Category Archives: Technology

How Has Security Camera Technology Evolved Over the Time?

Security cameras have become a household accessory these days. They have become an integral part of surveillance and have eased the task of keeping security intact to a greater extent. Be it your neighbor’s door or public transport, you will find always find a security camera around you. The rapid technological revolutions have altered the traditional methods of surveillance and security cameras have become a miraculous gadget. Be it the best solar powered security camera or a wireless camera, all of them are at their technological best. Here are some important functions that security cameras offer which are the hallmark of their evolution over time and how they have made surveillance a piece of cake: (more…)

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The making of the HoloLens 2: How advanced AI built Microsoft’s vision for ubiquitous computing

The first time people don the new HoloLens 2 on their heads, the device automatically gets to know them: It measures everything from the precise shape of their hands to the exact distance between their eyes.

The artificial intelligence research and development that enabled those capabilities “was astonishingly complicated” but essential to making the experience of using the device “instinctual,” said Jamie Shotton, a partner scientist who leads the HoloLens science team in Cambridge, United Kingdom. (more…)

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The Avril Group Joins the IBM Food Trust Blockchain Platform to Strengthen Traceability of its Matines Eggs Range

Paris, February 4 2020: IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the Avril Group, the French market leader in the vegetable oil and protein industry, as well as the owner of the leading fresh egg and oil brands, Matines and Lesieur, among others, today announced that Avril has joined IBM Food Trust, a blockchain-enabled global ecosystem for the food industry, and which will run on IBM Cloud. Matines differentiates itself with a new and personalized consumer experience. This is thanks to the enhanced information and traceability of 25 references on its ranges of organic, outdoors, free-range red label, soil and standard eggs. (more…)

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How Walgreens is using HoloLens 2 to provide a fresh retail experience

As Walgreens embarked on plans to create a new type of retail experience for customers more than a year ago, it realized that an innovative approach to training employees was in order.

Walgreens employees were used to consulting with customers on the best beauty products, filling photo orders, dispensing medications and providing personalized health and wellness information. But selling fresh produce, delivering groceries to vehicles and helping customers find ingredients for dinner — that was all new, and potentially challenging. (more…)

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5 Reasons for the Rapid Growth of Ecommerce

Just decades ago, consumers looking to purchase a product were required to visit a physical store, but today that has all changed. They can now purchase any product online from the comfort of their homes. It doesn’t end here, though, because the product could be delivered right to their doorstep. (more…)

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Yara and IBM launch an open collaboration for farm and field data to advance sustainable food production

DAVOS, Switzerland — Yara International (OSE: YAR), a global leader in crop nutrition and digital farming solutions, and IBM (NYSE: IBM), invite farmer associations, industry players, academia and NGOs from the food and agriculture industry to join a movement to develop an open data exchange that facilitates collaboration around farm and field data, with the aim of improving the efficiency, transparency and sustainability of global food production. (more…)

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How high-speed internet is bringing people ‘out of the dark ages’ to reshape work and life in rural America

As Beth Carlson prepared to take her son to a hospital eight hours away for surgery on a benign brain tumor last winter, one major worry aside from the procedure weighed on her mind.

How would the family stay in touch with Xander, 13, while he was away for weeks of treatment afterward? They’d tried video chats during a previous hospital stay, but the internet connection on the farm where they live was too slow. They could talk by phone, but it wasn’t the same as being able to see her boy’s face and look for the signs a mother knows to tell if he was OK. Xander’s two sisters, one older and one younger, were also worried about him. (more…)

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