A Pair of AI-Powered E.D.I.T.H Smart Glasses You Can Make Yourself

The main feature of this device is a small see-through OLED screen that is mounted on one of the glasses lenses. This allows the user to see through the display while reading text, generated by a computer, then passed along using an Arduino over serial. Any text can be shown, but since that’s not really useful the controlling computer takes pictures with a webcam, then extracts any visible text using OpenCV. Text is then sent to WolframAlpha, which searches the Internet and returns (potentially)useful information, or returns the answer to math problems that it sees.

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Apple Computers Mysteriously Break Down Across Hollywood Aafter Software Problem

Computers across Hollywood are mysteriously breaking down, leaving studios unable to work on films.
The problem appears to be an issue with the Avid software that is used to produce films, and the Mac Pro computers that it is loaded onto.
It means that the Apple computers are failing to turn reboot, triggering panic among users who rely on the systems to create some of the world’s most famous films.
Users were told not to switch their computers off for fear of falling victim to the problem.
Avid posted on Twitter that it was “aware of the reboot issue affecting Apple Mac Pro devices running some Avid products”.

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Finally cheap* Direct Metal 3D Printing – from One Click Metal!

Let’s 3D print… with metals! There are a ton of options available now for producing 3D metal parts, but the most straightforward one involves laser-welding pulverized stainless steel directly into your final shape. No de-bindering, post-sintering or other steps necessary to get a fully functional part. And One Click Metal is working on making that technology a lot more affordable*!