Category: Invention

Vocalytics analyzes your body language to make you a better public speaker — TechCrunch

September 20, 2017

Vocalytics, one of the many projects that came out of our Disrupt SF hackathon this weekend, wants to make you a better public speaker. The project uses machine learning to analyze videos of your performances and gives you feedback on your body language. The team trained the system to look for your hand gestures and…

via Vocalytics analyzes your body language to make you a better public speaker — TechCrunch

In China, You Can Now Text Your Friend a Pumpkin Spice Latte

December 20, 2016

Users of WeChat in China will soon be able to buy each other cappuccinos, frappuccinos and pumpkin spice lattes after the messaging app’s owner Tencent tcehy struck a deal with Starbucks sbux . With the planned feature, WeChat users will be able to buy each other Starbucks-branded drinks and gifts and send them over the…

via In China, You Can Now Text Your Friend a Pumpkin Spice Latte — Fortune