Are My Sites Changed? - Easy Page Change Detection for Web Developers Life Science Materials from B-Bridge Ami Software - Logiciels de veille stratégique et d'intelligence économique Stick-On Censor Detects a Bike Crash as it Happens Riding a bike in an urban environment is great for health, great for the environment, and in many cases faster and easier than driving. But let’s face it: Taking a bike to the mean streets of the city can be a dangerous proposition. Thankfully, technology is stepping in to make riding a little more safe. The latest entry is this incredible censor that sticks to a helmet like a sticker, then links to a smartphone via bluetooth. When it detects a crash, it uses the phone to call preselected emergency contacts and sends GPS coordinates. The most amazing thing is that it actually works. Check out the video of the tech in action at TreeHugger.com. WATCH VIDEO: ICEdot Sticker Detects Cycling Accidents, Notifies Emergency Contacts
5 Tools To Monitor Website Changes Want to know when prices drop at shopping sites? When someone posts a new message in a forum? When your favorite website updates that is not offering an RSS feed? All of these usage scenarios and many more cry for programs that can monitor website changes. The following list contains five tools for monitoring websites. Check 4 Change Check 4 Change is a Firefox add-on. A few options are provided by the add-on. Update Scanner Update Scanner uses a different approach than Check 4 Change. The interval of the checks for website changes is set to once a day by default. Available are sound and popup notifications. Site Delta Site Delta is the third (and last) Firefox add-on for monitoring websites. Users can configure the scan options in two tabs. The when to scan tab can be used to configure the intervals of the scans. Change Detection Change Detection is a free online service that can monitor websites for changes. WebMon The program comes with an easy to use interface. Verdict
Kinect PowerPoint Control Cartographie des outils de veille et de traitement de l'information Après la première version de la cartographie des outils de veille parue en 2005, voici enfin une nouvelle version à jour du panorama des outils de veille et de traitement de l’information. Cette cartographie recense les applications les plus connus sur le marché français principalement, avec de grands éditeurs américains. Elle ne présente pas de détails fonctionnels ou financiers sur ces applications. C’est l’objectif d’autres cartographies thématiques à venir prochainement. Cette version intègre désormais : Les plateformes de veilleLes agents de rechercheLes agents de surveillanceLes aspirateurs de sitesLes gestionnaires de sourcesLes outils de classification automatiqueLes outils de text miningLes outils de résumé automatiqueLes moteurs de recherche pour entrepriseLes outils de cartographie et de mindmappingLes plateformes collaborativesLes bases de données d’informations économiques, financières, juridiques, scientifiques et techniques. Articles similaires:
The EyeRing Personal Assistant: Augmented Reality at Your Fingertips Augmented reality devices and applications are starting to come into actual reality, and the latest idea is for a device worn on the finger, capable of conveying information about the world around us with both visual and audio clues. First came Google Glasses, then a hint that Apple is developing video glasses, and now a project from MIT promises to bring augmented reality to the visually impaired with a virtual assistant in a ring. The EyeRing, which includes a tiny camera, a processor, and Bluetooth connectivity to connect to a smartphone, is worn (where else?) on a finger, and can take a photo of an object and then return information about that object to the user using both audio and visual clues. “EyeRing is a wearable intuitive interface that allows a person to point at an object to see or hear more information about it. According to Technology Review, the researchers have used EyeRing together with a smartphone running Android software, with an iPhone app in the works.