Myths and risks in app that gives you peek into older self
A popular app that uses artificial intelligence to transform your current face into your younger and older selves is under fire for privacy concerns.
Jul 17, 2019
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Flying blind: Apps help visually impaired navigate airport
Navigating airports can be tricky. They're loud, crowded and not always laid out intuitively. They're even more challenging for visually impaired people.
Jul 08, 2019
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Engineering
New e-tattoo enables accurate, uninterrupted heart monitoring for days
The leading cause of death in Texas is heart disease, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, accounting for more than 45,000 deaths statewide in 2017. A new wearable technology made from stretchy, lightweight ...
Jun 20, 2019
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Internet
New platform acts as a gatekeeper to ensure web services adhere to a user's custom data restrictions
A new platform developed by MIT and Harvard University researchers ensures that web services adhere to users' preferences on how their data are stored and shared in the cloud.
Feb 20, 2019
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Consumer & Gadgets
Matrix has PowerWatch 2 running on light and body heat
Forgive the Matrix PowerWatch 2 suggestion if it sounds like aggressive marketing: this is not jargon; this is a powerwatch. The watch uses solar and heat to power its varied functions, from health and fitness monitoring ...
Jan 07, 2019 weblog
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Why health apps are like the Wild West, with Apple just riding into town
The heart rate monitor built into the new Apple Watch has sparked sharp debate over its risks and benefits, even though the feature was cleared by the Food and Drug Administration.
Oct 18, 2018
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Your smartphone could soon be making your commute much less stressful
Apps that can detect what mode of transport phone users are travelling on and automatically offer relevant advice are set to become a reality after extensive data-gathering research led by the University of Sussex.
Oct 12, 2018
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Consumer & Gadgets
Should you be worried that Google wants to do all your chores?
Google will one day be able to drive a car for you. It can help you compose your e-mails and finish your thoughts now, automatically. And now, in a spooky view of the future, it can even make phone calls on your behalf.
May 12, 2018
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Smartphone 'scores' can help doctors track severity of Parkinson's disease symptoms
Parkinson's disease, a progressive brain disorder, is often tough to treat effectively because symptoms, such as tremors and walking difficulties, can vary dramatically over a period of days, or even hours.
Apr 06, 2018
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Consumer & Gadgets
Using AI to make push-notification apps smarter
A pair of researchers in Taiwan has developed an artificial intelligence system to filter smartphone push notifications, thus allowing only those the user wants. In a paper uploaded to the arXiv preprint server, TonTon Hsien-De ...
Mar 21, 2018 report
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Robotics
MekaMon robot from Reach Robotics is now ready for battle
(Tech Xplore)—Talk about game-changing robots. A UK team have created a robot weighing about 2.2 pounds that you just take out of the box and proceed to put together with an easy setup, to unleash it into play either in ...
Nov 20, 2017 weblog
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Privacy streams helps developers create privacy friendly apps
A smartphone app that uses the raw feed from the device's microphone or accesses its contact list can raise red flags for a user concerned about privacy. In many cases, however, the app doesn't need all the details that users ...
Sep 13, 2017
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An app for the perfect selfie: Algorithm direct user where to position camera for best photo
Computer scientists at the University of Waterloo have developed a smartphone app that helps people learn the art of taking great selfies.
Aug 02, 2017
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Consumer & Gadgets
Carnegie Mellon team hones tap concept for IoT items, shows prototype phone
(Tech Xplore)—Lights, washing machine, fridge, thermostat, alarms. Just a few of a growling list of smart items that will be able to obey instructions and relay information. Consumers will get deeper enmeshed in the Internet ...
May 10, 2017 weblog
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A day at the museum with Smartify app: Get comments, collect favorites
What is Smartify? A hint is there if you go up on their website, where you see people darting around a museum. Nice. They are not wearing clunky headphones and are not restricted to a circle of tourists where they have to ...
Mar 07, 2017 weblog
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