Allison interviews Kathy Zhang about the smart modular yard robot called Yarbo. It can autonomously handle multiple yard maintenance tasks throughout the year including lawn mowing, leaf blowing, snow blowing, liquid spraying, and granular spreading. It even can tow up to 3,500 lbs. Yarbo consists of a Core Unit that provides power, propulsion, and sensing […]
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NC #1037 Komatsu Electric Dredge, PlugP2P, Automation Feels, MOTER Driving Data, Adam Engst on AI Transcription Accuracy
Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, March 23, 2025, and this is show number 1037. mp3 download PBS 178 of X: Getting Started with Jekyll Pages (GitHub Pages) Last time we learned how to […]
Continue readingCCATP #811 — Adam Engst on Measuring AI Transcription Accuracy
This week, Adam Engst joins us to talk about some work he did to try to measure the accuracy of several different AI models in creating audio transcriptions. He let me help him with some of the transcriptions so I was invested in his findings. We’ll learn about ways to measure accuracy, including Word Error […]
Continue readingAutomation Gives Me All the Feels
When Bart and I hatched our plan for him to teach me and the audience how to program, he called it Programming By Stealth for a very specific reason. His plan was to sneak up on us by teaching us a single language first and then when we weren’t noticing, keep adding to our toolkit […]
Continue readingCES 2025: MOTER Next Gen Car Data for Auto Insurers
Allison interviews Awf Wiswasi from MOTER about their software that collects and processes car data to help drivers, fleet owners, and insurance companies. During a drive, MOTER software collects real-time data from the car using COVESA standards and sends the data to MOTER servers for processing using proprietary algorithms. From the driver’s perspective, MOTER data […]
Continue readingCES 2025: PlugP2P Peer-to-Peer EV Charging
Allison interviews Anne Campbell, founder and CEO of PlugP2P, about their peer-to-peer EV charging marketplace. PlugP2P safely connects owners of EV chargers and electrical outlets to EV drivers needing a charge. As a PlugP2P host, you can list your EV charger and electrical outlets, set your calendar and price, and accept and decline reservations. The […]
Continue readingCES 2025: Komatsu Underwater Remote Controlled Dredge
Allison interviews Madeline Pearce from Komatsu about their prototype of an all-electric underwater dredge that is remote-controlled. Komatsu is a global manufacturer of heavy equipment, founded in 1921. Their electric dredge is designed to remove debris from the beds of rivers and the base of dams to repair ecosystems or prepare for natural disasters. The […]
Continue readingNC #1036 HERE Automotive Navigation, DeskPad Virtual Display, Zoox Robotaxi, j5create Matter-Enabled Devices, Security Bits
Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, March 16, 2025, and this is show number 1036. This week Steve and I went to CSUN’s accessible tech conference and had an absolute blast. I’m just teasing […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits — 16 March 2025 ☘️
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 The UK’s secret campaign to compel Apple to break its iCloud Advanced Data Protection feature is reportedly continuing apace (still without official confirmation), with a hearing having apparently taken place in a […]
Continue readingCreate a Virtual Display on Your Mac with DeskPad
I’ve got one of the weirdest and head-bendy tool reviews for you today. Let’s see if I can set up a problem to be solved to get you interested first. The Problem to be Solved Let’s say you’re doing a presentation and you need to share your screen. This causes a few challenges, especially if […]
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