Hackaday Links: July 11, 2021
Well, at least the acronym will stay the same. It looks like black is the new blue for Windows 11, as the BSOD screen gets its first makeover in years. …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: July 11, 2021
Category Archives: interactive
EVA robot identifies and copies people’s facial expressions
If you smiled at someone and they didn’t smile back, you’d probably find it off-putting. Well, that’s what usually happens if you smile at a humanoid robot … but not in the case of the expression-mirroring EVA.Continue ReadingCategory: Robotics, Techno… Continue reading EVA robot identifies and copies people’s facial expressions
Anthropomorphic webcam looks – and moves – like a human eye
It’s easy for us to forget that our computers are equipped with “electronic eyes,” potentially watching us at all times. Scientists are now exploring the dynamics of the relationship, with a creepy – but fully functional – human-eye-like webcam.Continu… Continue reading Anthropomorphic webcam looks – and moves – like a human eye
Review: Hachi Infinite M1 Pro interactive ultra-short-throw projector
Back in 2018, China’s Puppy Robot launched the puppy cube interactive projector on Indiegogo, and we got to review a unit. The company’s next generation smart projector was showcased at CES 2020, and a higher spec version released toward the end of las… Continue reading Review: Hachi Infinite M1 Pro interactive ultra-short-throw projector
Hyundai’s new interactive robot will meet n’ greet customers
Given the current importance of physical distancing, it’s understandable that both customers and staff at auto dealerships may be leery of getting too close to one another. That’s why Hyundai has developed a new artificially intelligent customer servic… Continue reading Hyundai’s new interactive robot will meet n’ greet customers
The Shell and the Microcontroller
One of the nicest amenities of interpreted programming languages is that you can test out the code that you’re developing in a shell, one line at a time, and see the results instantly. No matter how quickly your write-compile-flash cycle has gotten on the microcontroller of your choice, it’s still …read more
LED Art Hack Chat
Join us on Wednesday, July 1 at noon Pacific for the LED Art Hack Chat with Aaron Oppenheimer!
From the first time humans crawled into a cave with a bit of charcoal to sketch scenes from the world around them, artists have been searching for new media and new ways …read more
Google researchers control music playback by tapping a braided cable
Those who prefer cabled rather than wireless headphones or earphones will likely be very familiar with a little control box positioned somewhere along the audio cord that’s used to control playback or take calls. Google researchers have now come up wit… Continue reading Google researchers control music playback by tapping a braided cable
How Much Is That Plotter in the Window?
We live in a strange time indeed. People who once eschewed direct interactions with fellow humans now crave it, but to limited avail. Almost every cashier at the few stores deigned essential enough to maintain operations are sealed away behind plastic shields, with the implication that the less time one …read more
Interactive Stanford website models various COVID-19 containment methods
A team of researchers from Stanford University has developed an interactive website that allows users to create their own custom model estimating how different social distancing interventions affect the spread of COVID-19 over time. The primary goal of… Continue reading Interactive Stanford website models various COVID-19 containment methods