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A friendly home robot
One of Kuri?s new powers is facial detection, which allows it to tailor its reactions and responses to respond to faces it sees. That means it can smile back at you and watch your face with its eyes while waiting for your next instruction. https://techcrunch.com/2017/03/07/kuri-the-adorable-smart-home-robot-can-now-detect-your-face/
3 September 2017 by angel

AgTech

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development-professionals-network/2017/mar/07/tamera-portugal-permaculture-water


 
3 September 2017 by emma

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A smart jacket that wirelessly accesses your phone
The latest advancement in wearable technology comes in the form of a Levi?s? Commuter? Trucker jacket designed with Google ATAP?s Project Jacquard technology woven in. With a simple touch of a jacket sleeve, cyclists can wirelessly access their phone and favorite mobile apps to adjust music volume, silence a phone call or get an estimated ETA on their destinations. http://www.digitaltrends.com/wearables/commuter-jacket-levis-google/?
3 September 2017 by angel

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More secure passwords
Instead of requiring a typed password or a fingerprint, new security software asks the user to speak or mouth a password directly at a device's camera. Because this verification method is based on two things ? lip motions and the correct password content ? the system is doubly secure. https://futurism.com/lip-reading-computers-could-spell-the-end-of-passwords-as-we-know-them/
3 September 2017 by lauralaura-co...

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Convert your bike into an e-bike in 60 secs
UrbanX have created a smart wheel that simply clicks onto your bike in the place of the front wheel, and instantly converts it into a fully functional electric bike that can reach speeds of 20 MPH. http://www.designboom.com/technology/urbanx-electric-wheel-03-15-2017/ And click this link for more e-bike info: https://www.foldingbikezone.com/vital-e-bike-info/
3 September 2017 by lynnwood

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A trip into the future of transport
The transport infrastructure for City One (a city in 2050) is shown along with an example lunch trip. I don't see anyone driving cars. You could imagine this city being built in China where they already have maglev (magnetic levitation) trains. http://www.innovationfuturespecialist.co.uk/gallery/cityone.html
3 September 2017 by lauralaura-co...