Google is making Google Photos smarter and a lot easier by powering it with AI.

Posted on May 23, 2017 by

Suggested Sharing will prompt you to share photos based on the people in them. Photos will have a new Sharing tab, and will send notifications prompting users to share photos. In addition, Google Photos is getting shared libraries, meaning photos from two different phones can be automatically saved to a common photo pool. Google Photos is a photo sharing and storage service developed by Google. With a shared library, you can share photos of specific things or people with another person....

Seoul National University has developed cloth RRAM (Resistive Random-Access Memory) technology and it will not require any electricity and can be worn as normal cloth

Posted on May 22, 2017 by

Seoul National University has developed cloth that is woven with RRAM (Resistive Random-Access Memory) technology and it will not require any electricity and can be worn as normal cloth Professor Hwang Cheol Seong of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering and his research team recently invented a type of cloth that is woven with RRAM (Resistive Random-Access Memory) technology. The new memory cloth does not use any electricity and will be able to be worn like normal clothing. The...

‘Amazon Echo Show’ is Alexa that is able to show as well as tell. Voice controlled ‘Echo Show’ has a tablet-style screen from which users can make video or audio calls, control smart home devices.

Posted on May 20, 2017 by

Amazon Echo Show is a WiFi-enabled home device with a seven-inch screen that is the newest addition to its Alexa-powered Echo range of home hubs that plays media and responds to voice commands Echo Show brings you everything you love about Alexa, and now she can show you things. Watch video flash briefings and YouTube, see music lyrics, security cameras, photos, weather forecasts, to-do and shopping lists, and more. All hands-free—just ask. https://youtu.be/WQqxCeHhmeU &...

‘Google’s I/O conference’ Innovation – YouTube VR will enable shared 360 viewing parties with voice chat

Posted on May 19, 2017May 19, 2017 by

Google I/O (simply I/O) is an annual developer conference held by Google in San Francisco, California. I/O showcases technical in-depth sessions focused on building web, mobile, and enterprise applications with Google and open sources such as Android, Chrome and Chrome OS, APIs, Google Web Toolkit, App Engine, and more. One of the Innovation showcased: 'YouTube VR' which will enable shared 360 viewing parties with voice chat Engaging in virtual reality is typically a solitary experience. Y...

DARPA’s Tactical Technology Office (TTO) is looking for concepts for designing, developing, and testing advanced technology platforms that provide U.S. forces with overwhelming tactical and strategic advantage on – Virtual Proposers Day on Wednesday and Thursday, May 3-4, 2017

Posted on April 15, 2017 by

DARPA’s Tactical Technology Office (TTO) focuses on conceiving, designing, developing, and testing advanced technology platforms that provide U.S. forces with overwhelming tactical and strategic advantage, including vehicles, weapons, and other full-scale, potentially field-deployable systems. Whether designed to operate on the ground, at sea, in the air, in space or across domains, TTO platforms and supporting technologies have a common origin: as innovative ideas generated by program managers ...

DARPA’s Microsystems Technology is conducting competition for individuals and teams to demonstrates that they have devised the best collaborative framework yet for making sure the spectrum will be able to accommodate the ever-growing demand to use it

Posted on April 6, 2017April 6, 2017 by

Over the next three years, DARPA’s Microsystems Technology Office will hold a series of competitive events as the Agency’s next grand challenge—the Spectrum Collaboration Challenge (SC2)—unfolds. SC2 is the first-of-its-kind collaborative machine-learning competition to overcome scarcity in the radio frequency spectrum. Today, access to the spectrum is managed by dividing it into rigid, exclusively licensed bands. This human-driven process does not adapt to the dynamics of supply and demand, ...

DARPA explores approaches to store and process vast amounts of data using encoded molecules

Posted on April 2, 2017 by

As the complexity and volume of global digital data grows, so too does the need for more capable and compact means of processing and storing data. To address this challenge, DARPA has announced its Molecular Informatics program, which seeks a new paradigm for data storage, retrieval, and processing. Instead of relying on the binary digital logic of computers based on the Von Neumann architecture, Molecular Informatics aims to investigate and exploit the wide range of structural characteristics a...

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is instituting new Lifelong Learning Machines (L2M) program that seeks to develop the foundations for systems that might someday “learn” in much the way biological organisms do

Posted on March 19, 2017 by

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for the development of emerging technologies for use by the military. DARPA was created in February 1958 as the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Its purpose was to formulate and execute research and development projects to expand the frontiers of technology and science, with the aim to reach beyond immediate military requirements. DARPA...

Eindhoven University of Technology have developed wireless network based on harmless infrared rays that is 100 times faster and it never overloads

Posted on March 18, 2017March 18, 2017 by

Eindhoven University of Technology have developed a wireless network based on harmless infrared rays. Slow wi-fi is a source of irritation that nearly everyone experiences. Wireless devices in the home consume ever more data, and it’s only growing, and congesting the wi-fi network. Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology have come up with a surprising solution: a wireless network based on harmless infrared rays. The capacity is not only huge (more than 40Gbit/s per ray) but also the...

Researchers from Empa in St. Gallen, Switzerland have developed optic fibers for sensors that are ideal for textiles

Posted on March 16, 2017 by

Researchers from Empa in St. Gallen have succeeded in producing optic fibers for sensors that are ideal for textiles. This would enable hospitals to monitor whether a patient is developing pressure sores, for instance. The special optic fiber can be manufactured directly into textiles as thread to make the emitters and detectors for a heart-rate sensor. Thanks to a melting technique, the team headed by Luciano Boesel from the materials research institution Empa produced what are know...

Google’s project Jacquard will be weaving technology into fabric, transforming everyday objects, like clothes, into interactive surfaces.

Posted on March 14, 2017 by

Project Jacquard makes it possible to weave touch and gesture interactivity into any textile using standard, industrial looms. Everyday objects such as clothes and furniture can be transformed into interactive surfaces. This is possible thanks to new conductive yarns, created in collaboration with our industrial partners. Jacquard yarn structures combine thin, metallic alloys with natural and synthetic yarns like cotton, polyester, or silk, making the yarn strong enough to be woven on any ind...

Researchers at North Carolina State University have created a “nano-accordion” material that conducts electricity and is transparent, flexible, and stretchable

Posted on March 12, 2017 by

Researchers from North Carolina State University have created stretchable, transparent conductors that work because of the structures’ “nano-accordion” design. The conductors could be used in a wide variety of applications, such as flexible electronics, stretchable displays or wearable sensors. Multifunctional nano-accordion structures exhibiting a unique combination of conductivity, stretchability, and transparency are fabricated through a combination of nanolithography and atomic layer depo...

‘x.ai’ is a artificial intelligence digital personal assistant that schedules meetings for business customers.

Posted on February 17, 2017February 17, 2017 by

Founded in 2014, x.ai builds and maintains an artificial intelligence powered personal assistant that schedules meetings for our business customers. Backed by its founders and located in New York City. We are fast moving from the app era to the era of the intelligent agent. Over the next half decade, we’ll witness the birth of hundreds if not thousands of autonomous intelligent agents. x.ai makes an artificial intelligence personal assistant who schedules meetings for you. By defini...

‘Nucleus’ is a internet-connected ‘anywhere Intercom’ that is also amazon’s alexa enabled

Posted on February 13, 2017 by

'Nucleus' is an internet-connected intercom that supports voice and video and the founder Jonathan Frankel's vision is to change the way we live and communicate in digital world and make it easier. Nucleus aims to reinvent the home intercom. It's also designed to be an all-in-one, voice-activated control panel for the connected home. At a glance, the Nucleus is a device that looks very much like a tablet. It measures 9 by 7 inches and it is 0.9 inches thick. It weighs about 2.1 pounds. But...

Sgnl is the smart strap that enables you to answer phone calls through your fingertip

Posted on February 10, 2017 by

Sgnl is the smart strap that enables you to answer phone calls through your fingertip. Simply place your fingertip to your ear while speak through the embedded microphone. Replace your existing watch strap with Sgnl and you’re done, whether you wear a classic watch or an Apple Watch, Samsung Gear, or Pebble Time. There's no one who never lost their earphone in their lifetime. With Sgnl, you can keep your cell phone alone in your pocket and simply raise your hand to answer a phone call w...

Senstone is a wearable intelligent voice recorder that records voice memos, organizes them, and then translates them into text.

Posted on February 9, 2017February 9, 2017 by

Senstone is an “Intelligent Wearable Voice Recorder” – the first of its kind, according to Senstone Founder and CEO Nazar Fedorchuk. The concept for this device is simple: touch the device to activate it and take voice notes that will be automatically organized and synced to the cloud, automatically. https://youtu.be/Vbxvh_PpKI4 Senstone device is “backed by AI” in the cloud and uses your smartphone as a conduit to the Internet. There's also a Senstone app that you download onto your sm...

Norton Core is a wireless router that provides security from cyber-threats for all connected devices in your home.

Posted on January 28, 2017 by

Norton Core is a wireless router that secures your digital life, while delivering the highest level of performance. Core uses advanced machine learning and Symantec’s global intelligence network to defend your home WiFi—and every device connected to it—against malware, viruses, hackers and much more. Norton Core is a wireless router that provides security from cyber-threats for all connected devices in your home. Core is a performance powerhouse, it provides 4K streaming with a 4x4 MU-MIMO...

‘SensorTile’ is a sensing and connectivity hub ideal for developing products such as wearables, gaming accessories, smart-home and IoT devices.

Posted on January 25, 2017 by

'SensorTile' is a sensing and connectivity hub ideal for developing products such as wearables, gaming accessories, smart-home and IoT devices. It has small sensor board with MEMS accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, pressure sensor, and a MEMS microphone STMicroelectronics’ 13.5mm x 13.5mm 'SensorTile' is currently the smallest turnkey sensor board of its type, containing a MEMS accelerometer, gyroscope, magnetometer, pressure sensor, and a MEMS microphone. With the on-board low-power ST...

Epson’s augmented reality smart glasses

Posted on January 24, 2017 by

MOVERIO. Explore how the Epson MOVERIO family of smart eyewear is transforming today's activities with tomorrow's vision. The Epson Moverio BT-300 is the third iteration of the company's smart eyeglass lineup. It comes with a new lightweight form factor - 20% lighter than the BT-200 range - that has a 'Google' feel and is equipped with an OLED display, which projects an image in front of the eyes that feels around 80 inches in size. https://youtu.be/hhYPqF3aHUs Battery life on...

Graphene may be the new “miracle material” of the 21st century

Posted on January 23, 2017 by

Superconductivity is a phenomenon of exactly zero electrical resistance and expulsion of magnetic flux fields occurring in certain materials when cooled below a characteristic critical temperature. Electrical resistance in metals arises because electrons propagating through the solid are scattered due to deviations from perfect translational symmetry. These are produced either by impurities (giving rise to a temperature independent contribution to the resistance) or the phonons - lattice vibr...

MIT Media Lab and Berklee’s Institute have started Open Music Initiative (OMI) to dramatically simplify the way music creators and rights owners are identified and compensated using blockchain-inspired open and interoperable digital rights management platform.

Posted on January 14, 2017 by

Berklee’s Institute for Creative Entrepreneurship (BerkleeICE) announced today a groundbreaking initiative called the Open Music Initiative (OMI) to dramatically simplify the way music creators and rights owners are identified and compensated—a thorny issue that has challenged the music industry and stifled creator incomes and industry revenues since the dawn of the digital era. The effort will combine BerkleeICE’s expertise in the music industry with the MIT Media Lab’s expertise in decentraliz...

‘Location-based tools’ provide real-time insights to connect with consumer.

Posted on January 14, 2017 by

As mobile devices have become an integral part of our lives, it presents an opportunity for marketers to tap on to location-based marketing. Location-based tool is one that uses and streamlines all these types of data streams to then connects with the consumer in real-time. Internet of Things (IoT) has been a game changer; changing the way we live, work and entertain ourselves. It is impacting all types of businesses, above all their ability to connect and control their environments. With all...

Human body generates enough energy to charge iphone.

Posted on December 30, 2016 by

Electricity is found throughout the human body. The flow of charged ions causes your heart to beat and your muscles to contract. But nowhere in the body is electrical activity better documented than the brain, which contains roughly a hundred billion electrically conductive, biological wires. Electricity is found throughout the human body. The flow of charged ions causes your heart to beat and your muscles to contract. But nowhere in the body is electrical activity better documented than the ...

Visible Light Communication – Transmit data wirelessly using beams of light

Posted on December 30, 2016December 30, 2016 by

Visible light communication (VLC) is a data communications variant which uses visible light between 400 and 800 THz (780–375 nm). VLC is a subset of optical wireless communications technologies. The technology uses fluorescent lamps (ordinary lamps, not special communications devices) to transmit signals at 10 kbit/s, or LEDs for up to 500 Mbit/s. Low rate[vague] data transmissions at 1 and 2 kilometres (0.6 and 1.2 mi) were demonstrated. RONJA achieves full Ethernet speed (10 Mbit/s) over the ...

‘CubeSat’ micro satellite for students

Posted on December 28, 2016 by

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...

Carnegie Mellon University has developed adaptive traffic lights using Artificial Intelligence for real-time traffic tracking and pattern recognition

Posted on December 26, 2016 by

About six years ago, Stephen Smith was stopped at a traffic light in East Liberty, driving home from Carnegie Mellon University. The robotics professor had been working over a tricky problem — how to make urban traffic flow more efficiently. Computer simulations showed his proposed system worked, but he needed a place to test it amidst aggressive drivers, slow buses and errant pedestrians. And then he saw it: At the traffic light, mounted on a pole, was a camera. Smith, 63, had no experien...

How Government Is Changing To Be More like Amazon

Posted on December 20, 2016 by

Ours has become an "experience economy" in which people have shifted from passive consumption of products or services to active participation in the process. Recognizing this shift, many companies now invest in the delivery of experiences -- what might be called the Amazon-ification of retailing. Innovation activities with a human-centered design principle powered by a thorough understanding of what people want and need and what they like or dislike about the way a particular service is provi...

UCLA team makes step toward long-lasting, fast-charging and high-powered energy storage

Posted on December 15, 2016 by

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...

H&T Presspart, Cohero Health launch connected metered-dose inhaler

Posted on December 12, 2016 by

H&T Presspart and Cohero Health said today that the companies have launched a connected metered-dose inhaler designed to improve adherence and optimize care for patients with asthma and COPD. It is the 1st connected inhaler integrated with Cohero Health’s BreatheSmart comprehensive respiratory disease management platform. The 2 companies developed the metered-dose inhaler over the course of a multi-year agreement. Improving patient adherence is vital, the companies said, as less than half...

Blippar app allows users to point their smartphone camera at any object and be given a slew of information about it.

Posted on December 7, 2016 by

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 ...