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How Video Glasses Work

Video glasses aren’t a new idea in the high-tech world, in which they’ve been known as a kind of head-mounted display (HMD). They’re also called personal media viewers. No matter what you prefer to dub them, you can’t deny that HMD technology has improved tremendously in the past couple decades. When first widely introduced to

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Smartphones control TSR wireless LED module

TSR has introduced a wireless LED lamp that can be controlled remotely from smartphones, tablets or PCs. The intelliSSL smart MR16 LED lamp’s design provides strong wireless reception, eliminating signal interference even under high temperatures, says the company, while conforming to a standard ANSI format – 1.98 inches in diameter and 1.98 inches in length – with a GU 5.3 base

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How Breathalyzers Work

Why Test? ­Alcohol intoxication is legally defined by the blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level. However, taking a blood sample in the field for later analysis in the laboratory is not practical or efficient for detaining drivers suspected of driving while impaired (DWI) or driving under the influence (DUI). Urine tests for alcohol proved to be

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'Flipperbot': Sea turtles inspire beach-walking robot (w/ video)

(Phys.org) —For sea turtle hatchlings struggling to reach the ocean, success may depend on having flexible wrists that allow them to move without disturbing too much sand. A similar wrist also helps a robot known as “FlipperBot” move through a test bed, demonstrating how animals and bio-inspired robots can together provide new information on the principles governing locomotion on granular surfaces.

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AMD targets high-growth, embedded markets with new AMD embedded G-series System-on-Chip

AMD today announced the new AMD Embedded G-Series System-on-Chip (SOC) platform, a single-chip solution based on the AMD next-generation “Jaguar” CPU architecture and AMD Radeon 8000 Series graphics. The new AMD Embedded G-Series SOC platform further signifies a strategic push to focus on high-growth markets outside the PC industry, with an emphasis on embedded systems

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Humans feel empathy for robots: fMRI scans show similar brain function when robots are treated the…

From the T-101 to Data from Star Trek, humans have been presented with the fictional dilemma of how we empathize with robots. Robots now infiltrate our lives, toys like Furbies or robot vacuum cleaners bring us closer, but how do we really feel about these non-sentient objects on a human level?

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