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(Video) Toonify Yourself - Your Chance to Become a Disney Character
[Product]
2020/10/26 09:09
It was a website called Toonify Yourself rolled out by developers Justin Pinkney and Doron Adler that uses deep learning to toonify images of faces. As they explain the solution was created after Doron fine-tuned a faces model on a dataset of various characters from animated films. The model picked up key elements of what a cartoon character looks like based on a couple hundred of images. The d...
Global Smart Speaker Market 2021 Forecast
[Business]
2020/10/26 09:08
Global smart speaker market set to reach 163 million units in 2021.The latest Canalys forecast expects the global smart speaker market, including smart displays, to reach 163 million units in 2021, a growth of 21%. In 2020, Mainland China, which has the COVID-19 pandemic under control, will lead, growing 16%, while the rest of the market is expected to grow 3% as countries continue to battle th...
Print These Electronic Circuits Directly Onto Skin
[Tech]
2020/10/26 09:07
Room-temperature sintering enables skin sensors for vital signs. On-body sensors, such as electrodes and temperature sensors, were directly printed and sintered on the skin surface.New circuits can get printed directly on human skin to help monitor vital signs, a new study finds. Wearable electronics are growing increasingly more comfortable and more powerful. A next step for such devices might...
(Paper) 'Smart Windows' Darken to Cool, Become Solar Panels When Hot
[Tech]
2020/10/26 09:06
The smart windows, developed at NREL, provide a cleaner cooling solution than AC. Anyone who lives in a hot country knows that blackout blinds don't only keep the light out, they also keep the heat out. But what if, instead of simply blocking that light, we could harvest it for energy?Scientists have recently unveiled new research into "smart windows" that not only change color automatically wh...
Some Rich People are Getting Even Richer During the Pandemic
[Investing]
2020/10/26 09:05
But according to a new report, global wealth is set to grow more slowly in the coming yearsONE OF THE most striking things about the global rich these days is just how quickly they manage to make, and lose, money. In March, when markets plunged around the world amid worries about the covid-19 pandemic, Jeff Bezos, the boss of Amazon, lost $27bn of his wealth, according to the Bloomberg Billiona...
(Video) This Smart Robot Is The Perfect Quarantine Companion For Youngsters - Xiaole
[Design]
2020/10/26 09:04
Quarantine has been an adjustment period for everyone, but especially for young children who only got a taste of what socializing and education could offer prior to the onset of today’s global pandemic. The world is most likely forever changed as a result, which true creatives embrace accordingly. Designers behind products like Xiaole, an educational company robot for young minds, adapt to tod...
The Medisight : Air Purifying Face Shield + Smart Display Concept
[Design]
2020/10/26 09:03
Medical workers, who are on the front-lines of this pandemic, need the best protection against the virus. Traditional medical masks are cheap and effective but can be uncomfortable to wear for long periods because the material prevents fresh air from coming in. (After months of consistently wearing masks, most of us are probably familiar with the unpleasant sensation of wearing one after a big...
(Patent) Here’s How Apple Imagined AirTags Would Work
[Tech]
2020/10/25 09:10
Two Massive Master Patents covering Apple AirTags has been Published illustrating many styles and ApplicationsOn Tuesday it was leaked by LOvetodream that Apple's rumored AirTags Bluetooth tracking devices could launch imminently and will be available in two size options. Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published what I dub as master patent applications from Apple regarding their fut...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Sustainability in Packaging : Inside the Minds of US Consumers
[Business]
2020/10/25 09:09
The pandemic is reshaping their views about sustainable packaging materials in ways that will force the whole value chain to act quickly.The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly transformed consumer behavior in several ways: sparking higher price sensitivity, accelerating online shopping across all categories, and causing shoppers to focus even more on health, wellness, and hygiene. Consumer attitudes...
