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FingerReader: For the blind to be accessible Shuwang

FingerReader is a barrier-free braille "reader" invented by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States. After the user opens the FingerReader, simply moves the fingertips along the line of text, FingerReader can read the text in real time, the current delay is 20 milliseconds, and the delay can be even lower after the software and hardware are updated.

Text is generally in a straight line, and the blind because of visual impairment, the finger may not always move in a straight line, so the role of the vibration motor is when the finger deviation from the current text, through the vibration to remind the user, guide their fingers back to the current text, and the farther away, the vibration is more

Jewelry is also smart, Kovert to create a wearable luxury

Kovert, a British company, recently developed smart jewellery, which allows users to customize different patterns and receive calls, text messages, and email reminders from different contacts on their phones. For example, in the working mode, only receive information from the boss and colleagues. And after work, only remind the information from family and friends.

Kovert's smart jewellery is made up of three parts: jewellery, technical components mounted on jewellery, and mobile apps. In order to maintain the design of jewelry, technical components made of ceramics, like a gem embedded in the jewelry above, there is no sense of Shong. It can be disassembled and replaced so you can go out with different jewelry depending on the mood of the occasion.

Another feature is that Kovert uses a sales strategy similar to Google Glass, sold only to celebrities in the fashion circle, at $550.

Help artifact Echo: Press one key to wait for rescue

Echo's shape is similar to the common pepper spray jar, which is able to hang it on a key chain and carry it with you. As soon as the user presses the emergency button, he or she can send a message to the company's emergency ambulance crew and all previously configured contacts.

Similar security products we have contacted a lot, such as cuff, the Sign Hair Clip. Echo does a good job, standby time can be up to 7 years. Also, unlike other products, Echo's follow-up service is charged and costs 5.95 dollars a month. Now Echo is on the Indiegogo of the public website, selling for 149.95 dollars, shipped this December.

"China leap Motion" out, releasing the first consumer-grade product fretting

Micro-motion is the first desktop gesture body sensor, similar to leap Motion, with infrared camera recognition gesture action, supplemented by the algorithm correction, the implementation of the action of the opponent's real-time high-precision capture. The user does not need to touch or wear any auxiliary equipment, the simple hand movement can control the computer.

Micro-movement design is quite distinctive, and Leap Motion Square shell is not the same, fretting a bit like two pieces of symmetrical metal splicing ice-breaker. Micro-move is now in the roll call time line, can be shipped in the near future, the lowest price is 199 yuan.

Before Pen Ma Ma's appearance, use the smart pen that can track and record content in real time.

The easy square Bluetooth digital pen is composed of two parts: a ballpoint pen with integrated electronic components and a receiver with a leap motion similar to receiving signal.

With this smart pen, the electronic components built into it emit ultra sonic and infrared signals, the receiver captures it within a limited range (A4 paper size), "synchronizes" the content you write on paper, describes almost without delay to the Cloudmemo application, and then saves the content locally. Or send to a friend in file form or upload to Evernote etc. "Easy to square Bluetooth digital pen" is now in the Beijing-East financial platform "whip" on the public chip.

Baidu is developing unmanned bicycles

Baidu is developing unmanned bicycles, according to industry insiders. The bike can be in the absence of the driver's affection

Condition to maintain the body balance, and through the sensor to identify the surrounding environment and objects, automatically avoid obstacles, to achieve complex road traffic under the automatic driving. In addition to the ability to adapt to complex road conditions, it can also distinguish its own "master."

(Note: The above picture is not physical)

These people did not disclose more technical principles and details, only that the product is equipped with environmental awareness, planning and self-balance control, such as complex artificial intelligence unmanned bicycles, mainly a collection of Baidu in artificial intelligence, in-depth learning, large data and cloud computing technology achievements. Baidu's unmanned bicycles may be used in areas such as transportation, public goods, commercial logistics, health and environmental protection.

To enter the virtual reality, Samsung Research and development head wear display Equipment gear VR

According to the Sammobile website, Samsung is developing its own virtual reality device called Gear VR. Gear VR is not an independent virtual reality product, more like this year's Google I/O conference cardboard, users need to use the USB 3.0 interface to connect the Galaxy mobile phone to Gear VR. Gear VR does not configure sensors to track user head activity using sensors such as accelerometers and gyroscopes.

Gear VR has a transparent button on the right side that uses the smartphone's rear-facing camera to provide video of the surroundings to the user. Underneath the transparency button is a touchpad that users can use to manipulate the interface of the Galaxy smartphone. Because the Galaxy series is configured with a AMOLED display, the visual effects and immersion of the Gear VR may be better.