Seven days until we launch the Indiegogo campaign for the world’s first fully open source, decentralized smart speaker! Stay up-to-date, become an ambassador over at @Volareo Ambassadors and subscribe on www.volareo.live/launch to make sure you don’t miss out on the best Volareo launch deals. Open what, I hear you say? Open source (or open-source) is a philosophy. It not only promotes the free access and distribution of a product but its modification too. Doors open to community collaboration Open-source … Read More
Lilly Palmer on Berghain, releasing on BLKCHN records and more: Volareo interviews
Why Noordwijk as a base? Especially following on from your time in the electronic music mecca that is Berlin. My main reason to move to Noordwijk (a small beautiful town on the beach, around 40 min. from Amsterdam) was to move in together with my boyfriend in October 2017. Before I was actually based in Zurich for 5 years, my Berlin time is long ago. The Netherlands is treating me well and offers me an amazing techno scene. Can … Read More
Alberta Balsam on going independent, the struggle of Spotify and her music influences – Volareo interviews
Volareo is an open, decentralized platform that allows creators, developers, cryptocurrency enthusiasts, blockchain partners and voice commerce to thrive within my decentralized ecosystem, where privacy and anonymity are guaranteed. Follow Volareo’s Indiegogo launch and subscribe to be an early backer at: https://volareo.live/launch/ T-09 Nine days until we launch the Indiegogo campaign for the world’s first fully open source, decentralized smart speaker! Stay up-to-date, follow us on @Volareo or become an ambassador by joining our Facebook Grou here. We’ve interviewed Alberta … Read More
The vision of Volareo: an interview with the founder Nick Yap
Join our contest to win the very first Volareo speaker. Click on this link and participate! S: How did this idea became a company? N: I think we are ahead of time right now, but let’s not wait for it to be right. Let’s be the pioneers! So I sat down with Tom and started a bunch of accounts. It is actually the comments of people that kept telling us “it’s a good idea!” that gave us the confidence to go for it. … Read More
Don’t let your smart speaker make you look dumb
A smart speaker should streamline their users’ lives. Security appears to be an afterthought for the big manufacturers though. Do you want your conversations about flooring or more something more personal leaked? I would imagine not. As Facebook stock plummets, partly over user privacy concerns, who in the tech world can we trust? In a time when trust in smart speakers is shaky, the alternative voices must speak up. Facebook, stock and privacy Facebook stock began tumbling yesterday, as … Read More