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Machine Learning Can Help Kids with Autism Recognize Emotions
[Tech]
2016/03/24 11:17
Gamifying this often daunting task could prove more effective than traditional methods.Recognizing and responding to emotional and mental states of others is one of the frequently reported symptoms for children with autism. By turning input from Narrative Clip, a wearable camera, and Microsoft’s emotion recognition software into a game, Autimood can help kids enhance their social skills in a f...
(Patent) Ortek's Electronic Device to Detect the Earliest Signs of Dental Cavities Awarded a U.S. Patent
[Tech]
2016/03/24 11:17
New Breakthrough Development in Dental Care Detects Pre-Cavity Lesions With 100% Accuracy. Ortek Therapeutics, Inc., a global leader in oral care innovations and microbiome technology, announced today that a U.S. Patent has been recently awarded for the Ortek ECD™ (ECD) dental device, a system for detecting early or pre-cavity lesions that cannot be readily detected by visual examination or x-...
More People Who Use Airbnb Don't Want to Go Back to Hotels
[Consumer]
2016/03/24 11:16
Airbnb is less than eight years old, but it has already caused massive changes in the way people travel. While consumers may have initially been hesitant to try the service, a new survey from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. shows that once they switch, they don't go back to hotels. According to a note sent out by Steven Kent and his team, a recent survey of 2,000 U.S. consumers had some pretty trouble...
(Video) Sony Future Lab Makes Alice’s Wonderland a Dash More Wonderful
[Tech]
2016/03/24 11:16
At SXSW, augmented reality brought a favorite storybook to psychedelic life.Imagine opening a book and seeing it come to life—no special glasses required. What if the characters reacted to your hand gestures and daily objects and were are absorbed as elements in the story. Sony Future Lab has unveiled a device that transforms any flat surface into an augmented display, complete with touch cont...
(Video) This Berlin Supermarket Has a Vertical Micro-Farm Inside It - INFARM
[Business]
2016/03/24 11:16
INFARM is bringing fresh greens and herbs into the supermarket with its tiny vertical farms, which both grow and display the produce.While large-scale vertical urban farms may not be viable everywhere, scaled-down versions of this space-efficient growing method have been shown to be a potential good choice for a green small business, and the introduction of a new micro-scale offering from INFAR...
(Video) World's Most Compact Stroller - GOODBABY Pockit
[Product]
2016/03/24 11:16
Smallest folded stroller: GoodBaby breaks Guinness World Records record.Designed for urban parents the GB Pockit Stroller weighs just 4.3 kilograms, and has storage space underneath for almost 5 kilograms worth of goods; at just 35cm x 30cm x 18cm, is able to fold up to the size of a large handbag, setting the new world record for the Smallest commercially available folded stroller, according t...
SPUD Puts a 24-Inch Display In Your Back Pocket
[Product]
2016/03/24 11:16
The SPUD promises ultra-sharp images made by rear projection on a vinyl-composite screen.Sure there are portable monitors you can take along with you to increase the screen real estate of your laptop. You can even use your iPad as a second monitor with an app like Duet. But neither of those options will give you what you're really craving – a take-with-you display that expands to a full-sized...
(Video) The Future of Coffee is Here - Chewable Coffee, Go Cubes
[Product]
2016/03/23 10:48
As The New York Times noted, this year’s SXSWi underscored the extent to which technology is no longer just a product category but rather is now a lifestyle. One indicator of such was the buzz surrounding Go Cubes, a “chewable coffee” product intended to overcome traditional java’s shortcomings, like caffeine inconsistency and jitteriness. The portable stimulants deliver a carefully calibra...
(PDF) China Is On an Epic Solar Energy Binge
[Business]
2016/03/23 10:46
It’s worth taking a minute to appreciate the sheer scale of what China is doing in solar right now. In 2015, the country added more than 15 gigawatts of new solar capacity, surpassing Germany as the world’s largest solar power market. China now has 43.2 gigawatts of solar capacity, compared with38.4 gigawatts in Germany and 27.8 in the United States.According to new projections, it seems that...
