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Can anyone say "INCEPTION"?
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If we continue on this path, we'll be held prisoner in an illusion within this illusion. How many times has this happened? Our grand-kids and their kids will never be able to tell the difference. I find it extremely frustrating.
New computing devices will allow touch, smell: IBM
WASHINGTON —
Future computing devices will push further into the senses by developing capacities to mimic the ability to see, smell, touch, taste and hear, IBM says in an annual forecast Monday.
The seventh annual “IBM 5 in 5,” a list of innovations that have the potential to have an impact in the next five years, said computers and other devices will gain more capabilities to simulate the human senses.
IBM said computers may be able to use algorithms to determine the precise chemical structure of food and why people like certain tastes.
“Not only will it make healthy foods more palatable—it will also surprise us with unusual pairings of foods actually designed to maximize our experience of taste and flavor,” the computing giant said.
“In the case of people with special dietary needs such as individuals with diabetes, it would develop flavors and recipes to keep their blood sugar regulated, but satisfy their sweet tooth.”
IBM predicted that in the next five years, tiny sensors embedded in computers or cell phones will detect if someone is coming down with a cold or other illness, by analyzing odors, biomarkers and thousands of molecules in someone’s breath.
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[link to www.japantoday.com]
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