Mighty was designed to be a better, faster web browser… by leveraging cloud computing resources to speed up your online experience. But when the company announced an early access program last year, it left a lot of folks scratching their heads. That’s because unlike most web browsers, Mighty doesn’t run on your local computer. It […]
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Mighty is a web browser that’s… hosted in the cloud.
As the internet has become increasingly integrated into everyday life, the web browser has become one of the most important apps that runs on most computers, allowing you to stream video, play games, do online banking and accounting, edit documents, make video calls, and much more. But as we ask browsers to do more and […]
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2 Comments on Lilbits 5-29-2020: Amazon Echo Look stops looking this summer, editing audio in the cloud, and more
Lilbits 5-29-2020: Amazon Echo Look stops looking this summer, editing audio in the cloud, and more
2 Comments on Lilbits 5-29-2020: Amazon Echo Look stops looking this summer, editing audio in the cloud, and moreAnother day, another “smart” gadget that’s about to become dumb. This time it’s Amazon’s Echo Look, an Alexa-enabled device that the company positioned as a “style assistant” when it first launched three years ago. This summer, it’ll stop giving fashion advice as Amazon kills off its Echo Look app and service, leaving customers with a […]
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Oh no no, Panono (crowdfunded throwable camera starts charging for every photo)
After raising over a million dollars during a crowdfunding campaign, the makers of the Panono throwable camera began shipping their oddball device in 2014. Now, five years later, the company has started charging users about 88 cents for every photo. Unsurprisingly, the move is catching customers off-guard… although I can’t help but wonder if it […]
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Jibo’s robot-shaped smart speaker becomes even more useless as servers are shut off
Smart speakers powered by Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant are so common today that it’s easy to forget that the original Amazon Echo was introduced less than five years ago. At the time voice assistants were, at best, things we used on our phones. But Amazon wasn’t the first company to announce plans for a […]
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Logitech still plans to brick Harmony Link devices in March, but owners can now upgrade for free
2 Comments on Logitech still plans to brick Harmony Link devices in March, but owners can now upgrade for freeThere’s good news and bad news for folks using Logitech’s Harmony Link universal remote control devices. The bad news is that even after receiving a lot of bad press for a decision to shut down a cloud service that lets the device, Logitech plans to go ahead and do that… which means anyone still holding […]
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Logitech’s Harmony Link universal remote to stop working in March, 2018
Logitech began selling the Harmony Link hub in 2011… and now the company has announced that if you have one it’ll stop working on March 16, 2018. The Harmony Link is a device that lets you use an iPhone, iPad, or Android device as a universal remote. It can control TVs, cable boxes, DVD players […]
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LibreOffice Online will bring open source office suite to the cloud
LibreOffice is a free, open-source, cross-platform suite of office apps including software for creating spreadsheets, documents, and presentations. There are versions of LibreOffice available for Linux, Windows, OS X, and there’s even an early build for Android. Now the folks behind LibreOffice have announced plans to bring the office suite to a new platform: the web. Collabora and IceWarp […]
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SkyDrive will be reborn as OneDrive
Microsoft’s cloud storage and sync app SkyDrive will soon be reborn as OneDrive. The change became necessary after Microsoft got into a trademark dust-up with British broadcaster Sky. Why OneDrive? Microsoft’s probably planning to pitch it as the one drive to store all your files from all your devices, for starters. It’s also a way […]
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arkOS aims to let anyone host their own cloud with a $35 Raspberry Pi
Cloud services such as Gmail, SkyDrive, or Google Calendar can be handy. They let you access your data from nearly any device connected to the internet, whether you’re using your work PC, personal laptop, smartphone, or tablet. But relying on someone else’s cloud has its risks. A team called the CitizenWeb Project is developing an […]