layers of a symphony orchestra or th…

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#### We dissect a common gadget to reveal the extraordinary science of sound, language, and security that powers our daily live…

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#### A deep dive into the science of sight, sound, and connection packed into a modern smart display, and what it tells us abou…

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In 1991, long before the world was networked in our pockets, a computer scientist at Xerox PARC named Mark Weiser wrote a proph…

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We’re surrounded by invisible data streams. By understanding the art of proxy measurement, we can tap into them without tearing…

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It started, as it often does, with a simple, beautiful idea. "When the last person leaves the house," I declared to my new smar…

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There’s a primal magic to a beam of light cutting through a dark room. It’s a technology that feels both ancient and futuristic…

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The front porch is a paradox. It is a threshold, a liminal space that is simultaneously the most public and most private part o…