There’s nothing I like more than the application of augmented reality, especially when mixed with a healthy doses of VR. What you are seeing here in the picture and the video after the jump is an Augmented Reality Weather helmet from Magic Vision Lab. Using a head tracker and some particle graphics, the user can see what inclement weather would look like in real-time on clear and sunny day. As you watch the video, you can see the snow fall, but it is falling from a blue sky. The same goes for the hail, but it looks a bit more realistic as the hail can actually be seen staying on the grass. I wonder how long it would take before the ground turns white. Could it do the bad weather over time? As for the rain, it comes in three forms, one is a small drizzle, the other is a light shower, and then the last being heavy rain. What really amazed me is how it can do stormy weather, with thunder and lightning. Now, I am not really certain what you would use this for. I suppose it could ...
I know some of us never want robots to ever have emotions, but I suppose that no one has any qualms about creating a robot that could show emotions. This is the desktop robot known as REETI, and I am not certain what it stands for, but it is a communication robot and a multi-media tool that could be used to convey a very particular type of message. You can watch the video after the jump if you want to get an idea of how this works. The software for REETI allows the user to program emotions and the facial expressions, for the motions of the eyes, ears, and mouth. This can even be done from the iPhone or the iPad. It even has three touch sensors, which allows for the colors in the face to change. I honestly think that this is pretty incredible, as I think we all know that the plain text from an email or text message can be of questionable as far as emotion is concerned. Have you ever read a message and thought someone was angry when they weren’t? I am assuming this is why emotic...
Ford Motor Company is set to begin one of the world’s first research projects to build a digital human model of a child with lifelike re-creations of bones, internal organs and brains in order to enhance the company’s future safety research. Researchers are constructing the digital model, as they did the adult version, component by component – brain, skull, neck, ribcage, upper and lower extremities, etc. After gathering data through medical scans as well as anatomical texts, the researchers will build the model section by section, recreating regions of the body from childrens MRIs and CAT scans in order to obtain child geometry and basic body information so they may better understand how crash forces affect children and adults differently. The work is the next step in Ford’s decade-long research to build sophisticated and detailed computerized ADULT human models, with body parts and organs painstakingly replicated so that scientists could better understand what was ha...
On April 1, 2011, CancerForward will rollout a new program for cancer survivors, caregivers and healthcare professionals worldwide… free memberships to The Survivor Network on CancerForward.org. Funded by The Dan L. Duncan Family, The Survivor Network is a unique social networking platform that provides cancer survivors and caregivers a community to connect and share their experiences and information. Joining The Survivor Network is free, after registering with a valid e-mail address. When you join The Survivor Network on CancerForward, you will have the ability to create your own CancerForward profile where you can share your experiences and your inspiration by telling your story, uploading photos, videos and audio, contributing recommended resources and more. You may also access the Survivor Network and the CancerForward profiles of all Network members and their contributions so you can locate and interact with members of your choosing. Website content includes articles...
The bitter cold of winter is over for those who live in the northern hemisphere, but there are our friends in New Zealand as well as Australia who will be experiencing winter soon. Regardless, it is always good to be prepared with a good pair of gloves as it might get too cold for your fingers to type if you’re a blogger, but if you don’t like to take off your gloves and put them on again each time you want to use your touchscreen phone, then the £5.99 Flame Hand Warmers could be an alternative solution. This hand warmer will make sure your fingers remain nice and toasty no matter how low the mercury drops, and since it relies on a form of gel which will generate heat the moment it crystalizes, you need not fret about toting around batteries or worry about said batteries dying. All it takes is a simple click of a button, where you will be able to experience heat at 54 Celsius for up to 45 minutes. Share ...
There is nothing quite like waking up early in the morning to a nice, steaming hot cup of coffee. Of course, it takes a seasoned hand to know how to make a good cuppa, but then again a good machine would also probably do its part in the process. The Guzzini Espresso Coffee Machine that will come in both red and white color choices is now available for pre-order, and it isn’t an April Fool’s joke when it ships on April 1st for £134.99 each. Experience an eye-opening dose of a perfectly brewed cup of coffee in the morning with the Guzzini Espresso Coffee Machine, where it is not only simple to use, it is also small and extremely tasteful in design. Capable of accommodating freshly ground coffee and ESE pods, the Guzzini would be comfortable residing in just about any kitchen, regardless of whether it is an apartment or a huge landed piece of property. Share ...
Navteq is definitely a name that many of you have heard of before if you’re familiar with GPS navigation devices, as the company does offer its fair share of maps that ain’t too shabby to say the least. Well, the world of consumer electronics does seem to move towards another level of convergence with digital cameras, too, entering the GPS fray. Of course, we already have geotagging going on for some time, but the newest Panasonic LUMIX DMC-TZ20/ZS10 and DMC-FT3/TS3 digital cameras will benefit from Navteq’s map and location content. The cameras mentioned are the latest members of Panasonic’s acclaimed Lumix Series of digital cameras, where with the help of Navteq, you can geographically organize your photos in an effortless manner, letting you determine the exact location of where the photo was taken and when. Apart from that, there is also a timestamp feature that lets you determine the precise date and time a photo was taken. With Navteq location content, ...