Pig Grunts Reveal Their Emotions
Pig Grunts Reveal Their Emotions
Is a pig grunt worth a thousand words? Perhaps so. In a new study, an international team of researchers from Denmark, Switzerland, France, Germany, Norway and the Czech Republic have translated pig grunts into emotions. The findings have been published today in Scientific Reports…
Alcohol Detection Sensor Might Be The Next Big Controversial Safety Feature To Be Required In Every New Car
The government is working on legislation that will require new vehicles to include breath or touch sensors that can detect when a driver is under the influence of alcohol. With the intention of making roads safer, the technology would make the vehicle undrivable if a blood-alcohol level of above .08 percent is detected. Development is already underway…
Listen to an AI Voice Actor Try and Flirt With You
The quality of AI-generated voices has improved rapidly in recent years, but there are still aspects of human speech that escape synthetic imitation. Sure, AI actors can deliver smooth corporate voiceovers for presentations and adverts, but more complex performances — a convincing rendition of Hamlet, for example — remain out of reach…
Razer Made a Bluetooth Lapel Mic for Mobile Streamers
Razer’s latest livestreaming gear is built for broadcasts far away from your desk. The company has unveiled the Seiren Bluetooth, its first Bluetooth lapel microphone. The clip-on design’s omnidirectional mic and AI-based noise suppression are built to help mobile streamers and vloggers who want better voice quality than their phone can offer, particularly in noisy situations…
Walgreens Replaced Some Fridge Doors With Screens. and Some Shoppers Absolutely Hate It
New York (CNN Business) – Walgreens and other retailers have swapped out the clear fridge and freezer doors at thousands of stores, instead adding opaque doors with iPad-like screens showing what’s inside. Some customers really, really aren’t into it…