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Standards Take Online Gaming to the Next Level

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In-person tournaments are expected to be held again once COVID-19 restrictions ease. They include the lack of technical standards to address bandwidth, connectivity, interoperability, and latency issues. The new IEEE Computer Society Online Gaming Standards Committee plans to address the challenges.

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BMW Group Production leveraging virtual reality and augmented reality applications

Green Car Congress

Previously, a trainer had to work with one person at a time, while with the new system this number has increased to three. Target/actual comparisons in operations. Staff at the Munich location of the BMW Group Toolmaking and Plant Engineering unit now mount a standard tablet on a tripod.

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Up close and personal with Volkswagen’s e-Golf carbon offset project: Garcia River Forest

Green Car Congress

The TÜV certificate confirms that the Life Cycle Assessment drawn up by Volkswagen is based on reliable data and that the method used to compile it complies with the requirements of ISO standards 14040 and 14044. TDI (diesel), both in the basic versions with standard equipment. TSI (gasoline) and Golf Mk VII 1.6

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“Charging Station” — Is That the Location or the “Charger”?

EV Adoption

Depending on the person, each of us brings different backgrounds and context to this phrase creating confusion and a lack of clarity in the market. For one, clarity and consistency is critical for sharing statistics and making comparisons. Time Is Now For The EV Industry To Have Standardize Terms Like Charging Station.

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Elon Musk explains Tesla’s LFP Battery strategy for US Model 3 SR+

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Tesla is giving Model 3 Standard Range Plus reservation holders the opportunity to get their vehicles sooner. I’d personally slightly opt for iron pack, as it wants to be charged to 100%, whereas nickel prefers ~90%. In comparison, Tesla notes that vehicles with nickel-based batteries are best charged to about 80%.

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Evaluating Mobile Health Tools Is Comparing Apples to Oranges

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Like a doctor on one’s wrist, mobile health (mHealth) tools offer the promise of providing personal physiological data on demand. What might be motivating for one person, such as a personalized encouraging message, may seem intrusive to another. How many steps did you take today? Press the button. Push the button. Glucose level?

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Can We Identify a Person From Their Voice?

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Secret Service claims to be able to identify an unknown person in a voice-only lineup, comparing a recording of an unknown voice with a recording of a known speaker, as a reference. Forensic speaker comparison is primarily investigative. National Institute of Standards and Technology. A 2020 U.S.

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