Cadillac introduced a high-end hyrbid electric vehicle called the ELR at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit Tuesday. To see the ELR, watch a video on YouTube. The car is based on the Cadillac Converj concept car that ...
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LG Electronics, which helped usher in the age of gesture-based TV remotes a few years ago with its wand-style Magic Motion remote controls, is updating the technology with new control options and the ability to respond to more natural voice ...
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At CES this week, some companies are showing both OLED and Ultra HD TVs. Sony, though, upped the ante at its CES press conference by combining both technologies in a prototype 56-inch 4K OLED TV. Sony, which shipped an 84-inch 4K TV late ...
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The Voice Library, a service which allows subscribers to record, preserve and archive audio recordings, via telephone or computer microphone - safely and securely – is gaining momentum in attracting new subscribers following the ...
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Kia Motors America announced it will work with Google to provide content and search-based solutions enabled by Application Program Interfaces (APIs) for the second-generation of the automaker's innovative UVO eServices telematics system. ...
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IDG News Service - It looks like a bull, trots at the speed of a wolf and carries equipment like a pack mule, but does it have a place on the battlefield of the future Researchers are conducting a two-year study of a robot that promises to ...
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IDG News Service - At the CEATEC show that opens in Japan this week, the country's electronics manufacturers will show a host of products that are probably a few years from catching on, as well as a few design concepts that will need a bit ...
Tags: high-definition TV sets, new concept TV, Ultra High-Def TVs, Smart INSECT
62,000 students graduate from the universities and technical schools in Cluj, Romania, each year. A handful have just been awarded prizes by an American company, Imprezzio, which provides software solutions to tough business challenges. ...
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Microsoft has won a third victory in Germany over Google's Motorola unit in the ongoing patent wars between the two companies. A German court ruled that several Motorola tablets and phones infringe a Microsoft patented method for apps to ...
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Hey, Siri, you better look behind you. Google on Tuesday upgraded its Google Search app for the iPhone and iPad, giving the feature a voice search functionality that poses a challenge to Apple's Siri. The app, which is available for free ...
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In the latest James Bond film, Skyfall, smart gun technology prevents a bad guy from using Bond's own Walther PPK to shoot him. Far fetched? Not at all. And, in the wake of the mass shooting at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, ...
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Updates to multi-biometric systems include improvements to voice recognition algorithms and the capability of classifying gender in biometric face recognition technology Neurotechnology has announced the release of MegaMatcher 4.4 ...
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Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak, has revealed he is worried that Microsoft is becoming more creative and innovative than Apple. In an interview, Wozniak said that he is afraid that rival Microsoft has been spending time trying to make ...
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U.S. drivers seem to hold conflicting opinions on in-car Internet access, viewing the technology as a driving hazard and even a threat to privacy while praising the entertainment and safety features it offers. These opinions, presented in ...
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Voice interaction will be available in ultrabooks starting in the fourth quarter, an Intel executive said Tuesday. Ultrabooks will come with Nuance's Dragon Assistant Beta voice recognition software, which will enable direct interaction ...
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