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iPhone 7 Plus software update is all a blur
Apple’s iPhone 7 Plus is getting a new camera capability—the blurring of backgrounds to focus attention on people or other objects in the foreground. Apple first announced the “portrait mode” feature...
View ArticleDisney research tailor real time facial capture system
A way to tailor a facial capture system to the characteristics of a specific actor’s expressions while dramatically reducing the time and effort it would normally require has been developed by Disney...
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Partnership to deliver keyword detection for the IoT
XMOS and Sensory, a Silicon Valley company that enhances the user experience and security of consumer electronics, have announced a partnership to deliver Sensory’s TrulyHandsfree voice control...
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Thunderboard sense kit inspires IoT developers
Silicon Labs has introduced a complete sensor-to-cloud development kit that provides all the hardware and software developers need to create battery-powered wireless sensor nodes for the Internet of...
View ArticleSimulator provides complete solution for PCB design
Cadence Design System has announced it has partnered with MathWorks to streamline system-level design and circuit-level implementation for mixed-signal internet of things (IoT) and automotive...
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Program optimization on multiprocessor chips for dummies
Dynamic programming is a technique that can yield relatively efficient solutions to computational problems in economics, genomic analysis, and other fields. But adapting it to computer chips with...
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Fake glasses fool face recognition software
Can snazzy specs be a secret weapon for someone avoiding surveillance? A team of researchers used a change in physical appearance to confuse face recognition software. Eyewear printed with a wild...
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Let VR tickle your tastebuds
Imagine what the tourism industry could do with VR technology extending sensory stimulation beyond the eyes and ears. Imagine inviting prospective restaurant clients in virtual reality mode to the...
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The HIV USB: Get tested in 30 minutes
Scientists have developed a type of HIV test on a USB stick. The device, created by scientists at Imperial College London and DNA Electronics, uses a drop of blood to detect HIV, and then creates an...
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Information extraction that turns machine learning on its head
Of the vast wealth of information unlocked by the Internet, most is plain text. The data necessary to answer myriad questions — about, say, the correlations between the industrial use of certain...
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Analytical tools to tackle societal issues
From global climate change, to water and power infrastructure, to monetary systems, social networks, and other complex systems, some of the biggest issues facing humanity involve massive amounts of...
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Audi allegedly cheat carbon emissions test
Audi cars allegedly fooled environmental regulators by emitting less carbon-dioxide on a testing mount than the cars allowed themselves to spew when on the road, the weekly German paper Bild am...
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Software supports aerospace and defense manufacturing operations
A manufacturer of electronic components for the aerospace and defense industries, Killdeer Mountain Manufacturing, recently selected Aegis FactoryLogix MES Software to implement in their North Dakota...
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What your smartphone reveals about you
We leave behind trace chemicals, molecules and microbes on every object we touch. By sampling the molecules on cell phones, researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine and...
View ArticleSoftware interface enables early detection of PCB errors
OrCAD Capture has been enhanced to now include XJTAG DFT Assistant, an easy-to-use interface that significantly increases the design for test (DFT) and debug capabilities of the schematic capture and...
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Security contractors believe some US phones send data to China
According to security contractors, your smartphone comes with a secret feature: a backdoor that sends all your text messages to China every 72 hours. Security contractors recently discovered...
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Shuffling the pack stops cyber attacks
Hackers will always be able to exploit coding and software, as long as humans are writing the software and there is the odd coding mistake. Just a single bug can open the door to attackers deleting...
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Is this the face of a criminal?
A new program is being worked on by researchers that they believe can pick up criminality just by analyzing facial features. The saying ‘I can tell just by looking at you, you’re no good’ has just...
View ArticleSoftware solution enables Apple HomeKit-enabled accessories
A Bluetooth software solution that enables developers to efficiently create Apple HomeKit-enabled accessories has been introduced by Silicon Labs. Silicon Labs’ Bluetooth solution with HomeKit support...
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Ecologists have a whale of a time with satellite tracking tool
Satellite tags have long been used by scientists to track blue whales along the West Coast, learning how the largest animals on the planet find enough small krill to feed on to support their enormous...
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