Ken C. Pohlmann

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Your Smart Speaker is a Dunce
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  May 28, 2019
You can use your smart speaker to play music, tell you a joke, and even make phone calls. But you can't use it to call 911. That's not so smart, is it?

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Zettaly's Avy Speaker Is Android-Smart
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Jan 08, 2015
The competition among smart speakers is heating up. In fact, it is already red hot. There are any number of choice products to choose from, with more pouring in. Another new entry is the Avy smart speaker from Zettaly. This is an Android-powered speaker with a couple of nice twists.

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[Your Name Here] Audio Corporation
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Oct 20, 2015
When we think of audio companies, images of tall buildings, rows of cubicles, and loading docks usually come to mind. And it’s true that many audio companies are still like that. But a more contemporary image of an audio company would be you in your pajamas. You see, technology manufacturing isn’t what it used to be.
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Ω: The Story of Ohm's Law
Ken C. Pohlmann  |  Apr 17, 2023
Ohm's law describes the essential, bedrock principle upon which rests all things electrical. Consider the technological world around you. Everything that has electricity running through it owes its existence to this principle. And Georg Ohm was the guy who mathematically described it. Ohm's law. Pure genius. His contemporaries despised him.

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