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FDA approves AI-powered diagnostic that doesn’t need a doctor’s help in its operations

April 17, 2018 by Innovation for Africa - No Comments

For the first time, the US Food and Drug Administration has approved an artificial intelligence diagnostic device that doesn’t need a specialized doctor to interpret the results. The software program, called IDx-DR, can detect a form of eye disease by looking at photos of the retina.It works like ...

Qualcomm launches Vision Intelligence Platform for IoT devices

April 12, 2018 by Innovation for Africa - No Comments

Qualcomm is introducing a new line of chips today that are custom-made for smart cameras. The new line is called the Vision Intelligence Platform, and it’s meant to get AI features, extreme low-light image processing, image stabilization, and computer vision abilities into more cameras — and to ...

Louis Vuitton makes a travel gadget that tracks where your luggage is at any time

April 5, 2018 by Innovation for Africa - No Comments

People who are worried about whether their designer luggage will make it onto the baggage carousel at their destination need be concerned no longer: upscale maker Louis Vuitton has just released a tracking device, which is yours for a few hundred dollars.The Louis Vuitton Echo is on sale now for $37 ...

Intel’s Core i-9 processor finally makes it to laptops

April 3, 2018 by Innovation for Africa - No Comments

Intel announced its first Core i9 processor for desktops last year.Now, Intel is announcing its first Core i9 chip for laptops, with what it claims is “the best gaming and creation laptop processor Intel has ever built.”The top-of-the-line model being announced today is the Intel Core i9-8950HK, ...

Lincoln Aviator preview at the New York International Auto Show this week

March 28, 2018 by Innovation for Africa - No Comments

Lincoln debuted its new mid-sized Aviator SUV at the New York International Auto Show this week, and it features a bit more high-tech bells-and-whistles than Ford’s luxury brand is typically known for. It can be turned on and driven using a virtual key on a smartphone. It will feature Ford’s new ...

Autonomous Standing Desk can order your lunch for you

March 22, 2018 by Innovation for Africa - No Comments

Autonomous says its new SmartDesk 3 is "the world's most powerful AI-powered standing desk."What even is an AI desk? To Autonomous, it means a desk that can order food for you. The company apparently partnered with Delivery.com to offer food suggestions on the desk's built-in control panel. It can " ...

Embedded World 2018

February 27, 2018 by Innovation for Africa - No Comments

Be it security for electronic systems, distributed intelligence, the Internet of Things or e-mobility and energy efficiency – the embedded world trade fair in Nuremberg enables you to experience the whole world of embedded systems.Discover the innovations from the embedded sector, meet experts and ...

FDA approves AI-powered diagnostic that doesn’t need a doctor’s help in its operations

Qualcomm launches Vision Intelligence Platform for IoT devices

Louis Vuitton makes a travel gadget that tracks where your luggage is at any time

Intel’s Core i-9 processor finally makes it to laptops

Lincoln Aviator preview at the New York International Auto Show this week

Autonomous Standing Desk can order your lunch for you

Embedded World 2018

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