C-Mask, a Smart Face Mask That Can Translate and Transcribe for You
C-Mask, a Smart Face Mask That Can Translate and Transcribe for You
Among the many changes the COVID-19 pandemic has brought, wearing a face mask is one that has received lots of attention, with designers and companies around the world trying to make it better. in the past months we’ve seen proposals that include making them transparent while others have created new biodegradable materials to help with the waste problem. but we haven’t seen an internet connected one… until now…
Foxconn to Invest $1 Billion in India to Move iPhone Production From China
Apple has been rumored to be working on moving some of its production out of China, and a new report seems to confirm that strategy…
Supreme Court Rules Against Law Allowing Debt-Collection Robocalls to Cell Phones
The US Supreme Court decided today that debt collectors can no longer make robocalls to cell phones (via Ars Technica). In doing so, the court has ruled that the prior provision to the law violated the First Amendment by favoring debt-collection speech over other kinds of speech…
Sony Launches Wearable Air Conditioner, Personal Heater for Roughly $130
Announced in 2019, Sony has begun sales of its wearable, pocket-sized air conditioner — called Reon Pocket — which also works as a heater during the winter, according to Sony’s website…
Apple Makes a Major Privacy Move by Allowing Users to Disable Ad Tracking and Have Greater Insight Into App Permissions
The headline announcement from Apple’s 2020 Worldwide Developers Conference was that users would be getting an unprecedented level of control over personal privacy, enough that it might entirely upend mobile marketing on iOS. The headline item was that users would be able to selectively disable ad tracking by making their unique ID invisible to certain apps, but a suite of other enhanced privacy features was introduced: more detailed breakdowns of app permissions, new indicator lights and new Safari screening features among them…
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Kicks Off Epic ‘Summer Road Trip’ Across Mars
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover will be the envy of road trippers everywhere. It won’t have to hear “Are we there yet?” There won’t be any gas station bathroom pit stops. It will just wind its way across the Gale Crater on Mars, heading for new adventures at the much-anticipated “sulfate-bearing unit.”…
Power Pioneer Hideaki Horie Invents New Battery 90% Cheaper Than Lithium-Ion
Lithium-ion batteries play a central role in the world of technology, powering everything from smartphones to smart cars, and now one of the people who helped commercialize them says he has a way to cut mass production costs by 90 percent and significantly improve their safety…