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Smarter Lautsprecher: Apples Homepod kommt am 18. Juni für 350 Euro

Apple verfehlt auch den Homepod-Marktstart in Deutschland. Eigentlich wollte Apple den Siri-Lautsprecher im Frühjahr auf den Markt bringen, nun kommt er aber erst am 18. Juni nach Deutschland. (Homepod, Apple)

FCC Republican asks Amazon and eBay to boost crackdown on pirate TV boxes

Devices sold on Amazon and eBay fraudulently use FCC logo, FCC’s O’Rielly said.

Pirate TV boxes that falsely display the Federal Communications Commission logo should be removed from Amazon and eBay, an FCC commissioner told the companies last week.

Commissioner Michael O'Rielly, part of the FCC's Republican majority, wrote a letter to the Amazon and eBay CEOs asking them to crack down on set-top boxes that violate FCC rules.

Amazon quickly responded, saying that it already takes steps to prevent sale of these products but that it is willing to step up enforcement if any such devices are still for sale on Amazon.

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A trip to the ER with your phone may mean injury lawyer ads for weeks

Injured in an accident? Law firms may already know.

With digital traps in hospitals, there’s no need for personal injury lawyers to chase ambulances these days.

Law firms are using geofencing in hospital emergency rooms to target advertisements to patients’ mobile devices as they seek medical care, according to Philadelphia public radio station WHYY. Geofencing can essentially create a digital perimeter around certain locations and target location-aware devices within the borders of those locations. Patients who unwittingly jump that digital fence may see targeted ads for more than a month, and on multiple devices, the outlet notes.

While the reality may seem like a creepy nuisance to some, privacy experts are raising alarms.

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Deals of the Day (5-29-2018)

You can often save money on a wide range of products by picking up a refurbished model… but the tradeoff is that you’re getting a used device that’s supposed to have been restored to working condition so it can be resold. Some manufac…

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Hong Kong Customs Arrest Pirate Streaming Device Vendors

On May 25 and 26, Hong Kong Customs carried out a series of raids against four retail outlets suspected of selling “fully loaded” set-top boxes which provided unauthorized access to movies and TV shows. Seven men and one woman were arrested and charged with copyright infringement offenses. Officials have warned that offenders could be imprisoned for up to four years.

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As Internet-capable set-top boxes pour into homes across all populated continents, authorities seem almost powerless to come up with a significant response to the growing threat.

In standard form these devices, which are often Android-based, are entirely legal. However, when configured with specialist software they become piracy powerhouses providing access to all content imaginable, often at copyright holders’ expense.

A large proportion of these devices come from Asia, China in particular, but it’s relatively rare to hear of enforcement action in that part of the world. That changed this week with an announcement from Hong Kong customs detailing a series of raids in the areas of Sham Shui Po and Wan Chai.

After conducting an in-depth investigation with the assistance of copyright holders, on May 25 and 26 Customs and Excise officers launched Operation Trojan Horse, carrying out a series of raids on four premises selling suspected piracy-configured set-top boxes.

During the operation, officers arrested seven men and one woman aged between 18 and 45. Four of them were shop owners and the other four were salespeople. Around 354 suspected ‘pirate’ boxes were seized with an estimated market value of HK$320,000 (US$40,700).

“In the past few months, the department has stepped up inspections of hotspots for TV set-top boxes,” a statement from authorities reads.

“We have discovered that some shops have sold suspected illegal set-top boxes that bypass the copyright protection measures imposed by copyright holders of pay television programs allowing people to watch pay television programs for free.”

Some of the devices seized by Hong Kong Customs

During a press conference yesterday, a representative from the Customs Copyright and Trademark Investigations (Action) Division said that in the run up to the World Cup in 2018, measures against copyright infringement will be strengthened both on and online.

The announcement was welcomed by the Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia’s (CASBAA) Coalition Against Piracy, which is back by industry heavyweights including Disney, Fox, HBO Asia, NBCUniversal, Premier League, Turner Asia-Pacific, A&E Networks, Astro, BBC Worldwide, National Basketball Association, TV5MONDE, Viacom International, and others.

“We commend the great work of Hong Kong Customs in clamping down on syndicates who profit from the sale of Illicit Streaming Devices,” said General Manager Neil Gane.

“The prevalence of ISDs in Hong Kong and across South East Asia is staggering. The criminals who sell ISDs, as well as those who operate the ISD networks and pirate websites, are profiting from the hard work of talented creators, seriously damaging the legitimate content ecosystem as well as exposing consumers to dangerous malware.”

Malware warnings are very prevalent these days but it’s not something the majority of set-top box owners have a problem with. Indeed, a study carried by Sycamore Research found that pirates aren’t easily deterred by such warnings.

Nevertheless, there are definite risks for individuals selling devices when they’re configured for piracy.

Recent cases, particularly in the UK, have shown that hefty jail sentences can hit offenders while over in the United States (1,2,3), lawsuits filed by the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) have the potential to end in unfavorable rulings for multiple defendants.

Although rarely reported, offenders in Hong Kong also face stiff sentences for this kind of infringement including large fines and custodial sentences of up to four years.

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Lenovo may be developing a Yoga Book 2 Pro for some reason

The Lenovo Yoga Book was probably one of the strangest computers to launch in 2016. At first glance, the Yoga Book looks like a laptop with a convertible design that lets you tuck the keyboard behind the screen for use in tablet mode, But take a closer…

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Are autonomous trucks going to save the industry or destroy it?

It’s one of the most common jobs in the US, but there’s also a big shortage of drivers.

Driverless technologies are disrupting transportation around the globe. Though most experts disagree on when humans will be replaced behind the steering wheel by artificial intelligence, few doubt that it will happen.

Until now, passenger cars have taken center stage in the transformation from driven-to-driverless. It makes perfect sense; people movers are currently at the heart of the "Mobility as a Service" business model popular within the transportation sector and taking the human driver out of a bus, cab, ride-share, whatever form of mobility service it might be, is the quickest path to profitability.

But the more the industry experiments within MaaS, the more it feels that the car's 18-wheeled counterpart—like the tractor-trailer or long-haul truck—will make the most immediate socio-economic impact. It's a matter of the early bird gets the worm, as the saying goes.

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