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Tuna Scope -The Secrets to a Tuna’s Flavor are Hidden in the Tail.

Tuna examination is one of the many vital artisanal skills that supports the culinary culture revolving around this fish. It is a skill that allows master tuna merchants to determine properties such as the flavor and texture of a tuna just by eye without ever tasting it themselves. As the number of practitioners of this craft dwindle, these trade secrets are in danger of disappearing, so we decided to pass the torch to AI. When want to ensure that people around the world could enjoy the same standard of delicious tuna, even into the far future.

Tuna is one of the ocean’s greatest treasures.

Entrusting the Future of Tuna Examination to AI.

High-quality Tuna for All, Sustainably.

The Secrets to a Tuna’s Flavor are Hidden in the Tail.

The cross section of a tuna’s tail is a road map detailing an intricate story about it’s flavor, texture, freshness and overall quality. Master tuna merchants will examine things like the color and sheen, firmness, and the layering of fat, and through a process forged by experience and intuition, instantly determine the quality of a given fish. This examination has been the primary determiner of prices at fish markets for ages.

Inheriting the Disappearing Legacy of Tuna Examiners.

“No matter how talented someone may be, it takes at least ten years to be able to do this by yourself.” Quality examination is a skill that is cultivated from a combination of years of training, experience and individual intuition, and each practitioner has their own unique tried and true methods. The number of craftsmen, who judges the quality of fish with their highly trained eyes, has fallen to less than half of the industry’s golden age. In the near future, it’s feared that there will be no successors to carry on the occupation.

STORY

We created an AI model that instantaneously determines the quality of a given tuna based on a cross sectional tail scan. We took roughly 4,000 tail images, a number equivalent to that an examiner might see on their ten year path to proficiency, and input the data into the AI program, which succeeded in mastering the skill in a mere month through machine learning. This was the birth of a new successor to the tuna examination tradition that could be utilized around-the-clock anywhere in the world.

The Development of TUNA SCOPE

At a fish processing facility in Yaizu, yellowfin tuna data was recorded along with grades given by real examiners on a four-level scale. on a four to five level scale. Using machine learning, we took the data for roughly 4,000 fish and used it to teach AI the unexplainable nuances of the tuna examination craft.

Testing at the Yaizu Fish Processing Facility

The AI quality examination app was introduced to the yellowfin tuna inspection process at the Yaizu fish processing facility. We tested the app’s accuracy by comparing it to the results of real examiners, revealing that the app was already achieving accuracy level 78%85% as high as its human counterparts with 35 years of experience.

The Creation of “AI Tuna”

Promoting it in sushi restaurants. The tuna that was ranked highest by the AI went on to become its own brand, which was labeled “AI Tuna”. This high quality AI-examined tuna was brought to a sushi restaurant in Tokyo where roughly 1,000 plates were served to customers over five days. According to a survey executed at the restaurant, the brand achieved a 90% customer satisfaction rate.

TUNA SCOPE Goes Global

TUNA SCOPE’s next step is to become a real part of the inspection process at factories, and utilize the data to become increasingly skilled. By expanding beyond Japan, and continuing to acquire data from fisheries around the world, TUNA SCOPE aims to create a world standard for tuna quality in the near future.

FUTURE

Artisan Skills in the Hands of AI

The technology developed for TUNA SCOPE has untapped potential for applications across a wide variety of industries. By teaching AI the secrets and nuances required to perform the tasks humans have perfected over the years with the naked eye, we may gain a new ally against a host of problems that humanity faces today. That future might be closer than we think.

www.tuna-scope.com
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HOW DOES AIROFIT WORK?

Airofit generates resistance on your respiratory muscles – primarily the diaphragm and the intercostal muscles. This causes fatigue, which is then overcompensated by muscle tissue growth, making your breathing muscles faster, stronger and more efficient – just like any other muscle group.

HOW DOES AIROFIT WORK?

See how we turn proven breathing techniques into a data-driven training solution.

THE BASICS

Of all the body’s muscle groups, the ones with the power to make a fast difference for performance are the respiratory muscles – simply because we usually don’t train them.

Together with breathing experts like Mike Maric, we have developed a range of breathing exercises that focus on different areas of your breathing to ensure you are able to unlock your full physical potential.

SEE HOW BREATHING TRAINING AFFECTS CROSSFIT PERFORMANCE

THE BREATHING TRAINER

Your Airofit breathing trainer provides adjustable airflow resistance, making your respiratory muscles work overtime. Depending on the selected training program, duration and intensity, you will be able to select the most appropriate resistance level.

Airofit’s E-unit contains pressure sensors and a Bluetooth transmitter. This allows us to measure your breathing patterns and visualize them on your phone via the Airofit Sport mobile app.

THE MOBILE APP

Airofit has combined respiratory training with the latest technology by connecting the trainer to your smartphone.

Since all training is designed to be done separately form physical activity, your phone guides you through all exercises.

The app acts as a virtual breathing coach, giving you live feedback and ensuring all exercises are performed correctly since you see the level of your compliance. The access to your training data gives an overview of your progress over time.

www.airofit.com

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YuJet begins sales for 24 mph electric surfboard with jet propulsion

No need to hit the beach to surf, you can make your own waves with the YuJet Surfer electric jetboard

A design team comprising pro surfers and engineers has revealed its first product aimed at having eco-friendly fun on the water. The YuJet Surfer is an electric surfboard that’s said to bring “the power of a jetski to a surfboard.”

YuJet Surfer electric jetboard promises 40 minute ride at up to 24 mph

Surfboards able to propel themselves are nothing new, but they’re still not a particularly common sight at beaches, lakes or rivers. If you want to make your own waves without polluting the local environment with noise and fumes, you could opt for even more rare all-electric boards. But it’ll cost you a pretty penny – the recently announced Rävik S, for example, could set you back almost US$19,000. A new e-surfer from YuJet washes up at almost half that.

“We’ve worked for years to create a product that can propel powered water sports forward,” said YuJet’s co-founder, Jeremy Schneiderman. “Our first product to market, the YuJet Surfer, is the culmination of our passion, our experience, and our vision for the future. We wanted to make a product that was easy to ride for every skill level and could deliver the thrill of surfing in just minutes. We cannot wait for everyone to experience the excitement of the ride.”
The YuJet Surfer electric jetboard can get up to 24 mph
YuJet

The YuJet Surfer, like the Rävik S, rocks a carbon fiber hull with Eva grips and neoprene handles that helps it tip the scales at 20 lb (9 kg), with the battery removed. That lithium-ion battery is reported waterproof and could keep you on the water for up to 40 minutes per charge. An electric motor drives a jetski-like water jet for up to 24 mph (38.6 km/h) of relatively quiet, local emissions-free e-surfing.

The wireless controller with variable speed trigger offers beginner and rider performance modes, and YuJet reckons that learners can be up and riding on the water in as little as five minutes.

And when it’s time to head home, the fins and battery can be removed without needing tools. The company has aimed for minimal maintenance too, with a quick spray down with clean water all that’s needed to keep the e-surfboard looking sharp. Optional accessories include a replacement battery, battery charger and wheel set (to help roll the board to waiting transport on land).

The YuJet Surfer is available from today for US$9,999, which ain’t cheap. But if you have the cash to splash, it does look like fun – as you can see in the short video below.

Source: YuJet

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LOWER YOUR HANDICAP BY PLAYING SMARTER

ARCCOS CADDIE SMART SENSORS

LOWER YOUR HANDICAP BY PLAYING SMARTER

Our 3rd-Generation system features 14 sensors – one for every club in your bag – and access to the award winning Arccos Caddie app, golf’s Smartest Caddie featuring:

    

  • Automatic shot tracking, hands-free fully automatic data capture
  • Smart Distance Club Averages, know how far to actually hit all your clubs so you select the right one for every shot
  • NEW – A.I. Powered GPS Rangefinder, first-ever rangefinder that adjusts in real-time for wind (including gusts), slope, temperature, humidity and altitude giving you the Arccos Caddie Number, the most precise yardage in the game
  • Personalised Caddie Advice that leverages A.I. to provide you with your optimal strategy
  • Advanced Analytics powered by strokes gained providing personalised performance breakdowns to guide practice and equipment choices

Winner of four-straight Golf Digest Editor’s Choice Awards for “Best Game Analyzer,” Arccos Caddie users experience an average handicap improvement of 4.2 strokes during the first year, some in as few as 5 rounds, by ensuring players make smarter decisions and shoot lower scores.

All Smart Sensor purchases include a 1-year subscription valued at US$99.99 starting from the date the sensors are activated. After 1-year you will be auto-billed US$99.99 per year. 

User benefits:

  • Get AI-powered Caddie Advice for every shot, on every hole
  • Learn precisely which club to use in every situation
  • Know your precise yardage to any point on the course calculated by golf’s most powerful and accurate A.I. Powered GPS Rangefinder in the world.
  • Identify your actual strengths and weaknesses

System features:

  • Ultralight, low-profile sensors
  • Battery designed to last 5 years and fully guaranteed for 2 years
  • Power saving mode
  • Enhanced shot-detection algorithm
  • Access to Arccos Caddie app upgrades
  • Permitted Under the Rules of Golf (Decision Number 2017-0754).

The system includes:

  • 13 regular Arccos Caddie sensors + 1 Arccos Caddie Putter sensor
  • Free iOS & Android apps
  • 30-day, money-back guarantee
  • 1-year subscription (included in purchase price)

 

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New Alienware 55 OLED Gaming Monitor - AW5520QF
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DELL – New Alienware 55 OLED Gaming Monitor – AW5520QF

GAMING HAS NEVER LOOKED GREATER

Unparalleled visuals: OLED displays deliver astonishing image quality that drops you directly in the game and takes you to new depths previously unexplored.

Infinite contrast: Because OLED displays feature individual pixel lighting and a practically infinite contrast ratio, the Alienware 55 OLED Gaming Monitor achieves “true black” for significantly higher contrast, allowing gameplay to come alive in breathtaking detail.

Colossal color: A cinematic-quality, wide color gamut of 98.5% DCI-P3 means colors appear vivid and exactly how they were meant to be seen, making this monitor ideal for both gamers and content creators.

Exhilarating clarity: 4k (2160p) resolution delivers new depths of jaw-dropping detail, taking immersive gaming to an entirely new level. It’s something not often found in gaming monitors, giving the Alienware 55 OLED Gaming Monitor one more advantage over the competition.

A HIGHER STATE OF SPEED

120Hz refresh rate: React with split-second decisiveness thanks to a blazing-fast 120Hz refresh rate at 4k resolution.

Seamless graphics: AMD Radeon™ FreeSync™ and G-Sync compatibility eliminate screen tearing, ensuring a fluid experience in image and gameplay.

Low input latency: Thanks to low latency, it takes less time to process changes on screen, ensuring images are quickly and clearly displayed and gameplay feels more responsive.

Blazing-fast response time: An image refresh time of 0.5ms ensures everything in motion stays sharp.

LEGENDARY DESIGN

In a return to form, Alienware has unveiled our new Legend ID—a bolder, sculpted expression of our brand. Engineered with this iconic design, the Alienware 55 OLED Gaming Monitor introduces a new interstellar look to gaming monitors that no one else can match.

Additionally, AlienFX allows for customizable lighting responsiveness, adding to the immersion and overall ambiance of every gaming experience. As an added bonus, the ambient reflective lighting was designed to complement every wall and mood, while no forward-facing lights means fewer distractions.

vNew Alienware 55 OLED Gaming Monitor - AW5520QF

New Alienware 55 OLED Gaming Monitor – AW5520QF

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LOVE HULTÉN - ​ORIGINX
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LOVE HULTÉN – ​ORIGINX

Pong (Atari in 1972) helped establish the game industry and is often referred as the origin of video gaming. OriginX is a handcrafted wooden tribute and a delicate homage to the Pong cabinet. Just like its precursor – OriginX is dressed up in an elegant exterior composed by walnut housing, yellow facade and control panel made from aluminium.

LOVE HULTEN – ​ORIGINX
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LOVE HULTÉN - ​ORIGINX

LOVE HULTÉN – ​ORIGINX

​OriginX is a link between the present and the past and a tribute to the arcade. The slim wall mounted cabinet combines modern hardware with classic design and lets you enjoy classic co-op games

like Metal Slug, Gauntlet and Contra in first class. It can store over 10.000 emulated games. Add your own favorites through USB and create a personal game library.

Original Pong cabinet (1972)                                            The OriginX cabinet (2018)
​The standard version runs on a built-in modern computer, emulating all your favorite games through MAME – but the cabinet can aslo be customized to run the original JAMMA board of your
choice.
OriginX comes with a 19″ 4:3 LCD, and to boost the authentic arcade experience Hultén adds a custom barrel distortion filter to mimic classic CRT monitors ​
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LOVE HULTÉN - ​ORIGINX

LOVE HULTÉN – ​ORIGINX

Yellow might not be fore everyone, and OriginX can be customized in terms of color as well

​OriginX ships worldwide and comes in a limited edition of 50, each unit produced, polished, and assembled by Hultén himself in Gothenburg, Sweden

​Dimensions: 61x51x31cm

​O R I G I N X
​$3,799.00 (Excl. VAT & shipping)​
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In a world increasingly dominated by AI, Scribit write&erase robot empowers human creativity

After having been launched by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati on April 16, 2018, within Milan’s Salone del Mobile, Scribit – the intelligent ‘writing robot’ that allows you to draw images and text on any wall surface, is now in production and ready to liven up the homes of its users with wall art.

In a world increasingly dominated by AI, Scribit write&erase robot empowers human creativity

Images and video are available upon request. Please write to press@scribit.design
For more information visit www.scribit.design

INTRO

What if you could instantly turn your office or living room wall into a canvas for digital content, and update it in real time? Scribit, the intelligent writing robot that ushers in a new way of presenting digital content, makes it possible that you instantly reconfigure and personalize a wall – any vertical surface could be turned into a low refresh screen displaying information from the web, user-generated content and art.

Created by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor Carlo Ratti, Scribit was unveiled in Milan, Italy on 16 April 2018, during Salone del Mobile – the world’s leading design event. A subsequent campaign on Kickstarter singled out Scribit as one of the best 150 crowdfunding campaigns ever, followed by an equally successful appearance on Indiego, with both campaigns totalizing over USD 2.4 million in crowdfunding. Scribit bears the Red Dot award stamp of quality, having won one of the prizes in the Product Design category.

Currently, the drawing robot is in mass production, with the first 1000 units sent to the early backers of the project.

SCRIBIT: MISSION

The draw&erase robot by Scribit is conceived and designed as a creativity empowering tool. It challenges the paradigm of art as a steady product and transcends the space of the gallery, bringing visual art into your home, office, etc., right on your very wall. Scribit is intended to converse with the means of the art form, provoke creative meditation and spur one’s imaginativeness and creativity. The team at Scribit is dedicated to the concept of bringing art to people, in their everyday life.

HOW SCRIBIT WORKS
With its in-built engines, Scribit can be installed in less than 5 minutes: all that is needed is Wi-Fi, two nails and a power plug. Furthermore, thanks to a special patented technology, Scribit can safely draw, cancel and re-draw new content an infinite number of times, allowing you to print a different image on your wall every day or even every few minutes. Scribit can travel on every kind of vertical surface, from whiteboards to glass or plaster. Thus, any vertical plane can be transformed into a screen – a wonder wall where images, messages, or feeds are projected.

Scribit is always connected to the web, allowing you to download, upload or source any content from the Internet. A restaurant can post the day’s menu on its wall, a financial firm can post stock market updates in its lobby, or someone who loves art can project a Van Gogh’s — or their own drawings – onto their bedroom wall. The interactive software of the robot provides a direct access to Scribit’s creative ecosystem. Once the user sends their digital information to the device, or selects an image from the gallery, the plotter starts reproducing it.

“We are totally deluged with information, and spend too much of our non-sleeping time in front of one form or another of digital screen – TV, desktop computer, laptop, tablet or phone. Do we really want to add more screens to our lives?” says Carlo Ratti, a founding partner of CRA and director of the MIT Senseable City Lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): “Scribit offers up an alternative: a robotic system that draws on any kind of vertical surface, following a primordial act performed by humanity since our first cave graffiti.”

Scribit works on a two-axis plane, moving up and down two very discrete wires hanging off a vertical wall. It can place itself at any point with great precision and uses markers to reproduce content. Circular in shape, Scribit is 20cm x 9.5cm in dimension and covered in magnesium, with four markers of different colors at its very center.

THE APP ECOSYSTEM
Scribit offers users access to a broad range of digital content structured around mini Apps. In this global marketplace — people, businesses or institutions, from artists to museums, to media organizations – can develop and upload any type of content and interact. Imagine if you could reconfigure your walls every day. You might draw on masterpieces from the best museums of New York, Paris or Tokyo, or discover the latest works by emerging artists. You can receive updates or news about your favorite topics, or other practical information such as weather forecasts or grocery lists, without having to look at your mobile phone. Alternatively, you could share more personal content, for instance by delivering a surprise message on your friend’s wall for his or her birthday.

Scribit, which means “s/he writes” in Latin, is a result from a long line of predecessor prototypes of writing machines, developed in CRA’s practice. This includes the installation OSARCH at the 2011 Istanbul Design Biennale, the façade of the Future Food District at Milan’s World Expo 2015 (selected by Guiness World Records as the largest image ever plotted) – and, more recently, UFO-Urban Flying Opera, a project in which a fleet of painting drones are being exploited to draw a collectively-sourced image. All these projects can be seen as interpretations of the idea of “tangible bits” developed by MIT Professor Hiroshi Ishii: they bring together the best of both the digital and the physical worlds.

For further information on Scribit refer to: www.scribit.design

NOTES TO EDITOR

ABOUT SCRIBIT
Designed by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati, the award-winning design and innovation firm led by MIT professor Carlo Ratti, Scribit is a write&erase robot that can turn any vertical surface into a low-refresh screen on which to display information from the web, user-generated content and art. Functioning as a “printer for walls,” Scribit ushers in a new way of presenting digital content and allows the user to instantly reconfigure and personalize a vertical plane. After two very successful campaigns on Kickstarter and Indiegogo, the vertical plotter has raised more than USD 2.4 million in crowdfunding. The device is in mass production, with the first 1000 units already sent to the early backers.
www.scribit.design

ABOUT CRA-CARLO RATTI ASSOCIATI
CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati is an international design and innovation office, based in Turin, Italy, with branches in New York and London. Drawing on Carlo Ratti’s research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the office is currently involved in many projects across the globe. Embracing every scale of intervention – from furniture to urban planning – the work of the practice focuses on innovation in the built environment. Among recent projects there are the master plan for Milan’s Science, Knowledge and Innovation Park (MIND-Milan Innovation District), a 280-meter tall green skyscraper in Singapore co-designed with BIG, the redesign of the Agnelli Foundation HQ in Turin, the requalification of the Patrick Henry military village for IBA Heidelberg in Germany, the Pankhasari retreat in India’s Darjeeling, and the concept for a human-powered ‘Navigating Gym’ in Paris. CRA is the only design firm whose works have been featured twice in TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions of the Year list – respectively with the Digital Water Pavilion in 2007, and the Copenhagen Wheel in 2014. In the last years, the office has also been involved in the launch of start-ups, including Makr Shakr, a company producing the world’s first robotic bar system, and Superpedestrian, the producer of the Copenhagen Wheel.
www.carloratti.com

CREDITS
Scribit is a project by CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati in collaboration with Makr Shakr
Scribit team: Emanuele Rossetti (CEO), Andrea Bulgarelli (CTO), Andrea Baldereschi (CMO), Ivan Lunardi (Senior developer), Danilo Ronchi (Developer), Matteo Palmieri (UX/UI DESIGNER), Marco Conte (Product designer), Svilena Sivova (PR & event manager), Federico Morando (Digital content specialist), Giorgia Ori (Partnership manager), Ausra Nemanyte (Customer relationship manager), Piergiuseppe Zolfo (Tech specialist).
www.scribit.design

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Porsche presents innovative 3D-printing technology for bucket seats
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Porsche presents innovative 3D-printing technology for bucket seats

Stuttgart. Porsche is revolutionising sporty seating: the company presents an innovative alternative to conventional bucket seat upholstery with the concept study “3D-printed bodyform full-bucket seat”. Here, the central section of the seat, in other words the seat and backrest cushions, is partly produced by a 3D-printer. Customers will be able to choose between three firmness levels (hard, medium, soft) for the comfort layer in the future. With this new technology, the sports car manufacturer is once again underlining its close ties to motor sports: the personalised sports seat follows the principles of driver-specific seat fitting customary in professional motor sports.

Porsche presents innovative 3D-printing technology for bucket seats

Porsche presents innovative 3D-printing technology for bucket seats

Porsche presents innovative 3D-printing technology for bucket seats

“The seat is the interface between the human and the vehicle, and is thus important for precise, sporty handling. That’s why personalised seat shells customised for the driver have been standard in race cars for a long time now,” says Michael Steiner, Member of the Executive Board for Research and Development at Porsche. “With the ‘3D-printed bodyform full-bucket seat’, we’re once again giving series-production customers the opportunity to experience technology carried over from motor sports.” In addition to an ergonomic fit similar to that found in motor sports, this seat also delivers a unique design, lower weight, improved comfort and passive climate control.

Porsche presents innovative 3D-printing technology for bucket seats

Porsche presents innovative 3D-printing technology for bucket seats

The “3D-printed bodyform full-bucket seat” is based on the lightweight full-bucket seat from Porsche and features a sandwich construction: a base support made from expanded polypropylene (EPP) is bonded to a breathable comfort layer consisting of a mixture of polyurethane-based materials made using additive manufacturing – in other words in a 3D-printer. The outer skin of the concept seat is made from “Racetex” and features a specific perforation pattern for climate control. Window panels provide a view of exposed coloured components in the 3D-printed lattice structure and give the full-bucket seat an unmistakable design.

Porsche presents innovative 3D-printing technology for bucket seats

Porsche presents innovative 3D-printing technology for bucket seats

The “3D-printed bodyform full-bucket seat” will be available from Porsche Tequipment as a driver’s seat for the 911 and 718 ranges from as early as May 2020. The range will initially be limited to 40 seat prototypes for use on race tracks in Europe in combination with a six-point seat belt. Feedback from customers will be incorporated into the development process. As a next step, street-legal “3D-printed bodyform full-bucket seats” in three different firmness levels and colours will be available ex-works from the Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur from mid-2021. In the long term, the technology will also enable fully personalised solutions if sufficient customers express an interest in this. In addition to an extended range of colours, seats adapted to the individual customer’s specific body contour will then also be developed and offered.

Porsche presents innovative 3D-printing technology for bucket seats

Porsche presents innovative 3D-printing technology for bucket seats

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