drag2share: Overhead Laser Lights That Illuminate With Images and Video

Source: http://gizmodo.com/overhead-laser-lights-that-illuminate-with-images-and-v-1541538870

As far as giant corporations go, it's usually Sony that's willing to a take risk on an unorthodox new product. But this time it's Panasonic's turn with the company's new Space Player that combines overhead lighting with compact projectors letting you project everything from different colors, to still images, to videos and animation.

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drag2share: A Simple Adapter Lets the iPhone Assist in Eye Exams

Source: http://gizmodo.com/a-simple-adapter-lets-the-iphone-assist-in-eye-exams-1542345459

We've already got machines that give ophthalmologists a close-up view of the inside and outside of the human eye. The problem is they're big and heavy, expensive, and rarely accessible to those in third world nations. So researchers at Stanford University have created a simple iPhone add-on that lets almost anyone, anywhere, perform eye exams.

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drag2share: Kinect and Unreal Engine 4 power Alzheimer's and dementia care project (video)

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/17/unreal-engine-4-alzheimers-dementia-therapy/

Sure, virtual reality and browser-based games are impressive, but Unreal Engine 4's latest use is a bit more noble: improving the lives of Alzheimer's and dementia patients. The Forest Project uses the game engine, smart TVs and Microsoft's Kinect 2 tech in an attempt to create a temporary reprieve for those suffering from the cognitive diseases via an interactive, virtual woodland. There's also a virtual dementia simulation that aims to help caregivers understand first-hand how their patients see the world, possibly improving care as a result. Should the dev team reach its crowdfunding goal, the arboreal environment could be just the beginning, with beach or Christmas-themed environments hinted as possible expansions.

Opaque Multimedia and Alzheimer's Australia Vic need a fraction of what many modern game budgets command to bring The Forest Project to multiple platforms in early 2015 -- $82,000 (AU$90,000). Other details are scarce, but seeing that the team is in San Francisco for this week's Game Developer's Conference, we may hear more as the show progresses.

Filed under: Gaming, Science, HD

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drag2share: New Payments Startups Face An Uphill Battle To Disrupt The Credit Card Processing Industry

source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/~3/azLAOrda9Jw/credit-card-payments-market-competition-2-2014-1

The credit card industry processes a massive volume of transactions — about $4 trillion this year in the U.S., according to BI Intelligence estimates. With so much money in play, it's no wonder that a host of startups are trying to carve out a niche for themselves and offer services to merchants and consumers that will rewrite the value they get from every credit card payment.

But the credit card processing industry isn't going to change over night. These startups are entering into an extremely complex and entrenched space. 

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drag2share: LG Lucid 3 leaks with updated design, no doubts on the carrier

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/15/lg-lucid-3-leaks/

We'll admit, we're getting mixed messages here. According to @evleaks' latest reveal there is very likely a new LG Lucid (number 3 to be specific) incoming for Verizon. Nothing unusual there, as it's been about a year since the last one. But if the images are accurate (and history predicts they will be) LG has taken some design cues from its G-series -- rounded corners, and a curved back etc -- along with a very Samsung-esque physical home key (the last edition had capacitive buttons). Of course, this isn't the first LG phone with such a button, or even to share this design. The new F-series we saw at MWC bears more than a casual resemblance to the pic we see above. There's little else to glean from the image other than the obvious, but expect a mid-range specification (with model number VS876) to hit the Verizon web store in the coming weeks.

Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, LG

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Source: @evleaks (Twitter)

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