Eye-Tracking App Lets Paralysed People Make Music
Plenty of work has already been done in creating eye- and face-tracking technology, which helps the paralysed to communicate. But what if you want to have some fun? What if you want to create music? That's where Andreas Refsgaard and his new app, Eye Conductor, come in.
Concept Video Shows Future Applications Of Google Glass
Now that Google Glass is out in the public, what does the future hold for the device? Will we as a society accept this device, and what apps would we use? Toronto-based creative agency Playground Inc. has answered this question with a concept video that envisions what we may be using Glass for in the coming months.
You Can Now Apply To Be Part Of A Mars Colony For Reality TV
Netherlands based organisation Mars One has begun accepting applications for "Mars colony pioneers:" a one-way ticket to a human settlement on the red planet, which they intend to finish construction of in 2023. Those who are chosen will be put into a selection process, in which both Mars One and viewers of a “global, televised program” will choose the first humans to colonise the planet.
'Trial By Timeline' App Scans Your Facebook To Find International Crimes Committed
Amnesty International has launched a Facebook application called Trial By Timeline, which illustrates to users of the social network how their public postings and interactions could see them imprisoned, tortured, killed by extremists or even beheaded in other countries with oppressive regimes.
Computer Scientists Develop App That Detects The Hostility Of Incoming Texts
Computer scientists from the University of Portsmouth have developed a unique mobile phone application for Android that scans texts, instant messages and emails for tell-tale signs of hostility or anger in order to warn the intended recipient of the tone of the incoming message.