#Anti-Radiation Glasses Protect Against Computer Eye Strain Zappi glasses are designed to protect the wearer eyes from the harmful light given off by digital devices such as smartphones, tablets and computers.
and looking at screens, Zappi founder and CEO Andy Jones decided to help guard people eyes against the damage of UV and blue light.
Zappi computer and gaming eyewear guards against these two specific wavelengths by filtering out the artificial blue light and offering UV 400 protection.
The nonprescription glasses are aimed at people who don normally wear glasses but view digital screens on a regular basis.
They minimize radiation from electromagnetic waves surrounding screens and are designed for use with smartphones, computers, tablets, gaming screens and TVS.
They also help reduce glare for those driving at night. The glasses are made from impact-resistant polycarbonate
with a scratch-resistant lens that also reduces glare to the eyes. The lenses provide UV 400 protection,
which blocks 99.9 percent of harmful rays thanks to a special anti-reflective coating on both sides that filters out the harmful blue light.
The computer and gaming glasses are aimed at every member of the family. Currently raising funds on Indiegogo, Zappi perks offer pairs for children (£25) and adults (£30),
It uses remote control technology to function without cables, transmitters or external recorders and it even waterproof.
The Instamic charges via any USB cord, and can record up to four hours of audio in one charge.
It can be controlled wirelessly via Bluetooth within a 30-foot range, making it easy to follow a subject movements.
No more fussing with the exact positioning of the microphone. Instamic can be attached or clipped to nearly any surface,
#Amazon Turns to Artificiai Intelligence to Combat Fake Reviews Amazon is using artificial intelligence to combat fake product reviews
It is employing a new AI machine-learning system that the online retailer built in-house to boost the prominence and weight of verified customer purchase reviews, those marked as helpful by other users and newer, more up-to-date critiques
on its site. The system will bring what Amazon thinks are more accurate reviews to the top
The algorithm will improve over time, Amazon told technology site Cnet. Its first effects may not be visible for some time as the work only began on Friday.
Customer reviews have become the cornerstone of trust in the online shopping world. Where users cannot see in person what the products are like before they buy them,
the ratings and reviews of users who have bought supposedly them before can make or break a product.
Can you trust that five star review? That means marketers have taken to attempting to influence star ratings,
especially in the initial stages of a product going on sale on any particular site. They post fake, inflationary reviews or pay users to do so on their behalf.
The practice known as stroturfingfake grassroots campaigns is widespread across a variety of sites and services.
Amazon, as one of the world largest online retailers, is a significant target. But Amazon also indicated that its system will be capable of differentiating between original products
and those modified to fix issues or customer complaints sold through the same listing. The reviews of the fixed product will be used to outweigh older ones of the broken product to create a more consistent and useful rating of the product users would receive now.
Astroturfing is confined not to retailers. Tripadvisor and other travel sites are affected also heavily by the practice. e have a whole team dedicated to the problem of fake reviews,
To maintain user trust, more and more sites that host user reviews will have to implement smarter and smarter systems to prevent abuse.
Amazon AI-based system will be watched closely by both competitors and creators. If it works it could end astroturfing as we know it today
#Power Up Your Tesla with Footsteps An experiment charges electric cars through floor tiles that absorb footstep energypavegen,
the start-up that develops tech to collect footfall energy, has collaborated with Tesla in an experiment to charge cars through the power of the footstep.
The test was a success and demonstrates the wealth of energy we create with each step.
While a single footstep will not solve our fossil fuel problems or give enough energy to even move the car by an inch,
foot traffic on London busy Oxford street can generate enough energy in a day to drive an electric car 953 miles. he system works,
Pavegen CEO and Founder Laurence Kemball-Cook shares, ut we need several hundred thousand footsteps to allow the vehicle to drive 20 minutes within London busiest streets. avegen electricity
-generating tiles are gaining a lot of interest in the renewable energy sector. The startup reached its funding goal of £750, 000 (around $1. 2 million) in 60 hours from 535 investors on Crowdcube.
The start-up, since its inception in 2009, has generated already sales across the globe and delivered over 100 projects in 30 countries to show off its flagship floor tiles.
The start-up was founded by and is headed currently by Laurence Kemball-Cook, a 29-year old industrial engineer and graduate of Loughborough University.
The technology is optimal for high-traffic pathways. It has been installed in three UK schools, an entrance to a large office,
and campaign for a future where walking is a source of electrical energy. As of writing, Pavegen has raised over $2. 2 million with backers chipping in as much as $85, 000 each.
The crowdfunding platform bypasses traditional investing routes and allows individuals get a stake in highly desirable companies.
The software uses Brain computer interface (BCI) to transform raw brain signals into human emotions, which are displayed then as words through the mobile app.
The app was created in a partnership between Russian digital communications agency Adwatch Isobar, Russian stroke foundation ORBI,
and mobile software developers Yarr!.According to the World Heart Federation, stroke is the second leading cause of disability worldwide.
It affects 15 million people each year, with five million ending up permanently disabled. Stroke victims may lose vision, speech,
and experience paralysis and confusion. According to the President of the ORBI foundation, Daria Lisichenko, nable to speak,
and studied brain-computer interface technologies, we knew for sure that this was a task we could complete.
With this app, we analyze data from Emotive EPOC and transform it in a simple and clear form.
I. am. here for ios and Android translates BCI data into human language and gives opportunity to go through all history of communication between paralyzed people and their relatives.
For Alexey Fedorov creative director Adwatch Isobar, the I. am. here app is just a start. e believe that the product wee developed is just the first step along the great road of discovery,
but with increasing advances in technology, science and medicine, perhaps it isn so unrealistic to think that someday mobile apps like this one will help bridge the gap between patients who lost the capacity to speak,
#At $50, Earthquake Early Warning device Could Ease Lives of Billions Startup Grillo wants everyone, especillay developing nations,
to have earthquake early warning-systems systems for increased public safetyan earthquake measuring device is priced at about $20,
The dream is to allow even developing nations affordable early warning devices that can warn against the destructive power of earthquakes.
there is no effective way to predict an earthquake hours earlier. Japan, the only country in the world with a nationwide advanced early warning system
can only send alerts mere seconds before an earthquake can happen. But this crucial warning has proven itself a lifesaver.
when the most powerful earthquake Japan has seen ever rocked the nation, early warning systems halted trains and is believed to have minimized significantly damage to both infrastructure and the number of casualties.
Their flagship product has features familiar to the ubiquitous smartphone. The Grillo Active contains an accelerometer, Wi-fi and GPS.
But how will it work? The efficacy of a system relies on sensor placement. In wide areas, the more sensors installed, generally, the better.
Expert seismologists will place the sensors for better chances of coming across the early stages of an earthquake.
When activity is detected, algorithms that take into account nearby faults and other factors to broadcast a warning of affected areas, estimated intensities and apparent epicenter.
All of which are processed on the cloud and relayed back and forth through the Internet, removing the need for a separate infrastructure.
The Grillo dashboard neatly puts together sensor data on a map and recorded activity is easily accessible.
Doubts toward sensitivity thresholds in accelerometers (compared to calibrated scientific instruments) and Wi-fi speed and reliability beg to be asked.
But Grillo, which means ricket, thinks outside the box and uses something we already widely used to do something greater.
The startup, based in Mexico city, began by creating independent receivers that sounds alerts according to the Mexican government warning systems.
Founder Andy Meira is an architect who has worked with the Clinton Foundation and Deutsche bank in delivering important projects to earthquake-ravished Haiti in 2011.
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#ATM Technology Gets Applied to Kenyan Water Access It comes to no surprise that water is a scarce, precious and too-often polluted resource for people living in many developing nations,
and that it is becoming scarcer as environmental and political forces reduce the supply of fresh water worldwide.
In Kenya Mathare slum, for example, residents must purchase frequently dirty water from vendors who charge exorbitant prices for access.
Grundfos, a Danish company, has rolled out a pilot project in Mathare and other Kenyan villages that stands to change the situation for the better.
People who participate will receive a smart card which they will swipe at a water dispenser just like a Westerner getting cash from an ATM MACHINE.
The kiosk will charge the owner account and dispense the requested amount of water. Current water dispensers are charging one Kenyan shilling (about half a cent U s.)for 20 liters of fresh water,
which is significantly cheaper than charged by local vendors: up to 50 shillings per 20 liters in some areas.
Because of the advanced tech inherent with the water dispenser machines, the water is not only cheaper, but safer to Drink up until now,
these kiosks have been tested only in rural parts of Kenya. This is Grundfosfirst foray into a more urban environment.
So far, they have not reported whether urban problems like theft and overcrowding have impacted negatively the project.
Grundfos does most of its work as a water engineering company, and does not share many specifics about their plans for this project in the future.
However announcements made by some of their local partners suggest they will be expanding the kiosks into Nairobi in the near future.
The BBC is covering the kiosks with interest, and it the most likely source of breaking news for those interested in following the project e
#Avoid a Bad Time and Sunburn With This Smart Bikini Spinali Design brings wearable technologies to the beach (where skin cancer runs rampant) The french are credited with creating the modern bikini,
so it shouldn come as a surprise that French company Spinali Design has created a smart bikini to help women monitor sun exposure responsibly.
The bikini bottom has a section where a UV sensor clips on to the fabric.
The wearer can download the Spinali app to create a profile and answer questions about their unique skin type
Alerts are sent to the user smartphone device to remind them to reapply sunscreen or get out of the sun altogether,
the sensor alerts the partner smartphone when the bikini wearer needs some help applying sunscreen.
The lightweight sensor is removable, waterproof and measures less than two centimeters. The bikini labels are printed on the inside of the suit
In addition to the bikini, Spinali has created also a connected beach towel that includes a UV sensor. The towel measures 200 x 150 cm
From conception and design to use through realization, Spinali is quoted with saying on the company website.
According to UK cancer research, new cases of malignant melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer, have become the fifth most common cancer.
Both products enable users to download and use the Spinali app. For more promotional videos and demonstrations of how the sensor is attached to the suit,
check out the Spinali Youtube channel. Spinali Desig S
#See Your Morning Updates Reflected On Data-Personalizable Mirror Mirrormirror wants to fundamentally change the nature of your morning preparations by taking a standard medium-sized mirror and bringing it into the future.
At the base of the frame, a display can be placed over the reflection. This display will show updates chosen by the user from social media and the Internet,
such as posts by friends, meeting reminders or a weather report. Features of the mirror include facial recognition, gesture comprehension, a webcam, speech-to-text recognition,
and a durable screen that doesn interfere with the mirror reflectiveness. The user interacts with Mirrormirror using gestures
and speech commands to program it. The display layout is equally personalizable allowing a user to set updates at the top, weather and news at the bottom,
and a space for communication with family along one side or any other configuration they need.
A business could install Mirrormirror to communicate team-wide messaging or display the month event calendar at all times.
The mirror also allows users to set a space to handwrite notes to other users with the tip of a finger.
Mirrormirror created their first prototype in 36 hours from a simple design with plywood, an old monitor,
and acrylic screen. It displayed the weather time, and a feed of Reddit factoids. The second prototype featured an aluminum frame and a one way glass, with greatly improved visibility and responsiveness.
Mirrormirror creators have announced no timeline for further development, but are committed to bringing the device to market after further development and testing iterations.
They encourage anybody interested in this next step in home electronics to sign up for their newsletter and receive updates on the project progress e
#Mastercard is experimenting with facial scans and fingerprints to authorize online purchases Soon, you may be able to complete your online shopping by snapping a selfie.
Mastercard plans on launching a pilot program this fall that uses biometrics to approve purchases instead of password verification.
You could opt for fingerprint approval, but you could also finish checkout with a facial scan.
According to CNN Money, Mastercard security expert Ajay Bhalla thinks the selfie generation will ind it cool.
Theyl embrace it. Mastercard has partnered with smartphone makers and is finalizing plans with a major bank to launch the experimental trial,
which will be limited to 500 users. If all goes well, however, the credit card company plans on launching the technology for the public.
Here how it will work: youl download the Mastercard app, and when youe ready to pay for a purchase,
youl select an authorization method. You can go for a fingerprint scan with a touch, or you can opt for the selfie-authorization:
stare at your phone and blink once. The blink the security feature to make sure someone not just holding up a photograph.
Mastercard won maintain the data of your fingerprint or the facial scan. The fingerprint scan will be saved as a code on your phone,
and the facial scan will convert your face into a numerical code that sent to Mastercard.
Bhalla told CNN hat the information would transmit securely and remain safe on the company computer servers.
Mastercard also plans on trying out voice recognition to approve purchases: check out by talking to your phone.
Current Mastercard customers use a ecurecode, or a traditional password for online purchases. The Securecode was used in three billion transactions last year.
There no data on the number of times customers forgot or lost their passwords, though.
The fingerprint and selfie scan technology would make impulse purchases easier than ever. That hazy moment when youe not quite sure whether you really need this?
Gone, with the blink of an eye. Mastercard facial scan on CNN Mone d
#Developing Nations Turn to Salt water Lamp for Power People in too may parts of the world lack access to reliable power grids,
instead, relying on kerosene generators, battery-powered lamps or candles for light during the night.
These solutions can be harmful to both people and the environment. The SALT (Sustainable Alternative Lighting) lamp offers a healthier solution with a saltwater-powered battery.
The lamp uses the science behind a galvanic cell for power. The cell is an electrochemical power source,
powered by electrical energy which cause spontaneous redox reactions. Two different metals, a anode and a cathode
are submerged into different solutions and are connected by a salt bridge to form a reaction, balancing each other.
What the lamp will do is take the same process and change the electrolytes into a nontoxic, saline solution.
The saline solution in SALT IS significantly safer than other methods of producing light without a power grid.
Kerosene and candles are both fire risks, and kerosene produces toxins that can poison people in the short term,
and cause lung problems in the long term. Batteries contain strong acids, and pollute ground and water when disposed of.
The SALT lamp can also connect to a smartphone. The lamp will charge phones and is stressed to be used in critical situations.
This is for areas that experience natural disasters and are need in of aid. Electricity is difficult to use in these situations
and the SALT lamp can provide it. The SALT lamp uses 1, 000 grams of ocean water to keep it powered,
taking the device a few hours to recharge. SALT lamp designers have not announced their distribution plans,
or how much they expect to charge for the device. However, they have announced that they intend to price it to be affordable for low-income families in developing nations s
#Shop With Your Eyeso Passwords Required The digital age is upon us and we can help
but look marvelously on each new digital tech creation that comes out. One of which is from the land of innovation and technologyapan.
NTT Docomo, is a Japanese telecommunications company that unveiled a smartphone that will allow you to shop with your eyes only.
NTT Docomo summer lineup of mobile phones featured tech giants like Sony and Samsung. But what stood out from the sea of gadgets was the Arrow NX F-04g that uses iris recognition to make payments when you shop.
This is the first ever smartphone with such a feature. The only smartphone that comes close to this technology is Apple finger authentication.
For smartphone users who end to forget passwords when shopping online, the iris recognition feature eliminates these problems altogether.
The phone owner simply looks at the front-facing camera to unlock their phone and start sending payments.
Nevertheless, one should not underestimate this smartphone as a mere tool for mobile shopping. The Arrow NX F-04g comes with a 5. 2-inch Quadhd screen with a 2, 560 x 1, 440 display resolution.
It is packed with an octa-core processor, 3gb of RAM and 32 GB internal storage.
Based on these specs, it will give the mobile front runners a run for their money. Additionally back in 2010, NTT Docomo introduced a prototype that uses the eye sensor system to help users navigate their phones with eye movement.
According to Telegraph UK, the earphones are made with special electrodes that will ick up the moment of the eyeand this process is called electrooculogram.
A mobile phone will then be programmed to interpret the results and translate it into commands. Hence, the phone user can answer a call,
make a call, switch music tracks, increase or decrease volume by looking left or right or by rotating the eyes in a clockwise direction.
Linking phone usage and human eyes is something that NTT Docomo has been working on for a while now.
The company aims to find clever ways to use mobile phones for today and for the future
#The HIV Self Tests the World Needs Are Here The HIV Self Testing kit from U k. startup Biosure can change the way people think about getting tested.
The test is packaged to make it easy for anyone to sample their own blood and execute a foolproof test for AIDS all in the comfort and privacy of their own home.
The device boasts being the only to be approved legally in the U k. and with a European Conformity (CE) mark.
A 99.7%accuracy rating means that for every 1, 000 positive results, only three could be erroneous.
The impressive near-perfect specificity of the test says that for every 1 000 negative tests, only one could be wrong.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is an infectious microorganism that causes Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS. The self test detects the presence of specific antibodies that the human body makes
when it is infected with HIV. Like many methods of testing for HIV, the Biosure has key limitations.
In many cases, the time of infection must be at least three months prior for detection.
This is because it takes three months for the body to generate the HIV-specific antibodies.
However, the benefits of a self test with the degree of reliability like Biosure are priceless.
many therapies can reverse its harmful effects and allow the afflicted to live normal lives.
infection must be detected and confirmed as early as possible. In the countries today where AIDS numbers are still on the rise,
a shift in public opinion about the disease is happening. The rise in the number infected is not immediately
Stigma surrounding the disease keep high-risk individuals in hiding because of fear of judgement. A do-at home kit can remove the stress
and the threat of discrimination a trip to the clinic can bring. At press time
the Biosure HIV Self Test kit is for sale at £29. 95 (US$46. 80) in the U k
and individuals who get a positive result should undergo a confirmatory test at a clinic i
The waterproof case is equipped with a handy fill-empty tank. A polyurethane sheet divides the umbrella from its case and pushes droplets toward the tank,
which collects and safely holds the water even if it is held upside down. The tank, which has a capacity of 4cl,
can be emptied at the owner convenience by simply pulling the ring down in order to dispense the water.
#Canadian partners hope for battery boost Call2recycle, which has operations across Canada, focuses on consumer single-use and rechargeable batteries weighing less than 5 kg,
while the CBA mainly deals in lead-acid batteries of all sizes, primarily collected from the industrial, commercial and institutional sectors.
The two organisations aim to work together to increase the number of drop-off points, reduce consumer confusion and share operations and infrastructure where practicable.
They hope that by combining to educate citizens, legislators and stakeholders on best practice, battery recycling will increase throughout Canada.'
'The true winners out of this new partnership are Canadians, who will have increased access to collection sites
and an improved overall battery recycling experience,'says Joe Zenobio, executive director of Call2recycle Canada.''With more sites, a focus on education,
and an opportunity to build our collection networks together, today's announcement is a real step forward in helping keep batteries out of landfills across the country
#Amputees control bionic legs with their thoughts Ossur implanted tiny sensors in the residual muscle tissue of two amputees that they say trigger movement in the prosthesis via a receiver.
Ossur President & CEO Jon Sigurdsson was due to announce in Copenhagen on Wednesday (May 20) that the two amputees are the first worldwide to be able to control their lower-limb prostheses subconsciously.
One of the patients trialing the new implants, Gummi Olafsson, lost his right foot and lower leg years after a childhood traffic accident.
He said the implants allowed him to control his bionic leg and foot almost instantly."
"As soon as I put my foot on it took me about 10 minutes to get control of it.
when Olafsson used a different prosthesis that did not have the receiver. He said it was frustrating to be unable to control the foot once more.
The Implanted Myoelectric Sensors (IMES) measure 5 millimeters (mm) long and 3mm wide and were provided by the United states-based Alfred Mann Foundation,
which develops medical technology for use in patients. Olafsson said his body continues to adapt to his prosthetic limb more each day
Orthopedic surgeon and Ossur's director of research and development, Thorvaldur Ingvarsson implanted the sensors in the two patients involved in the trial himself
while they were under local anesthetic in what he said was a straightforward procedure. Ingvarsson said the new technology allows the patient's brain to control both subconscious and intentional movements."
We put sensors into the muscles, and the muscles would pick up the signals, and the signals move their way into the prosthetics,
which already automatically adapt to their user's gait, speed and the ground terrain, but still require intentional thought.
Ingvarsson said Ossur was on the way to creating prosthetics that are integrated more with their user."
However, as our technology move on-you have sensors for muscles, you're able to replace function by the new mind-controlled prosthetics-the next step might be to get sensing from the environment
so you have a feedback loop, "he said. The company says the device is the first to use an implanted sensor inside the patient's body,
whereas other mind-controlled prosthetic technologies involve transplanting muscle tissue from another part of the body and repurposing it,
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