Consumer & Gadgets

Robocalls and scam calls persist during pandemic, so Americans have stopped answering the phone
Is it safe to answer the phone? Short answer: No. It's probably a robocall spammer.
Feb 15, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets

COVID-19 has made Americans lonelier than ever, but AI can help
"How does that make you feel?"
Feb 15, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets

Usability study of wearable inertial sensors for exergames (WISE) for movement assessment and exercise
Recent years have seen a brisk rise in development and deployment of digital health systems using such technologies as wearable sensors and embedded controllers to enhance access to medical diagnostics and treatments. Because ...
Feb 15, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets

A button that tells your boss you're unhappy: Why mental health wearables could be bad news at work
With gyms closed and millions cooped up and restless at home, it's little wonder that "healthtech" is now being billed as the next big battleground over which the likes of Microsoft, Apple and Google will fight. Chief among ...
Feb 09, 2021
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Google fitness app to catch breath and heart rate
Google on Thursday unveiled an upgraded fitness app which uses smartphone camera capabilities to measure respiration and heart rate.
Feb 04, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets

Samsung Galaxy S21 smartphones: Will upgraded and cheaper Android get iPhone users to switch?
The lower prices for Samsung's new Galaxy S21 phones may be the biggest feature to help the device maker defend its lead in the smartphone wars.
Feb 01, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets

Xiaomi device will charge devices from across a room
The multinational electronics company Xiaomi announced the development of a new power transmission system that can charge a cellphone from across a room without any wires or charging pads.
Jan 29, 2021 report
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A new technology to reduce motion sickness associated with VR headsets
Researchers in Korea have analyzed the symptoms of motion sickness that users may experience in VR content and developed a technology to reduce VR sickness using artificial intelligence. The technology is expected to be of ...
Jan 28, 2021
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Consumer & Gadgets

Ring will roll out $60 video doorbell in February
Owning a Ring video doorbell will soon be more affordable.
Jan 28, 2021
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Cleaning up noisy photos
Researchers writing in the International Journal of Arts and Technology, have proposed the use of the affine transformation to improve the performance of the edge fusion algorithms for removing noise from digital photographs, ...
Jan 28, 2021
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