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Remi is a smart alarm clock presented by the start-up Urban Hello supposed to teach sleeping well to babies and children under 10 years. This awakening also serves as a babyphone and pregnant but it helps parents especially to follow and improve, over time, the sleep of their children.
Every morning, on waking, the device calculates a sleep score, allowing the parents to follow its evolution according to several criteria (noise, temperature of the room, etc.). In this way, they can identify the conditions that favor a happy sleep and, on the contrary, those who participate in an insomnia.

Thanks to Remi you can :

• Create sleeping and siesting habits that are perfect for your baby, with flexible alerts, adjustable nightlight, music, and more.
• Personalize your REMI, and let your child use the REMI app to learn how to manage his bedtime and lifting habits.
• Put your baby in the best conditions for a good night’s sleep, thanks to the adjustable night light and lullabies of your choice
• Record the sound profile of your child’s nights and keep a follow-up log to help you identify the most favorable conditions for your child’s sleep.
• Connect to REMI to listen to your baby or talk to your child, remind him to turn off the light at night or it’s time to get up.
• Connect your smartphone or tablet via bluetooth to play music of your choice and use REMI as a speaker.

Sources:

http://www.futura-sciences.com/tech/actualites/technologie-french-tech-arrive-force-ces-2017-decouvrez-5-produits-innovants-56734/

http://www.urbanhello.com/fr/

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/remi-the-all-in-one-sleep-companion-for-kids-smart#/

The founder and boss of Facebook set himself the target for 2016 to design a virtual butler to perform certain domestic tasks. He has just introduced Jarvis, an AI driven by voice and via the Facebook Messenger application which knows, among other things, to recognize people ringing the door, choose music or manage lighting.

At the beginning of 2016, the young boss announced his intention to design a virtual assistant to help him in his domestic tasks, inspired by Jarvis, the artificial intelligence (AI) that assists Tony Stark, alias Iron Man, in the eponymous saga.

Jarvis is a kind of virtual butler with which the Zuckerberg family can interact from a smartphone, to voice or by written exchange via the Facebook Messenger application. The AI ​​is connected to a number of home automation systems to control lighting in every room, room temperature, music. Jarvis can also feed the dog from home by operating a food dispenser, opening the door to friends he has previously identified, or toasting toast.

To create this virtual assistant, Mark Zuckerberg used several artificial intelligence technologies to process natural language queries, identify a voice and recognize a face. In the end, the capabilities of this Jarvis are nothing new. Most of the features described already exist through various home automation products, connected speakers such as Amazon Echo and mobile applications.

What’s next ?

What is interesting is the synthesis that Mark Zuckerberg has managed to create between different technologies and products to build a versatile AI embryo that fits in quite seamlessly into everyday life. The other important aspect of this experience is the findings of the young boss of Facebook. First, an AI must understand the context in order to know, for example, which member of the family speaks to him, in order to adjust his interaction taking into account preferences but also in which room the person who speaks , So as to execute the command in the right place.

This command of the context brings another advantage which is to make the AI ​​capable of handling open requests. Thus, Mark Zuckerberg explains that he has reached a point where he can ask Jarvis to put music to him without further precision. The program will then plot in the history of its application Spotify to propose a title suitable to him. Jarvis Dad explains how he alternates positive and negative feedback to advance his virtual creature so that it more effectively seizes his expectations.

An important point raised by Mark Zuckerberg, and so far little talked about, is the interest of maintaining a permanent link with his AI by striking a fair balance between verbal and written exchange. At work, with friends or in a public place, it is better to dialogue in writing with his virtual assistant rather than talking to him on the phone. “This suggests that future AI-based products will not be able to settle for voice and will also need a private messaging interface,” said Jarvis’ creator.

Zuckerberg intends to further develop his AI, in particular by teaching him to acquire new skills independently. Mark Zuckerberg says he plans to publish the source code for his program, but that it is currently too specifically designed for his home and his computer and home automation installation. But it would not be surprising that some of the ideas implemented are found one day in a virtual assistant Facebook …

Sources:

https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10102620559534481

http://www.theverge.com/2016/12/20/14028744/mark-zuckerberg-jarvis-home-ai-video-watch

http://www.futura-sciences.com/tech/actualites/intelligence-artificielle-mark-zuckerberg-devoile-jarvis-son-ia-personnelle-65631/

Today I’m not going to introduce you a new technology but I’m going to talk about positive and bad impacts that can have new technologies on our lives.

Our daily lives have been affected in different areas with the globalization and technological advances. With the technological progress, we have now better equipment, luxuries and comfort that were not present before. In each commercial sector of a country, we can see the impact of the new technologies. By looking at the benefits of technology, many industries are coming up with new features and equipment to meet and suit the needs of people.

Positive impacts :

• Easier communication

Technology has improved the communication between people. With the advent of mobile technology, conversation with friends and family members no matter how far they are has become easy.

With the evolution of social networking websites, locating childhood friends or family has become simpler. Technology has enabled people to share information across any place in the world within a fraction of a second.

• Better learning

Now there are numerous online classroom learning method and several types of online courses which permit to students to gain world class learning. It also enables people to pursue professional courses from recognized institutions that are delivered by renowned lecturers at the comfort of the house.

• Better employment options

With technological developments, working from home has become easy. People who can’t go outside due to some reason can easily work from their home. Technology has provided new employment opportunities to housewives and students. All they need is a computer and internet connection.

Negative impacts :

• Online games addiction

Due to the popularity and easy access to several online games, it has been observed that children no more like to indulge in outdoor activities. By spending lots of time on games harms their eyes and damages their health. It reduces their concentration and productivity too.

• Cut off from social life

Digital communication has been replaced by real conversation because more and more people use excessively their mobiles or laptop. It is adversely impacting the development of physical, mental and emotional development of a person.

• Deteriorates relationship

Due to overindulgence in technological gadgets, it has been seen that people are not able to give quality time to their family members and near ones. This has created distance between them and is ultimately destroying relationships.

• New technologies dependence

Now with excessive new technologies and new equipment that facilitate our daily lives, we tend to be dependent of it. For example when there is a dysfunction we are “lost” or we tend to be more lazy because now we can have everything with one click.

The good or bad impacts of technology depend on how we use it. It is our duty to educate young generation and adults to encourage its healthy use and abstain from its addiction.

Sources :

https://prezi.com/gir8xp3wmehu/les-effets-positif-et-negati-de-la-technologie/

http://owl-ge.ch/travaux-d-eleves/2011-2012/article/l-impact-des-nouvelles-technologies-dans-la-societe-actuelle

http://www.itnewsafrica.com/2016/12/sponsored-the-impact-of-new-technology-on-humans-lives/

http://mydailyalerts.com/positive-negative-effects-technology-lives

Created in 2014, Chronocam boasts genuine expertise in artificial vision. Indeed, it was inspired by the functioning of the retina and the human brain to develop an unprecedented approach. Chronocam sensors function as a traditional eye. Instead of taking a series of pictures as a traditional camera, the Chronocam sensors record the motion of the pixels, independently of each other. Only non-static data is saved for processing. CCAM (common classification of medical procedures) sensors can thus capture images at very high speed (100,000 fps) even under difficult light conditions with low information loss due to compression.

Numerous sectors, starting with health, could find an interest: more efficient, more energy efficient and bandwidth, the solution of Chronocam is also a product of choice for the connected objects or even the autonomous cars.

The cameras will have many applications. They could be used in any machine that needs to ‘see.’ Such machines include smart mobile devices, gesture-controlled devices, self-driving cars, robots, drones, or vision restoration devices for the blind.

Also, as said before, the camera is better than traditional ones because it reduces the power consumed (it’s more energy efficient), reduces the amount of data produced (data require much less bandwidth to transmit and much less space to store) and thanks to these less data, the smart machines can make quicker decisions. This is especially important for self-driving cars, which need to make potentially life-or-death decisions in milliseconds. To sum up, our cameras will make devices smarter.

Sources :

https://www.maddyness.com/finance/2016/10/25/chronocam-leve-15-millions-vision-artificielle/

http://www.chronocam.com/about-us/

http://sciencebusiness.net/news/80014/Chronocam-start-up-aims-to-help-machines-see-like-humans