Category: Technology
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Sony Truly Wireless Headphones WF-SP900 Official Product Video
It is an ad, yes, but it is also saltwater-proof! :-) On the track, in the pool or under the ocean, the WF-SP900 headphones are all you need to take you further than ever before. With a truly wireless design and 4GB of on-board storage so you can listen anywhere. https://youtu.be/L32Wshly8H0
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Rescue drone saves drowning swimmer caught in undertow rip current
On August 15 th, Puerto de Sagunto beach, Spain, a rescue was performed by a drone, saving a woman from drowning who was trapped in a undertow (rip current). This unmanned aerial vehicle is the Auxdron Lifeguard, rescue drone, made by General Drones, specifically engineered to serve as search and rescue device, thanks to its…
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Child drownings in Germany linked to parents’ phone ‘fixation’
German lifeguards have issued a warning that a growing number of child drownings this summer are linked to their parents’ obsession with mobile phones. More than 300 people have drowned in Germany this year, with hardly a day passing during the current heatwave when a swimmer has not died. The German Lifeguard Association (DLRG) –…
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The first underwater film is stranger than fiction: “The Terrors of the Deep”
PopSci found the lost and forgotten first underwater film. It’s a story too strange and horrifying to be fiction (and, yes, it involves a shark and a horse). Also, it’s the first footage of a shark ever recorded.
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Tokyo 2020 to up security with facial recognition system
Tokyo 2020 will be the first Olympics to use facial recognition technology to increase security around all venues, the organizers announced on Tuesday. Games organizers have linked up with Japanese telecommunications and information technology giant NEC to develop the first system of this kind to be implemented at an Olympics. Read Reuters
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Swimming pool drone could give parents second set of eyes on children at play
A new robot designed to give you an extra set of eyes on your swimming pool could help save children from drowning. Lee Kambar is a father who says he was motivated to find a way to protect lives and give parents and first responders critical extra seconds to respond to possible emergencies. The Morningstar…
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Australia to use drones to help rescue stranded swimmers | Al Jazeera English
Every day in Australia, 30 people are rescued from drowning. And saving lives is about to get easier. Later this year, during the Southern Hemisphere summer, drones will be used to help rescue stranded swimmers and to spot sharks that might be getting a little too close for comfort. Al Jazeera’s Andrew Thomas reports from…
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