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Tokyo trials digital billboards that scan passers-by - 0 views

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tokyo trials digital billboard that scan passers-by

shared by thinkahol * on 16 Jul 10 - Cached
  • thinkahol * on 16 Jul 10
     
    Digital advertising billboards being trialled in Japan are fitted with cameras that read the gender and age group of people looking at them to tailor their commercial messages.
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New Scientist TV: Hack your hand to learn the guitar - 0 views

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New Scientist TV: Hack your hand to learn the guitar

shared by thinkahol * on 28 Jun 11 - No Cached
  • thinkahol * on 28 Jun 11
     
    Instead of practicing for hours, a device can now teach you a tune by taking control of your hand (see video above). The system, developed by the University of Tokyo and Sony Computer Science Laboratories, is appropriately named PossessedHand and electrically stimulates muscles in your arm that move your fingers. Tests have shown that the device can help you learn the correct fingering faster but many find the concept unsettling. Would you be willing to have your hand hacked to learn an instrument?
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