Thinkware iNAVI KE100 GPS navigation system
March 18, 2010
Thinkware of Korea will roll out its iNAVI KE100 GPS navigation system that coming March 22nd, where it will feature their very own upgraded 3D electronic map known as the iNAVI Real 3D. Other specifications include a 7" high-resolution LCD display, a rather speedy 900MHz processor, SiRF V6 GPS, integrated DMB, video and audio playback, multiple sensors as well as a speedier search operate in its software. It will come with 8GB of internal memory as well, making that a nifty traveling companion.
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Socks that detect stress
March 18, 2010
Just in case you are overworked at the office and can't tell that all those palpitations and sweaty palms are but the results of stress, here's a pair of socks from ETH Zurich’s Electronics Laboratory that will monitor your stress levels so that you can identify the tipping point to prevent burnout and depression more effectively. Since our body secretes more sweat when under stress, sensors have been included into normal socks so that it can get to work, knowing just how much stress you have accumulated by the week to supply you with a warning to slow down and take things easy.
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GM’s Enhanced Vision System Uses Augmented Reality
March 17, 2010
The folks by at GM have come up with a rather interesting system dubbed the Enhanced Vision System. The system was designed with safety in mind, and uses Heads up Display (HUD) technology and the increasingly popular augmented reality concept together. By utilizing front-facing sensors, as well as in-vehicle cameras that are tasked with tracking the driver’s head and eyes, the system is able to overlay road lines on the windshield and even read road signs to help you out, in the event that the weather is poor and visibility is low. It certainly seems quite cool, and something we wouldn’t mind appearing in our cars. There isn’t any mention whether or when the technology will produce it to consumer vehicles, but we do have a video on it after the jump.
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Mamiya DM40 is pretty desirable
March 8, 2010
Mamiya heats up the diggital photography market with its DM40, a 40-megapixel medium-format body that is more than capable of managing 60fps frames per minute, which basically places it as the speediest in its class where sensors are concerned. Retailing for a whopping $19,990 however, you will definitely be pretty well off whether you were to bring that puppy home. All photos taken are stored on the CompactFlash card, while FireWire output makes it a snap to transfer a few GBs worth of photos without wasting too much of your precious duration.
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Skinput sends skin crawling
March 2, 2010
Resistive touchscreens are currently losing ground to capacitive screens, but the folks at the Carnegie Mellon University and Microsoft are collaborating on a new touchscreen which will see action on your body, known as Skinput. What makes that different is its ability to recognize what body part you have tapped, and based on the sound which was generated on either skin, muscle or bone. You will need to strap on an armband containing piezoelectric cantilevers, which are sensors that measure pressure, acceleration and force, while a pico projector that is the same as those found in handsets to beam the user interface on your skin. Looks like a great way to get all sensitive feely with a lady of your choice, eh, through the Skinput interface?
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Sensors could help save firefighters lives
February 23, 2010
A couple of professors at Worcester Polytechnic Institute are currently filling up a building with extremely expensive sensors which took 10 years to create, only to burn down the building in the name of science. Should the "experiment" prove to be successful, thereupon that technology could potentially help save the lives of firefighters a minute before the flashover occurs - which is when a room hits 1,100 degrees Fahrenheit. Sounding off a minute before that happens, the precious 60 seconds could help save lives of countless firefighters in the future. Assuming all goes well in that analysis, it will still take a few more years to perfect such technology.
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fuRo WIND Allows You To Control Robots Via Your Movements
February 8, 2010
The folks by at fuRo (Future Robotics Technology Center) have come up with the WIND (Wireless Intelligent Networked Device), which is a wearable robot controller. So instead of having to fiddle with buttons, keyboards and joysticks, you’ll be able to wear that, and the sensors in the vest will translate your movements into commands that will wirelessly control a robot. The WIND uses a SiP (System in Package) chip, which offers the full functionality of a personal computer on a without semiconductor. whether you’re still wondering how all that is possible, you’ve got to see it to believe it.
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