The researchers developed their new motion capture tech by first training it on a range of dogs wearing motion capture suits.The motion capture technology that enables the fluid movements of your favorite video game character or lets a coach assess the biomechanics of an elite athlete is incredibly powerful, but requires expensive equipment to recreate the complex movement of subjects in digita...

This Sunday, take a moment to breathe. Every June 21, International Yoga Day highlights the practice of what some see as a fitness activity, but others believe to be a much more spiritual undertaking. Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, many yoga studios have closed their doors, resulting in yoga and meditation fans having to resort to home practice through online courses and yoga apps.The a...

Here’s an award winning concept, CheerPod, an all-in-one wireless mouse, touchpad, and laser pointer. It’s a small gadget designed to work with your PC, iPad, Mac, tablet, smartphone, or smart TV.CheerPod offers you a portable solution for go-anywhere controller with powerful functions including touch gestures, air mode, and PPT controller, a nice companion to our already powerful mobile devi...

The way people choose and consume their food is changing, and it’s encouraging a sweeping shift from animal-based to plant-based food products.Whether it’s from the perspective of environmental impact, cruelty to animals, or health benefits, meatless diets are quickly becoming a new normal for people around the world—but where did it all begin?Today’s infographic unearths the origins of veg...

The one thing I have missed the most during quarantine is going to cafes because I have now realized that someone else making coffee for me is a joy I took for granted. Baristas often aren’t respected enough for their craft and maybe it is so because people can’t visually see their process. So Starbucks has redesigned the bulky espresso machine to a slim, sleek tower that uses the bottom-fill...

Retail banks have a prominent role to play in guiding the world toward economic recovery, while preserving the health of their organizations.The COVID-19 health crisis has reshaped the global economy and society. Retail banks, like most companies, face an urgent imperative to reimagine themselves, with COVID-19 accelerating consumer behavior shifts and causing significant earnings challenges gi...

While makers of mixed reality headsets move closer each year to convincingly merging the real and digital worlds as users see and hear them, input — the ability to interact within VR or AR environments — remains challenging, as controllers are still necessary for most interactions. This week, Arizona State University researchers demonstrated a potential alternative called FMKit, enabling head...

U.S. patent application, 20200196151, discloses a wearable device that establishes a verified session with a host device when present in its vicinity. The user may then access sensitive information stored in or otherwise accessible in the host device from the wearable device. The figure below depicts a wearable device communicating wirelessly with a host device.Patent Application : https://bit....

Some businesses have boomed, and others have gone bust due to the COVID-19 crisis — without question, live events is one sector that has been hit hardest. But as the world adapts to a new way of working, online events are seeing a surge in demand, with tech behemoths such as Apple transitioning their traditionally offline conferences into the virtual realm.And this shift is at least partly why...