Source: http://gizmodo.com/this-is-the-first-computer-in-history-to-have-passed-th-1587780232
This is big. A computer has successfully managed to fool a bunch of researchers into thinking that it was a 13-year-old boy named Eugene Goostman. In doing so, it has become the first computer in the world to have successfully passed the Turing Test.
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/06/07/shatterproof-touchscreen-film/
Sure, the screen on your smartphone is likely scratch-resistant, but it still won't survive a drop to the sidewalk. However, that could all change if University of Akron scientists get their shatterproof touchscreen film into shipping hardware. They've developed transparent electrodes that, when layered on polymer surfaces, are just as transparent as current technology (indium tin oxide) but much more durable. You can bend them over 1,000 times without breaking, and they also hold up against peeling.
More importantly, the technology is cheap. In fact, the university believes that it should be less expensive to make this film than the touchscreen tech in use today; you can simply mass-produce it in rolls. While there's no firm production timetable, scientists fully expect their technology to hit stores in the future. Eventually, you won't have to worry quite so much that your phone might slip out of your hands.
[Image credit: William Hook, Flickr]
Filed under: Cellphones, Displays, Science, Mobile
Via: MD Connects
Source: University of Akron, ACS Nano
It only makes sense that putting a TV online theoretically exposes it to hackers, but it's now clear that those hacks don't have to go through conventional internet pipelines. A team of Columbia University researchers has published details of a vulnerability in an interactive TV standard (HbbTV) that lets evildoers hijack your smart TV and other devices in your home network so long as you tune into a specific over-the-air digital channel. Attacks can run undetected in the background, and the nature of the broadcasts makes it difficult or impossible to trace the culprit. Reportedly, the only surefire remedies are to cut off broadcast-based web content altogether, monitor for unusual spikes in network activity or notify users when apps launch.
However, you shouldn't fret about someone stealing your data just because you tuned into the Home Shopping Network. If you only watch shows over cable or satellite, this issue won't affect you; as it stands, HbbTV hasn't yet reached North America. It's also difficult for would-be hackers to reach many people without signal amplifiers. Still, the security hole isn't going to be very comforting to cord cutters who still want the benefits of an internet-connected TV set.Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/meta-campus-tour-2014-6
In the hills of Portola Valley, California, is the headquarters for Meta, a company that's trying to change the future and also, perhaps, the world.
They're hoping to accomplish this feat by creating a pair of augmented-reality glasses that bring to life technology that seems to be taken straight out of the "Iron Man" movies.
Physical objects are rendered virtually, and those objects — be it a game or a document or even a keyboard — are all manipulated by your hands.
A team of fewer than 50 people lives on a 20-acre rented estate overlooking the wilderness above Silicon Valley.
It's something out of a movie, with a pool, a tennis court, and even pictures of Tony Stark of "Iron Man" fame adorning the walls.
The team lives together on the estate, putting in 14-hour days, and then eating together and afterwards washing dishes together. All for the common goal of bringing to life a pair of glasses that can completely change the way we think of computing.
Source: http://gizmodo.com/3d-printed-steel-structures-are-as-efficient-as-they-ar-1587214335
No matter how many times you hear about a new breakthrough, 3D printing is amazing, transformative technology. Now, a new method for 3D printing steel joints stands to revolutionize the construction industry. It looks pretty badass, too.
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