Tag: technology

Highlights of 2017 Consumer Electronics Show

LAS VEGAS, United States (AFP) — Here are some key highlights of the 2017 International Consumer Electronics Show, which concluded Sunday: – Alexa everywhere – Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa was the surprise star of the show, with dozens of new products and services integrating the voice-accessed machine smarts into appliances, TVs, speakers, lamps, cars and more. Analysts said the gains for Alexa could help unify a fragmented market for connected devices, and bring artificial intelligence […]

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Qatar World Cup construction workers to get ‘cooling’ hats

QATAR (Reuters) — Migrant workers building soccer stadiums in Qatar are to be given ‘cooling’ hard hats to reduce their body temperature. Scientists at Qatar University designed the solar-powered hard hats to improve conditions for 2022 World Cup labourers who rights groups say have suffered abuses. Mechanical Engineering student Abdullah Ibrahim Al-Ibrahimi was among the team which developed the helmet. “The head is an important body organ. Any increase in its temperature might cause harm […]

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‘Heart-in-a-box’ device helps save lives

As heart transplant surgery becomes more common, the supply of donor hearts in the United States continues to fail to meet demand. Now doctors in Seattle are testing a new system for transporting donor hearts that they hope will close the gap. https://youtu.be/9c1WqQAYCac

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Smartphone-obsessed Finns rank tops in screen time

by Anne KAURANEN Agence France-Presse HELSINKI, Finland (AFP) — On the crowded morning metro in Helsinki, silence prevails. Everyone is hunched over their smartphone screens, reading the news, checking emails or watching videos. A loud “yeah!” breaks the quiet, along with delighted screech from a toddler whose mother has just handed him her smartphone to calm him down with a video. Finland, once a world leader in mobile telephony with Nokia, is in a class of […]

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Czech firm releases 3D printer with innovative printing head

Ondrej Prusa, a 26-year old former DJ, has an enviable problem: his firm making three-dimensional printers is growing so fast he had to install a car-sized diesel generator to his downtown Prague plant to ease burden on the power network. Prusa became interested in printing in his DJ era when he needed to create sound controllers. He made adjustments to freely-available designs, and eventually set up his business. Prusa’s office is packed with colourful print […]

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Researchers find neuron protein triggers release of insulin

BALTIMORE, Maryland (Reuters) — A team at Johns Hopkins’ Department of Biology has discovered that a protein which helps neurons grow, known as ‘nerve growth factor’ (NGF), also triggers the release of insulin in the pancreas. Associate professor of biology Rejji Kuruvilla says the study may one day lead to early intervention in cases of Type 2 Diabetes. Kuruvilla began studying NGF as a post-doctoral fellow. When setting up her laboratory at Johns Hopkins in […]

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Yahoo reveals new hack, this time a billion-plus users

by Rob Lever Agence France-Presse Yahoo said Wednesday personal data from over a billion users was stolen in a hack dating back to 2013 — twice as big as another breach disclosed just three months ago. In a huge blow to the struggling internet pioneer, Yahoo said it made the discovery as it was investigating what was already the largest data breach of a single company. “Yahoo believes an unauthorized third party, in August 2013, […]

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Lost treasures of Syria’s Palmyra rise again in new 3D show

by Antoine FROIDEFOND Agence France-Presse Palmyra may just have fallen yet again to the Islamic State group, but a new “immersive” 3D show in Paris lets you walk through the Syrian city’s classical colonnades as they were before the jihadists blew them to bits. The “Eternal Sites” exhibition uses high-definition images often shot by drones to allow the public to visit four of the most threatened heritage sites in the world in war-torn Syria and […]

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Millenials and technology – a love affair

QUEZON City, Philippines (October 12) – Many actually think that our generation – the Millenials – are the luckiest because of the technology that has been available ever since we were born. On the other hand, we are also perceived as being so dependent on technology that we can barely function without it. The observation was bolstered by the fact that we are always spending our time with our gadgets. The millennials – also called […]

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Oval TVs, smart kitchen hoods: top trends at IFA tech fair

by Hui Min NEO and Marie JULIEN Berlin’s mega consumer electronics fair IFA opens its doors to the public Friday, offering a dizzying array of high-tech goods from home robots to surround sound systems to drones. Some tech giants are also seeking to define what they believe will be the next gizmos and digital must-haves to drive the industry. – The future of TV is… – Oval. Or any shape, says Sharp, which showed off […]

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