Drones are drafted in to wage war on beach litter as local council uses eye-in-the-sky to create real-time map of waste hotspots Drones are being used by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council The aim it to speed up the council’s response to rubbish left behind by visitors The Daily Mail helping to launch Keep Britain … Read more
Drones are drafted in to wage war on beach litter as local council uses eye-in-the-sky to create real-time map of waste hotspots Drones are being used by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council The aim it to speed up the council’s response to rubbish left behind by visitors The Daily Mail helping to launch Keep Britain … Read more
The world’s first remote tattoo was completed by a 5G-powered robotic arm fitted with a tiny needle. Tattoo artist Wes Thomas drew the design on a mannequin arm while a robot in another location copied his motions on Dutch actress Stijn Fransen’s wrist. The final result is a ‘minimalist’ design that honors Fransen’s love out … Read more
Real-time audio apps are going to be far better in performance as Google revealed in a blog post. This will mean a more lucrative ecosystem for audio developers to take advantage of by developing apps that employ real-time audio. In the past four years, Google has worked dedicatedly to improve the audio latency with assistance … Read more
Royal Marines test ‘throwbots’ that can be lobbed up to 150 feet over walls or into caves and provide real-time video imagery to troops on the ground The Ministry of Defence is pursuing new tech to improve troop effectiveness Throwbots have been tested in Scotland and around and underneath Gibraltar Reconnaissance robots could allow sight … Read more
Gboard, Google’s virtual keyboard, already has transition features and also dictation options but the two have not really met and worked together. Well, now, they can and they do. The latest update to the app brings real-time transcription and translation so you can dictate what you want to type and also translate it to whatever … Read more
Spotify rolls out karaoke-style feature that displays lyrics in real-time to 26 countries – but the US and UK will have to wait The feature is being tested in beta on some Android devices Lyrics can be swiped up and roll across the app as the song plays Apple previously introduced real-time lyrics in September … Read more
Spotify introduces Group Session feature that lets multiple users create and control playlists in real-time The feature lets users pause, play, skip and add songs on a playlist It is being positioned as a way to entertain people who are quarantined Group Sessions can have up to 100 people at a time The feature is … Read more
Microsoft is previewing its Xbox Series X with real-time gameplay next week – but admits the new console’s games could be delayed due to coronavirus Microsoft will demonstrate real-time gameplay of the Xbox Series X next week Xbox’s Phil Spencer says the console will be on time but games may be delayed The demonstration will be … Read more
Instagram launches ‘live donations’ that allow nonprofits to raise money from followers who tune into their real-time streams The donations let nonprofits run fundraisers via Instagram Live Users can donate directly in the app during a livestream Instagram also released ‘I Donated’ stickers that can be posted to Stories The feature looks to capitalize on a … Read more