Sales have grown for 10 consecutive quarters as corporations and governments buy Network Appliance machines to store and back up data.
In the HBO series Westworld, these robots are given consciousness and the question is addressed, "are robots heroes, villains or just appliances?"Machine learning is a kind of artificial intelligence (AI) that provides computers with the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed.
Cameras built into appliances, machine-learning software, voice-powered devices, guided cooking systems and smart surfaces also will gain a foothold in the kitchen.
More and more non-phone devices (cars, appliances, machines) are connecting to the Internet wirelessly, billions of apps are being downloaded, and streaming video is undergoing astronomical growth.
As accomplished designers know, a good appliance blends machine and person for both functionality and pleasure.
It sure sounded like a Google appliance for machine data.
Network Appliance, whose machines store and distribute computer data files on corporate networks, fell $1.24, to $15.49.
Network Appliance, whose machines store and deliver data on computer networks, had a second-quarter profit, in contrast to a loss a year earlier, as sales increased and costs fell.
This "appliance-like" machine (in the words of Mitch Mandich, Apple's senior vice president of worldwide sales) is certainly not for everybody.
Applications include hand tools, sporting goods, luggage frames, cameras, household appliances, business machines, and automobile parts.
