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A “smart” T-shirt that accurately monitors breathing and lung function by sensing chest and abdominal movements was presented by Dutch researchers at an international conference of the European Pulmonary Society in Madrid. The innovative T-shirt called “Hexoskin“ which sends data online in a mobile app, can be utilized in patients Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
At a last event, Amazon announced it would sell a limited amount of its new, experimental gadgets. The titles are “Day 1 Editions” and the news is that not everyone will be able to get them, but only anyone who receives an invitation from the company. Based on consumer reviews Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
New features to facilitate users’ privacy and security, Google announced, including expanding both its “incognito” use of its applications and the option of automatically deleting location history, searches and other user activity. “Incognito mode” appeared in the Chrome Web Browser in 2018, earlier this year it was added to YouTube Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Scientists from EPFL (Switzerland) developed a soft artificial skin that provides a sense of touch and has the ability to adapt to the movements of the wearer; Paving the way for the use of this new technology in a wide range of applications, from medical rehabilitation to virtual reality. Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Anyone who has a pet knows very well that the beloved animal is a member of the family. Honoring this, he can now -with the help of artificial intelligence- capture the personality of the cat or his dog in an artistic way. On the Art in a Sec website, choosing Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Her 21st birthday celebrates today the biggest search engine and the most manageable tool of the Internet, Google, and-of course-honors the day with a Doodle. Google started in January 1996 as a research project by Larry Paige and Sergei Breen when they both did their PhD at Stanford University, California. Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
All professional skills are good, but they are worthless if you cannot make them known to potential employers. The “Skills Assessment” feature launched by the business network is now available to all LinkedIn users to make it even easier for all professionals to show their business skills to potential employers Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Starting next year, Firefox, one of the most popular browsers globally, is expected to get a new version every four weeks. This is the design announced by Mozilla for the upgrade packages that Firefox will receive, while making it clear that with this method there will be a completely new Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Some small dramas are played on a daily basis in our lives. “You have 30 seconds before your cellphone battery runs out” and “Cellphone memory is full” are two phrases, two updates that easily cause panic in the age of nomophobia. Two different problems, however, all show that they have Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
The more “smart” electronic devices one has at home, the less satisfied he is. This is the conclusion of a new study by Greek Diaspora researchers, focusing on new gadgets of smart homes, finding that ultimately most people feel rather better when they have only a few such devices around Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
To some will bring relief and to others discomfort. Facebook is facing a new challenge – bet: it may no longer publicly display the number of ‘likes’ that accompany its users’ posts. In this case, users will be able to click on the “like” icon in the photo, text or Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Facebook has announced that it makes changes to its policies/rules to allow users to view and control the data that the social network collects from their browsing habits on other websites and applications. The company defines this data -for example, when a clothing site shares information with Facebook about a Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
MIT engineers have developed a robotic “thread” that is magnetically directed and can move in extremely narrow and labyrinthine areas, such as the brain vascular system. As the MIT News reports, in the future this “thread” could be combined with existing intravascular technologies, with doctors guiding it through the patient’s Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
The first successful autonomous flight of Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) 70 -a transport drone- announced by Bell. The flight took place at the test site near Fort Worth, and the company plans to continue testing the vessel under a special certification for experimental aircraft for the rest of the Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
Researchers at Columbia University in the City of New York have created a robotic walking stick that can help older people and people with mobility problems. The team, led by Sunil Agrawal, a professor at Columbia Engineering, demonstrated for the first time the benefits of using an autonomous robot that Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …
A long tradition of names for versions of its Android operating system has broken Google: So far, the company has given different versions of pastry names (“Android Oreo”, “Android KitKat”, “Android Gingerbread” and so on). However, this is changing to the new version as Android Q becomes “simply” Android 10. Διαβάστε Περισσότερα …