At the Conference for Machine Intelligence in Medical Imaging 2020, which was held virtually this year, Nvidia researchers presented a paper describing an AI system that captures and transcribes clinical patients’ speech. The system identifies clinical words and maps the words in a standardized health database, tasks the researchers say could alleviate pressure on clinicians as they experience…
Kolari Vision has just unveiled a line-up of high-end, ultra-rugged drop-in filters for Canon’s special EF-to-RF mount adapter with a built-in filter slot. According to Kolari, not only are these the first third-party drop-in filters actually shipping to consumers…
Boston Dynamics CEO talks profitability and the company’s next robots
September 14, 2020
Founded in 1992, Boston Dynamics is arguably the best-known robot company around, in part because its demonstration videos tend to go viral. Now it is attempting to transform from an R&D company to a robotics business, with an eye on profitability for the first…
JAXA and NHK team up to send 8K camera into space for Mars exploration
September 14, 2020
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) have teamed up to develop a ‘Super Hi-Vision Camera’ that can record 4K and 8K images. The camera will be sent into space for JAXA’s Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission.
This will mark the first time that 8K ultra high definition images of Mars and its moons are captured by a proximate camera. The MMX…
Sonic the Hedgehog is celebrating his 30th birthday next year, with 2021 marking the milestone anniversary of his 1991 debut for the Sega Genesis. And Sega is talking about how we’ll celebrate Sonic’s dirty thirty. And while we haven’t heard about new games yet (that…
LG’s swivel-screened Wing leaks again ahead of official reveal
September 14, 2020
Wing, LG’s unannounced smartphone with a main display that swivels to reveal a smaller secondary screen, has leaked again in a series of renders published on Twitter by Evan Blass. The images show a couple of different use cases for LG’s unusual form factor, including…
Razer Kishi for iPhone review: a great Apple Arcade controller
September 14, 2020
Earlier this year, my colleague Cameron Faulkner reviewed the Razer Kishi, a smartly designed game controller for Android phones created in collaboration with Gamevice. Now a version for iPhones is here, and it’s essentially the same story — the biggest difference is what it can do.
The Kishi is like two Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons that are permanently attached to each other, collapsing down into…
The very first ROM based upon Android 11 is already available
September 14, 2020
Considering that Android 11 has been here for mere days, the fact that we already have a custom ROM available based upon the latest OS build is incredibly impressive.
However, the ROM based upon the AOSP build of Android 11 does come with some serious caveats. While its…
One UI 2.5 update now rolling out for the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6
September 14, 2020
Owners of the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 rejoice as the One UI 2.5 update is now heading out for the former flagship Android tablet series.
With Android tablets often being disregarded and left without prompt updates and overhauls, it’s nice to see last year’s devices…
Thousands of OnePlus Buds seized by US Customs after being mistaken for fake AirPods
September 14, 2020
Apple’s AirPods are certainly the most well-known truly wireless earbuds, so their name has been almost a generic term for the form factor. Now, that confusion has reached hilarious ends as the US Customs and Border Protection Agency has seized thousands of “counterfeit AirPods” that are actually very legitimate OnePlus Buds.
Over the weekend, US Customs and Border Patrol announced on…
