Asian countries lead the world in creating digital homes

BBCNews : Asian countries lead the world in creating digital homes, with Taiwan and Korea at the forefront, says a study. The research, carried out by US market research firm Parks Associates, looked at digital living trends in 13 markets in Asia, Europe and North America. The findings were announced at the annual Broadcast Asia trade show, held in Singapore. >>More Details

This convergence of technology has spawned a whole range of digital lifestyle applications, many of which were on display at the Broadcast Asia show in Singapore. >> More Details

Computers 'set to read our minds'

BBCNews: An "emotionally aware" computer system designed to read people's minds by analysing expressions will be featured at a major London exhibition.

The computer, which is connected to a camera, locates and tracks 24 facial "feature points" such as the edge of the nose, the eyebrows and the corners of the mouth. A total of 20 key facial movements - including a nod or shake of the head, a raise of the eyebrow or a pull on the corner of the mouth - have been identified. Combinations of these movements, which are thought to represent underlying emotions, are then fed into software and used to detect the same facial combinations in real-life situations. >> More Details

Device helps the blind read

CNN: The device, combining a personal digital assistant and a digital camera, was developed by inventor Ray Kurzweil and the membership organization of more than 50,000 blind people. It's been dubbed the Kurzweil-National Federation of the Blind Reader.

This is really the hottest new technology to be developed for blind people in the last 30 years,"said Gashel, who calls it "the camera that talks" >>More Detials