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High School Students Built This iPhone App for the Visually Impaired

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Atheia is a mobile app that makes observations about a user’s environment to improve spatial awareness and safety. In addition, the search feature directs users to objects in their environment through haptic feedback and audio instructions. They also consulted with Blind Industries and. The student team’s. IEEE Spectrum.

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Pioneer of Google’s Data Centers Dies at 58

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Rao authored more than 14 books and 400 journal articles during his career. he helped develop the Semi-Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) , the first U.S. He accepted a new position in 1970 as head of the advanced development department in the Amecom Division of Litton Industries , a defense contractor in College Park, Md.

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The Bionic-Hand Arms Race

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In Jules Verne’s 1865 novel From the Earth to the Moon , members of the fictitious Baltimore Gun Club, all disabled Civil War veterans, restlessly search for a new enemy to conquer. The body powered arm—in terms of its symbolism—(still) expresses the man-machine symbolism of an industrial society of the 1920s,”.

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The Do-or-Die Moments That Determined the Fate of the Internet

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Indeed, hyped-up product announcements at industry events like the Consumer Electronics Show (now CES ) and the Game Developers Conference have become regular features of the digital world. There’s also a parallel tradition—less flashy but no less important—of industry events that focus attention on digital infrastructure.

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