Xiaomi released its first range of robotic product called “Cyberdog” on August 27, 2021. Cyberdog is a quadruped robot that can move around and perform a range of different programmable actions. This trend is not new. The most notable robot dog was earlier and it is the Boston Dynamics’ “Spot”. Comparing the two robot dogs …
Virtual Private Network (VPN) Using a VPN establishes an encrypted connection (sometimes referred to as a “tunnel”) between your device and a remote server run by a VPN service. All of your internet traffic is routed through this tunnel to the server, which then forwards it to the public internet as usual. Data returning to your …
Engineers at Northwestern University have created a new smart sensor platform for face masks that they describe as a “Fitbit for the face.” The lightweight, quarter-sized sensor, dubbed “FaceBit,” attaches to any N95, cloth, or surgical face mask using a small magnet. It could not only detect the user’s real-time breathing rate, heart rate, and …
Input, processing, and output are the three stages in which computers complete their tasks. Speech synthesis is simply a form of output in which a computer or other machine reads words to you aloud through a loudspeaker in a real or simulated voice; the technology is commonly referred to as text-to-speech. The same written information …
What is end-to-end encryption? End-to-end encryption (E2EE) is a secure communication technology that prevents third parties from acquiring access to data as it travels from one end system or device to another. In E2EE, the data is encrypted on the sender’s system or device, and only the intended recipient can decrypt it. As it travels …
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Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, introduced a major new feature for Facebook Messenger that would greatly increase privacy on the platform: notifications when someone screenshots your disappearing messages in a Secret Conversation protected by end-to-end encryption. On January 27, 2022, Zuckerberg posted, “New update for end-to-end encrypted Messenger chats so you get a notification if …
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According to Gartner, Inc., by 2022, 75 percent of all databases will be installed or transferred to a cloud platform, with just 5 percent evaluated for repatriation to on-premises. This trend will be driven mostly by analytics databases and the SaaS model. “According to inquiries with Gartner clients, organizations are developing and deploying new applications …
What Is a Smart Home? A smart home is a handy house setting in which appliances and equipment may be managed remotely using a mobile or other networked device from anywhere with an internet connection. A smart home’s devices are connected through the internet, allowing the user to handle features such as home security, temperature, …
Robot of the Future Ameca is the most advanced human-shaped robot in the world, representing the cutting edge of human-robotics technology. It is the ideal humanoid robot platform for human-robot interaction because it was designed specifically as a platform for development into future robotics technologies. Ameca, created by the British company Engineered Arts, went viral …
Following a number of recent reports highlighting how Apple’s AirTags are being exploited for stalking, the firm has now updated its current “Personal Safety User Guide” with additional advice on what customers should do if they find an unfamiliar AirTag in their vicinity or hear one make a sound. The book explains in detail what …
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