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(Patent) Apple Wins a Patent for Head-to-Head Rotation Transform Estimation for Head Pose Tracking i
[Tech]
2023/05/10 09:09
Apple wins a Patent for Head-to-Head Rotation Transform Estimation for Head Pose Tracking in Spatial Audio Applications.Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking gives users a theater‑like experience for movies and shows, with sound that surrounds them. Using built-in gyroscopes and accelerometers, AirPods Max and your iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Apple TV track the subtle motion of your head, anchori...
(Video) Holoportation Box is a Sign of Things to Come for ASL Learning
[Product]
2023/05/10 09:08
President of Gallaudet University Roberta J. Cordana engages with attendees at the Visual-Centric Teaching and Learning Symposium via a hologram projection machine developed by Proto Inc.At a teaching symposium earlier this month, the world's only liberal arts university for deaf students explored the potential for remote learning by testing out a life-size holoportation device called the Epic...
MetMate AR Glasses Concept for Metropolitan Museum of Art
[Design]
2023/05/10 09:07
MetMate is a conceptual AR glasses specifically designed for Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. Wearing these glasses allow visitors to enjoy interactive exhibition experience, instead of having textbook information, they can get entertained and intriguing information, and AR contents. In the end, visitors leave museum not just as temporary experience but they will keep recalling that special d...
(Infographic) Visualizing Global Attitudes Towards AI
[Consumer]
2023/05/10 09:06
Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the fastest growing and most disruptive technologies in the world today. Because it has the potential to drastically impact society, it’s important to measure how people are feeling towards it.This infographic visualizes survey data from market research firm, Ipsos, to see how attitudes towards AI varies by country. By including each country’s GDP per ca...
(Paper) Office Overachievers Won't Be Happy About ChatGPT, Study Says
[Consumer]
2023/05/10 09:05
Customer support agents given access to a generative AI chatbot were 14% more productive, but those gains were much higher for lower-performing workers.Tech doomsayers and self-interested AI boosters have warned the rise of ChatGPT and other generative AI systems could wipe entry-level jobs or lower performers, but new research says experienced workers may actually have more to worry about. Cus...
Wendy’s Turns to AI-Powered Chatbots for Drive-Thru Orders
[Business]
2023/05/10 09:04
Wendy’s Co. will begin testing an artificial intelligence-powered chatbot next month that will talk to customers and take drive-thru orders, becoming the latest fast-food chain to employ the technology.The system, powered by Google Cloud’s AI software, will be as natural as talking to an employee and has the ability to understand speech and answer frequently asked questions, the company said....
Luvly Develops Flat-Pack Mini EV to be "Significantly More Energy-Efficient"
[Design]
2023/05/10 09:03
Stockholm tech company Luvly is set to launch Luvly O, a flat-pack mini electric car that it claims could be the future of urban transport.At just under 400 kilograms, the Luvly O weighs around a quarter of a typical electric vehicle (EV) and is "significantly more energy efficient and cheaper to buy and run than almost all ICE and electric cars," according to the brand."The light weight of the...
(PDF) Mckinsey - The Return of the Chinese Consumer ?
[Consumer]
2023/05/09 09:10
Retail sales, dining out, tourism, and property purchases have seen a healthy recovery in the first quarter of the year.2022 could be described as a year of resilience for the Chinese economy. Consumer confidence and consumption took a big hit, forcing decision-makers to rethink their strategies. Retail sales dipped slightly into negative territory (-0.4 percent), the first such decline in rece...
A Japanese Teahouse Prototype Made from Food Waste Debuts at Venice Biennale
[Design]
2023/05/09 09:09
A Japanese teahouse prototype made from food waste debuts at this year’s Venice Biennale.Japanese architecture and engineering firm Mitsubishi Jisho Design has unveiled details of a sustainable teahouse project at the upcoming Venice Architecture Biennale, which takes place from May 20th to November 26th in what is now its 18th edition.The Veneti-An Tea House prototype is included in the Europ...
