Amazon’s Ring unveils new QR code pet tracker

QR code - Pet Tag

The doorbell camera brand has expanded its surveillance tech into furry family members. Amazon’s Ring might be best known for providing consumer-grade surveillance technology and doorbell cameras, but it has recently announced that it is expanding into QR code tags that will help lost pets to find their way home again. The Ring Pet Tag is meant to make it easy for people to identify a found animal that has wandered off. The technology isn’t all that revolutionary, as it consists of a QR code on a tag that allows…

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Augmented and virtual reality technologies provide new teaching opportunities

Virtual reality - Teaching in class

Teachers are using the metaverse to discover new ways to reach and inspire their students. Teachers have been using everything from calculators to computers to help enhance the education experience for their students, and now augmented and virtual reality tools are entering the classroom as well. Metaverse technologies including VR headsets and AR glasses can help inspire students to learn. Augmented and virtual reality can be combined into mixed reality technologies that combine components of the real world with those that are entirely digital, providing the user with an entirely…

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US regulators challenge Google’s internet search dominance

Internet Search - Google Search on Laptop

The American government is looking at the power Google’s core service has online. The US government has launched a legal battle against Google’s internet search dominance and the control it has over the experience the vast majority of users have online. This legal battle is expected to begin at full strength tomorrow in federal court in Washington D.C. The internet search case is expected to be the largest antitrust trial in the United States since Microsoft faced regulators over that company’s dominance over personal computer software. That case occurred about…

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Apple unveils the next iPhone, which will indeed have a USB-C charging port

Next iPhone - Apple Logo and USB-C cables

The smartphone has been using a proprietary cable port since it first hit the market. Apple recently unveiled its next iPhone and product lineup and while there were lots of new features worthy of the spotlight, there was one very simple one that drew the most attention, and that was its switch to standard USB-C charging ports. The move was made primarily in response to a new regulation in EU banning proprietary charging cables. The next iPhone still has a lot to live up to. The smartphone makes up nearly…

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QR code on water jugs help to ensure the contents are safe to drink

QR Code - India- Water Jug

Two brothers from Chennai, India have developed a system to ensure the bottles contain clean water. A new QR code system developed by two brothers from Chennai, India can help people to know whether the jugs of water they purchase contain clean water, helping to avoid arriving home to discover that their water is dirty or cloudy. Many people in the area must fill large water jugs every day to provide their drinking supply. The tap water in the area is not clean enough to drink. Therefore, they purchase the…

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