"Star Trek"-like communicator badge uses AI to reinvent the smartphone
The AI Pin offers users a seamless way to access a wide range of services through voice commands, touch gestures, or a laser projector.
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JD Shavit
- Nov 15
People are not addicted to their mobile phones, shocking study finds
In a groundbreaking study, researchers have shattered the common belief that we are "addicted" to our mobile phones.
JJ Shavit
- May 23
You can satisfy your appetite just by looking at pictures of food on your phone, study finds
Study showed that when the participants saw the same food picture 30 times, they felt more satiated than before they had seen the picture.
JJ Shavit
- May 18
First-ever smartphone app developed to cure tinnitus
The results have excited researchers who believe that this breakthrough could have a direct impact on the future treatment of tinnitus.
JJ Shavit
- May 8
'Spray-on' nanomaterial revolutionizes flexible electronics
This cutting-edge material, zinc oxide, could play a significant role in the future of technology, including mobile phones and computers
JJ Shavit
- May 5
SMART technology converts existing mobile phone cameras into high-resolution microscopes
The world's smallest LED, smaller than the wavelength of light, can transform mobile phone cameras into high-resolution microscopes.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 16, 2022
An innovative technology for 6G communication networks
A new waveguide could revolutionize THz signal transmission and processing for faster and broader communication links.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 4, 2022
What are ‘Kosher’ phones and what do new reforms in Israel mean to the industry?
Israel’s Ministry of Communications has announced a new plan to reform the country’s market for “kosher” mobile phone services.
JJ Shavit
- Nov 6, 2021
How mobile phones help internally displaced people in Nigeria
Study found that mobile phones provided four key opportunities: income generation, social support, education and political participation.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 22, 2021
Researchers develop self-healing polymers for cracked cellphone screens
Two Concordia researchers from the Oh Research Group in the Faculty of Arts and Science are looking at ways to "self-heal" your cellphone.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 10, 2021
Screen time linked to risk of myopia in young people
A new study reveals a link between screen time and higher risk and severity of myopia, or short-sightedness, in children and young adults.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 6, 2021
It will soon be possible to make satellite phone calls with your regular phone
Not all who wander are lost—but sometimes their cell phone reception is. That might change soon if a global plan comes to fruition.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 11, 2021
Smartphone app to change your personality
Personality traits such as conscientiousness or sociability are patterns of experience and behavior that can change throughout our lives.
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