WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives
Audio archives of spoken word broadcasts from Community Radio WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill (weru.org)
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
Our world is going digital. We have Smart TVs, robot vacuum cleaners, and now even free Wi-Fi throughout most of New York City. Pretty cool! And also pretty important to understand the things these devices can do that never get advertised. Here are a few.
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
Voice controlled tech is becoming more and more a part of many people’s daily lives. Those voice controlled Internet of Things devices are really convenient – whether smart phones or baby monitors or personal assistants like Siri or Google Now or Amazon Echo. But what happens when devices are controlled not by the owner’s voice but by sounds that the owner can’t hear. Some researchers decided to find out – and they did. Here’s the story.
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
Some estimates suggest that there could be 50 billion connected devices in the world by 2020 making up a huge web that many refer to as the Internet of Things (IoT). From interconnected devices in our cars to our homes to our children’s toys and beyond, we humans are going to be interacting regularly with often artificially intelligent sensors and electronic devices. Are we ready to handle them all? A recent report from the Community Computing Consortium raises some pretty important questions. If you’d like to see the whole report yourself, take a look at http://cra.org/ccc/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2017/02/Safety-Security-and-Privacy-Threats-in-IoT.pdf.
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
So here’s a quizette question: in our Internet world, what is the greatest contributor to computer insecurity? If you want to check your answer, listen up!
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
The Internet of Things is on its way, whether we like it or not. While its supporters promise great benefits in terms of convenience and new capabilities, there is also the other side to consider. With everything connected to the web, piles of personal information will be passing back and forth among “smart” objects ranging from our cars, our TVs, our clothes, and b even our bathroom scales. As we know, nothing is really safe on the web, so what will the availability of all that information mean for our personal lives as the Internet of Things grows over the coming years?
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
We’ve been hearing a lot about the Internet of Things lately. But what the heck is this Internet of Things? Listen up.
Producer/Host: Jim Campbell
The Internet of Things is rapidly becoming a part of our daily lives, not just digitally but in the things we interact with every day from cars to thermostats. But just what is The Internet of Things and what potential promise – and problems – does it offer? Listen up.