If wearing Google Glass- a pair of smart glasses—on your face isn’t cool enough, you might want to take a look at Nokia’s new skirt. It’s made of 80 mobile phones! It’s believed to be the world’s first smart skirt and has been shown at London Fashion (时装)Week. The smar...
the result is less places to get out and take a break in the neighborhood. Cities need more of these places, not less. Just like cities need benches to sit down on, cities need cafes and low cost restaurants that people can use to get out and see people and get ...
while it works, I would have liked it to be higher in order to be even more effective. And I don’t know why there is no Gorilla Glass protection on a rugged smartphone that costs quite a bit of money. That’s redeemed by the use of monocular lens. There are three cameras on the...
To some it may seem like a comeback, but for many like me, it never left. This film has meant so much to me in my life: it’s like a good friend I met in college who stayed close to me four decades later. I can watch it any time, anywhere, and I often have since it first...
The Glass Castlechronicles Walls’ personal narrative of years of being raised by an alcoholic father and a self-absorbed mother. While the topic isn’t original (unfortunately, it’s a fate of many childhood experiences), Walls’ personal memoir stands out for her decision to design a life ...
activity monitoring, and the system started acquiring data from the piezoelectric sensor after 2 s. The two-second delay in acquiring the sensor signal was selected to allow the user time to pick up the glass of water or take the first bite of food after switching on the food-intake ...
Therefore, operators are looking for fast, reliable, and low-cost inspection services that allow for the operator to prioritize the maintenance activities and evaluate the material and human resources, as well as find the most convenient time to repair defects that were identified. This is smart ...
Some commentators look at today’s wearable devices, such as Google Glass and Apple Watch, and express disappointment. There are many ways these devices can be criticised. They lack style. They lack “must have” functionality. Their usability leaves a lot to be desired. Battery life is too ...
In Benjamin Franklin’s time, people would repair torn bills using a needle and thread. #45. The penny is the only coin where the figure faces right. Look at all the coins, and I challenge you to find another one that has the figure face right. ...
Raise a glass of cheer for another year of pandemic nonsense down the drain. Last month I said: it’s hard to believe we are in the pandemic, like it was about to be finished soon. Now what we got in December was almost a throwback to the beginning of the pandemic! Painful. I ...