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04 Shenzhen Daily Wednesday February 7, 2018 Email: [email protected] Help Tech & Science caveat 说明 vending machine 自动售卖机 on-the-go 不停地 prioritize 让 ... 优先 checkered 格子花纹的 gravity-defying 无重力的 surrogate 代理 futurist 未来主义的 AR (augmented reality) 增强现实 VR (virtual reality) 虚拟现实 Researchers in Japan have developed a fascinating product for people who never want to leave their house again. The ChameleonMask, also known as a “Human Uber,” aims to provide users with “surrogate* people” who can go to events in their place. For it to work, surrogates strap a touchscreen to their face, which the creators refer to as a “mask,” that shows the real user’s face on the display. Remote users can then attend events from their couch, bed, toilet or wherever they choose. Jun Rekimoto, a futurist* and AR*/VR* researcher at Sony Computer Science Laboratories, unveiled the “Human Uber” at MIT Tech Review’s EmTech event in Singapore last week. Not only does the surro- gate wear the user’s face on a screen, but the surrogate is also supposed to imitate the person’s gestures using their limbs. Remote users, or “direc- tors,” can communicate with their surrogate via a private line, where they can give them instructions directly, such as where to look, point, wave, etc. The private line is supported by Google Hangouts’ audio chat feature, according to the researchers. The surrogate has to mute the private line to communicate on the public line, which is the channel that lets the user talk to people remotely. According to Rekimoto, people seem to think the technology is pretty believable. “Our pilot study confirmed that people could regard the masked person as a right person,” said Rekimoto. (SD-Agencies) Researchers in Japan test bizarre ‘Human Uber’ 日本推出“人类Uber”服务 Across: 1.cast, 4.arab, 7.ha, 8.esp, 10.me, 11.fewer, 13.wee, 15.ear, 17.studies, 18.etc, 19.sky, 21.haste, 24.eh, 26.she, 27.RN, 28.rich, 29.dark Down: 1.chew, 2.AA, 3.tee, 4.ape, 5.am, 6.bear, 9.swedish, 11.fetch, 12.Reese, 14.EST, 16.ask, 18.ever, 20.yank, 22.ash, 23.Ted, 25.hi, 27.RR SOLUTION TO CROSSWORD Nintendo has announced plans to bring “Mario Kart” to smartphones. Dubbed “Mario Kart Tour,” the all-new racing game will launch sometime before March 2019. There’s cur- rently no word on whether the mobile version of “Mario Kart” will be free to play. Given that Nintendo’s last Super Mario smartphone app charged players US$9.99 to unlock all of its content, it seems likely players will have to pay to access “Mario Kart” on-the-go*. Previously, Nintendo has prioritized* iPhone users, debuting its mobile games on Apple’s platform before rivals. However, it’s unclear whether this will be the case with “Mario Kart Tour.” “The checkered* flag has been raised and the finish line is near,” the Kyoto-based company tweeted. “A new mobile application is now in development: Mario Kart Tour! Releasing in the fiscal year ending in March 2019.” “Mario Kart” sees play- ers race on gravity-defy- ing* tracks as their favorite characters from Nintendo’s back-catalogue, including Mario, Luigi, Link, Yoshi and Princess Peach. (SD-Agencies) Nintendo will bring ‘Mario Kart’ to your phone 用手机玩马里奥赛车不是梦 Japan has a new robot cafe where customers can enjoy coffee brewed and served by a robot barista. The robot named Sawyer debuted last week at Henna Cafe in Tokyo’s downtown business and shopping dis- trict of Shibuya. The shop’s name in Japanese means “strange cafe.” The single-armed robot scans a ticket purchased from a vending machine* and greets the customer. “Would you care for a delicious coffee?” the barista, with a screen showing a pair of car- toon eyes, asks in a flat tone. “I can make one better than human beings around here.” It grinds the coffee beans, fills a filter and pours hot water over a paper cup for up to five people at once. A cup of brewed coffee costs 320 yen (US$3) and takes only a few minutes to make. Sawyer can also operate an automated machine for six other hot drinks includ- ing cappuccino, hot choco- late and green tea latte. Customers, many of them young men, took photos with their smartphones while they waited in line. The cafe operator, travel agency H.I.S. Co., says robots can increase produc- tivity while also entertain- ing customers. Masataka Tamaki, general manager of corporate planning at H.I.S., said only one person needs to oversee the robot cafe, compared to several people needed at a regular coffee shop, so it can serve better quality coffee at a reason- able price. “We want the robot to entertain customers so it’s not like buying coffee at a vending machine,” he said. (SD-Agencies) One-armed barista robot serves coffee in Tokyo So much for needing your phone to send text messages. Thanks to a new software update, you can now use Alexa to deliver SMS text messages to any phone. There are some caveats*, however. It only works for Alexa users in the United States with an Android device that also have the Alexa app installed. You also can’t use the feature to text 911 or participate in group text messages. Don’t try to send your friend your favorite emoji, either, as the feature doesn’t support those characters just yet. There’s no word yet from Amazon on whether iOS users will be able to text using Alexa. To send a text, first make sure you have the latest ver- sion of the Alexa app. Then navigate to the Alexa app and select the “Conversations” tab, which is located next to the home button. Tap the “My Profile” button and make sure the “Send SMS” feature is turned on. One important detail to note: By asking Alexa to send a message, it will deliver a message through the Alexa app, and only to contacts that have an Echo speaker. Instead, if you ask Alexa to send a text, it will go straight to sending SMS messages. The recipient must already be a contact in your phone’s contact list. (SD-Agencies) You can now use Alexa to text messages 亚马逊语音助手可发短信 A user (L) stands next to his “surrogate” with a screen strapped to his face. A user (L) stands next to his “surrogate” with a screen strapped to his face. Alexa Alexa 机器人咖啡师亮相东京实体店 机器人咖啡师亮相东京实体店
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caveat 说明 vending machine 自动售卖机 on-the-go 不停地 prioritize 让 ... 优先 checkered 格子花纹的 gravity-defying 无重力的 surrogate 代理 futurist 未来主义的 AR (augmented reality) 增强现实 VR (virtual reality) 虚拟现实
Researchers in Japan have developed a fascinating product for people who never want to leave their house again.
The ChameleonMask, also known as a “Human Uber,” aims to provide users with “surrogate* people” who can go to events in their place.
For it to work, surrogates strap a touchscreen to their face, which the creators refer to as a “mask,” that shows the real user’s face on the display. Remote users can then attend events from their couch, bed, toilet or wherever they choose.
Jun Rekimoto, a futurist* and AR*/VR* researcher at Sony Computer Science Laboratories, unveiled the “Human Uber” at MIT Tech Review’s EmTech event in Singapore last week.
Not only does the surro-gate wear the user’s face on
a screen, but the surrogate is also supposed to imitate the person’s gestures using their limbs.
Remote users, or “direc-tors,” can communicate with their surrogate via a private line, where they can give them instructions
directly, such as where to look, point, wave, etc. The private line is supported by Google Hangouts’ audio chat feature, according to the researchers.
The surrogate has to mute the private line to communicate on the public line, which is the channel that lets the user talk to people remotely. According to Rekimoto, people seem to think the technology is pretty believable. “Our pilot study confi rmed that people could regard the masked person as a right person,” said Rekimoto. (SD-Agencies)
Researchers in Japan test bizarre ‘Human Uber’ 日本推出“人类Uber”服务
Across: 1.cast, 4.arab, 7.ha, 8.esp, 10.me, 11.fewer, 13.wee, 15.ear, 17.studies, 18.etc, 19.sky, 21.haste, 24.eh, 26.she, 27.RN, 28.rich, 29.darkDown: 1.chew, 2.AA, 3.tee, 4.ape, 5.am, 6.bear, 9.swedish, 11.fetch, 12.Reese, 14.EST, 16.ask, 18.ever, 20.yank, 22.ash, 23.Ted, 25.hi, 27.RR
SOLUTION TO CROSSWORD
Nintendo has announced plans to bring “Mario Kart” to smartphones.
Dubbed “Mario Kart Tour,” the all-new racing game will launch sometime before March 2019. There’s cur-rently no word on whether the mobile version of “Mario Kart” will be free to play.
Given that Nintendo’s last Super Mario smartphone app charged players US$9.99 to unlock all of its content, it seems likely players will have to pay to access “Mario Kart” on-the-go*.
Previously, Nintendo has prioritized* iPhone users, debuting its mobile games on Apple’s platform before rivals. However, it’s unclear whether this will be the case with “Mario Kart Tour.”
“The checkered* fl ag has been raised and the fi nish line is near,” the Kyoto-based company tweeted. “A new mobile application is now in development: Mario Kart Tour! Releasing in the fi scal year ending in March 2019.”
“Mario Kart” sees play-ers race on gravity-defy-ing* tracks as their favorite characters from Nintendo’s back-catalogue, including Mario, Luigi, Link, Yoshi and Princess Peach.
(SD-Agencies)
Nintendo will bring ‘Mario Kart’ to your phone 用手机玩马里奥赛车不是梦
Japan has a new robot cafe where customers can enjoy coffee brewed and served by a robot barista.
The robot named Sawyer debuted last week at Henna Cafe in Tokyo’s downtown business and shopping dis-trict of Shibuya. The shop’s name in Japanese means “strange cafe.”
The single-armed robot scans a ticket purchased from a vending machine* and greets the customer. “Would you care for a delicious coffee?” the barista, with a screen showing a pair of car-toon eyes, asks in a fl at tone.
“I can make one better than human beings around here.”
It grinds the coffee beans, fi lls a fi lter and pours hot water over a paper cup for up to fi ve people at once. A cup of brewed coffee costs 320 yen (US$3) and takes only a few minutes to make.
Sawyer can also operate an automated machine for six other hot drinks includ-ing cappuccino, hot choco-late and green tea latte.
Customers, many of them young men, took photos with their smartphones while
they waited in line.The cafe operator, travel
agency H.I.S. Co., says robots can increase produc-tivity while also entertain-ing customers. Masataka Tamaki, general manager of corporate planning at H.I.S., said only one person needs to oversee the robot cafe, compared to several people needed at a regular coffee shop, so it can serve better quality coffee at a reason-able price. “We want the robot to entertain customers so it’s not like buying coffee at a vending machine,” he said. (SD-Agencies)
One-armed barista robot serves coffee in Tokyo
So much for needing your phone to send text messages. Thanks to a new software update, you can now use Alexa to deliver SMS text messages to any phone.
There are some caveats*, however. It only works for Alexa users in the United States with an Android device that also have the Alexa app installed. You also can’t use the feature to text 911 or participate in group text messages. Don’t try to send your friend your favorite emoji, either, as the feature doesn’t support those characters just yet.
There’s no word yet from Amazon on whether iOS users will be able to text using Alexa.
To send a text, fi rst make sure you have the latest ver-sion of the Alexa app. Then
navigate to the Alexa app and select the “Conversations” tab, which is located next to the home button.
Tap the “My Profi le” button and make sure the “Send SMS” feature is turned on.
One important detail to note: By asking Alexa to send a message, it will deliver a message through the Alexa app, and only to contacts that have an Echo speaker.
Instead, if you ask Alexa to send a text, it will go straight to sending SMS messages.
The recipient must already be a contact in your phone’s contact list. (SD-Agencies)
You can now use Alexa to text messages 亚马逊语音助手可发短信
A user (L) stands next to his “surrogate” with a screen strapped to his face.A user (L) stands next to his “surrogate” with a screen strapped to his face.
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