https://newatlas.com/wearables/ice-ring-omate/ I know traditional weddings aren’t everyone’s taste. But we earned the full experience: dressing up, pretty location, the music, even the arguments about which relatives to sit where. And we spent ages on the vows and the pre-nup: promising to share the data, to watch over each other’s feeds, to cherish each other’s information, … [Read more…]
https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7bxdx/scientists-are-researching-a-device-that-can-induce-lucid-dreams-on-demand?utm_source=tldrnewsletter My parents told me about when mobile phones (as they were called) first came in at work. “Suddenly we were always available,” they said. They told me how shocked they were that they were expected to answer messages in the evening. Something called “work-life balance” was big at the time. I smile. I mean … [Read more…]
https://newatlas.com/wearables/google-ultrasound-heart-rate-anc-headphones/ I was never into the mindfulness thing. When my friends were all downloading apps and listening to soothing voices telling them to count their breaths, I just took a deep breath and got on with it. Sure, my biometrics weren’t as green as theirs, as my appraisal noted but… But now I’ve no choice. … [Read more…]
https://gizmodo.com/google-maps-uses-ai-find-where-people-are-having-fun-1850966626 She dreaded this moment. It was a farewell party so politically she’d had to go but now everyone was talking about “where to go next”. Someone pulled up the map and across the town the wearables fed their biometrics in. The heat map shimmered. Her heart sank, particularly when someone synchronised the sound. Her … [Read more…]
https://www.engadget.com/researchers-developed-3d-printed-sensors-that-can-record-brain-activity-on-earbuds-150000043.html?src=rss Musicians? They’ve always been a pain. We’re the ones who make the music. Fifth Beatle? Remember that? We know how to turn their inarticulate, often tuneless ideas into hits. And we know what people want to listen to. Egotist rock stars! They’d be nowhere without us. There’s no point showing them the data… they … [Read more…]
https://gizmodo.com/apple-patent-siri-read-lips-1850704698 You have to practice. It’s not easy saying nothing. I know one person who even tried Botox! You don’t think about it until you have to. What do poker players call it? “The tell”. Those micro expressions and movements that tell your opponent when to raise or fold. But now you have to think … [Read more…]
https://www.wired.com/story/chatgpt-writing-tips/ Her therapist had recommended it. “Think of it a bit like your teenage diary,” he’d said. “A friend to talk to. A confidante.” She’d never kept a diary but she smiled and nodded. She had to admit, after a few weeks, she did see herself reflected back. It did help her see clearly. She … [Read more…]
https://newatlas.com/technology/self-powering-patch-muscle-movement/ You get it from both sides. Teachers are always on your back: “tuck your shirt in… put your blazer on!” And then when they go full a full inspection, they have a go about my uniform not being right. And then there’s the other kids. I try to ignore it but I feel like … [Read more…]
https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/30/evie-smart-ring-interview/ It’s better than an ankle tag. Less conspicuous and it doesn’t stop me going out and doing stuff. I don’t know if they’re checking location. Don’t need to apparently. My Therapy Officer explained – in that way they do – that it’s as much to help me as monitor me. Yeh, whatever! I zoned … [Read more…]
https://techcrunch.com/2023/01/30/evie-smart-ring-interview/ It’s better than an ankle tag. Less conspicuous and it doesn’t stop me going out and doing stuff. I don’t know if they’re checking location. Don’t need to apparently. My Therapy Officer explained – in that way they do – that it’s as much to help me as monitor me. Yeh, whatever! I zoned … [Read more…]