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Where Health App Usage Is Most Common
[Consumer]
2020/10/14 09:05
Chinese and Indians are most likely to use health apps and are also the most willing to pay when it comes to using your phone or smartwatch to track your health and wellness. This is according to the Statista Global Consumer Survey, which quizzed people on their health app use.Americans were found to be using health apps very commonly but were also the biggest freeloaders when it comes to healt...
Neuromorphic Computing : How the Brain-Inspired Technology Powers the Next-Generation of AI
[Tech]
2020/10/14 09:04
Brain-inspired computing for Machine Intelligence emerges as neuromorphic chips after over 30 years it was first developed.As a remarkable product of evolution, the human brain has a baseline energy footprint of about 20 watts; this gives the brain the power to process complex tasks in milliseconds. Today’s CPUs and GPUs dramatically outperform the human brain for serial processing tasks. Howe...
From Amazon to FedEx, This Eco-Friendly Transport Pod Concept is the Solution
[Design]
2020/10/14 09:03
When you order a package online, it likely travels hundreds (maybe thousands) of miles to reach your doorstep. Until Tesla unveils a fleet of eco-friendly delivery trucks, designers should focus on smaller-scale solutions to reduce carbon emissions. For instance, you don’t need a gasoline-powered truck to drive through residential neighborhoods, stopping in-between each house. Instead of burni...
(Paper) Google is Developing Real-Time, Automatic Sign Language Detection for Video Conferencing
[Tech]
2020/10/13 09:10
Video conferencing should be accessible to everyone, including users who communicate using sign language. However, since most video conference applications transition window focus to those who speak aloud, it makes it difficult for signers to “get the floor” so they can communicate easily and effectively. Enabling real-time sign language detection in video conferencing is challenging, since a...
(PDF) Mckinsey - Agriculture’s Connected Future : How Technology Can Yield New Growth
[Business]
2020/10/13 09:09
One of the oldest industries must embrace a digital, connectivity-fueled transformation in order to overcome increasing demand and several disruptive forces.The agriculture industry has radically transformed over the past 50 years. Advances in machinery have expanded the scale, speed, and productivity of farm equipment, leading to more efficient cultivation of more land. Seed, irrigation, and f...
(Paper) MIT - Anticipating Heart Failure with Machine Learning
[Tech]
2020/10/13 09:08
Many health issues are tied to excess fluid in the lungs. A new algorithm can detect the severity by looking at a single X-ray.A patient’s exact level of excess fluid often dictates the doctor’s course of action, but making such determinations is difficult and requires clinicians to rely on subtle features in X-rays that sometimes lead to inconsistent diagnoses and treatment plans.To better h...
The History of Portable Music
[Product]
2020/10/13 09:07
When Sony introduced the first Walkman in 1979, the portable, if clunky, cassette player was a total gamechanger.It freed music lovers around the world from the shackles of only being able to listen to their favorite tunes at home or while driving a car and brought music everywhere. Much to the disdain of some people that saw the Walkman as “a potent symbol of an antisocial electronic future”...
(Patent) Apple Seeks a Patent for Configuring Wearable Devices Based on Images
[Tech]
2020/10/13 09:06
U.S. patent application, US20200319603, discloses a technique for easy and efficient pairing between a wearable device and an electronic device by obtaining an image of the wearable device. The image may include a code associated with the wearable device that is used for enhanced configuration while pairing. The figure below depicts a simple block diagram of the technique.Patent Application : h...
5G Smartphones Reach 14% of U.S. Sales as Average Price Drops by 30%
[Business]
2020/10/13 09:05
As the only successor to the 4G cellular technology used in smartphones and mobile computers, 5G was guaranteed to be a hit at some point — the only real question was how long it would take to truly go mainstream. 5G Smartphones Account for 14% of Total US Smartphone Sales in Aug5G smartphones to make up around 20% of total sales in 2020.Apple to drive 5G adoption in Q4 2020 with iPhone 12 lin...
