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Intel ‘Compute Card’ is a Computer the size of a credit card

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Intel announces a new modular compute platform called the Intel® Compute Card. It's a Credit Card-Sized Computer. Compute Card is intended as a more versatile replacement for the Compute Stick. In it's new "Compute Card," that is small 94.5mm by 55mm by 5mm slab it includes a CPU and GPU, RAM, storage, and wireless connectivity. The Objective of the Compute Card is to separate the processing of various computers and appliances—all-in-ones, smart TVs, fridges, digital kiosks or signage screens...
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INCONTROL REMOTE ESSENTIALS IS AN APP THAT ALLOWS YOU TO ACCESS YOUR CAR DATA IN REALTIME ON YOUR SMARTPHONE

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INCONTROL REMOTE ESSENTIALS IS AN APP THAT ALLOWS YOU TO ACCESS YOUR CAR DATA IN REALTIME ON YOUR SMARTPHONE Compatible with most Android and Apple iOS smartphones, Remote Essentials and Remote Premium allow you to interact with your Land Rover from anywhere in the world with a data connection. See vehicle data remotely, from fuel levels to door and window status, via Vehicle Status Information Keep track of your expenses via Journey History Set the perfect cabin temperature in advance w...
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Microsoft is working on a brand new “Game Mode” feature for Windows 10

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Microsoft is working on a brand new "Game Mode" feature for Windows 10 that will enhance the PC gaming experience by minimizing resources used by running apps to almost nothing and allocating freed up resources to the game, making it run faster, better and smoother overall. Windows 10 “Game Mode” Will Boost Performance of PC Games, it has been found to include a new DLL file called gamemode.dll, and the repercussions of this could be very interesting . Gaming on Windows 10 might be getting ev...
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‘CubeSat’ micro satellite for students

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A CubeSat (U-class spacecraft) is a type of miniaturized satellite for space research that is made up of multiples of 10×10×11.35 cm cubic units. California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) and Stanford University developed the CubeSat specifications to promote and develop the skills necessary for the design, manufacture, and testing of small satellites intended for low Earth orbit (LEO) that perform a number of scientific research functions and explore new space technologies. CubeS...
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Artificial intelligence promises to transform society

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  Artificial intelligence promises to transform society on the scale of the industrial, technical and digital revolutions before it. Machines that can sense, reason and act will accelerate solutions to large-scale problems in myriad of fields, including science, finance, medicine and education, augmenting human capability and helping us to go further, farther, faster. Buoyed by Moore’s Law and fed by a deluge of data, AI is at the heart of much of today’s technical innovation. Industr...
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UCLA team makes step toward long-lasting, fast-charging and high-powered energy storage

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UCLA research team has made a major advance toward developing oxide supercapacitors, energy-storage devices that would combine the longevity of a battery with the fast-charge times and high-power property of capacitors. To resolve the trade-off between batteries, which last longer, and capacitors, which charge faster and hold more power, the researchers altered the atomic structure of a long-lasting energy storage material, opening up atomic “lanes” for more energy-carrying ions and electrons...
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MIT’s Study On – Tuning Social Networks to Gain the Wisdom of the Crowd

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eToro OpenBook enables investors to view, follow and copy the network's top traders automatically. As we engage more with social networking sites, there is always the danger of a “group think” mentality–when people follow a group consensus rather than critically evaluate information; make decisions without guidance from the social network; or follow “gurus” who provide them with bad information. So how do we avoid these errors and maximize the “wisdom of the crowd”? Part of the answer may ...
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Blippar app allows users to point their smartphone camera at any object and be given a slew of information about it.

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Blippar is the leading are app using the most advanced mobile augmented reality and artificial intelligence technology used for marketing and visual search. Everything in the world has a story, DiscoverMore with Blippar app by pointing Blippar camera at flowers, pets, food, and many everyday objects. Blippar uses the power of Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision and Augmented Reality. Get inspired and let your curiosity take you on the most unexpected journeys. The app allows users to ...
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IBM’s Dr. Tanveer Syeda-Mahmood has developed Watson modules for doctors aimed at improving the accuracy of diagnoses for stroke, mammography, radiology and cancer, previously un-diagnosed by human inspection.

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Watson has identified cases of heat disease previously undiagnosed by human inspection of ultra-sonic imaging, clinical tests and case notes, according to IBM at the Conference on Medical Image Computer Assisted Intervention (MICCAI). As a result, IBM is offering five new Watson modules to doctors aimed at improving the accuracy of diagnoses for stroke, mammography, radiology and cancer. IBM Watson is a cognitive system (computer) enabling a new partnership between people and computers. It tu...
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Research team from Autodesk and Dartmouth College has developed a new interactive design tool called “Printone,” which provides users with the ability to create functional 3-D printed wind instruments in any shape or form using interactive sound simulation feedback.

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A research team from Autodesk and Dartmouth College has developed a new interactive design tool called "Printone," which provides users with the ability to create functional 3-D printed wind instruments in any shape or form using interactive sound simulation feedback. The team designed 16 free-form wind instruments to play different melodies, including: a star that can play "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," a bunny that can play "Little Peter Rabbit;" a snowman that can play "Jingle Bells;" and a...
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Pizzicato enables truly flexible software-defined radios that are able to change frequency, bandwidth or radio standard in an instant

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Cambridge Consultants brings the radio transceiver into the digital age Following its reveal of Pizzicato, the world’s first all-digital radio transmitter, product design and development firm Cambridge Consultants has now added a digital receiver to create a complete Pizzicato radio system. It’s a glimpse into the future of wireless design – radios built purely from computing power. Pizzicato promises to vastly increase the range of wireless applications and to be a powerful enabler for bo...
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‘Panther Alpha’ is the Mini Supercomputer (Micro PC) that fits in the palm of your hand.

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Panther Alpha, powered by Linux, is the ultra-portable Micro PC that makes even the slickest laptop designs seem bulky by comparison. With unparalleled customization options, smarter privacy settings, and much less power required to perform; you’re open to a whole new world of possibilities that fit right in the palm of your hand. Panther OS, makes for quite the astonishing Micro PC. It’s designed specifically to bring out the very best in your Panther Alpha, allow you to customize your exper...
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Light sheet microscopy is a powerful method for imaging the development and function of whole living organisms

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Light sheet microscopy is a novel microscopy technique developed in the last ten years that is uniquely suited to image large living organisms. In a light-sheet microscope, a laser light sheet illuminates the sample perpendicularly to the observation along a thin plane within the sample. Out-of-focus and scattered light from other planes - which often impair image quality - is largely avoided because only the observed plane is illuminated. Researchers develop a combination of software and hardw...
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Google Wifi with wifi points can expand wifi coverage for your entire home seamlessly

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Google Wifi is a new type of home Wi-Fi system that replaces your router for seamless coverage throughout your home. Traditional routers weren’t designed for all the different ways we use Wi-Fi today. Walls and distance make it difficult for a single router to send a strong signal to every room in your home, resulting in slow Wi-Fi and dead zones. With Google Wifi, you can place multiple ‘Wifi points’ in different rooms for fast Wi-Fi in every corner of your home. We recommend putting them...
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NASA’s App for Apple TV, Iphone, Android & Kindle Fire

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The agency released on Tuesday its popular NASA app for a new platform, the fourth-generation Apple TV. This version joins the app’s other versions available for iOS in iPhone and iPad versions, Android and Fire OS. The NASA app has been downloaded more than 17 million times across all platforms. “The NASA app has been a fantastic way for the public to experience the excitement of space exploration from their mobile devices,” said David Weaver, NASA associate administrator for Communications....
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‘GoVerifyID’ mobile biometric user authentication software that allows selfies to be the password

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ImageWare Systems is betting that businesses want better authentication — particularly for remote access from smartphones, tablets and laptops. GoVerifyID is an end-to-end mobile biometric user authentication Software as a Service. It allows an organization to easily and inexpensively add face, voice, and fingerprint authentication into any existing security process. It's so easy, you can authenticate with biometrics anywhere. You become the password. ImageWare Systems a San Diego based...
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SlicePlanner new hybrid approach to planning, combining an old-fashioned paper and digital calendars.

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SlicePlanner is a brand new hybrid approach to planning, combining an old-fashioned paper ... our unique system complements your favorite digital calendars. Slice Planner is the first ever paper planner connected to the digital calendars. It is not only an old-fashioned paper planner refreshed by the technology of 2016 but also a specially-designed time management system that presents a new approach to planning your day and time. Powered by computer vision and augmented reality, our unique...
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Making computers explain themselves

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New training technique would reveal the basis for machine-learning systems’ decisions. In recent years, the best-performing systems in artificial-intelligence research have come courtesy of neural networks, which look for patterns in training data that yield useful predictions or classifications. A neural net might, for instance, be trained to recognize certain objects in digital images or to infer the topics of texts. But neural nets are black boxes. After training, a network may be very ...
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Everykey is a Bluetooth device that replaces your keys and passwords.

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Everykey is a Bluetooth device that replaces your keys and passwords. Using military grade security, Everykey unlocks your phone, laptop, tablet, house door, car door, and other access-controlled devices when you are nearby, then locks them back down when you walk away. Everykey also generates secure passwords for your website accounts, then automatically logs you in when you visit a website. If you lose your Everykey, you can remotely freeze it, so no one else can use it. Cleveland-based sta...
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‘Mooltipass Mini’ is a new physical password manager you can carry with you

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Mooltipass Mini connects to your computer or smartphone and stores your passwords using a PIN-protected smart card. When you get started, the Mooltipass browser extension or smartphone app asks you to enter your password for each account, which it then saves. It also acts as a USB keyboard for adding in passwords manually. After that you’ll only need to log in by connecting the device and hitting its login button. In theory, it cuts out the need to remember and enter passwords each time you logi...
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Hyper-fast. Super-simple. Brilliant WiFi.

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Relying on a single router is like asking a loud speaker in your living room to provide great sound throughout your home. It’s simple physics: WiFi waves don’t go through walls well and have an even harder time climbing stairs. Ever tried to stream a show from your bedroom when your router’s in the office downstairs? It’s a buffering nightmare. To solve this, you need multiple access points — devices that broadcast WiFi — distributed throughout your home. That’s what you’ll find in office bui...
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‘TiBe Connect’ a Smart Keyfob

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TiBe Connect is a Smart Keyfob Two-in-One ! 1 . A tracking device to never lose your stuff again. 2. A smart button to make your daily life easier. Send a text message with your GPS location to a friend Order your favorite Pizza Find your Car : stick TiBe on your dashboard, the App’ will remember where your parked it ! Switch off the lights from someplace else, if you forgotten to do it ! https://youtu.be/BU3VB_IjdbE   You can customize each TiBe according to the things...
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ROBOTS TO HELP IMMIGRANT CHILDREN LEARN GERMAN

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With hundreds of thousands of refugee children entering the German school system, teachers face unprecedented challenges. Teaching a child a second language individually is something that most classrooms cannot do. However, language acquisition is imperative to integration. Could technical assistants be used to help prepare immigrant children for school and teach them a new language? L2TOR, pronounced 'el tutor' which stands for 'Second Language Tutoring Using Social Robots,' is a new project...
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‘Gravity Sketch’ is an Intuitive 3D Design Tool

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Gravity Sketch is shaking up the world of 3D creation. It is based on sketching, the most natural way to land your ideas. For years 3D design tools have been difficult to learn and a nightmare to use. We have designed a user experience that makes sense for everyone. We have lowered the barriers to 3D literacy, striving to make digital 3D creation easier for designers, artists, and makers alike. Our first product, Gravity Sketch iOS is already being used by thousands of creators all over th...
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Amazon’s Echo Dot

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Amazon's Echo Dot is a 360 degree speaker that uses far-field voice recognition powered by the Amazon Alexa voice service/assistant. Design wise it looks like a hockey puck with two buttons on top and a rotating volume ring. If you've ever seen or own the original Echo, then it's basically the first inch and a half taken off the top of the Pringle can-like Bluetooth speaker. Echo Dot has everything the Echo has including long range, far-field voice capabilities, a microphone off button, an...
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3-D printable ink produces synthetic bone implant with properties that induce bone regeneration

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Northwestern University research team has developed a 3-D printable ink that produces a synthetic bone implant that rapidly induces bone regeneration and growth. This hyperelastic “bone” material, the shape of which can be easily customized, one day could be especially useful for the treatment of bone defects in children. Bone implantation surgery is never an easy process, but it is particularly painful and complicated for children. With both adults and children, often times bone is harvested...
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Theia Pro: a smart HD camera for your glasses that lets you capture the action without having to pull your phone out of your pocket.

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Theia Pro: a camera for your glasses that lets you capture HD video and stream it without having to take your phone out of your pocket. It comes with a built-in flashlight and WiFi remote control (range of 10 meters). You can expand its memory by up to 32 GB. Theia Pro lets you record 1080p and 720p @ 30fps. It has an ergonomic design and can be installed easily. Theia PRO is a beautifully crafted DIY cross-over of an ultra-portable full HD recording device with your wearable g...
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Apple’s Home Kit protocol

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HomeKit. HomeKit is a framework for communicating with and controlling connected accessories in a user's home. HomeKit allows seamless integration between iOS devices and home automation accessories, by promoting a common protocol and providing a public API. With HomeKit, Apple’s machinations go significantly further, aiming to turn your iPhone or iPad into an engine that drives potentially countless smart accessories about your home. HomeKit allows seamless integration between iOS devi...
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Carnegie Mellon University smartwatch can predict what wearer is up to

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Two new smartwatch prototypes developed at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, can guess what their wearer is up to by tracking subtle signals in their skin and muscles. The technology could allow the owner to answer calls, track activities, and more – all without needing to be touched. The first, named EM-Sense, can figure out what object its owner is touching. By fitting the smartwatch with a radio receiver, EM-Sense can use its wearer like a living antenna, picking up o...
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Carbon Nanotube-Based Sensor Detects Toxins With a Mobile Phone

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Researchers have developed a chemical sensing material consisting of a group of carbon nanotubes individually wrapped with supramolecular polymers that can be used with a mobile phone to detect toxins. Chemical sensors offer opportunities for improving personal security, safety, and health. To enable broad adoption of chemical sensors requires performance and cost advantages that are best realized from innovations in the design of the sensing (transduction) materials. Ideal materials a...
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