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Body Cameras for All
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Body Cameras for All

Do Police Body Cameras Really Work?Sometimes police body cameras accomplish their intended purpose, but other times they backfire. And nobody knows why  ....  By...

Technology Behind Viv
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Technology Behind Viv

In Medium.  A system that writes its own code.  Though what exactly that means is unclear to me. Not classic machine learning.   My first question is always, to...

Sales People Embracing Silence
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Sales People Embracing Silence

In Customerthink.  More silence anyway.   Words still need to get across but listening is primary to understand which ones.    " ..... They say you have two ears...

Anti Drone
From The Eponymous Pickle

Anti Drone

Not unexpected.  Reminds me of a number of anti RFID blocking methods that were sold, but not widely.    Privacy here is more physical.   In ArsTechnica:  ...

RFID Intelligence on Toys
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RFID Intelligence on Toys

In RFIDJournal.    Disney Research Explores Ways to Add RFID Intelligence to Robots, ToysWalt Disney Co.'s lab network, together with scientists from MIT, the University...

Retail:  Mortar vs Digital
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Retail: Mortar vs Digital

In Retailwire: "The best retailers will strike the balance between brick-and-mortar and digital. Some are already doing it.", Shep HykenChief Amazement Officer,...

Kroger Expansion Plans
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Kroger Expansion Plans

In the Cincinnati Enquirer  " .... Kroger's big $4 billion expansion plan ...  "     Kroger has big expansion plans in 2016.How big?Enough to build both the Horseshoe...

Google Declares an AI Spring
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Google Declares an AI Spring

Words from Google's AI chief.  Driven by machine learning and specific advances in language and image understanding at Google. Cognitive knowledge interaction by...

Another Messaging App or Service Concierge
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Another Messaging App or Service Concierge

In Verge:   Did remind me of Hangouts at first, but then with AI and better voice recognition included.   More assistant like.    Concierge like.    A replacement...

Apple Store and Modern Retail
From The Eponymous Pickle

Apple Store and Modern Retail

We used the Apple store as a model for potential future retail.   In Retailwire, recent look and criticism of its redesign and implications for complex technical...

Amsterdam as a Smart City
From The Eponymous Pickle

Amsterdam as a Smart City

Via MIT Sloan, only available for a limited time.  What overlaps exist with supply chain issues?   How about cognitive data interaction?  May require registration...

Blackchain for Data data Origin and Accuracy
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Blackchain for Data data Origin and Accuracy

Have worked on several projects in the last few years that dealt directly with this broad concept.  Is your data correct?   Accurate?   A governance challengeIn...

Google Creates an Assistant
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Google Creates an Assistant

Technology review reports on today's I/O presentations:I like the model of a 'Concierge',  it was the same method we used in our own bot experiment.  Break up information...

Data Sensemaking in a Noisy World
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Data Sensemaking in a Noisy World

CSIG invited talk today by K. Selcuk Candan Arizona State University : ...   “Data-Driven Sensemaking in an Evolving, Noisy World”.   which is almost always the...

Let's Teach our Computers
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Let's Teach our Computers

Wired brings up a very old idea in AI.  You should not have to write code that computers use to operate with.  That's messy, prone to error and expensive,  In particular...

Google's Renewed Focus on AI
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Google's Renewed Focus on AI

Out of the Google I/O conference this week.  Good overview. A continuation of their long time attention on the application of AI.  Have been covering a number of...

Gazerecorder Eye Tracking
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Gazerecorder Eye Tracking

Brought to my attention by a client connection.    In Sourceforge, a new version 1.9 of Gazerecorder  " ... WebCam Eye Tracking for usability testing ... " .  See...

Measuring Conversions
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Measuring Conversions

In InternetRetailer: Been a bit out of marketing measurement lately, but its something we were keen on.  Here suggesting we look closer at conversion cycles rather...

Project Tango Announcement
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Project Tango Announcement

Mentioned previously here for retail applications.Streaming and recorded at the link.Introducing Project Tango Area LearningMay 18, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM / Stage 1Motion...

Google Home to Compete with Amazon Echo
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Google Home to Compete with Amazon Echo

Announced today, the Google Home.  Previously code named the Chirp. Similar in form to the original Echo, but with more design choices.  Google is know to have...
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