Tango Video Calling Service Arrives On PC (video)

By Julian Horsey on Friday 30th September 2011 1:32 pm in Technology News

Tango the mobile video calling app which launched back on iOS and Android devices a year ago and surpassed one million registrations in its first 10 days. Has today announced the launch of a new PC version they have developed bringing Tango to PC desktop computers supporting XP, Vista and Windows 7. A Mac desktop version is also under development but Tango didn't reveal any timescales for its release.

The new PC app keeps the same look and feel as the Tango app for mobile devices and once you have installed and enter your email and phone number the Tango PC app will automatically populate your address book with your Tango contacts, if you are an existing Tango user. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

Tango PC Calling

The new Tango PC app now enables people to Tango between the PC, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch, iPad, and hundreds of Android phones and Tablets.

Tango explains:

"Introducing Tango for the PC has been the number one request by our users, and with 1.5 billion PCs in use worldwide today it's a platform we wanted to embrace. We've doubled our usage since June and introducing Tango for the PC will accelerate our growth."

Source: Tech Crunch : Engadget

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[HM:246712] Nissan working on aa car that drives itself according to the passenger’s thoughts.

Nissan Hard At Work On Mind-Reading Car

By Glenn Santos on Friday 30th September 2011 6:35 pm in Technology News

Whenever 'mind-reading' and certain vehicles are brought up, it always conjures nostalgic reminisces of the Craig Thomas-penned cult thriller Firefox. Forget the lame Clint Eastwood-starrer adaptation, Firefox was awesome. (Never heard of it? Try YouTube, it's gotta be there.)

Anyway, news has just broken that the nerds over at Nissan are perfecting our mobile future. That's right, ladies and gentlemen, a car that drives itself according to the passenger's thoughts.

Nissan Mind Car

In short, a mind-reading car. Since this project is really ambitious, Nissan isn't going it alone. The iconic carmaker has partnered with the Ecole Polytechnique in Switzerland and together, both strive for an effective car-based software that monitors minute cues from the person driving the car.

The technology itself isn't that complex, it just needs tweaking. The key here is to develop a hyperfast statistical analysis AI that 'reads' physical cues from a person's slight gestures and expressions.

Come to think of it, that does sound difficult. Oh well, judging by what this kind of research implies and emerging trends in car manufacturing, tomorrow's private transport is going to end up a gigantic mass transit system where driver autonomy is limited. All hail the future.

Source Fast Company

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