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Every year at CES, the focus on autos and the tech they're outfitted with grabs a fair share of the attention in Las Vegas. This installment was no different. While several companies trotted out their latest infotainment wares, the self-driving debate nabbed a prime spot as Toyota and Audi both offered show-and-tells on tech that looks to aid drivers rather than do all of the work for them. As we've come to expect, a wealth of infotainment systems were also on display with a couple in particular grabbing our attention. Not to be overlooked, devs received a number of notable invites to create system-specific offerings this time out. For a full rundown of the highlights, read on past the break for a brief synopsis.
While we're no closer to having a car that will drive you to the market on its own, some "self-driving" tech was on display, offering a glimpse into what the future may hold. Audi's self-parking car and piloted-driving demo showed off tech designed to lend a hand when finding a spot in the garage and navigating through rush hour -- two things we'd gladly welcome some help with. For now, both operate at very low speeds for carrying out these two very specific tasks. Toyota outfitted a Lexus with research tools to look into autonomous driving, meaning a real-life human will still need to pilot the ship. It appears that the immediate future will focus on intervening in the event of driver error rather than sporting full-on autopilot. One thing is quite apparent, though: the general public and legislators aren't too eager for widespread adoption of self-driving whips.
Both of the American auto giants announced plans to begin developer programs in order to beef up the in-car experience for drivers. Ford is looking to expand its modest lineup of SYNC AppLink software by offering the requisite APIs largely for smartphone apps. GM is going the in-car route, inviting devs to the MyLink SDK and a portal for all the essential info. In theory, these will be available for users to download straight from a vehicle's infotainment system.
How do you make a $300,000 car even more amazing? You rip out all of the dash-mounted electronics and install three screens, video conferencing, ultra HD sound and a 3D backup camera. That's just what QNX mustered up in order to show off its recently announced Car Platform 2.0. Visually, the system consists of three displays: a center-mounted, 17-inch curved panel and two high-res screens on the driver-side dash. The latter offers a glasses-free 3D view via that rear-mounted camera and the LTE-powered conference calling only works while you're safely in park. For us, the most impressive part was the sound system. The tech touts crystal-clear audio for those calls and tunes, directing sound waves at the driver or passenger depending on who is being spoken to.
Infotainment systems are announced on the regular, especially here at CES, but Garmin's latest made us take notice. The K2 "glass cockpit" takes the latest in avionics panels and brings it to consumer vehicles. Here, a 10-inch center display powers the infotainment bit while a 12-inch unit is situated behind the steering wheel for supplemental info and gauges. A dual-core ARM Cortex-A15 processor does the heavy lifting for 3D navigation and there's a wealth of real-time info and Bluetooth connectivity for handling media duties. All of that data is sourced from a connected smartphone or modem -- should OEMs include it -- for accessing Garmin's servers. Of course, it's up to companies whether or not that center display will be disabled while the car is in motion.
If you're looking to get more out of your current ride, a gadget / software duo that Delphi and Verizon have teamed up on will do just that. A diminutive unit plugs into a vehicle's OBD-II port (standard on all rides since 1996) and works with a smartphone and tablet app to send location info and vehicle data to your hand-held gadget. Geo-fences, key fob functions and remote start are also packaged in. The Vehicle Diagnostics system and Connected Car service are set to arrive on iOS and Android devices with a web-based version in tow.
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/13/ces-2013-auto-round-up/
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There is growing scientific concern that corals could retreat from equatorial seas and oceans as the Earth continues to warm, a team of international marine researchers warned today.
Working on clues in the fossil coral record from the last major episode of global warming, the period between the last two ice ages about 125,000 years ago, the researchers found evidence of a sharp decline in coral diversity near the equator.
"When the climate warmed rapidly during the Last Interglacial, coral species diversity was much lower close to the Equator than at higher latitudes," says Professor John Pandolfi of CoECRS and The University of Queensland.
"It appears that during this period the number of coral species present in equatorial oceans was only 50-60% of the diversity found further away from the equator, and diversity was greatest in the northern hemisphere."
Professor Pandolfi and his German colleagues found that, when sea surface temperatures warmed by about 0.7 of a degree Celsius during the interglacial warm period, it was enough to drive many species of coral out of equatorial waters up to 10 degrees of latitude on either side of the equator.
"Our results suggest that the poleward range expansions of reef corals occurring with intensified global warming today may soon be followed by equatorial range retractions," the team says in their latest paper, published in the Proceedings of the US National Academy of Sciences.
"Earlier work revealed that the corals had marched as far south as Margaret River in Western Australia during the interglacial ? and we wanted to establish what was happening at the 'hot end' of the corals' range," Prof. Pandolfi explains.
"The answer is, increased temperatures resulted in the extirpation of many coral species in equatorial waters, leading to much poorer reef systems."
What concerns the scientists is that the planet has already warmed by 0.7 of a degree since the start of the industrial age ? a similar amount to the last interglacial ? and while the corals have not yet abandoned equatorial waters, modern equatorial diversity is lower compared to adjacent latitudes north and south.
"If this is the case, it has serious implications for the nations of the Coral Triangle, such as Indonesia and the Philippines, where tens of millions of people rely upon the oceans for their livelihoods and food.
"The picture that is forming is one of corals moving back and forth, towards the poles during warm periods, and retracting towards the equator in cooler times, in search of the most favourable water conditions.
"It is going to be important to factor this kind of dynamism into how we manage them in the hot times which we now know lie ahead."
Prof. Pandolfi has devoted many years to studying major fossilised coral reef deposits around the world most of which are now on dry land ? but which grew in the ocean during warmer periods when sea levels were much higher than today.
"Many of these reefs lie 4-6 metres above today's high tide mark, and are a clear indicator of how much the oceans rose during the last interglacial.
"The thought that just 0.7 of a degree of sea surface warming back then caused a 4-6 metre ocean rise is distinctly disturbing ? because that is how much the Earth has already heated in the current warming episode, and the predictions are for a further one degree or more by 2050.
"Corals, we know, have responded quite readily to rising sea levels in the absence of human stressors. The question will be: can humans respond equally well?"
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The paper "Equatorial decline of reef corals during the last Pleistocene interglacial" by Wolfgang Kiessling, Carl Simpson, Brian Beck, Heike Mewis and John M. Pandolfi appears in the latest issue of the journal Proceedings of the US National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
ARC Centre of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies: http://www.coralcoe.org.au/
Thanks to ARC Centre of Excellence in Coral Reef Studies for this article.
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After announcing it would start selling its Surface RT at third-party retailers in the US and Australia, we figured it was only a matter of time before Microsoft would extend this offer over to the UK (among other places, of course). Well, according to Pocket-lint, retailer John Lewis has confirmed to the site that it will indeed commence stocking both its virtual and physical shelves with Microsoft's 10.1-inch tablet, with the 32GB plus Black Touch Keyboard bundle set to be priced at £479, or £559 for the more spacious 64GB model. John Lewis says the Surface RT will be up for grabs tomorrow, December 14th, on its website, while brick-and-mortar stores should have them in stock starting this weekend.
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Posted on: 4:40 pm, December 12, 2012, by Bob Reynolds, updated on: 05:55pm, December 12, 2012
MINERSVILLE ? Horrifying! That?s how some neighbors describe the conditions that police found inside a home in Schuylkill County.
The woman who lived there is accused of cruelty to animals.
Minersville police said they found two dogs, so malnourished that you could see their ribs. Police Chief Mike Combs called their living conditions filthy.
?There was feces all over the floor, all over the house it was a complete garbage sty. Trash piled up,? said Chief Combs.
Chief Combs said he investigated after neighbors on Carbon street complained.
?Anger, you get angry because here is a helpless animal, here there are three animals, two dogs and a cat, and these animals are victims,? explained Chief Combs.
Authorities said April Beckford is the animal abuser. She?s been cited for cruelty.? We talked with Beckford on the phone. She would only say that she will pay whatever fine she is hit with.
Chief Combs wishes the law was tougher.
?I intend to contact our legislators. I would like to see that penalty increased right now a first offense is a summary offense. It?s a traffic ticket, it`s going to be a fine,? said Combs.
Neighbors were horrified by what police found. Peggy Mayhue lives next door to the home.
?Sometime you could hear the dog crying at night, it?s a sad story. As a neighbor it was horrible how she was treating her animals yeah.? said Mayhue.
Neighbor Betty Ann Paolella said she?s angry.
?It?s cruel, it?s downright cruel that she went and got two dogs that didn?t ask to be put in a situation like that,? said Paolella.
The conditions were discovered in November, and since then one of the dogs has been adopted. The other dog and the cat will soon be available from the Hillside S.P.C.A. near Pottsville.
Source: http://wnep.com/2012/12/12/police-pets-living-in-house-of-filth/
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