Privacy and other matters with Facebook's video-call gadget
It's rare that a new gadget these days serves a true need. Rather, it creates a want.
Internet
Dec 21, 2018
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News tagged with microphones
Scientists develop new technology to detect deep sea gas leaks
A new ultra-sensitive technology which can monitor leaks from underwater gas pipelines has been developed by scientists at the University of Southampton.
Engineering
Oct 12, 2011
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Gadgets: Pioneer speaker system rocks out
To sum it up if you want to read no further: The Pioneer XW-NAS3 speaker system for iPods and iPhones rocks the house even at the highest volume levels.
Send chills up your microphone with an Icicle
One of the really great computer applications is the ability to record audio and save it to a digital file. One of the more interesting recording applications these days are podcasts. Making a podcast is fairly straightforward. ...
Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 9, 2009
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Underwater acoustic localization of marine mammals and vehicles
Researchers at IMDEA Networks (Spain) in collaboration with University of Haifa (Israel) have developed an underwater acoustic system for the localization of marine mammals, underwater vehicles and other sound sources in ...
Engineering
Nov 22, 2017
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No, Facebook doesn't secretly listen via your microphone to target ads at you
Whatever you might have heard, Facebook doesn't listen in on everything you do through the microphone on your phone, mining the information for clues on what ads to send you.
Internet
Apr 12, 2018
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Recordings spout secrets behind blue whale behavior
Researchers are using underwater microphones to interpret and characterize the calls of blue whales swimming through Southern California's oceans, revealing new insights into the behavior of these endangered marine mammals, ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 12, 2018
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Gadgets: Studio quality audio on the go
The digital era has consumed many enthusiasts with capturing photos and video, but not far behind is the need to capture high-quality audio.
Consumer & Gadgets
Apr 30, 2010
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'Listening' drone helps find victims needing rescue in disasters
"Robot audition" is a research area that was proposed by Adjunct Professor Kazuhiro Nakadai of Tokyo Institute of Technology (Tokyo Tech) and Professor Hiroshi G. Okuno of Waseda University in 2000. Until then, robots had ...
Engineering
Dec 21, 2017
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Cockroach cyborgs use microphones to detect, trace sounds
North Carolina State University researchers have developed technology that allows cyborg cockroaches, or biobots, to pick up sounds with small microphones and seek out the source of the sound. The technology is designed to ...
Robotics
Nov 6, 2014
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