It’s been a pretty quiet year for Nikon so far, with no new camera announcements and just one lens launched. Now, though, the company has announced the development of a new AF-S 500mm f/5.6E PF ED VR telephoto prime lens. While Nikon already has the […]
Day: June 14, 2018
Amazon’s DeepLens AI learning camera is now on sale for $250
You get the usual array of I/O ports and wireless options necessary for app development, including Micro HDMI, USB 2.0, a 2D microphone array and dual-band WiFi. Amazon said you don’t necessarily need machine learning or computer vision experience, and proved it by running a […]
AssistENT offers an anti-snoring device you stick in your nose
If you sleep next to someone who snores you know that the endless horking and honking isn’t very fun… and it makes the snorer’s life even worse. Some students and doctors in Baltimore, Maryland, however, have created something that acts like an internal breathing strip […]
Scandalo stadio di Roma. La questione morale di chi gridava “onestà”
L'inchiesta sulla corruzione che ha addirittura preceduto la posa del primo mattone del nuovo stadio della Roma a Tor di Valle conferma quanto illusorio fosse il tentativo grillino di evitare l'infezione del malaffare semplicemente congelando ogni … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #thisisnews
Microsoft takes aim at Amazon with push for checkout-free retail
Microsoft Corp is working on technology that would eliminate cashiers and checkout lines from stores, in a nascent challenge to Amazon.com Inc's … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Pensioni, rimandare costa caro
ItaliaOggi Pensioni, rimandare costa caro. Rinviare il pensionamento di un mese, da dicembre a gennaio 2019, costerà fino a 340 euro di minore … by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Microsoft reportedly has its own cashierless store technology
While Amazon continues to test out its cashier and checkout-less Go stores, Reuters reports that Microsoft is working on similar technology. Besides a number of partners who are working on products in the vein of Amazon Go — which allows shoppers to simply take items […]
Satellites and microchips: the surprising tech behind the World Cup ball
There are some people who still think that a 1990 World Cup ball, the Etrusca Unico, is up in orbit somewhere. When England midfielder Chris Waddle missed his spot-kick in a penalty shoot-out in the semi-final defeat to West Germany, the ball he made contact […]
Chicago Says Elon Musk’s Company Will Build Tunnels and Electric Cars to Go to O’Hare
CHICAGO — There are two standard, rage-inducing ways to reach O'Hare International Airport from downtown Chicago. You can ride the L, … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit
Who will win the World Cup? One factor might be travel distance
The disparity in travel between teams—Egypt will travel 6,000 more miles … They believe this gives them an advantage, as France will have to travel … social experiment by Livio Acerbo #greengroundit #travel #tours