A group of international robotics researchers has developed an urban search and rescue solution that skirts past the current limitations of miniature robotics through what they are calling an insect computer hybrid system, which fuses a living insect platform with a microcontroller.
The researchers say that there is still a long way to go before miniature robotics are ready for true search and…
Microsoft has patented a new “logo camera” system for use on its devices. It uses a quad-camera array in the shape of its iconic Windows logo where each individual camera is optimized for a specific color.
Discovered and visualized by LetsGoDigital, the patent was…
On June 3, Fujifilm partially shut down its servers in response to a ransomware attack. The company has reportedly heard from the hackers but is refusing to pay their ransom demands and will instead rely on backups to restore its servers.
According to a report on Verdict…
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At its Digital Developer Conference today, IBM open-sourced Uncertainty Quantification 360 (UQ360), a new toolkit focused on enabling AI to understand and communicate its uncertainty. Following in the footsteps of IBM’s AI Fairness 360 and AI Explainability 360, the goal of UQ360 is to foster community practices across…
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Verbit today announced the close of a $157 million series D round that the company says will bolster its product R&D and hiring efforts. CEO Tom Livne, who noted that the raise brings the…
XTAR has launched a Kickstarter for a modular seven-in-one camera battery charger that promises to save space, time, and money and supports major camera brands and accessories with the promise of more to be added in the future.
Based in Shenzhen, China, XTAR is an…
iOS 15 portrait video and audio effects can be enabled in third-party apps like Snapchat, not just FaceTime
June 8, 2021
As part of iOS 15, Apple announced a handful of new video and audio effects that help boost your camera and mic quality, especially for videoconferencing. Features include Portrait video (background blur) mode and voice isolation microphone adjustments.
In the keynote, these features were presented as being available inside of FaceTime. It turns out that Apple has implemented these effects…
Here’s a funny one: iOS 15 lets you place multiple copies of the same app on Springboard. This means you can have the same app duplicated across your home screens, as many times as you want.
Taken to the extreme like in the screenshot above, you can fill your entire iPhone…
Across the system, iOS 14 brought a new dial picker that was quite the departure from the tried and true version we had in the years before. Now with iOS 15, we’re excited to see Apple has brought back its popular dial picker but with a small twist for those who prefer…
Mophie is out today with its innovation around the MagSafe ecosystem. While it of course works with the iPhone 12 lineup that officially includes MagSafe, the company has also launched a solution to bring the functionality to any iPhone. The Mophie Snap MagSafe lineup includes six sharp new products.
The Mophie MagSafe compatible Snap series looks like it will be popular for a few reasons.
