Sony wants to transform our body into musical instrument through this strange bracelet

Sony musical instrument

For years, music has influenced our bodies through dance, but Sony wants to end it, that is, our bodies in motion are those that influence music. Sounds interesting? Well, that’s what the Japanese company will present at the SXSW festival where they usually carry out their experimental projects.

This year has been no exception and are presented the Motion Sonic Project, which consists of a wearable bracelet equipped with technology that makes our body’s movements are transformed into music.

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The smartphone of the future will have holograms, virtual assistant and look like a sex toy, according to this concept

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Philippe Starck is currently one of the most important industrial designers of our time, his works have transcended due to its peculiar aspect that mixes aesthetics with functionality. Its work is present in a large number of architectural projects and various types of objects. Perhaps for many of us it will be easier to identify him if we say that he was responsible for the design of the Mi Mix of Xiaomi.

Now Starck has joined Jerome Olivet, another famous French designer, to create a concept that shows us what the smartphone of the future should be like, a radical change that completely eliminates the touch screen interface, to take a step towards the use Of holograms.

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When Amazon Echo records an alleged murder, the privacy debate opens again

Amazon Echo

A year ago there was a murder in Bentonville, Arkansas. The peculiarity of this event is that at the home in which there was had installed a number of smart devices, and including an Amazon Echo who police could help solve the case.

The security forces have requested access to Amazon to give them access to recordings that were made since that Amazon Echo at the time of the facts, but the company led by Jeff Bezos has refused, something that raises new doubts in this hyper was. Can authorities access such private data if necessary?

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ReMarkable wants to be the notebook of the future: An electronic ink reader in which we can draw

ReMarkable

Tablets and e-book readers have to get bored in many formats and guidelines, but it is difficult to find a device you want to cover as many things as remarkable. Mainly it offers screen electronic ink rather large, which we can also write and draw.

As we see the product reminds us of Sony that we had christened “the future notebook” fortunately this is much more affordable, but neither is no bargain: US $ 379 across the pond. It is also true that its specifications are very interesting, we have not seen them in any competitor, and there may find a gap in the market.

If we see it as a reader, for nothing it is small with its 10.3-inch diagonal screen, when it is usual to move around 6 inches. This allows us to present it as a good place to visualize graphic contents, beyond the books.

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GoPro collapses with a 40% drop in revenues, the worst downturn in its history

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Despite the image they want to give dynamism and everything is better than ever, the reality is that things are not going well, nothing good in GoPro, who just introduced disastrous financial results for the third quarter of 2016, which they were well below forecasts of analysts that caused the company’s stock to plummet by 23%, the worst drop in the history of the company.

The stock market crash led the company to suspend operations so as not to suffer further damage, but in that lapse of nearly an hour the company lost nearly $ 250 million from a value of $ 1.30 billion to $ 972 million. The main reason was that GoPro presented revenues of 240.56 million dollars, while the same period last year income barely exceeded 400 million, which means a total drop of 39.9%.

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Did you like the NES Mini? With this cartridge with Raspberry Pi and 2400 Zero games you are going to hallucinate

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Projects emulators consoles are not new, but the arrival of the new NES Mini is serving for people interested to delve into the wonderful world of the maker community, where they can jump-start fascinating projects with the help of a Raspberry Pi, which it offers possibilities (almost) endless.

Today we will know one of the most amazing projects born of the imagination and ingenuity of the members of the maker community, because it makes use of an original piece of the NES, in this case a cartridge, to turn it into a powerful emulator console with capacity for 2400 classic games.

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Our drawings and designs come to life with this pen that prints 3D

3Doodler Pro

The 3D printers continue to grow and expand its scope in various disciplines, however one of the main obstacles is the price, which makes its scope is still limited for some people especially freelancers.

Therefore, a proposal like 3Doodler, consisting of a pen that prints 3D freehand is very interesting for its price and scope, a proposal that is being upgraded to offer a more professional option through the incorporation of new drawing materials in the air. We know the details of the new 3Doodler Pro.

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You do not need the Nintendo Classic Mini: The Raspberry Pi gives you that and more

Nintendo Classic Mini

What happens to Nintendo? We had been months without much to tell the Japanese video game giant and spent two weeks in which between the social phenomenon created by Pokémon Go and newly introduced Nintendo Mini Classic: Nintendo Entertainment System not stop talking about them.

That we love, of course, especially since it seems that the company has known how to choose the right time to combine the launch of a product that looks to the future with another, this retro console that looks to the past. The only problem? If you want to enjoy the old NES games you can do so easily and cheaply through an old acquaintance: The Raspberry Pi.

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Kodi wants you to see the movies in the lounge with Raspberry Pi and created it a perfect package

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At this point in the film, almost everyone knows what a plate Raspberry Pi, and I suppose many will also know Kodi, cross – platform media center that led to the famous “Xbox Media Center” or XBMC. For some time together, they are making way lead, taking advantage of the characteristics and philosophy of each.

Raspberry Pi is a small, very affordable plate, capable of doing many things, so quickly was embraced by communities of students and makers. One of the most sought practical applications for this low-cost hardware is to generate content for TV. They did not take long to make Kodi get along with Raspberry.

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Panasonic ToughPad FZ-A2: The tablet for industrial use can use up with rubber gloves

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Although the tablet market is slowing down, many manufacturers launch such terminals with a race to see who is getting thinner and lighter devices .But there is one exception: the tablets intended for certain professional environments where there are more risks.

It is the land of the tablets ToughPad Panasonic, now extended family with the new FZ-A2 model. The Japanese automaker wants to control the sector of the tablets they need in factories, assembly lines, places with bad weather and any other environment where a general consumer – oriented tablet is too sensitive.

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