Smart mat can help diabetics prevent amputations
One of the students, Jann Butler, has an aunt who loss a foot after developing foot ulcers due to the disease years ago. He said the group “uncovered an issue with temperature” during their research: The high glucose levels in a diabetic’s blood affects circulation in their lower limbs, making them colder than the rest of their bodies. “If there’s a four-degree difference between the two [feet] over a...
Apple Pay Giving Shoppers Even More Ways to Pay
SAN FRANCISCO — June 8, 2015 — Apple® today announced Apple Pay™ is making everyday payments even better by adding support for rewards programs and store-issued credit and debit cards with iOS 9. Apple Pay will also give shoppers more ways to pay in the US, expanding merchant acceptance to over one million locations next month and bringing support for Discover this fall. With this addition, Apple Pay will accept credit and debit cards...
For VR to be truly immersive, it needs convincing sound to match
Inside a wide room with bright spotlights I notice an orange drilling machine. “OK, before we start, I need to remove the panel from the back of your head,” says the humanoid. I hear the whirring of a drill behind me. I squirm and reflexively raise my shoulders. The buzzing gets louder, making the hair on the nape of my neck stand up. Then I snapped out of it. I removed the Oculus Rift DK2 strapped on my face and the...
For VR to be truly immersive, it needs convincing sound to match
Inside a wide room with bright spotlights I notice an orange drilling machine. “OK, before we start, I need to remove the panel from the back of your head,” says the humanoid. I hear the whirring of a drill behind me. I squirm and reflexively raise my shoulders. The buzzing gets louder, making the hair on the nape of my neck stand up. Then I snapped out of it. I removed the Oculus Rift DK2 strapped on my face and the...
Apple Previews New Apple Watch Software
SAN FRANCISCO — June 8, 2015 — Apple® today previewed watchOS™ 2, the first major software update for Apple Watch™, giving developers the tools to build faster and more powerful apps running natively on Apple Watch. Starting today, developers can take advantage of innovative hardware features of Apple Watch including the Digital Crown™, Taptic Engine™ and heart rate sensor, along with software APIs to build new app experiences....
