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We have heard about these mannequins that can track shoppers, but here are some specifics. These have cameras in the eyes so retailers can identify their customers. Facial recognition tracks gender, age, race, and even facial expressions. Stores can figure out whether their displays and store layout is effective, who is looking at the display, and for how long. They could also figure our thins like where they need the most salespeople on the floor.
A robotic jellyfish may be the next thing to patrol the seas. Students at Virginia Tech created this life-like creature. It's five-foot-seven-inches in length and weighs 170 pounds. It could collect valuable information from the ocean floor, track currents, and other underwater activity for long periods of time. The jellyfish, named Cyro, was completely funded by the United States Navy.
In what was one of the best April Fools' tech jokes, Google launched the beta version of its latest endeavor: Google Nose. This tweak on the web's favorite search engine allows users to search for smells. Google claimed to have sent their teams out, inhaling and indexing millions of odors. Just push the blue button and inhale!
