Although it is currently just a prototype, MINI has released what they call the "augmented reality" glasses or AR at the Shanghai 2015 Auto Show. This is essentially a hybrid between Google Glass and the electronic devices built within cars such as the GPS and the standard back-up camera guide. The structure is similar to that of aviator sunglasses. The prototype is worn like a hat and is commonly identified as something that Elvis would have worn.
The functions of AR according to its creators, the BMW Group Research and Technology, is to eliminate the need for the driver to look away from the roads, which reduces the possibility of crashing into a car. The glasses display information such as current speed, distance between the car in front, and even side cameras to help you park and take caution of any pedestrians. By having the glasses sense them with exterior cameras and enabling the driver to literally look through the car as if it were transparent. The glasses correspond to the features of your environment rather than the movements you make and this adds to its ability to navigate through areas not only while driving, but while walking as well.
The AR is just at its beginning stages and the producers have already put in word that if there is to be a second prototype and if the project were to move on then they would touch up on the structure of the glasses, finding ways to make the entire product slimmer.
Check out this video on MINI Augmented Reality Glasses:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/b1ae1f64fdac4019a9165e9c351029dc.htm
Also take a look at the website:
http://www.dezeen.com/2014/02/03/dezeen-and-mini-frontiers/
Saturday, May 16, 2015
iLower Heart Risks
Health-related smartphones applications have been identified as a significant factor in cardiovascular illness reduction. By using programs such as text-messages reminders, a substantial reduction is achieved in patients’ risk scores. A significant 1.24% reduction in Framingham scores foretold a positive outcome in 10-year risk estimations for first heart attacks.
A Mayo Clinic research team located in Rochester, Minnesota conducted a lengthy observational study. The team reviewed 51 separate studies that were conducted in Asia, Europe, and North America from 2003 to 2013 (10 years). The study had approximately 24,000 patients, each assigned to digital health interventions. Among 24,000 people, 10,333 individuals were controls (Placed into traditional care without digital intervention). The breakdown of the primary-prevention trials is as follows: No significant reduction in stroke/attack numbers, despite Framingham risk score reductions. Some possible questions to improve the experiment are: Were there long-term follow-ups? Were patients relatively healthy? Are lurking variables (Smoking, Air toxicity levels in neighborhood) posing any bias on our experimental patients?
Interesting enough, the study concluded that Web portals, telemedicine opportunities, and text-message applications were among the most effective technologies in improving/reducing heart risks.
Read more at: http://tiny.cc/c9gqxx
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