Online courses, budgeting spreadsheets, freezing your credit card—if none of these have stopped you from overspending, perhaps it’s time for a more drastic solution. Pavlok, an American company, sells a wearable bracelet that can deliver electric shocks of up to 350 volts when you exceed a spending limit linked to your credit card. The device […]
NVIDIA introduced the RTX Spark, a new processor for Windows PCs, marking its shift into integrated consumer computing. At Computex in Taipei, CEO Jensen Huang announced it and said NVIDIA is partnering with Microsoft to “reinvent the PC.” The RTX Spark pairs an NVIDIA GPU with a CPU co-developed with MediaTek, moving away from Intel
Researchers have successfully used the Galaxy Watch 6 to predict fainting episodes up to five minutes in advance. The study, conducted by Samsung alongside Chung-Ang Gwangmyeong University Hospital in South Korea, combines the smartwatch’s sensors with AI-powered algorithms to forecast these events. Galaxy Watch 6 AI System Predicts Fainting with 84.6% Accuracy Using the Galaxy
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NASA is developing a high-performance computer chip that could transform how future spacecraft function in deep space. Built through a commercial partnership, the processor speeds onboard data processing and enables more autonomous spacecraft decisions on distant missions. NASA’s Effort to Build More Intelligent Spacecraft NASA’s High Performance Spaceflight Computing project aims to improve the processing
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Researchers in South Korea developed a wireless sign language system using seven smart rings on the fingers. It translates ASL and ISL in real time with about 88% accuracy, without gloves, wires, or user calibration. The technology aims to bridge a major communication gap affecting millions worldwide. The World Federation of the Deaf estimates that
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Sony’s Reon Pocket line, launched in 2019, is one of its more unusual tech offerings. It’s a personal cooling gadget worn on the neck and upper back, functioning like a compact, wearable air conditioner. Seven years after its crowdfunding debut in Japan, the company has unveiled the Reon Pocket Pro Plus, its most powerful and
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Wearable technology has advanced significantly with the development of a fabric that efficiently produces electricity from body movement. This innovation could turn everyday clothing into renewable energy sources capable of charging devices without the need for power outlets, marking an important step toward greater sustainability and independence in daily life. A study from Nanyang Technological
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Engineers have spent years exploring alternatives to the traditional computer mouse, creating designs that are pen-shaped, flat, and even ring-shaped. Just when mouse designs seemed exhausted, UK startup NextAxis Design introduced an egg-shaped mouse called Ovo on Kickstarter. Ovo weighs 98 grams (3.5 oz) and measures 48 × 61 mm (1.9 × 2.4 inches). Designed
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A team led by Theo Hughes-Riley at Nottingham Trent University has created a vibrating smart pillow sleeve prototype to alert deaf users to fire and burglar alarms. This is not the first alert technology for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. The new device replaces older, bulky technologies that users had to place
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Researchers at the University of Washington have created the first system that embeds tiny cameras into off-the-shelf wireless earbuds, enabling users to converse with an AI model about what they’re seeing. For example, someone could look at a Korean food package and say, “Hey Vue, translate this,” and hear a response like, “The visible text
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