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The lenses in our eyes stiffen as we age, making it harder to switch focus between different distances. But autofocus systems are now getting so compact and efficient that they fit in a set of glasses – provided you don’t mind looking a bit dorky.Conti… Continue reading Vixion’s autofocus eyeglasses: Relax your eye muscles all day
If you ever thought that being a television camera operator was a simple job, this BBC training film on studio camera operations will quickly disabuse you of that notion. The …read more Continue reading Retrotechtacular: Studio Camera Operation, the BBC Way
While completing a task with other distractions can seem like it’s a battle of willpower, scientists have discovered how it’s not you but your brain that keeps you on the right track. Or at least it tries to.Continue ReadingCategory: Medical, ScienceTa… Continue reading Staying focused is not down to willpower, but some tiny neurons
Welcome to the Ask Chloé column on Security Boulevard! Each week, Chloé provides advice to readers’ questions to help guide them as they navigate the technology industry. This week, Chloé addresses a reader’s lack of focus and provides tips for … Continue reading Ask Chloé: How to Improve Focus
New research investigating novel ways to improve focus in sleep-deprived individuals has found a device that non-invasively sends electrical stimulation through the neck can boost alertness and reduce fatigue in subjects kept awake for up to 34 hours.C… Continue reading Electric shocks counter sleep deprivation in tests on soldiers
Judging by the over-representation of the term “AI” in our news feeds these days, we’re clearly in the exponential phase of the artificial intelligence hype cycle, and very nearly at …read more Continue reading An AI-Free Way to Catch Wildlife on Camera
If you’ve used a diode laser engraver or cutter, you know that focus is critical. You’d think it would be relatively simple to get a sharp focus, but it isn’t that simple. [Makers Mashup] shows in a video how to …read more
VR headsets are more and more common, but they aren’t perfect devices. That meant [Douglas Lanman] had a choice of problems to address when he joined Facebook Reality Labs several years ago. Right from the start, he perceived an issue no one seemed to be working on: the fact that …read more
Continue reading See the Science Behind VR Display Design, and What Makes a Problem Important
No matter how good your eyesight, there’s a decent chance that it’ll start to fade at a certain point in your life. Presbyopia is a common form of age-induced far-sightedness, where the lenses in the eyes become stiff and have trouble focusin… Continue reading Eye-tracking, depth-sensing "autofocal" glasses keep everything looking sharp
With surface-mount technology pushing the size of components ever smaller, even the most eagle-eyed among us needs some kind of optical assistance to do PCB work. Lots of microscopes have digital cameras too, which can be a big help – unless the camera fights you.
Faced With a camera whose idea of autofocus targets on didn’t quite coincide with his, [Scott M. Baker] took matters into his own hands – foot, actually – by replacing mouse inputs to the camera with an outboard controller. His particular camera’s autofocus can be turned off, but only via mouse clicks on the camera’s …read more
Continue reading Arduino Provides Hands-Free Focus for Digital Inspection Scope