Subitted by: Kike Santos
C onformed in Long Island, NY, Aviary is one of those new-wave, up-to-day, fresh and exiting companies whose main interest is to deliver free tools (as for this stage, which is the beta stage) for artists all over the globe.
Aviary - �Aviary is a suite of rich internet applications geared for artists of all genres. From image editing to typography to music to 3D to video, we have a tool for everything. At Worth1000, we are creating a complex ecosystem for artists and providing the world with free, capable collaborative tools and an approach to collaboration and rights management that will turn the marketplace for online art on its head�http://a.viary.com/about
What this means is that this new type of online software is geared not replace the common tools that we already have but to complement them by giving us more choices without the pain of installing it into our hard drive.
As for now there is no way to download or use the software unless you are invited via email. You can sign up for an invitation request at http://a.viary.com/. Sign up, I already did and let me know if you got invited.
Subitted by: aurrasing
Technology has taken a new step in helping doctors have contact with patients in a more interactive way.You can call it a robodoc; it�s a human size robot with a screen, microphone, and a camera attached to it making the illusion of a real doctor present. This robot works much like a video conference between the doctor and patient to check on patience no matter how far away the doctor is. For example, if a doctor is in Tokyo, Japan and needs to check on a patient in New York the doctor sends in the robot which is controlled by a joystick to a patient�s room and the doctor can talk to his patient. A similar robot is used with the ability to translate languages for doctors who don�t speak a patient�s native language. At the moment there are approximately 120 robots in hospitals worldwide. There are reports of the robot�s great success including patience short stay in hospitals and an increase confidence in patients. The robot, in its infancy, is just a simple video conferencing tool, but it has, so far, provided help for in the shortage of doctors in the county. Soon patients will interact better with nurses, doctors, and may even order their lunch menus through this new technology that is evolving with time.
