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Voice recognition software applications have been around for years now and voice commands are a ubiquitous feature in mobile phones. However, these applications typically just recognise the human voice and not the emotions in the voice to completely comprehend what the words coming out of a person’s mouth “really” mean.

Researchers from Spain’s Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (Polytechnic University of Madrid) are developing a software application that allows computers to accurately recognise human emotions based on automated voice analysis. (more…)

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My love for violin goes beyond just listening good symphonies and melodies for hours and hours. I like to play it but doesn’t have the skills to play Mozart symphonies (not even close to that :p anyway!). However, the technology has evolved and the electrical music instruments that are coming out of the gaming world have too (who doesn’t love “Guitar Hero”). Smule, the company famous for making the musical iOS titles like Ocarina, I Am T-Pain, Glee Karaoke and Magic Piano, has now released “Magic Fiddle for iPad”. (more…)

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We knew it was coming, didn’t we? The Japanese mobile phone and electronics manufacturer, Sharp, is going to launch a couple of glasses-free 3D mobile phones running Android 2.2 on top of a 1GHz Snapdragon processor.

Dubbed as Galapagos 003SH and 005SH, both handsets sport a 3.8-inch 3D-capable display with 800 x 480 pixel resolution. The 005SH features a full QWERTY keyboard and an 8-megapixel camera while 003SH has a 9.6 megapixel camera capable of recording 720p video but no full QWERTY keyboard. (more…)

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This year, we have seen a flood of 3DTVs, some 3D printers, a 3D projector, a 3D pen and even a 3D printed car, but the world (and us) doesn’t seem to have enough of 3D yet and here comes a 3D mouse that allows you to more easily manipulate 3D objects on a computer.

The Axsotic 3D-Spheric-Mouse allows you to push, pull, rotate and move an object around in 3D space. It is designed to be used with a second input device such as a digital pen. The resolution of the 3D mouse is 1000 dpi with a jump up to 2170 when panning or zooming. (more…)

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If you travel a lot and often run out of battery on your favourite gadgets like your iPhone, iPod, iPad or your other eBook reader, iHome’s new charging station may be the answer for you. iB969  allows you to charge a range of different devices all in one go. (more…)

“The traditional Gatso speed camera, which could be replaced by the multi-function Asset system. Photograph: Mark Sykes/Alamy”

Next time you plan to ‘step on it’ while not wearing your seat belt or giving your new sports car’s turbo a test while chasing your friend’s super car, think again! A new speed camera designed to catch drivers committing up to five offences at the same time could be heading to Britain’s roads. (more…)

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I always wondered why can’t we have P2P connection through Wi-Fi as I really wanted to connect my laptop with my phone or with my brother’s phone. Though Bluetooth has been around for years now, its range is limiting especially if you’re working in your garage and want to access something on your laptop from your phone. Finally, Wi-Fi Alliance listened to the demand of my heart and has introduced Wi-Fi Direct and have started certifying several new laptop components. As many of you might be wondering its possible uses, I believe the possibilities are endless. (more…)

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I remember my first portable music player. It was the Sony Walkman with a cassette player and it steadily became a big part of my life. Later on we then saw portable CD players and then iPods replacing the cassette player but it still remains a hallmark in portable media players. After 30 years, Sony has announced that they will stop manufacturing and selling the cassette Walkman on the iPod’s 9th anniversary. (more…)

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Last month we told you about a humanoid robot iCub that could teach itself to use a bow and arrow. The use of artificial intelligence in robots is not something very new but a robot that can read your mind to perform certain actions and train itself is a novel idea.

A team of researchers at the Neural Systems Laboratory, University of Washington, lead by Dr Rajesh Rao is aiming “to take brain-computer interface (BCI) technology to the next level by attempting to teach robots new skills directly via brain signals.”

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If you’re bored with traditional gaming consoles and their controllers, try this combination. Play iPad games with the iPhone as a controller. Sound interesting? Well, the experience would be even better with these three iPad games that pair up with the iPhone for some amazing results.

1. PadRacer

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Cost: PadRacer iPad App: $4.99, Pad Racer iPhone Controller: Free

PadRacer is a top-view racing game that can link up with four iPhones or iPod touches as controllers (amazing isn’t it?).

The gameplay of the PadRacer is simple so you can concentrate on the fun of using your iPhone as a steering wheel to steer and avoid a crash. (more…)