Born from science fiction in the first half of the 20th century, Artificial Intelligence (AI) was initially imagined in humanoid robotic forms. The non-fiction scientific community had a more restrained point of view and a focus on the foundational building blocks that could enable machine intelligence. Alan Turing’s famed 1950 Imitation Game posited a scenario that if a human could not identify whether one side …
The 21st century is characterized by rapid musical innovation, from streaming thousands of songs online with a click of a button to storing albums on the cloud. Within all this progress, though, one element hasn’t advanced like the others: longevity. In comparison to hieroglyphs, which have endured nearly 5,00 years, music storage is ephemeral, beginning to deteriorate as early as five years on a hard …
Around one billion people in the world live with a disability, which is why Microsoft is launching an Adaptive Accessories range that provides a more accessible keyboard and mouse experience for PC or iPhone. The kit (which will be available later this year) has three elements: a square mouse, a button with programmable pressure sensors and a hub that connects everything. Button designs are easily interchangeable and …
