Aerospace giant Boeing is preparing to alert pilots of its new 737 Max line of passenger jets warning that inaccurate readings in an onboard flight-monitoring system can cause the planes “to abruptly dive,” Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, citing a source with knowledge of the matter.
Over in China, the country’s government has deployed certain hi-tech measures to track people in the country, such as by using facial recognition systems to identify wanted suspects who might still be at large. Now it looks like things will be getting harder for wanted criminals as authorities have recently begun to use a new method of surveillance: gait recognition.
In a report from AP, it appears that the Chinese authorities have adopted a new surveillance tool which can apparently identify individuals based on their gait (how they walk). According to Huang Yongzhen, the CEO of Watrix, the company who developed the system, the benefit of such a system is that it does not require the cooperation of the individual, such as requiring a warrant and so on.
“You don’t need people’s cooperation for us to be able to recognize their identity. Gait analysis can’t be fooled by simply limping, walking with splayed feet or hunching over, because we’re analyzing all the features of an entire body.” That being said, China isn’t the first or alone in their interest in the technology.
As AP points out, gait recognition technology has been researched by countries around the world, although there is some skepticism that people can be recognized simply by the way they walk. As expected, the technology doesn’t seem to sit well with privacy advocates, especially since there’s really no way to hide your walk, at least not as far as a long-term solution is concerned.
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The White House press secretary said Democrats should “work with this president to solve some of the big problems.”
On Tuesday as voters across the country headed to the polls in a referendum on the Republican’s two years of controlling the Legislative and Executive Branch, a more sinister referendum was was underway in California. All those west coast elites were out to make Daylight Savings Time permanent in the state. Presumably…
Interaxon Inc. is the company behind the Muse, which is a brain sensing headband that certainly raises an eyebrow or two. Over time, this has led to the launch of the Muse 2, which is a revolutionary device that functions as a personal meditation assistant. The Muse 2 has been specially designed in order to provide real-time feedback on brain activity, but it does not stop there. It will also help deliver similar feedback in terms of body movement, breathing patterns and heart rate when one meditates.
How does the Muse 2 work? For starters, it will rely on its integrated biosignal, inertial, and heart sensors in order to create real-time audio experiences across a quartet of key areas in order to help users find focused calm, improve posture, all the while increasing both breath and heart awareness. With virtually every single smart device available out there these days, there needs to be an accompanying app to go along with it, and the Muse 2 is no different. Its app will translate meditators’ internal states into immersive soundscapes, helping provide subtle guidance during meditation.
The new posture, heart, and breath experiences will allow the Muse 2 to open up a wider path of entry into a mindfulness practice, as well as a robust foundation that will be able to support both novice and experienced meditators. The Muse Mind Experience is part of the Muse 2, where your mental activity can be translated into the guiding sounds of weather. Research has shown that the Muse Mind Experience is capable of producing a significant reduction in stress in a matter of just four weeks, not to mention potentially beneficial neuroplastic changes in the user’s brain.
Where the Body experience is concerned, the Muse 2 will measure stillness via motion tracking. Any postural shifts and fidgeting will result in shimmers of real-time audio feedback in the form of beautiful wind chimes, helping guide users back to a place of restful stillness and physical relaxation. The Muse 2 will retail for $249 and will certainly go some way in calming you down after forking out that amount of money for what others might think to be a novelty.
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Earlier this year, LG launched one of its flagship smartphones the LG G7 ThinQ. As expected of flagship phones, the LG G7 wasn’t exactly considered cheap (still cheaper than some other companies though), and at IFA 2018, LG announced a more affordable version with stripped down specs in the form of the LG G7 Fit.
The good news is that if you’ve been eyeing the handset and would not mind getting your hands on it, LG has announced that the phone is expected to be made available in “key markets” this week. For those who are learning about the LG G7 Fit for the first time, the phone will share a similar design and use the same glass and metal materials in its construction, but under the hood is where the main differences lie.
The handset will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 chipset and will come with 4GB of RAM and will be available in either 32GB or 64GB storage options. There will also be an AI camera on the back with a 16MP sensor, and an 8MP front-facing camera, and a 3,000mAh battery to boot.
We suppose one of the best parts is its display, where despite it being positioned as a “cheaper” model, it will still feature a 6.1-inch QHD+ display. Unfortunately there does not appear to be launch plans for North America as LG has confirmed that the phone will be released in Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
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Guess now they’ve really got bad blood.
The OnePlus 6T has the distinction of being the first from the company to be made available from a US carrier. T-Mobile USA to be exact. That doesn’t mean it’s not available for other networks as long as you buy an unlocked version. In fact, the OnePlus 6T is also the first of its line to be certified for Verizon’s … Continue reading
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