The Lumix GX85 doesn't just shoot 4K video. It uses its high-res video skills for fast-action photos, and it can focus your images after you shoot them. The post Panasonic's New Compact Shoots 4K for an Alluring Price appeared first on WIRED.
Daily Archives: April 4, 2016
Facebook has launched a tool, Automatic Alternative Text, for blind and visually impaired people to “see” images on the site. For people using screen readers to identify what’s displayed on a screen, AAT uses object recognition technology to generate descriptions of photos on Facebook. This tool, led by Facebook’s accessibility team, has been several months in the making. Read MoreFacebook’s tool to help the blind “see” images just launched ...
Doppler Labs’s augmented audio device, Here, seems to be all the rage in music hardware these days. Doppler recently won a SXSW Innovation Award and will begin a partnership with Coachella starting next week. Each Coachella attendee received a code with their tickets to claim their free Here Active Listening devices to wear at the week-long music festival. Read MoreExperience Here, the augmented audio device from Doppler Labs
When Microsoft announced its Windows 10 strategy last year, the thinking was that the unified platform would drive Windows Mobile and finally bring the Windows phone out of the doldrums where it’s been virtually forever. The idea was you could develop once for Windows 10 desktop and easily share that code on any device, making it impossibly attractive for developers, which would… Read MoreMicrosoft’s mobile problem may not be a problem at all
A committee of industry representatives appointed by the FAA turned in recommendations suggesting a four-tiered system for classifying drones and how they may (or mayn’t) interact with crowds. Read MoreFAA committee proposes official categories for drones that fly near ...
If a man can't earn the attention of the woman he longs for, is it plausible for that man to just build a robot model of his love interest instead? The post The Scarlett Johansson Bot Is the Robotic Future of Objectifying Women appeared first on WIRED.
The Scarlett Johansson Bot Is the Robotic Future of Objectifying ...
Tech nonprofit Medic Mobile has attained $1 million in unrestricted grant funding from the Peery Foundation for apps that help health workers deliver care to people who lack reasonable access to doctors and hospitals. According to Medic Mobile founder Josh Nesbit, about 10,000 health workers in developing nations use Medic Mobile’s apps today to record data about individuals’… Read MoreMedic Mobile locks $1 million grant to help community health ...
Remember the Revolv home automation hub? Probably not. The device was released in late 2013, and while fantastic, it largely flew under the radar before Google’s Nest division bought the company for $300 million, and promptly stopped selling the device. But the device was still available from various retailers and worth the cash for home packed with Internet of Things devices. It works… Read MoreNest demonstrates the risks of being an early adopter by ...
E-readers may not be the most exciting space in tech these days, but some of us still find a place for them in our lives — and it is we happy few whom Jeff Bezos announced, with enthusiasm palpable, that new Kindle hardware is just around the corner. Read MoreBezos teases new Kindle hardware for reveal next week
Target’s top-rated shopping app Cartwheel is today becoming more useful to those who are looking to save money at checkout. The company says the app has been expanded to support digital coupons from manufacturers – meaning shoppers can save dollars on a wider range of products, as opposed to percentage discounts off select products, as before. Cartwheel, of course, was already… Read More