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(Patent) Intel Aims to Patent a Method to Generate Spatial Audio Based on Computer Vision
[Tech]
2022/03/22 09:09
U.S. patent application, US20220007127, discusses a method to generate spatial audio based on computer vision. The method includes determining a position of an audio source based on an image generated via a camera and applying an audio spatialization filter to an audio signal generated by a microphone based on the position of the audio source. The figure below illustrates an input device with a...
(Infographic) The World’s Billionaires, by Generation
[Consumer]
2022/03/22 09:08
What similarities do the world’s billionaires share? What are their differences?At the age of 12, Elon Musk built his first video game. Similarly, Mark Zuckerberg shared an interest in computer programming, building a simple messaging platform at the same age. The co-founder of Oracle, Larry Ellison, developed programming skills at college. All three span different generations and made their f...
(Paper) MIT - When It Comes to AI, Can We Ditch The Datasets ?
[Tech]
2022/03/22 09:07
A machine-learning model for image classification that’s trained using synthetic data can rival one trained on the real thing, a study shows.Huge amounts of data are needed to train machine-learning models to perform image classification tasks, such as identifying damage in satellite photos following a natural disaster. However, these data are not always easy to come by. Datasets may cost mill...
The PAAVA Portable Speaker is Designed with the Bowling Pin as an Inspiration
[Design]
2022/03/22 09:06
PAAVA Portable Speaker won’t easily fall or slide off a surface.How do you address the issue of a portable speaker rolling and falling? Some models don’t even have a proper grip, so they easily slide off a surface. An industrial designer came up with a new design that won’t easily fall off.Stalin Jr., an architect and industrial designer, designed the PAAVA Portable Speaker with the bowling...
Where The Crypto Hype is Taking Over
[Investing]
2022/03/22 09:05
In India, the number of crypto users more than doubled from 7 per cent to 18 per cent from 2019-21.Cryptocurrencies, even the jokey ones, are part of a robust, well-funded ideological movement that has serious implications for our political and economic future. Credit: Reuters File PhotoFor years, cryptocurrency seemed like the kind of fleeting tech trend most people could safely ignore but its...
Ground-Breaking New Batteries for Remote Communities
[Product]
2022/03/22 09:04
A new generation of sodium-ion batteries is designed to bring clean, affordable, and sustainable power to some of the poorest and most remote regions.UK-based renewable energy and battery specialist AceOn has teamed up with battery pioneer AMTE Power to use next generation solar-powered energy storage units to bring electricity to remote sub-Saharan African communities. AceOn has developed the...
Bizarre Treehouse Surrounds Hotel Guests with Feathery Friends - Big's TreeH
[Design]
2022/03/22 09:03
Biosphere is being created for the Treehotel project in Sweden, which showcases several bespoke hotel rooms by some of Scandinavia's most respected architects.The Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) has produced more than its fair share of out-of-the-box designs, but the firm's latest project is one of its most unusual in some time. Looking a bit like a large round pinecone among the trees, the Biosphere...
(PDF) Pew - AI and Human Enhancement
[Consumer]
2022/03/21 09:10
Americans’ Openness Is Tempered by a Range of Concerns. Public views are tied to how these technologies would be used, what constraints would be in place.Developments in artificial intelligence and human enhancement technologies have the potential to remake American society in the coming decades. A new Pew Research Center survey finds that Americans see promise in the ways these technologies c...
(Paper) Disney - Stackable ‘Holobricks’ Can Make Giant 3D Images
[Tech]
2022/03/21 09:09
Researchers have developed a new method to display highly realistic holographic images using ‘holobricks’ that can be stacked together to generate large-scale holograms.The researchers, from the University of Cambridge and Disney Research, developed a holobrick proof-of-concept, which can tile holograms together to form a large seamless 3D image. This is the first time this technology has bee...
