London based entrepreneur Bogdan Coman, has just launched Woogie, the voice activated robot which uses AI to give kids a personalised learning experience. Woogie is making edtech affordable (costing £76.70), without needing a screen to keep kids engaged. This is at a good pricepoint considering gping forward AI and VR/AR are things these days and costing big money and systems to run them however their pace has slowed down with more of a focus now on AI..
Woogie, a new artificially intelligent robot that helps enhance a child’s after-school learning, has just launched on crowdfunding platform Indiegogo. The device introduces children to technology in a safe and informative way without the need for LCD screens, whilst letting parents monitor and control the content their child can access in a discreet and reliable manner.
“As a parent myself I know how difficult after-school learning can be for both children and parents,” said Bogdan Coman, founder and CEO of Woogie. “Little has been done to develop a more entertaining and wholesome learning approach that children can enjoy and benefit from. Meanwhile children’s screen time continues to increase with no safe alternative for parents. This is why I founded Woogie. I wanted a better and more engaging way for my children to learn in today’s world.”
Woogie is a voice-activated robot that sits in a child’s room to act as their personalised learning companion. Woogie accesses a curated bank of digital content, both educational and general knowledge, to ask and respond to any child’s question; from “Why did the dinosaurs disappear?” to “Why do I need to eat broccoli?”
To create the best possible learning experience, Woogie has been developed with educators, psychologists, parents and children. Using artificial intelligence Woogie learns from one-to-one interactions to offer a unique user experience tailored to each child’s habits and interests. He then proactively delivers knowledge and content in a witty and playful way that every child can enjoy, using reverse learning to strengthen their learning.
To ensure parents are always in control of the content, the Woogie team have developed a dedicated mobile app through which parents can manage access to topics that are, and aren’t, suitable for their children. Parents can also top Woogie up with new content such as audiobooks and learning games.
Features:
Capable of proactive conversations & tailors interactions based on the child’s interests
Tells jokes, riddles and facts in a proactive and engaging way
Parents can update and curate Woogie’s content through the dedicated mobile app (Andriod & iOS).
Designed to act sleepy and less talkative, playing audiobooks or bedtime stories to get children ready for bed (Very important for parents!)
Coman has also partnered with Arrow Electronics, a global technology company, supporting Woogie from concept to market.
30 prototypes have been created and Woogie is currently crowdfunding on Indiegogo to manufacture the first production run.
The Low Carb Program from award-winning diabetes community Diabetes.co.uk is now free to download on both mobile and tablet. Over 200,000 people have already joined the program, all wanting to take their first steps towards type 2 diabetes remission. This community includes success stories such as Mark who lost 50kg and Stella who lost 35kg. On average, weight loss is 7kg per person who completes the program – with some people losing 10% of their body weight in just over 10 weeks!
An analysis of results from the Low Carb Progam have been impressive:
74% of people who have completed the 10-week program have seen an improvement in blood glucose levels
78% are motivated to maintain the changes they have made
59% have an improved outlook on life
96% of people would recommend the program
65% of users who completed the program reported that their HbA1c has improved
This is further supported with 66% of people stating their blood glucose levels after meals has improved, 64% stating their fasting blood glucose levels have improved.
The ten-week Low Carb Program http://www.diabetes.co.uk/lowcarb allows access to a whole world of low carb information that will help turn your life and health around. It is based on achievable, sustainable lifestyle changes that improve health and includes video lessons, daily updated content and the opportunity to ask questions to 200,000 others. This is experience-led lifestyle, rather than a quick fix ‘diet’ and offers support, tips, and downloads guiding users through as they make gradual steps to improving their health, losing weight and in some cases coming off medication altogether (on signing up, people are taking on average 2 medications, on finishing the program 1 in 5 people come off medication altogether).
Diabetes.co.uk was the first ever global digital community for diabetes. Medical evidence continues to grow that type 2 diabetes can be placed into remission through diet and lifestyle changes. Dr David Unwin, a Southport based GP discovered the diabetes forum a few years ago after and has since published evidence of low-carb diet benefits in his BMJ paper entitled Low carbohydrate diet to achieve weight loss and improve HbA1c in type 2 diabetes and pre-diabetes: experience from one general practice. It has been reported that Dr Unwin saves his practice approximately £40,000 a year on drugs for diabetes as a result of his low carbohydrate pilot study.
Arjun Panesar, co-founder and CEO of the UK’s largest and fastest growing diabetes patient forum http://www.diabetes.co.uk said ‘The results from our Low Carb Program have been impressive and this a solution that is clearly working for people with type 2 diabetes. We’re documenting the preliminary results with healthcare savings. Once that has been created, we intend to share this with PHE/Diabetes UK for them to review the guidelines.’
Features of the Program include a constantly updated Lifestyle magazine to keep you up to date and give you handy recipes, Simple ‘Action Points’ at the end of each lesson so you know exactly how to progress and the opportunity to track your progress and personalise your profile. The week-by-week modules are as follows:
Week 1 – Introduction
Week 2 – Type 2 and Diet
Week 3 – Eating Fewer Carbs
Week 4 – Real vs Processed Foods
Week 5 – Healthy and Unhealthy Fats
Week 6 – Vegetables
Week 7 – Portion Sizes
Week 8 – Snacks and Desserts
Week 9 – Reducing Carbs Further
Case studies
“My HBA1C reduced from 77, to 55 after 3 months and 33 now after 6 months. As a result I eased off
3 x 500mg of metformin a day to now no medication.”
– Peter
‘I’ve always struggled with knowing what to eat. The low carb program has helped so much. The course modules are supported by hundreds of recipe ideas which made applying my learning nice and simple. My family liked the recipes too!’
Jack – 6 years with type 2 diabetes
‘I thought some of the questions I was asking sounded really stupid but I got answers really quickly and love how it feels like a community who are working together. This should be on the NHS’
Sohan – 2 years with prediabetes
The App
The NEW updated Low Carb Program by Diabetes.co.uk has just been launched and is available as a free app for both Android and iOS.
The Program was originally launched in 2015 as the first ever online structured 10-week Low Carb Program offering free diet and lifestyle education to people diagnosed and living with type 2 diabetes.
So far 201,403 people have downloaded the Program which shows people how to lose weight, reduce their HbA1c, become active and in some cases reverse type 2 diabetes..
The Low Carb Program app is a simple, practical and free way for people to monitor their low-carb journey and allows users to have access to the Progam at any time, in any place. Use the app to learn how to eat low carb; browse thousands of recipes and meal plans, track your progress, stay up to date and find support in a network of more than 201,403 people, all pooling their knowledge and experience to help you get on the right track, including people like Mark who lost 50kg, and Stella who lost 35kg.
The app is totally customisable and you can personalise the way you use it in the apps settings. You can rearrange the items you are keeping track of and put what you think is most important at the top of your dashboard, whether that’s your blood glucose level, your weight or how much sleep you got the night before.
The app aims to help those beginning their low-carb lifestyle to stick to their new diet and monitor their progress along the way. It encourages you to track measurements and allows you to see the interaction between different areas of your health and wellbeing giving you more information at your fingertips and more control of your new healthy lifestyle.
With the Low Carb Program you are never alone! You have the support of 201,403 other patients who are going through the same journey as you are. By making small changes each week you can revolutionise the way you handle your diabetes and in turn your life. The Low Carb Program is a maintainable lifestyle change, not a fad diet and is available to everyone around the world providing equal healthcare for all.
On average, people who complete the Low Carb Program reduce their HbA1c by an average of 1.1%, significantly reducing their risks of complications including blindness and amputation. 30% of those who complete the program come off at least one of their medications and on average, weight loss is 7.7kg and people lose 10% of their body weight!
LEARN LOW CARB: Learn the ins and outs of a low-carb lifestyle and how it helps manage diabetes and reduce risks of complications. With a few easy steps per week, it is possible to revolutionise an entire lifestyle!
APPLY LOW CARB: Action Points at the end of lessons make sure you know exactly how to progress.
LOW CARB SUPPORT: Ask your low-carb questions to a community of over 201,403 people, all on the same journey. Share support, ideas, recipes and motivation. Think of it like an extended low-carb family.
MAKE LOW CARB A LIFESTYLE: A constantly evolving, ever expanding, online magazine, Lifestyle is updated every day and helps you maintain your low-carb lifestyle by keeping you up to date with the latest low-carb news, exclusive interviews, recipes, meal plans, low-carb research and success stories.
ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS: Choose your own goals and apply what you learn in the program. It’s all about small steps, in your own time – fitting it around your personal, social and family life. Thousands of people have placed type 2 diabetes into remission with the Low Carb Program. It’s all about the right mindset and practice.
Additional info..
⦁ Not to be confused with the charity Diabetes UK, Diabetes.co.uk is the world’s largest and fastest-growing community website and forum for people living with diabetes.
⦁ With over 3million unique visitors per month and a diabetes support community of over 500,000 members this award-winning website has proven to positively influence health outcomes.
⦁ Winners of ‘Positive Social Impact Award’ Lloyds Bank National Business Awards 2016
⦁ Winners of ‘Best Use of Social Media in a Healthcare Campaign’ EHI Awards 2015
⦁ An online community where people with diabetes can get support, advice and practical information first hand ⦁ www.diabetes.co.uk/forum.
Here at Techbuzz we like the devolo products, plug them in and they work, no firewall configuration, no IP address configuration setup. They just work and provide a 3-year warranty which is impressive. Techie & non-techie can use this devolo Gigagate.
The base station and satellite pair together automatically, so there’s no technical set-up required, this gave fast, reliable internet connection, this took 60 seconds for the base station and satellite to connect to each other. The devolo Gigagate is compatible with all routers, set top boxes and media receivers. The devolo Gigagate can be expanded to a complete home network with up to eight Satellites.
My current speed normally reads over 40 Mbps when in the same room as the standard router, I experience issues when there is a variety of gadgets connected taking up the bandwidth. When using laptops, phones, iPad, smart TVs, and games consoles simultaneously the speed drops as a result, this is where the devolo Gigagate comes out on its own
The devolo Gigagate sends a direct and targeted data stream to one specific area where a lot of internet gadgets devices are in use, not necessarily just a Wi-Fi dead zone. This is done via the 4×4 Quantenna technology for a focused and high-performance point-to-point-connection using the 5 GHz band. This also increased the Wi-Fi range up to 300 meters which can be expanded.
Package contents
devolo GigaGate Base
devolo GigaGate Satellite
Two mains adapters with power cables
Two network cables (Cat 5e, 1000 Mbps)
Hard copy of installation guide
CE declaration
System requirements
Operating systems: Windows 7 (32 bit/64 bit),
Windows 8 (32 bit/64 bit), Windows 8 Pro (32 bit/
64 bit), Windows 10 (32 bit/64 bit), Windows 10
Pro (32 bit/64 bit), Linux (32 bit/64 bit), Mac (OS X 10.6)
Features
2 Gbps connection rate for an optimal and lossless multimedia experience
Can be used simultaneously for a game console, smart TV, PC, tablet, smartphone, NAS, cloud, server and more
Five LAN ports: 1x high-speed gigabit port for connecting high performance devices and 4x fast Ethernet ports for other cable-based multimedia devices
Additional Wi-Fi access point to give extended Wi-Fi coverage
4×4 Quantenna technology for a focused and high-performance point-to-point-connection using the 5 GHz band
Enables lossless data transmission from flat to flat or from one building to another
Security via AES encryption
Compatible with all routers, set top boxes and media receivers
Can be expanded to a complete home network with up to eight Satellites
Firmware devolo GigaGate Satellite
The firmware controls the product functions. This version optimises the function of the product. Installation is a simple setup process.
Those of a technical nature can use the devolo Cockpit configuration software tool to monitor and optimise their dLAN® network. Available for Windows, Macs and Ubuntu. There is a software wizard for optimisation of the transmission rate in the dLAN® network and enables adapter updates over the network. It displays the connection speed of all adapters in the network. firmware updates can be implemented right over the network the devolo Cockpit software is available from www.devolo.com/cockpit
Review Test
This was tested with my standard router which gave a reading of 42 Mbps, then connected with the devolo Gigagate, I got a reading of 71Mbps. This was from the same location which was a great improvement. Again, various products were connected, Laptops, Tablets, phones, smart TV, and a games consoles simultaneously these had a video played on each and watched the result. Normally this would result in slow internet often having to reboot the router, on this occasion there appeared to be no delays or drop in signal.
Again, devolo do the simple things well, I like this feature: Deactivating the LEDs on the device LED settings, Device LEDs on/off. The LED status display can be disabled by enabling the option Device LEDs, such as for avoiding unwanted lighting in a bedroom. The LED status display is activated in the factory default state.
Overview
Having a good view out of the window of a home is considered less important than having a good broadband connection for some homebuyers. I am in this category.Technology improvements, including fast, reliable internet around the home / business allows working from home a reality. This product while not inexpensive does what is said on the box and gets my thumbs up for ease of use, reliability and works. Further details available at http://www.devolo.co.uk/
Support telephone numbers are listed for various countries, E.g. UK national rate number, UK: +44 (0)203 80003; support@devolo.co.uk Ireland is not listed but support can be got via another countries option of +49 (0) 24170525 18 (international rate).
Today, TrackR, a leader in personal item management, announced general availability for TrackR pixel, one of the smallest and brightest Bluetooth tracking devices on the market. In addition to having a longer range and louder ringer than TrackR bravo, TrackR pixel includes an LED light that makes it simple to locate items in the dark, comes in nine colors to fit anyone’s personal style, and is offered at a lower price point to make tracking everyday items more affordable.
“Our goal is for people to no longer need to remember where all their items are located. Instead, technology should keep track of where our things are for us and our families,” said Chris Herbert, CEO and Co-Founder of TrackR. “TrackR pixel is a step towards that future with its small and light design, built-in LED light, over one year battery life, and expansive Bluetooth range, making it one of the most versatile and easy-to-use tracking devices out there. Plus, it’s backed by the TrackR Crowd Locate network, which helps our customers find more than two million items worldwide each day.”
With a free key loop and adhesive included, TrackR pixel can be attached to any item that gets commonly lost or misplaced – keys, wallet, bags, even pets – ensuring that people always know the location of their important belongings. Once the device is paired with the free TrackR app, customers can not only loudly ring their misplaced item, but can also make the attached TrackR pixel light up, making finding faster and easier, whether the item is at the bottom of a bag, under the couch, or between car seats. Simultaneously, users can track item locations on the convenient in-app map.
If an item is lost outside of range, TrackR’s Crowd Locate Network is activated, enabling the owner to receive anonymous updates of the last-known location of their missing item whenever another one of the millions of TrackR users passes within range of it. The Network receives more than 360,000,000 individual item updates every month. Additionally, with Family Sharing, TrackR users can share items with family members so everyone can help find those missing car keys in the morning from multiple phones and TrackR accounts. TrackR also integrates with Amazon Alexa-enabled devices like the Echo, making it quick and easy to ring and find a missing phone. Pressing a button on the TrackR pixel device can also ring a misplaced phone – even if it’s on silent.
As with all TrackR devices, TrackR pixel is designed to last and uses a replaceable coin cell battery, making the cost of ownership low and enabling people to track everything their family owns. TrackR pixel is the lightest Bluetooth tracker on the market; it’s also one of the smallest at just 5.6 mm thin and 26.2 mm in diameter. Currently available in nine colors including red, yellow, white, black, orange, green, blue, purple, and pink, TrackR pixel can be purchased for $24.99 at www.thetrackr.com today and will be available in US Best Buy stores and online on June 4, 2017. TrackR pixel can also be purchased in eight-packs for a special price of $99.99.
