Pendants, bracelets and "buttons" on the forehead: the new wearables with ia listen to you (and record) all day

In 2017 Google launched a camera called 'Google Clips' that was designed to be carried almost as a pendant to then use it to record all kinds of videos instantly. Soon the debates on the impact it could have as a device to invade privacy, and finally the device, which was not settled, was canceled in 2019.

That was just an example of a long series of devices whose purpose seemed very positive but whose implications - as happened with the Snapchat spectacles - were not so much.

Since then we have lived debates such as how much our intelligent speakers "spy" us, but that has not prevented that products of this type have continued. Products that have the same good intentions but that generate the same doubts regarding a potential invasion of privacy.

We have an example in the Rewind Pandant that was presented in October 2023. The product ended up redesigning to adopt both the format of a pendant and a clip that attaches to a garment. It theoretically record everything you say and hear throughout the day, and from there it transcribes it and stores it locally on the mobile.

The product will be launched in the first quarter of 2025 at a price of $ 99 and without associated subscriptions.

Secondly, in this deployment of solutions of this type is Bee AI, a startup that has created a small clip that can be taken to a wrist bracelet but that can also be placed for example on the shirt. It has a "action" button in the center to activate the microphones, and we can keep it pressed to process the current conversation and ask about it. The answers appear synthesized by voice in the mobile speaker. At the moment everything is processed in the cloud - making it at a local would further limit the battery, their creators say - and that makes once again certain reserves about the privacy of our data appear.

The last of these proposals is that of the Natura Umana company, which has created headphones called humanpods that have microphones. They are designed to take them all day, even if the battery does not last so long. Again, this continuous recording is combined here that then allows us to recover conversations or summarize them with the other function: that of speaking with a virtual avatar generated by Ia. There is one called Athena thought to help exercise, and another called Hector who acts as something similar to a therapist. The cost of the headphones, which will be put on sale in the first quarter of 2025, will be around $ 100, and these will have a subscription associated.

Spain has entered fully into the artificial intelligence career with the launch of ALIA, its own ChatGPT language model, developed with public funds. The president of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has announced to all the availability of the first models of this AI, designed to function in Spanish and the country's co -official languages.

Clarifying that Alia is not simply a copy of ChatGPT, but a whole set of AI models that comes with its own characteristics and advantages.

As for what novelties it brings to the sector, they emphasize above all its transparency. Unlike other models that you can use online, it seems that Alia will give you total access to its methodology, documentation and all those data, often unknown, with which it has been trained.

The goal? Keep the famous black boxes of the AI, allow the population to meet in depth with whom they are talking and even allow experts to review and improve the system for trust technology.

Fujitsu announced an unusually light 14-inch laptop FMV Note U UA-K1, which weighs only 848 grams.

Features
Fujitsu FMV Note U UA-K1 is equipped with a 14-inch liquid crystal display with WUXGA resolution (1920×1200 pixels). The device is based on an Intel Core Ultra 7 258V processor, has 32 GB of RAM and a PCIe Gen4 solid-state drive with a capacity of 512 GB.

It is also worth noting the presence of a built-in Full HD webcam (about 2.07 million effective pixels) compatible with Windows Hello and a fingerprint scanner integrated into the power button. The battery with a capacity of 64 Wh is responsible for autonomy. The laptop's operating time reaches 15.5 hours in video playback mode and approximately 36 hours in standby mode.

The laptop has a compact form factor of 308.8×209×15.8–17.3 mm and is equipped with the following ports:
One Thunderbolt 4 port;
Two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports;
Gigabit Ethernet port;
MicroSD card slot;
HDMI connector;
3.5 mm microphone/earphone jack.

Nvidia has developed a technology that plans to revolutionize the video game industry in a way never seen before and with the use of artificial intelligence.

This is Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS 4) that will be available for GeForce RTX 50 and 40 cards to differentiate themselves from others.

This has been the key to taking the next step in improving graphic quality and performance, but how does it work and why is it so essential for new graphics cards? You have surely asked yourself this question and it is normal.

The great variety of characteristics offered by the new generation is something interesting to see. So, if you are thinking of buying an RTX 5070 or an RTX 4090, whatever your choice between the different versions, it is essential that you know everything about the DLSS 4.

DLSS 4 is the most advanced technology of NVIDIA that is responsible for increasing performance with the use of photograms and generation of multiple frames.

These two characteristics consist of using artificial intelligence to create additional frames among those who render with predictions so that the video game feels more fluid. In this way, it is possible to increase the FPS without the need to force the GPU.

The "multiple" type is responsible for generating several of those frames, which makes it much more advanced to obtain 4K at 240 fps graphics, but it is only a technology available in the RTX 5070, 5080 and 5090. Those of the 40 series would receive the previous one.

To this is added the ability to support Ray-Training in a more stable and realistic way with the reconstruction of rays and the Super resolution DLSS 4, which are other qualities that provide great advances in the detailed image.

Each of these advantages allows more quality precision and reduces the chances of ghosting and incompatibility.

So, this is a good time to squeeze all the demanding PC games to play to the maximum that you want to play, because with an RTX 5090 or a 4090 you can enjoy the great things offered by the DLSS 4.

Flying Car by SONY

The American company Seagate Technology remains at the forefront of supporters of heated magnetic recording technology (HAMR), expanding the range of offered drives to 36 TB models, combining 10 magnetic plates with CMR recording in one case. This is a unique proposal in its own way, since it is generally accepted that only SMR plates can provide such a recording density.

The abbreviation CMR is understood as a conventional magnetic recording that does not experiment with the orientation of magnetic particles on the plate. SMR technology implies "tiled" magnetic recording with partial overlap, it is more complex to manufacture and is famous for its lower reliability combined with higher cost and lower data transfer rate. In principle, Seagate itself began to use plates with SMR for its 32 TB drives, but at the next step it proclaimed the possibility of abandoning them in favour of a more familiar CMR. Previously, the limit for this technology in the Seagate version was 30 TB of drives.

Engineers from the universities of Stuttgart and Freiburg developed the Solar Gate window system, inspired by the structure of pine cones. This system automatically adjusts the amount of penetrating sunlight depending on weather conditions, without requiring electricity.

Solar Gate is based on elements resembling scales that react to changes in humidity and temperature. Each element consists of three layers: the lower one of cellulose fibres, the middle of limiting fibres and the upper one of binding fibres.

When the humidity increases, the elements bend, reducing the amount of penetrating light, and when it decreases, they return to their original state, letting in more light. These elements are placed between two glass panels in an aluminum window frame.

Ventilation holes in the frame allow outdoor air to circulate between the panels, ensuring efficient operation of the system. The technology was tested in the livMatS biomimetic building at the University of Freiburg, where it has demonstrated its effectiveness in various climatic conditions.

The development of Solar Gate emphasises the potential of biomimetics in the creation of energy-efficient architectural solutions. Using the principles observed in nature, specialists can significantly reduce energy consumption for air conditioning and lighting of buildings.