Tech News Flash: Wednesday -- May 14, 2014
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LG Enters Fitness Tech Race
Precision Cooking Fires Up the Crowd
No, Bot! UN Ponders Regulations for Killer Robots
Parrot Uncages New Drone
Twitter Introduces an 'I Can't Hear You' Button
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Today's Story Highlights
LG Enters Fitness Tech Race
LG Electronics is dipping its toes into the burgeoning market of wearable fitness devices. The LG Lifeband Touch and the LG Heart Rate
Earphones will be available to the public starting May 18. The devices
are compatible with both iOS and Android smartphones. The Lifeband Touch
includes a 0.9-inch OLED touch display that offers a range of fitness
data.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80445.html
Precision Cooking Fires Up the Crowd
A new crowdsourced Kickstarter project has blasted out of the gate and racked up more than $1,000,000 in funding -- its goal was a modest
$100,000 -- with 34 days to go. The project? The Anova Precision Cooker.
At first glance, the Anova Precision Cooker looks like a massive
electronic thermometer with a plug-in cord. It's used for the sous-vide
style of cooking.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80450.html
No, Bot! UN Ponders Regulations for Killer Robots
In a move that could complicate the creation of any more Terminator movies, United Nations diplomats on Tuesday discussed international laws
to govern, or simply ban, the use of killer robots. This was the first
time that a UN meeting was devoted entirely to the topic, which makes
sense given that the robots in question don't yet exist. That said, the
UN wants to be proactive.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80451.html
Parrot Uncages New Drone
Parrot has added a new model to its line of airborne drones -- the Bebop. The lightweight Bebop includes some snappy features, such as
built-in image stabilization, a 14-megapixel camera with a fish-eye
lens, and support for the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset. Although
a price hasn't been announced, the drone is expected to hit a sweet spot
between $500 and $1,000.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80435.html
Twitter Introduces an 'I Can't Hear You' Button
Twitter has launched a new feature that gives people the power to silence fellow tweeters without having to unfollow them. The feature is
designed to give users more control over what pops up in their daily
feeds. If someone mutes a follower, the muted user's tweets and retweets
won't show up in the muter's feed, and notifications about that user's
activity will not appear.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/80443.html
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