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E 53- Roku vs. Chromecast, Microsoft's Cortana, Bacon Scented Alarm Clock | Red Headed Geek Show

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Channel: Parts-People Dell Laptop Experts · 2014 · Entertainment

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### Roku vs. Chromecast ###  
Roku released its new Streaming Stick this week, a big competitor for both Google's Chromecast and Apple TV. It has a massive 12,000 channel library, supports dual-band routers, provides excellent searches, and is priced at $50. It does not have screen mirroring functionality like the Chromecast, however. The Roku Streaming Stick comes with a remote control. 
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#### Cortana ####  
Microsoft announced its own mobile voice recognition tool for the Windows Phone. Her name is going to be named Cortana, based off an AI character from Xbox's Halo game series. She is supposed to use machine learning and access the Satori knowledge repository that Microsoft's Bing search engine uses. She's expected to debut on Windows Phone 8.1, around April, and could also be integrated into the Xbox! 

### What The Tech | Wake Up and Smell The Bacon ### 
Imagine an alarm clock that woke you up to both the smell and sizzling sound of bacon. With an add-on attachment for the iPhone along with an iOS app for sound, Wake Up and Smell The Bacon is an Oscar Mayer app.  

### Bare-Bones Umbrella System ### 
This umbrella frame is constructed out of 10 mini speakers that immerse you in your own personalized sound system. It works with optical relays, an Arduino Uno microcontroller, and micro sd wav player. 

### Amazing Prosthetic Drummer ### 
Jason Barnes didn't have to give up on his dream of drumming after losing part of his right arm. Thanks to the Atlanta Institute of Music and Media in Georgia, as well as its Technology Department, Barnes now has a robotic arm that takes cues from the human body to control a small motor that changes how tightly the arm grips the drumstick and how quickly it moves. 

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