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Fuji envisions 400TB tape drive

Fujifilm announced a technological breakthrough that will allow it to construct a massive 400 terabyte tape cartridge by the end of the decade.

Jul 03, 2020 report

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When speech assistants listen even though they shouldn't

Researchers from Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) and the Bochum Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Cyber Security and Privacy have investigated which words inadvertently activate voice assistants. They compiled a list of English, ...

Jul 03, 2020

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Facebook designs ultra-thin VR eyeglasses

Facebook said this week it has developed the thinnest virtual reality headset in the world. Although it remains a prototype for now, the device does away with the bulky boxlike headgear commonly associated with virtual reality ...

Jul 02, 2020 report

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Coronavirus: NASA invented a wearable that reminds you not to touch your face

Touching your face is a difficult habit to break, so NASA set out to invent a solution.

Jun 30, 2020

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New open-source software aims to reduce cybersickness in VR use

Cybersickness, or motion sickness during the use of virtual reality, can be a major roadblock to the development and adoption of augmented and virtual reality technology. Now researchers at UTSA have built GingerVR, the first ...

Jun 29, 2020

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Shedding light (and sound) on hidden IoT devices in your next hotel room

More than 1 in 10 Airbnb guests have found hidden cameras in their rooms, according to a survey of 2,000 people conducted last year. This isn't unique to Airbnb; hidden cameras have been found in hotels and hostels all around ...

Jun 26, 2020

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Photo finish: end of an era as Olympus sells camera division

It's the end of an era: Japan's Olympus said Wednesday it is selling its struggling camera division to focus on medical equipment—now the major portion of the storied firm's business.

Jun 24, 2020

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WWDC: Apple Watch help with handwashing and a few other things you need to know

Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, which kicked off with a keynote by CEO Tim Cook on Monday, had a different vibe.

Jun 24, 2020

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Your emotions are the new hot commodity—and there's an app for that

Emotions are the newest hot commodity, and we can't get enough.

Jun 23, 2020

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Apple previews new iPhone software, changes to Mac chips

Apple on Monday provided a glimpse at upcoming software changes designed to make the iPhone even easier to use and also announced a long-anticipated shift to a new type of chip to power its line of Mac computers.