Author: OurCrowd

[Highcon in Printing Impressions] Komori completes install of a Highcon Euclid III at its Graphic Technology Center

Jan 11, 2017 |

Komori America Corporation announced today that the installation of the Highcon Euclid III in its Graphic Technology Center is complete. Komori America and Highcon, a global provider of digital cutting and creasing solutions, entered into a strategic selling agreement in late 2016. Going forward, Komori America will sell and support the entire Highcon product line as part of its overall strategy to create new value and richer communications through “connected print”- the ability to effectively conect various processes to Komori’s diverse functions with the latest technologies. Read more on Printing Impressions...

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[Consumer Physics in Forbes] New smartphone can ‘see’ inside objects

Jan 11, 2017 | ,

A new smartphone is able to scan not only the appearance but also the chemical composition of objects around it. Manufactured by Chinese company Changhong, the “H2” is fitted with a dedicated molecular sensor which can discover, without physical contact, information such as the sugar content of fruit, the active ingredients in medicines or the contents of a drink. The phone’s sensor component is a newly miniaturised version of the SCiO , a handheld molecular scanning gadget developed in 2014 by Tel Aviv company Consumer Physics, which uses Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) to scan objects and liquids, revealing their chemical composition through cloud-based computational analysis of the resulting data. Read more on Forbes...

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[Global Kinetics in Digital Health] Wearable Parkinson’s system gets CE marking

Jan 9, 2017 |

A wearable system that monitors the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease has received its CE marking, indicating it’s safe to use across Europe. Global Kinetics’ Parkinson’s KinetiGraph system records body movements and other symptoms, generating data drive reports to alert patients and clinicians to potentially significant changes. The CE marking denotes the product has gone through an accreditation process ensuring certain European standards of safety, health and environment protection. Read more on Digital Health...

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[Consumer Physics in Mashable] This phone has a built-in tricorder. Really.

Jan 8, 2017 |

The smartphone is often called the real-world version of the handheld communicators from the original Star Trek, a nod to how prescient the TV series was about personal technology. Well, another Star Trek gadget is on the verge of becoming common. The tricorder — the device that Spock and Dr. McCoy would use to analyze all kinds of objects and materials on the show — is becoming a real thing. And it’s coming to smartphones. Read more on Mashable...

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[VocalZoom in The Times of Israel] Israel’s VocalZoom, Honda show voice-control tech at CES

Jan 8, 2017 | ,

Israeli startup VocalZoom has developed a sensor that it says allows “near perfect” voice control performance, even when there is a lot of background noise, like a car with an open window. “VocalZoom’s sensor can hear your voice inside your mouth, so it is not contaminated by background noises, ” VocalZoom CEO Tal Bakish in a phone interview. This is done by measuring the vibrations on the skin of the people who are talking, he said. Read more on The Times of Israel...

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