Episode 241 — Smarty Pants

Gear up with automotive embedded AR innovations that do not require glasses to experience.  Michael and Michael discuss the relative merits of this method of automotive user experience agains the classic HUD, and come to the conclusion that placing the information on the windshield has some key advantages, and also does not require AR glasses.  

For those that are not driving by the seat of their pants, and instead want to get up and walk around, this episode also has something for you:  a hip exosuit developed by Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering and John A. Paulson School of Engineering along with the University of Nebraska Omaha.  These smart shorts give the wearer a robotic boost while running or walking.  And the smart clothing doesn’t stop there — researchers at the National University of Singapore have developed a textile technology they are calling metamaterial to establish stronger connections faster, which will have the benefit of saving on battery life for the wireless devices we have with us all the time.  Imagine the combination of the exosuit with such metamaterial!  Now that would truly be some smarty pants!

Selected Links

TechCrunch article: Bosch is working on glasses-free 3D displays for in-car use — https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/12/bosch-is-working-on-glasses-free-3d-displays-for-in-car-use/ 

VR Scout article: Mercedes-Benz Looks To Replace Owner’s Manual With AR App — https://vrscout.com/news/mercedes-benz-ar-owners-manual/ 

MIT Technology Review — These bionic shorts help turn an epic hike into a leisurely stroll — https://www.technologyreview.com/f/614178/these-bionic-shorts-help-turn-an-epic-hike-into-a-leisurely-stroll/ 

TechCrunch article: These robo-shorts are the precursor to a true soft exoskeleton — https://techcrunch.com/2019/08/15/these-robo-shorts-are-the-precursor-to-a-true-soft-exoskeleton/ 

Science article: Witnessing a wearables transition — https://science.sciencemag.org/content/365/6454/636 

Wyss Institute article: Suit up with a robot to walk AND run more easily — https://wyss.harvard.edu/suit-up-with-a-robot-to-walk-and-run-more-easily/ 

ReWalk Robotics — https://rewalk.com 

Reuters article: ‘Smart’ clothing can boost wearable tech: Singapore researchers — https://www.reuters.com/article/us-singapore-technology/smart-clothing-can-boost-wearable-tech-singapore-researchers-idUSKCN1V50VK 

Wired article: A Photographer Made A Working Replica of NASA’s Moon Camera — https://www.wired.com/story/a-photographer-made-a-working-replica-of-nasas-moon-camera/ 

ZD Net article: Apple sued for not disclosing that ‘iCloud storage’ relies on third-party cloud services — https://www.zdnet.com/article/apple-sued-for-not-disclosing-that-icloud-storage-relies-on-aws-azure-google/ 

It’s electric!  Boogie woogie, woogie! 



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