Created by French company sen.se, Mother is one of thousands of devices on display at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. It is the biggest technology event of its kind in the world and the big trend this year was internet-enabled objects, also known as the Internet of Things, or IoT. Think wearable health and fitness devices like the FitBit, smart home automation systems, Wi-Fi enabled coffee machines and "connected cars".

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/in-connected-future-big-mother-is-watching-20150110-12kylu.touch.touch.html

This week at CES, Mercedes-Benz unveiled their latest concept car with technology plucked from the pages of science fiction – including one of our latest prototypes. Embedded into the console, Leap Motion’s Meadowhawk modules allow drivers to access an experimental natural user interface.

http://blog.leapmotion.com/experimental-meadowhawk-module-featured-mercedes-benzs-ces-concept-car/?utm_source=Leap+Motion+Newsletter&utm_campaign=49b6908f49-Consumer_Newsletter_36&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f0a6fbd89e-49b6908f49-59876593

Recently, an exploit has been uncovered in Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) - which covers roughly 60% of Android's install base, according to the Android Developer dashboard - and Google is saying that they will not patch the flaw.

http://www.neowin.net/news/after-throwing-microsoft-under-the-bus-google-wont-patch-flaw-affecting-nearly-1bn-users

Scientists including Stephen Hawking and Elon Musk have signed a letter pledging to ensure artificial intelligence research benefits mankind. The promise of AI to solve human problems had to be matched with safeguards on how it was used, it said.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30777834

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has taken out Australian permanent residency, following through on his comment in 2012 that he wants to become Australian.

http://www.brw.com.au/p/business/woz_will_unlikely_rich_aussie_but_jW5Z3RaG2kEGh0r4aXVsNI?utm_source=outbrain&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Outbrain_cpc

Despite the imminent rollout of the NBN, Australia has slipped to 44th in the world for average connection speed, writes Misa Han.

http://www.smh.com.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/australias-internet-lags-behind-despite-nbn-20150111-12lugi.html