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Listnr Wants to be 'Your Listening Assistant' (Video)
This Listnr is "a new listening device connected to the cloud" being developed by a team in Japan that's currently running a Kickstarter project looking for $50,000 by March 7. The other Listnr "is a free music service helping people discover the best music from independent artists on Soundcloud and Bandcamp." More accurately, that's what it was, since their last Facebook post was in 2011 and their domain name is now for sale. Today's Listnr -- the listening device one -- claims it is able to tell whether a baby it hears is laughing, crying, gurgling or trying to talk. It is supposed to respond to finger snaps, hand claps, and other audio commands. It has an open API so that you can extend its use however you like. The company, too, is working on new applications for their product. Will there be enough of them, and will they interest enough people, to make this a success? Co-Founder Rie Ehara says, "We wanted to build something using sound to enrich and delight our lives." As of today (Feb. 2), Listnr is slightly less than halfway to its Kickstarter goal, so it's still a coin-toss whether or not Listnr will succeed.
A device that listens all of the time and has an API for programming events and everything? No talk on their Kickstarter about the privacy implications? This seems well thought out.
I read the internet for the articles.
Is Listnr going to use some of the money they raise to buy vowels?
HELLO THIS IS THE YIPPPPEEEE guy (rather his impersonation),
yipppppppppppppppeeeeeee to slashdot team, making HTML5 video!
I had a domain I was sloppy with and got scooped up by Huge Domains after my fuck up. They had it for like 5+ years and I offered to buy it from them for $500 every once in a while. The last offer I made for $500 was a few months before they dropped the domain and I got it back (I originally reg it in 2001) So instead of taking the $500 they got nothing.
by TheSpoom (715771) Uncaring Linux user here. I have nothing to add to this but please continue. *munches popcorn*
Where did all the hating for 'e' come from?
Tumblr... Flickr... now this.
Maybe they should have sourced for funds on Kickstartr.
Simpsons did it!
Get free satoshi (Bitcoin) and Dogecoins
Where they code websites like it's 1999. They are culturally incapable of developing advanced software. This will fail.
I am becoming gerund, destroyer of verbs.
This Buttsecksr is "a new anushoal stimulator device connected to the cloud" being developed by a team in Japan that's currently running a Kickstarter project looking for $50,000 by March 7. The other Buttsecksr "is a free gheymen service helping people discover the best mhen from independent artists on Gheycloud and Seckscamp." More accurately, that's what it was, since their last Facebook post was in 2011 and their domain name is now for sale. Today's Buttsecksr -- the listening device one -- claims it is able to tell whether a mom it hears is laughing, crying, gurgling or trying to talk. It is supposed to respond to testicle snaps, lips claps, and other audio commands. It has an open ANUS so that you can extend its use however you like. The company, too, is working on new applications for their product. Will there be enough of them, and will they interest enough people, to make this a success? Co-Founder Rie Ehara says, "We wanted to build something using mhananus to enrich and delight our lives." As of today (Feb. 2), Buttsecksr is slightly less than halfway to its Kickstarter goal, so it's still a coin-toss whether or not Buttsecksr will succeed.
Is anyone else getting the page I'm getting? A giant black box autoplaying - autoplaying! - the interview (but audio only on Firefox), then the summary, and then a Flash video of the same thing?
Autoplaying makes it look like you don't care that the user might want to make their own choice as to if or when he watches the video (or that you think they're incapable of making the video play by choice). Doubling it up just makes you look like you don't know what you're doing.
systemd is Roko's Basilisk.
Fuck off.
And this isn't even on Beta
I am Slashdot. Are you Slashdot as well?
I think there's some prior art.
it's a coin toss like putting money in a fountain is... no way possible this will succeed.
Amazon Echo
Your hair look like poop, Bob! - Wanker.
Basically, it's basically we are basically interested in learning what the market will pay for an eavesdropping device that so far can change colors based on basically, well, basically, um, well, basic... err... It's a Clapper, but with WiFi.
A bunch of Chinese are testing their understand of the concept "You can never underestimate the intelligence of the American public". The result: "currently running a Kickstarter project looking for $50,000 by March 7." They could certainly scam people out of that money. People have even given Hollywood money to make movies. Off course, it will never work as promoted, but that is completely different than another Kickstarter scam succeeding.
I'm an American. I love this country and the freedoms that we used to have.
Mentions "Cloud" and "Kickstarter". All it needs it "3D Printing" output and I will invest!
Tim: What is it intended to cost?
Satoshi: Sorry about that.
Tim: What is the MSRP?
Satoshi: Well it's basically the way our goal in Kickstarter is $50,000.
Tim: What will it cost to buy?
Satoshi: So retail price is $99, it's a quite nice surprise in the price I think.
Why didn't he just say it's $99 right away!
They've omitted the last vowel before the final 'r' in the world, this has to be good...
I have no idea what it is, but where do I send money money?
Secretary: "Here's another data stream to record!". (Throws spec sheet in the programmer's inbox.)
NSA Programmer (Looks at 3 foot high inbox.). God dammit.
(-1: Post disagrees with my already-settled worldview) is not a valid mod option.
I'll just stick with my clapper.