Showing posts with label Technological-Innovation. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Technological-Innovation. Show all posts

Axis Start-up Social provides a networking platform for startups

Remember Thought Factory by Axis? Yes, it was their innovation lab for startups limited to the FinTech domain. For others, they now have Axis Start-up Social. As the name suggests, the new platform is for networking and socializing, thus sharing knowledge and helping other potential startups. It went live on December 15, at an event held at WeWork, a co-working space in Bengaluru. We at Today's...

Nvidia Titan V is the world's most powerful GPU for PCs

Nvidia Titan V, the latest offering from the American technology company, is the world's most powerful GPU ever created for Personal Computers. The product targets researchers and scientists. It was announced at the annual NIPS conference by founder and CEO, Jensen Huang. There are 21.1 billion transistors used. New Tensor Cores deliver 110 teraflops and are designed for deep learning and scientific...

GPhone is a smartphone case that analyzes blood

Scientists at the University of California San Diego have created a smartphone case to measure the level of glucose in the blood. It is being developed by a team led by professors Patrick Mercier and Joseph Wang. How does it look? The 3D-printed case is named the GPhone. It draws its power from the phone's battery. There is a reusable sensor at one of the corners. This sensor is connected...

HDMI 2.1 released along with a new Ultra High Speed HDMI cable

The specifications of HDMI 2.1 are released by the HDMI Forum's Technical Working Group. As expected, few of the features will be backward compatible with HDMI 2.0 cable, while the rest will need the upgraded Ultra High Speed HDMI cable. HDMI 2.1 supports super high bandwidth content like 4K resolutions at 120 Hz refresh rate (double the speed than its predecessor) and 8K at 60 Hz. The maximum...

Disney Magic Bench lets you enjoy augmented reality with friends

Currently, virtual reality experiences are limited to the person wearing the headset or holding the remote, making him/her isolated from the people around. Disney Magic Bench is a mixed reality prototype designed to make augmented reality experience a group activity by eliminating such hardware equipment. One can just walk over to the bench and take a seat. The system senses the number of people...

Toyota's Human Support Robot successfully completes its in-home trial

Most of us know Toyota as a car manufacturer. What we may not know that they are also into robotics and automation. In 2005, the Japanese multinational announced a project called "Partner Robot." It was the beginning of the switch from industrial robots (which they were making since the 1970s) to household machines. Recently, they have reached a significant milestone in the project with a successful...

These insect-inspired robots are made from drinking straws

Automation is the future. Robots are a means to achieve it. There are robots made of metals. However, there are applications which need something softer. That is where soft robots come into the picture. For the uninitiated, this sub-field deals with 'constructing machines from highly compliant materials, similar to those found in living organisms.' Harvard has taken a step further and developed...

Nvidia Metropolis is the next step towards smart cities of the future

Nvidia has unveiled their intelligent video analytics platform, the Nvidia Metropolis. It brings them a step closer to the envisioned Artificial Intelligence enabled smart cities of the future. The platform is a combination of various Nvidia products operating on a unified architecture. The idea is to apply deep learning techniques to the real-time video streams generated by the cameras, and...

Thermal diodes may lead to future computers running on heat

We are well aware of what heat does to an electronic device, and how different devices use various cooling mechanisms (fan, water, and so forth) to prevent them from overheating or shutting down altogether. However, can the same dreaded heat be used as an alternative source of energy to power up those devices? Engineers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln seem to think so! They have developed...

This smartphone camera is just 2 mm thick

Smartphone manufacturers these days boast of making the thinnest devices to stand out of the crowd and offer something unique in the over-saturated market. The thickness of the camera lens used plays a significant role in achieving the same. What if there was a camera module that was just a couple of millimeters in thickness? Our phones would then be thinner than we can now imagine! Scientists at...

This blood molecule could be the reason for better rechargeable batteries

Lithium-ion batteries are the ones used in consumer electronic items. Their potential to retain the charge for a longer duration has made them the industry-wide standard. In recent years, lithium-oxygen batteries have surfaced as a possible successor. However, due to several limitations, their practical usage in commercial products is not possible yet. One such obstacle is the formation of lithium...

SanDisk unveils a 1 TB SD card prototype at Photokina

Most of us use memory cards with our smartphones and digital cameras to make sure we have that extra storage when it is needed the most. At Photokina 2014, SanDisk introduced a 512 GB memory card. Taking this a step further, they have now revealed a prototype of the 1 TB SDXC card at the same event this year held in Cologne, Germany. Image source Going a few years down the memory lane, the...

Thought Factory is Axis bank's innovation lab for FinTech startups

Startup scenario is booming across the world. India is not untouched from the same. Every other day, numerous startups spawn from garages and bedrooms of thinkers. Some fail to kick off, while others gather massive funding and try to make a dent in the startup ecosystem. Seeing all this, Indian leg of Axis Bank has come up with an innovative idea to nurture and house a few such startups. They are...

Future smartphones may have their fingerprint module built inside the display

Yes, you read it right. Thanks to LG, this may soon become a reality. LG Innotek, a subsidiary of LG, has successfully developed such a design wherein the fingerprint sensor is placed below the display. The way fingerprint modules are placed in current smartphones, they are prone to scratches as the users are required to make physical contact with them to authenticate. With the new design,...

Oppo Super VOOC Flash Charge can charge your phone in just 15 minutes

Oppo has today presented an exciting advance in smartphone user experience with its SmartSensor image stabilization and Super VOOC Flash Charge technologies at Mobile World Congress 2016. Super VOOC Flash Charge is an improvement on the original VOOC Flash Charge technology. The VOOC Flash Charge gave users 2 hours of talk after just 5 minutes of charging. Super VOOC takes it a step further,...

This paper-thin lens might soon be seen on your smartphone or camera

One thing that can annoy anyone is a bulky smartphone or a camera. Although our gadgets have lost considerable weight over the years, yet there is room for improvement. What if we told you a paper-thin camera lens can replace today's bulky lenses, in return making the devices slimmer? All thanks to the engineers at the University of Utah, this might soon be a reality! The engineers have developed...

[Technology] Intel chipsets now power mobile devices

Intel's dominance in the world of processors is well known. I'm sure, at least once in your life, you would have definitely used a computer powered by Intel. But what about smartphones? Well, their recently launched chipsets power your smartphones as well. Read on to know more. Source The manufacture has launched a range of 6th generation processors, specially suited for mobile devices. The...

[Wearable] SignLanguageGlove translates sign language to text and speech

A student at the University of London has developed a wearable glove which aims to give voice to the hearing and speech impaired people. The idea is to analyze the sign language made from hand gestures (by the person wearing the glove) and convert it to visual text and audible dialogue. The text can then be displayed on a screen, and the dialogue can be played on a music system or a smartphone. A...

[Technology] 3D printed navigation device which changes shape

While using GPS on smartphones is a common way to find your destination, it still is annoying when you just can't figure out the direction instantly, due to improper alignment of the device. Worry no more, Animotus is here. It is a wirelessly connected, 3D printed cube, which is based on haptic technology. But unlike other haptic devices out there, it uses movements, instead of vibrations...

[Technology] What if your smartphone could sense gas?

Smartphone technology is improving day-by-day. There is a list of things your smartphone can already monitor, viz. light, movement, temperature, pressure and geographical location. What if it could also sense gas, and determine the various gases present? Well, the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland claims to develop such a sensor! The miniature gas sensor, which can be connected to mobile...