Call me! How technology is changing our hand gestures – The Guardian

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Name: Hand gestures.

Age: Older than language.

Appearance: Demonstrative hand signals encoding commonly understood meanings.

I dont follow you. Can you give me an example of what youre talking about? Certainly: placing a fist alongside your head, thumb and little finger extended, in the manner of a man trying to scratch his chin and his ear at the same time.

OK. And what does that mean? Cant you guess?

Does it mean: My ear and my chin both itch? No! It means: Call me.

What? How do you figure that? Its miming holding a phone the thumb is the earpiece, the little finger is the mouthpiece, and the fist is pretending to grab the long bit in between.

Youve seen a phone, right? I guess it wouldnt make much sense if youve only ever used a flat, rectangular mobile.

Youre correct, it wouldnt. Give me a better example. Fine. You pretend to write something in the air with an invisible implement.

Am I a teacher, scribbling on a virtual reality chalkboard during a lockdown maths class? No, youre asking the waiter for the bill.

The waiter? How did I even get to a restaurant? This is hypothetical. Youre just signalling your readiness to write out a cheque.

Write out a what? Or maybe youre telling the waiter to please tot up the final tally of the bill.

The bill is a computer printout. Are you being ignorant or just difficult?

I think youll find its my job to be both. Fortunately, linguists have identified your problem: Generation Z has no lived experience of the technology on which these gestures are based. Emblems that are specific to particular devices will only be recognised by those who are familiar with such devices, says the language expert Prof Vyv Evans.

Such as old people like yourself. Perhaps. Recently a TikTok video by New Yorker Daniel Alvarado went viral after he filmed his two kids using a flat palm to mime talking on the phone.

Things change, is what youre saying. Its a bit more complicated than that.

I dont think it is. The thing about gestures is that they are culture-specific and so mean different things to different socio-economic or generational groups, says Evans.

Thats just a more complicated way of saying it. One more: a police officer pulls you over, approaches your car and makes a cranking motion with one hand. Why?

I know this one: were playing charades, and shes telling me its a film. Thats exactly right good luck to you.

Do say: This is 2020, grandad. If youve got something to say, just text me.

Dont say: How many syllables, officer?

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Q&A: Cipher Skin and its technology for injury recovery – Med-Tech Innovation

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Shaka Bahadu and Philip Bogdanovich, founders of Cipher Skin spoke to Med-Tech Innovation News about its BioSleeve technology, its current offering and future plans.

Tell us more about Cipher Skin, how did it all begin?

Cipher Skin began as an idea in 2012 when the third co-founder, Craig Weller and I were working in Baghdad together. I was trying to recover from significant injuries sustained during combat and Craig is a world class trainer. Over six months I lost weight, was able to sleep again, was running and able to walk without a limp. Most importantly I was out of pain. Ultimately this led to the question How do we put this experience in the pocket of every person on the planet? We solved the problem with our first patent in 2017, stood up a business and began building a proof of concept. Fast forward three years and eight patents later - Craig has moved on to write a best-selling book on training and continue to coach elite athletes while Shaka and I are scaling Cipher Skin; ushering in a new era of training, rehab and telemedicine.

Who would you target with your technology?

Cipher Skins long-term mission is to measure, visualise and understand the behaviour of any object in the physical world. Our goal is to ultimately build the largest data pool collected from objects in motion.

Our primary focus is to collect and store key data on the human body in motion providing unique insights and analytics to unlock the potential of human recovery and performance.

With the BioSleeve hardware and the Digital Mirror software application, we are able to visualise an extremely accurate, real-time 3D picture of the human body movement. The data thats being collected includes complex range of motion as well as key biometrics such as heart rate and dynamic O2 saturation.

Cipher Skin isnt marketing its products directly to consumers. Were geared towards healthcare providers (wellness and mobility providers, medical equipment providers, and hospital groups). Entire remote consultations, physical therapy and home exercise can effectively all take place through Cipher Skins devices.

Telehealth - Rehab and Recovery

Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy clinics

By automating data collection and providing highly accurate insights, our goal is to make the interaction between healthcare provider and the patient easier and more meaningful. Working seamlessly with the BioSleeve, the Digital Mirror is effectively used as a telehealth platform. Were actively working with practitioners in the rehab and recovery space who use it to remotely monitor their patients progress and conduct remote, real-time rehab sessions while having access to the data they need.

Performance and Training

Trainers and high-performance athletes

With the BioSleeve, athletes can track unique motion data, along with key biometrics, while performing in any environment, under any conditions no need for a laboratory, cameras or other cumbersome equipment. With real-time access to the athletes data, trainers can monitor workouts remotely and build optimised training and recovery programmes.

As part of a long-term partnership, Cipher Skin is actively working with the U.S. Department of Defense on Cipher-enabled, hyper-connected attire for the military personnel.

Hospitals Groups and Systems Remote patient monitoring

By measuring mobility and tracking vitals (e.g. pulmonary and respiratory vital signs), Cipher Skins technology can be used to remotely monitor patients with chronic diseases or going through post-surgery recovery. The BioSleeve is also an indispensable tool for elder care (e.g. retirement homes, assisted living, etc.).

Durable Medical Equipment Providers

Our technology was built for implementation across a variety of platforms. We work with medical manufacturers (i.e. knee/arm braces and tools) to help them take their devices to a new level of functionality through our retrofit kit and the integration of our technology into their equipment. The data and metrics that we collect from the Cipher technology significantly improves the performance of their devices and platforms.

Long-term developments industrial monitoring

Our technology can be used as a real-time, continuous monitoring solution for infrastructures such as pipelines, bridges or ships (breach/leak prevention and detection).

What do you make of similar offerings in this particular space?

Most of the motion tracking devices for people are camera-based. Developments in motion tracking over the last few years have been quite impressive, and some of these offerings are good. But a good image on a relatively static person is one thing, and a portable, rugged, wearable device that does the same task during complex motion is another.

Are you aiming to establish a presence in the UK & Irish markets?

Absolutely. We plan on establishing a presence in the UK and Irish markets in the next 12-24 months for our first product applications, the BioSleeve and Digital Mirror. We are looking for product and distribution partners there, starting Q1 of 2021.

Tell us a bit more about the technology that goes into making your product?

Cipher Skin uses a patented combination of repeating geometric patterns called tessellations and conductive materials to build flexible, modular computer systems that are conforming, thin and rapidly implementable. Cipher Skin has patented the core methodology for computerising clothing for the purposes of measuring motion plus other stuff at the same time. We are excited by the potential applications because stuff can be virtually anything - from heart rate and oxygen saturation to stress, impact force, swelling and torque. We can also provide direct user feedback like haptic feedback, and complex computations in the cloud in real time. The Cipher Skin BioSleeve comes with an ergonomic design to optimise user comfort, and a proprietary waterproofing solution that makes it washable and re-usable.

What materials are used in the development of the physical device used?

Our materials change as the use case changes. We are sensor, radio, and material agnostic. Currently, the materials we use are:

Youve listed athletics and patient monitoring as areas you can operate in do you see othermedtech-related areas to diversify into?

Hospital gowns. Our final bio-performance product application ~36 months from late stage prototype - commercial ready product is a long sleeve shirt that measures range of motion of the waist, trunk, chest, and arms. In addition, the sensor array will measure a 12 lead ECG, respirations, HRV, temperature, spinal column positioning, chest wall expansion and contraction.

Anything else youd like to add?

Cipher Skin is built on the idea that the right team, with the right knowledge, in the right space can come together and rapidly solve hard problems in a truly meaningful way. We have been very careful in assembling the best teams of engineers and leaders in this space, and built the culture to keep them here. Cipher Skin is on a mission to leave a Google-sized impression on the world.

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Air Canada to Pilot Application of TraceSCAN Technology for COVID-19 Contact Tracing in the Workplace – Canada NewsWire

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MONTREAL, Oct. 7, 2020 /CNW Telbec/ -Air Canada announced today it plans to explore the application of COVID-19 contact tracing technology in its workplace using the Bluetooth enabled TraceSCAN app and wearable technology developed by Canadian-based Facedrive Inc.

"The health and safety of our employees is of paramount concern to Air Canada and is key to restoring our operations safely for our customers. Air Canada has embraced a science-based approach to managing COVID-19 and as part of this has committed to evaluate the use of new technologies like TraceSCAN's wearables. We are enthusiastic about exploring the use of TraceSCAN because this Canadian technology has the potential to provide another layer of safety for our employees, so they can focus on taking care of our customers," saidSamuel Elfassy, Vice President, Safety at Air Canada.

"Our project with Air Canada is ground-breaking and provides another critical example of how TraceSCAN supplements the capability of the Canadian government-sponsored COVID Alert App. TraceSCAN will allow Air Canada to provide further protection to their employees, especially as many of these employees work in environments where the use of cell phone technology is not possible," said Sayan Navaratnam, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Facedrive Inc."We are very pleased to help Air Canada explore ways to provide additional protection to their employees. We hope this pilot will be a model for other airlines to follow and look forward to continuing to work with industry to protect Canadians as our country returns to its normal working and travel schedules."

The technology behind TraceSCAN was developed in partnership with leading minds at the University of Waterloo.

"TraceSCAN is an AI-powered solution for contact tracing in the workplace which can track staff exposure to COVID-19 without GPS information. The technology provides a risk-based assessment of an individual's exposure within dynamic and dense work environments. The technology enables the creation and management of safer work environments needed during this critical phase of the pandemic," said William Melek,University of Waterloo mechanical and mechatronics engineering professor.

AirCanadahas been at the forefront of the airline industry in responding to COVID-19, including being among the first carriers globally to require customer face coverings onboard and the first airline in the Americas to take customers' temperatures prior to boarding. In May it introduced a comprehensive program,Air Canada CleanCare+, to apply industry leading biosafety measures at each stage of the journey. AirCanadahas also partnered with medical and technology organizations to further advance biosafety across its business, including with McMaster HealthLabs for an airport arrivals COVID-19 study, the Cleveland Clinic Canada for medical advisory services, Abbott for rapid testing, Spartan Bioscience to explore portable COVID-19 testing technology and, since 2019, withToronto-based BlueDot for real-time infectious disease global monitoring.

TraceSCAN Wearables is an innovative technology, combining AI-enabled mobile application along with wearables devices built on the nRF52 Bluetooth chipset, which is used by the world's leading wearable manufacturers. Facedrive Health developed industry-specific TraceSCAN wearable technology to slow the spread of COVID-19 at the workplace through wristbands, wearable tags worn around the neck or pods that can be kept in the pocket.

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Restaurant using new technology to clear the air of viruses & germs – WKBW-TV

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BUFFALO, NY (WKBW) Colder weather is going to put another strain on the restaurant industry as it tries to keep customers safe for indoor dining during the pandemic.

But there is a new device that could be the solution to removing harmful viruses and germs in the air.

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The Hearth and Press Pizzeria on Main Street in the heart of downtown Buffalo's Theater District has lost a lot of business because of the pandemic.

Its been a struggle losing Shea's was a huge part of our business, also not having people in their offices for lunch was another major blow to restaurant here, described Peter Eid, owner.

But Eid found a product called the iWave. It is designed to remove germs and viruses.

Its a small device that produces the same kind of ions that are created by nature.

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It sends out negatively and positively charged ions that attack viruses it takes dust particles clings them together, explained Tom Wrate, general manager of HVAC, NOCO.

NOCO installed the device in the restaurant's HVAC system.

Its designed to improve indoor air quality.

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A promotional video explains in detail how those ions kill viruses.

When the ions come in contact with viruses bacteria or mold they remove the hydrogen atom from the pathogens without the hydrogen the pathogens have no source of energy and will die, stated the video.

Eid says Hearth and Press is following all state guidelines for indoor dinning mask wearing, social distancing, no parties larger than ten and disinfecting. But now the air will be cleaner.

It gives me peace of mind, not only for my customers, my staff, as well for myself. We all want to be healthy at the end of the day, Eid declared.

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NOCO has installed more than 200 of the devices at local businesses at a cost of about $850 each.

7 Eyewitness News asked NOCOs Wrate how do you know it's really working?

When sun shines through your window you're not going to see dust particles the little particles you see flying through the air once this is in and running for a while that disappears, Wrate responded.

The device is designed to work in businesses or homes with forced air or ductless systems.

Eileen Buckley

The pizzeria happens to serve up one menu item called the COVID Killer Pizza, but for now, every time the fan kicks in the device is set to "kill off" the virus.

I think this is a huge thing for us maybe even a game changer, Eid replied.

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Mobile AI technology from Saykara helps Nephrology Associates of Delaware boost physician productivity and well-being, increase face time with…

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Faced with the very real prospect of losing physicians to burnout, Nephrology Associates, P.A. turned to cutting-edge technology from Saykara to reduce increasingly burdensome and time-consuming documentation. Use of the companys mobile AI assistant to automate production of clinical notes means physicians at the Delaware-based provider organization no longer have to spend evening and weekend hours completing their charting, which translates to better work-life balance, better quality of care and better patient relationships.

The practice of medicine is plagued by onerous documentation requirements that have no benefit to physicians. Most of the data we enter to the electronic health record serves no useful purpose in terms of care delivery, its there solely for insurance billing, public reporting and regulatory mandates, says Dr. Prayus Tailor, an attending nephrologist at Nephrology Associates, P.A. I am seeing colleagues seriously consider retiring early or quitting and taking a different direction with their careers. We need creative solutions like the AI technology from Saykara to reverse course. I can tell you firsthand, my quality of life is so much better since I starting using Saykara.

Prior to using the mobile AI assistant from Saykara, physicians at Nephrology Associates, P.A. spent hours every day manually keying data to the electronic health record. Although some physicians were aided by basic speech recognition software, the overall process was labor intensive and point-and-click heavy, involving eyes on the computer screen and resulting in significant cognitive strain. Now, with Saykara, physicians access an iPhone app that listens to their conversations with patients and does most of their charting for them.

Tailor says, With Saykara, I just talk naturally. I can recap a visit after the fact, which typically takes between 30 seconds and three minutes, or I can have the iPhone app simply capture whats being said during a visit. I find that patients really like this, especially when I summarize what Ive heard them say and what I intend to include in the electronic health record, which gives them an opportunity to either confirm that I have it right or correct me if Ive misstated something. It also helps reinforce what they need to do before their next visit.

With 29 board-certified nephrologists, 14 advanced practicing clinicians and eight office locations, Nephrology Associates, P.A. is the largest single-specialty provider organization caring for patients with kidney disease and hypertension in the state of Delaware and Cecil County, Maryland. As a recipient of the Renal Physicians Association Exemplary Practice Award, Nephrology Associates, P.A. has earned a reputation for innovation and leadership in the field. This is evidenced by a history of developing, launching and managing the states first kidney transplant program in concert with ChristianaCare, introducing a transitional care unit centered around preparing patients for end-stage kidney disease, and offering one of the most robust home dialysis programs on the East Coast. Nephrology Associates, P.A. also has two state-of-the-art vascular access centers accredited by the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Centers (AAAHC).

Our guiding principles have always centered on achieving the very best outcomes for our patients, says David Fisher, executive director at Nephrology Associates, P.A. Recent experience has shown us, however, that we also need to steadfastly commit to the well-being of our physicians. Adopting technology that automates charting and reduces administrative work not only gives our physicians much-needed time back for themselves and their loves ones, it also gives them more time with their patients.

Tailor believes artificial intelligence will have an even bigger impact on the practice of medicine in future years and stands to greatly improve the quality, efficacy and efficiency of care delivery. We need technology that helps physicians rather than hinders them, he says. Technology like Saykara is going to make a huge difference in the lives of physicians and their patients. That is what its done for me.

About SaykaraSaykara is helping combat physician burnout and elevate productivity with a mobile AI assistant that automates clinical documentation. Known as Kara, the assistant is proven to reduce time spent charting by up to 70%, eliminate after-hours charting by 100%, and enhance note quality and completeness by an average of 25%. Plus, with no need for computer data entry during visits, Kara helps restore a more personalized and trusting physician-patient relationship. The solution is specialty agnostic, scalable at the enterprise level and available through a software-as-a-service (SaaS) subscription. For additional information, go to https://www.saykara.com/.

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GM, Other Automakers Invest in Startup Projecting Holograms onto Windshields – Car and Driver

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Envisics, a little-known startup, is reimagining what the head-up display can be, and its work has gotten the attention of some big players in the automotive space. Companies including GM Ventures, the corporate venture arm of General Motors, along with supplier Hyundai Mobis and several others, have invested $50 million in Envisics, the startup announced today.

Envisics technology fuses automated reality with head-up displays so that hazards such as pedestrians and other vehicles can be illuminated through the use of a 3D hologram. This reimagined head-up display can also be utilized when route navigation is in use, as the automated reality can illuminate where on the road a driver should be or project arrows where a driver should turn. As Envisics describes it, the technology allows cars to "annotate the world around them," all in the field of view of the driver.

Unlike the standard head-up display, the focal point in Envisics technology doesnt have a fixed focal point; instead, it moves with the road while a car travels down the road. What it does have in common with the head-up display currently in cars is that it uses the windshield as a kind of mirror.

The supplier will sell the technology to automakers to put in their vehicles. Matt Tsien, president of GM Ventures, said in a statement: "This technology will help us revolutionize the in-vehicle experience with a variety of safe, highly integrated, and intuitive applications, including applications that will enhance the hands-free driving experience in future EVs, like the Cadillac Lyriq." Hyundai Mobis said that it plans to jointly develop autonomous-driving specialized AR HUDs with Envisics, targeting mass production by 2025.

Automated reality is generated through the cameras and sensors on a given car, which automakers build themselves and then would pair to Envisics' technology, since the startup only creates the underlying projection tech. That allows automakers to decide how they want to utilize the projection system in a given vehicle.

Back in 2018, Porsche and Hyundai announced that they were investing in a similar startup, called WayRay, which is also developing technology to integrate automated reality into head-up displays. The companies' combined investment totaled $80 million.

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OMNIQ’s AI Solution to Integrate with Zebra Technologies in Creating an Advanced Logistics Yard Management System – GlobeNewswire

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SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- OMNIQ Corp. (OTCQB: OMQS) (OMNIQ or the Company), a provider of Supply Chain and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based solutions, today announced that it has partnered with Zebra Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: ZBRA), an innovator at the front line of business with solutionsand partnersthat delivera performance edge, to offer an AI-based yard management solution that incorporates real-time location capabilities with accurate and automated identification and tracking capabilities to optimize asset flow within manufacturing and distribution centers. Yard management systems are key components of supply chain logistics management, bridging transportation systems with supply for manufacturing and warehouse management systems.

OMNIQs proprietary Neural Network-based algorithm, which provides accurate automated vehicle recognition (VRS) and container recognition capabilities, will be used in the Zebra MotionWorks location solution. The system automates the identification of assets such as trucks, trailers, and containers, the tracking of locations, and the status and motion of assets and other resources, allowing customers to monitor and manage these assets and their cargo with increased control, minimized downtime and maximized performance. By having actionable insights from quantifiable, real-time data and enhanced visibility of goods and assets, customers can better streamline workflows, ensure product replenishment, and expedite shipping in a safer and more efficient yard environment.

Yard management is crucial to smooth logistics operations. Failure in one part of the process can negatively affect all aspects of operations and inhibit an operators ability to deliver shipments on a timely basis. For example, when a trailer goes to the wrong dock, it must be removed and the space allocated to the correct trailer, causing a significant delay. These issues and many other challenges can adversely impact efficiencies and create costly delays. An effective yard management solution is important in improving worker productivity, dock planning, streamlining the movement of goods and optimizing vehicle movement.

Our Neural Network-based AI algorithm has proven its efficiency and accuracy in many classified locations in the U.S. and Israel, said Shai Lustgarten, President and CEO of OMNIQ. We are pleased to work with a company like Zebra, which recorded almost $4.5 billion in sales in 2019, to combine our battle-proven technology with Zebras state-of-the-art yard management solution. Yard logistics can be extremely costly if not optimally managed. Our cloud-based AI machine vision technology contributes to Zebra MotionWorks location solution by adding the capability to accurately and efficiently identify and track vehicles, containers, trailers and cargo in a terminal yard, optimizing the flow of these assets, with security and access control from arrival in the yard, to yard location assignment, to exit. With better optimization of space and asset movement through actionable intelligence driven by real-time data, the solution transforms the logistics yard into an extension of an efficient warehouse.

Specifically, Zebra MotionWorks with OMNIQs access control and security solution provides yard management benefits that include:

About OMNIQ Corp.OMNIQ Corp. (OTCQB: OMQS) provides computerized and machine vision image processing solutions that use patented and proprietary AI technology to deliver data collection, real-time surveillance and monitoring for supply chain management, homeland security, public safety, traffic & parking management and access control applications. The technology and services provided by the Company help clients move people, assets and data safely and securely through airports, warehouses, schools, national borders, and many other applications and environments.

OMNIQs customers include government agencies and leading Fortune 500 companies from several sectors, including manufacturing, retail, distribution, food and beverage, transportation and logistics, healthcare, and oil, gas, and chemicals. Since 2014, annual revenues have grown to more than $50 million from clients in the USA and abroad.

The Company currently addresses several billion-dollar markets, including the Global Safe City market, forecast to grow to $29 billion by 2022, and the Ticketless Safe Parking market, forecast to grow to $5.2 billion by 2023.

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How technology is helping Wolves, Leeds and other Premier League clubs avoid injuries in hectic season – Sky Sports

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In a season five weeks shorter than usual, a campaign for which preparation time was significantly reduced and the possibility of a winter break eliminated altogether, Premier League clubs are facing an unprecedented risk of injury and burnout.

The three-month suspension caused by the coronavirus outbreak in March means there is no let-up between now and the end of the new season. With the delayed European Championship to come after that, even the international fixtures are piling up. Many players, including England's, are squeezing three games into the international break rather than two.

The congested calendar has sent clubs up and down the Premier League searching for solutions. Squad depth will certainly help. Rotation is imperative. But another increasingly important weapon in the battle against fixture fatigue is found in technology.

A growing number of Premier League clubs are turning to in-game monitoring systems to track live performance data in order to tailor workload and keep players clear of the dreaded red zone.

One of the companies pioneering the technology is the Northern Ireland-based STATSports. Their offering consists of a GPS device, worn by players during games and in training, which records a host of physical metrics related to speed, distance covered and intensity.

Their newly-released Sonra technology ensures the data can be viewed and downloaded with unprecedented speed and accuracy to multiple devices, including iPads and bespoke wristwatches which can be won by coaches, physios and even the players themselves.

"The data you see live is 100 per cent identical to the data you see post-session or post-match," Barry Watters, head of sports science at STATSports, tells Sky Sports.

"That is a big change in the industry and allows coaches and players to make decisions in real-time, in full confidence that there will be no drop-out, no data loss and no inaccuracies.

"It's great having all the data, but really it comes down to speed and practicality so everything has been designed to be easy to use and understand.

"In these clubs, with so many fixtures coming up, time is going to be in shorty supply, so if it takes you two or three hours to turn the data into digestible insights, you've probably already missed your window."

Now, individual data for an entire squad can be downloaded in a matter of minutes, giving coaches an immediate insight into their players' physical output and allowing them to react accordingly. "The data can be sitting on the head coach's desk as soon as he comes off the training pitch," adds Watters.

The system allows coaches to set individual thresholds to monitor workload, alerting them instantly when a player has exceeded his recommended physical targets for the day and may therefore be at risk of injury.

"It's a traffic light system which can be configured however the user sees fit," says Watters. "So if you wanted a player to cover roughly 1,000 meters of high-speed running in a session, you would get a green notification when he hit 800m, an orange one when he hit 1,000m, then a red one at, say, 1,200m.

"Each player reacts differently to different sessions, which is why the individual thresholds are so important. You can see exactly how much they have done and whether they need to be pulled back or pushed forward."

STATSports work with 14 Premier League clubs, including Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United and Arsenal, but their technology has been harnessed to particularly good effect by Wolverhampton Wanderers, who were one of the first to use it in games as well as during training.

Nuno Espirito Santo's side faced a gruelling schedule last season, playing 59 games in all competitions, and yet they managed it with one of the smallest squads in the Premier League. Their use of technology allowed Nuno and his staff to avoid overworking their players in training in order to keep them fresh on matchdays.

"They are one of the biggest advocates of our system," says Watters.

"They competed in Europe, in the Premier League itself and in the cups while keeping their players fit. They had one of the lowest injury rates in the Premier League and it comes back to their understanding of the technology.

"By using it in games, you're able to see, during and afterwards, exactly what each individual has done.

"You may have planned to do recovery session the next day, but after looking at the numbers you may decide it's better to not train at all and instead focus on nutrition, sleep and maybe some non-weight bearing activity in the pool or something like that."

Leeds United, whose aggressive, high-intensity playing style under Marcelo Bielsa places huge demands on the players, are another example of a club who have embraced the technology fully, and more are expected to follow as the season continues.

"If you use it all week during training, then it makes sense to use it during the games as well because it gives you the full picture," explains Watters.

"The numbers from the game can be used to help prescribe your training. For example, one of the features we have is called maximum intensity period.

"You can look at the three-minute period of a game where a player had the highest output, the highest metabolic load distance, as we call it, which includes accelerations, decelerations and high-speed running, then you can replicate that period in training.

"That then acts to help prevent injury, because if a player goes into a game and he has not been exposed to that level of intensity before, he will be more susceptible. With the technology, you're able to pick out those periods in games and expose the players to the same thing in training, to ensure they will be able to cope appropriately.

"You're not telling the manager to do this or do that, you're just providing him with data to give him a more complete picture. What coaches see with their eyes, the human aspect to it, is still the most important thing. But this technology helps to inform decisions."

In a season unlike any other, Premier League clubs up and down the table now hope their players will feel the benefits.

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ORock Technologies Announces Participation in CyberXchange, The World’s Preeminent B2B ecommerce Marketplace Dedicated to Cybersecurity – PRNewswire

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RESTON, Va., Oct. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --ORock Technologies, Inc., a hybrid cloud service provider,announced today the availability of five solutions available on CyberXchange, the innovative new ecommerce marketplace dedicated to cybersecurity and compliance. For the first time, CIOs, CISOs and IT professionals can find and buy ORock's solutions mapped to the major cybersecurity frameworks such as SOC 2, PCI, CMMC, and NIST bringing unprecedented visibility and efficiencies in addressing cybersecurity requirements.

Built on CyberXchange's proprietary mapping engine and AI platform called Harmony, ORock's solutions are available now at:cyberxchange.apptega.com/company/orock-technologies.

According to a recent study by PwC, 91% of all enterprises are following at least one cybersecurity framework, which mandates hundreds of requirements to quickly satisfy by sorting through a flood of 5,000+ disjointed security products and services currently on the market. Until CyberXchange, there was no easy way to find a product or service mapped to a specific framework requirement leading to massive over-expenditures, vendor overload, and inefficiencies. CyberXchange's underlying technology maps the world's leading cybersecurity products with over 10,000+ framework requirements giving B2B buyers a new efficient way to filter and buy the products and services they need more efficiently than any other approach.

ORock Technology Cloud Services Available via CyberXchange

"We're thrilled to be featured as a CyberXchange partner to help IT professionals discover ORock solutions in a way that demonstrates our enhanced security, predictable pricing and compliance expertise," said Paul Schenkel, Vice President Channel Sales. "Our customers include government agencies and highly regulated industries. CyberXchange gives us tremendous national exposure and reach to buyers seeking our solutions mapped to industry frameworks. This allows us to present our portfolio in way that IT professionals can solve immediate needs and get a rapid time to value so they can focus on their core business."

"We're excited to welcome ORock onto the CyberXchange platform to provide a completely new way for anyone searching for great cybersecurity products and services to quickly evaluate and buy ORock's solutions," said Armistead Whitney, CEO of CyberXchange. "Through our unique mapping engine and AI platform, CyberXchange delivers the power of relevancy and choice for any buyer and budget from big brands to verified emerging providers all within a simple UI experience. ORock Technologies joining CyberXchange gives B2B customers an exciting new way to find and experience their solutions."

About ORock TechnologiesORock Technologies delivers hybrid cloud and IaaS solutions designed for secure, compliant data operations. ORock helps commercial organizations and government agencies to protect their most sensitive data, control costs, and minimize vendor lock-in while enabling a range of IT modernization, application hosting, migration, and edge computing initiatives. ORock's private fiber optic backbone network and enterprise-grade open source cloud feature the latest HPE Gen10 secure hardware and a flat-rate OPEX billing model with no data egress fees. These solutions support hybrid, private, and multicloud capabilities while providing superior security, performance, predictability, and control. For more information, visit: https://orocktech.com/.

About CyberXchange CyberXchange from Apptega is the first B2B ecommerce marketplace dedicated to cybersecurity. CyberXchange connects organizations of all sizes with verified vendors and products that map to a desired cybersecurity framework to address the ever-changing threat landscape and solve compliance challenges. Started in 2020, CyberXchange is based in Atlanta, GA and includes hundreds of solutions from top category leaders and emerging providers. For more information, visit: https://cyberxchange.apptega.com.

ContactsFor ORock Technologies, Inc.Frank DiBiasi, Sr. Director Marketing[emailprotected]

For CyberXchange:Courtney Johnson, The Blueshirt Group[emailprotected]

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Sensor technology and wafer-thin materials for more vitality at work – Innovation Origins

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The light and temperature of an office are automatically adjusted to the personal state of mind of employees for optimal performance. Futuristic perhaps, but something that students, researchers and the business community within the POWEr FITTing project will investigate over the next four years. The knowledge institutes of the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) and the Fontys University of Applied Sciences, the research organizations imec and TNO and the Eindhoven field hockey club Oranje Rood are working together on this project which seeks ways to provide more vitality in the workplace. As of September 1 of this year, it makes up part of the Eindhoven Engine, a co-location project where people from different backgrounds, such as industry, knowledge institutes and government, work together on applied research projects.

Inactivity in the workplace is a serious problem with serious health risks, according to the partners within POWEr FITTing. Searching for optimal alignment between a person and their work environment is the aim of the project, says Steven Vos. He is professor for Design and Analysis of Intelligent Systems for Vitality and Leisure Time Sports at the TU/e and a lecturer for Move to Be at Fontys Sports College. If we can find that optimal alignment, we can ensure that people are optimally happy in their work, productive and do not get burn-out or stressed when pressure becomes very high. We want to make and keep work pleasant and challenging for employees.

Vitality is not a new subject. In 2017 the TU/e started a research program called Human Vitality and Technology. Marieke van Beurden coordinates that program and in that role she is involved in POWEr FITTing. One of the results of that program is Ida Damens PhD research on how to integrate physical activities into daily work. Damen developed, among other things, the Workwalk, a 25-minute walking route for meetings.

Vos is involved at both TU/e and Fontys Sports College, where they have also been working for some time on vitality issues. These include exercise interventions in the workplace, the development of portable technology for an active lifestyle and coaching to unwind, Vos adds.

The research organizations imec and TNO both work on technical innovations for vitality, partners that are well-known to Fontys and TU/e for projects such as Vitality Living Lab and Nano4Sports. With the expertise of these organizations in sensor technology and wafer-thin materials, among other things, we can really create something that is not there yet, says Van Beurden. For example, measuring the heartbeat from the chair. Vos: As a result, a heartbeat pattern can be a signal for light and sound to adjust so that people can come to rest again.

Field hockey club Oranje Rood and its business partners (sponsors, ed.) have also been pushing hard for employee vitality, says Vos. For example, the business club of HC Oranje-Rood organized a vitality seminar last year and together with the TU/e and Fontys Sports College, the club organized a hackathon on vitality for students. Oranje Roods business partners are very diverse small and large companies from the region, which is also interesting for the project, according to Van Beurden.

Not only do the partners gain new insights, other companies in the region can also benefit. A working environment where employees feel comfortable is important for the retention of talent, Vos continues. For high-tech companies such as ASML and NXP, having a vital working environment can contribute towards being an attractive employer. The sponsor of PSV, the Brainport metropolitan region, has also given the topic high priority. We bring all these different dynamics together in POWEr FITTing project, says Van Beurden.

Over the next four years Vos and Van Beurden want to work out four problems that play a role in the business world. Student teams are going to work on those questions, says Vos. It would be nice if teams eventually grew into iconic student teams such as Solar Team Eindhoven and Blue Jay. We want to make a real impact on this topic, also internationally.

Van Beurden says: A lot of great projects are already being developed by students. But often when the student has passed their course and received their credits, the development of that innovation stops. Sometimes there are very promising concepts in between. Within POWEr FITTing we can test, further develop, adapt and advance such prototypes together with companies.

Hans Brombacher has been appointed as PhD student within POWEr FITTing. Under the guidance of Vos and professors Lu Yuan and Carine Lallemand, Brombacher is the driving force behind the project. One of the first studies for POWEr FITTing is a continuation of Ida Damens doctoral research. During the Workwalks, where employees walk around in meetings, people miss being able to show something on a screen or in a document or they want to take notes. This is how the idea arose to develop a large ANWB mushroom, also called hubs, with a number of screens on it so that you can still show something on a screen or make notes during the walk.

Van Beurden: In an ideal situation, I can log on to such a hub with my TU/e pass, so that I have my details at hand. Its not that far yet, however, a number of these so-called hubs are ready for testing. That will happen this fall at the High Tech Campus Eindhoven.

A nice innovation to start with, according to Van Beurden. The design is scientifically based, because it follows from PhD research. The technology works and the innovation brings people together.

Vos: The genius of the Eindhoven Engine is the dynamics of all those involved to make something of it together. It allows you to speed up the implementation of the hub because you can also get student groups to work on any sub issues that arise. The other three cases should emerge in the coming period. But for Vos it is important to start with something concrete already. If you bring people together, you need to know what organization everyone is from and what people are good at. You dont want to spend three years trying to figure it out. FITTs partnership is already a solid foundation. Discovering each others expertise during a concrete start-up project works faster and gives me a lot of energy.

FITT is the abbreviation of the four partners Fontys, imec, TNO and the Eindhoven University of Technology, the name given to them when they began collaborating at the end of 2019. At the time of the open call for the innovation accelerator Eindhoven Engine, the Eindhoven field hockey club Oranje Rood joined, giving rise to the name POWEr FITTing, which refers to FITTing Persons vitality and Optimizing their Work Environment.

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The technology institute founded by the inventor Sir James Dyson will soon have the power to award its own degrees the first of the new wave of alternative providers.

The Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology, which opened in 2017 on the site of Dysons design centre in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, has 150 engineering undergraduates who pay no tuition fees and receive a full-time wage during their four years studying and working alongside Dysons staff.

Originally the institute was to award degrees validated by the University of Warwick but the Office for Students, the higher education regulator in England, has said the institute can award degrees in its own name from next year, the first to do so under legislation that created the route in 2017.

Dyson said: To be the first higher education institution to be granted new degree awarding powers is a testament to the hard work of undergraduates and the academic team. It has not been easy.

Dyson, a vocal Brexit supporter, is estimated to have spent more than 30m on the institute and its campus, which includes study-bedroom pods, lecture theatres and labs. It claims to attract more applications from qualified school-leavers than many Oxbridge courses, with 14 applying for each place, expecting to gain As in A-level maths and sciences or technology.

Dyson added: Britain is falling short by 60,000 engineers a year according to current estimates and is failing to encourage more female engineers, meaning that they represent just 18% of those studying engineering.

At the same time, students are burdened with appalling debts while at university. The average undergraduate today leaves with over 50,000 worth of loans, which takes years to pay off if ever paid off at all.

He said a third of the institutes undergraduates were women but admitted there was still a way to go in recruiting more young people as engineers.

There is no doubt that the academic classes in Britain still look down their noses at those with a practical bent, but there is also a wider image problem: engineering is seen as boring and difficult.

This stigma, and the assumption you need to spend your days deep in complex physics, maths and chemistry, is part of the reason that the shortage of engineers in the UK is so acute.

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Webinar: Transforming Business Models with System Soft Technologies and Microsoft Azure – GlobeNewswire

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TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- System Soft Technologies(SSTech), a leader in enterprise IT services, solutions and products, today announcedthe company is making available its recent webinar about how organizations are using Microsoft Azure Cloud Services to enhance their business operationsand spur growthduringthese uncertain economic times.

Many leaders perceive cloud as just an effective way to immediately eliminate fixed costs for infrastructure, said Stephen Moritz, Chief Digital Officer, System Soft Technologies.In our upcoming webinar, we will share real-world examples on how executives can use cloud services like Azure in more innovative ways tooptimize business processes, expand revenue sources and implement digital innovation at a time when tangible business transformation is most needed.

JoinSSTechexperts as theythoroughly review case studies abouthow Azure Cloud Services havebeen used by a:

To join the webinar, please registerhere.

What: 5 Ways to Revolutionize Business Modelsthrough Microsoft Azure Cloud ServicesWhofromSSTech:StephenMoritz, Chief Digital Officer; Eric Leonard, Microsoft Practice Lead;Don Bilbrey,Senior SolutionArchitectWhen: Available on demand now.Where: Watch the webinarhere.

Cloud TransformationTheMicrosoft Azuresolutionis available throughSSTechto accelerate an organizations time to market, increase its agility and reduce its operational costs.From optimized licensing pricing models tofull-scale cloud migration,SSTechcloud experts strategically guide and collaborate with business technology leaders, helping them better understand and adopt cloud as an effective catalyst for business growth.

Learn more about System Soft Technologies and itsCloud Solutions.

About System Soft TechnologiesSystems Soft Technologies (SSTech) is a $140-million,privately-held,global technology firm founded in 1999, headquartered in Tampa, Florida. The company is focused on helping SMBs accelerate innovation through the delivery of exceptional IT products, services and solutions.SSTechsbroad range of capabilities contribute to the success of its clients across a myriad of industries and verticals and include digital transformation, application development, data analytics, Big Data, cybersecurity, AI/ML and cloud services and solutions. SSTech expertly combines the right people, processes and technologies, enablingits clients to maximize business value, operational efficiencies and software developer talentthroughthe digital strategies driving todays businesses to grow.SSTech also incubates new technologies, including two major data analytics startups, Elysium Analytics and Delphian Trading, respectively, next-generationcybersecurity andfintech innovators. Learn more about System Soft Technologies, Elysium Analytics and Delphian Trading, or connect, follow and like us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook. For industry news, trends and updates, read our blog.

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Vernier Software & Technology Launches a New Sensor to Support the Development of STEM Skills and Environmental Literacy – PRNewswire

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BEAVERTON, Ore., Oct.7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Vernier recently launched the new Go DirectWeather Systemto engage students in hands-on data collection as they learn important environmental science concepts. Thisaffordable wireless sensor can be used in the classroom or out in the field to help middle school, high school, and college-level students investigate and analyze a variety of environmental factors.

"This new sensor for environmental science provides an affordable way for STEM educators to engage their students in data collection as they explore the science of natural phenomena," said John Wheeler, CEO of Vernier Software & Technology. "The Go Direct Weather System is notable because students can collect and analyze multiple types of environmental data using just one compact system."

The two-part Go Direct Weather System consistsof the Go Direct Weather sensor and the Go Direct Weather Vane. The handheld weather sensor is used to collect data around ambient temperature, humidity, wind speed, wind chill, dew point, barometric pressure, and more. The weather vane accessory is used in conjunction with the sensor to capture wind direction data.

The Go Direct Weather System features a rechargeable battery that offers a long life and provides always-ready operation when students are using the sensor wirelessly.Instructor information and student instructions for select experiments utilizing the system are also available to educatorsas a free download.

The Go Direct Weather System connects directly to any mobile device, Chromebook, or computer using the new Vernier Graphical AnalysisPro orthe freeVernier Graphical Analysisapp. Thissensor can be used wired via USB or wirelessly via Bluetooth wireless technology, which provides educatorsthe opportunity to choose the best solution for their classroom or outdoors.

To learn more, visit http://www.vernier.com/go-direct-weather-system/.

About Vernier Software & Technology

Vernier Software & Technology has led the innovation of educational, scientific data-collection technology for 39 years. Vernier was founded by a former physics teacher and employs educators at all levels of the organization. The company is committed to teachers and to developing creative ways to teach and learn science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) using hands-on science. Vernier creates easy-to-use and affordable science interfaces, sensors, and graphing/analysis software. With worldwide distribution to over 140 countries, Vernier data loggers are used by educators and students from elementary school to university. Vernier technology-based solutions enhance STEM education, increase learning, build students' critical thinking skills, and support the science and engineering practices detailed in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). The Vernier business culture is grounded in Earth-friendly policies and practices, and the company provides a family-friendly workplace. For more information, visit http://www.vernier.com.

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Global 5G Broadband Networks Report 2020: Focus on Wireline Access Technologies, Markets and Standardization – ResearchAndMarkets.com – Business Wire

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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "5G Broadband Networks: Wireline Access: Technologies, Markets and Standardization" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

This report updates the status of wireline broadband access technologies, their markets, applications, and industries as they relate to 5G development.

Wireline broadband access technologies are playing an important role in today's networks- cable accounts for 60% of the U.S. fixed broadband market; and 55%-65% of local loops are still on copper wire. However, until recently, technical and economic problems with such access did not allow effective use of a broadband pipe from a core to a subscriber side, minimizing the value of broadband communications.

The problems have been known for a long time, but the absence of a cost-effective technology in the distribution plant prevented making any practical improvements. The specifics of access, such as the necessity to create highly distributed infrastructure and the price to support access service always contradicted each other. The situation changed with appearance Passive Optical Networks, their various modifications, and progress in architecting of high-speed DSL, such as vectoring DSL.

The goal of this report is to address current and near-term advances in wireline broadband access networks that are transforming them into broadband pipes with characteristics similar to the characteristics of the core networks.

In particular, the report concentrates on the analysis technologies and markets for the following access architectures:

The report shows that the copper infrastructure continues to play an important role in connecting the last hundreds of meters from/to subscriber equipment with the rest of the network. Advanced gigabit speed access technologies, such as DSL (G.fast, VDSL2-vec), are key in creating a homogenous and cost-efficient core-access infrastructure. For example, in 2017, AT&T has begun rolling out G.fast-based services in 22 metro markets across the United States, signaling the service provider's desire to extend higher speed wireline broadband services in premises where it can't make a business case for all fiber.

PONs provide cost-efficient connectivity of the core with subscriber's equipment, supporting required by user's characteristics, such as the speed of transmission and other. Currently, service providers have three major next-generation FSAN PON paths: 10G-PON, XGS-PON, and NG-PON2. Verizon, for example, plans to move directly to NG-PON2.

The IEEE NG-EPON standard 802.3ca, which promises the 100 Gb/s speed, planned to be finalized by 2020.

The report also stresses an important trend in the broadband wireline access: utilization of multi-functional platforms that allow flexibility and cost efficiency to serve a diversified group of users required different technologies.

The standardization processes are analyzed in detail. Marketing statistics have been developed (2020-2024). The report also presents detailed surveys of companies that are working in the related industries and their product portfolios. Attachments contain the survey of recently approved patents related to the report subject.

The report is written for a wide audience of technical, managerial, and sales staff involved in the development of wireline broadband access networks.

Key Topics Covered:

1. Introduction

1.1 Issue

1.2 Changes

1.2.1 Geography

1.2.2 5G Necessity

1.3 PON Appearance

1.4 DSL Developments

1.5 RFoG

1.6 Scope

1.7 Research Methodology

1.8 Target Audience

2. PON: Today and Tomorrow

2.1 Concept

2.1.1 PON Benefits

2.1.2 PON Proposition

2.1.3 Details

2.1.4 PON Classification

2.1.5 PON Elements

2.1.5.1 Optical Line Termination (OLT)

2.1.5.1.1 PON Core Shell

2.1.5.1.2 Cross-connect Shell

2.1.5.1.3 Service Shell

2.1.5.1.4 OLT Responsibilities

2.1.5.1.4.1 Bandwidth Allocation

2.1.5.1.4.2 Grant Mechanism

2.1.5.1.4.3 Capture Effect

2.1.5.1.4.4 Ranging

2.1.5.1.4.5 Burst Mode Transceiver

2.1.5.2 Optical Network Unit (ONU)

2.1.5.3 Optical Distribution Network (ODN)

2.1.6 PON Evolution Path

2.2 PON: ITU-FSAN Family

2.2.1 Beginning - A/B-PON - G.983.x

2.2.2 G-PON - G.984.x

2.2.3 XG-PON - G.987x

2.2.4 NG-PON2 - G.989x

2.2.4.1 Project

2.2.4.2 NG-PON2 - General

2.2.4.3 Major Properties

2.2.4.4 Characteristics

2.2.4.4.1 Support

2.2.4.4.2 Rates and Reaches

2.2.4.4.3 Combinations

2.2.4.5 Services

2.2.4.6 Capacity

2.2.4.7 Spectrum Allocation

2.2.4.8 Line Rate Summary

2.2.5 XGS-PON

2.2.6 Plans

2.3 PON: IEEE Family

2.3.1 802.3ah - GE - PON

2.3.2 802.3av- 10GE-PON

2.3.2.1 Goal

2.3.2.2 Status

2.3.2.3 Standard's Scope and Objectives

2.3.2.4 10GE-PON Technology Specifics

2.3.2.4.1 Inheritance

2.3.2.4.2 Properties

2.3.2.4.3 Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation

2.3.2.5 10GE-PON: Drivers and Target Applications

2.3.3 IEEE P802.3ca PON

2.4 PON Market

2.4.1 PON Commercialized

2.4.2 Factor

2.4.3 Services

2.4.4 Market Estimate

2.4.4.1 Equipment Sales

2.4.4.2 Market Geography

2.4.4.3 Service Providers Revenue

2.5 Industry

3. DSL Evolution

3.1 Developments

3.1.1 Statistics

3.2 DSL Family

3.2.1 ADSL

3.2.2. R-ADSL

3.2.3 HDSL

3.2.4 IDSL

3.2.5 VDSL

3.2.6 SDSL

3.2.7 Summary

3.3 Vectored DSL - G.993.5

3.3.1 Scope

3.3.2 Details

3.3.2.1 Summary

3.3.2.2 Broadband Forum Contributions

3.3.3 Market

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Global Battery Chargers Market Report 2020: Product Innovations and Technology Developments Steer the Momentum – ResearchAndMarkets.com – Business…

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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Battery Chargers - Global Market Trajectory & Analytics" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The global market for Battery Chargers is projected to reach US$26.5 billion by the year 2025, trailing a CAGR of 7.1% over the analysis period 2018 to 2025.

Batteries are omnipresent in this digital age of mobile computing. Smartphones, tablets, wearable's, self-powered medical devices/implants & all electronic devices depend on batteries for power. Backup power solutions & automobiles i. e. conventional, hybrid and pure electric vehicles need batteries for operation. Automated material handling; forklifts; grid Energy Storage System (ESS) also need batteries. Robust demand for rechargeable batteries bodes well for market growth.

Rechargeable or secondary batteries constitute an important segment of the global batteries industry, and the demand for rechargeable batteries is witnessing rapid growth on the back of increasing sales of products that use these batteries. Unlike primary batteries that are known to add to the global waste stream, rechargeable batteries, with their reusable characteristics are considered a boon. Rechargeable batteries are hence more environmentally friendly and cheaper than conventional batteries. Conversely, although they offer longer cycle lives, these batteries are more toxic in nature.

Rechargeable batteries market is the most active in terms of development of new products and launch of new battery chemistries. The market received a great boost in the 1990s due to a jump in demand for high-drain portable electronic products, such as personal communication devices and laptop computers, which required batteries to be compact, yet powerful.

The overall rechargeable battery market is still undergoing a continuous and accelerated change process in order to respond to customer needs specifically with respect to longer life, reduced energy drainage, miniature batteries, while conforming to increasing pressure to comply with environmental regulations. As an indispensable accessory for all types of electronic devices or equipment, battery chargers are expected to witness steady demand, parallel to the growth in the electronics industry. Over the years, continuous rise in the production and sales of battery-driven electronic products and equipment, and the development of an entirely new class of battery technologies has spurred growth in the global battery chargers market.

Rising energy storage needs of electronic devices/equipment used in major end-use markets including automotive, industrial, information technology, telecommunications, and consumer electronics constitutes a major growth driver for the battery chargers market. Battery chargers are used in a broad range of consumer electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, laptops, LED flashlights, electric lanterns, and cameras, among others. In particular, mounting sales of consumer electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, laptops, LED flashlights, electric lanterns, and cameras, specifically in developing markets, are expected to favor market growth.

Rapid advances in rechargeable battery technology in line with manufacturers' relentless focus on infusing new functional characteristics and manufacture them in smaller and lighter formats is having a significant impact on battery chargers market. Some of the evolving battery technologies require more sophisticated charging mechanisms for improving performance and to ensure safety while maintaining parity with the drifts in changing dynamics of automotive, industrial, information technology (IT), telecommunications, and consumer products markets.

In order to address the ever-growing demands, battery chargers market has witnessed a continuous flow of new designs with highly efficient and more accurate charge circuitry, with the ability to charge in lesser time all the while ensuring that the electronic system remains cool and safe. New battery chargers in simple design and faster charging capabilities rendering high-efficiency charging and longer battery run times have created a strong case for the market growth in recent years.

Competitors identified in this market include, among others:

Key Topics Covered:

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & REPORT SCOPE

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. MARKET OVERVIEW

2. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS

3. MARKET TRENDS & DRIVERS

4. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE

III. MARKET ANALYSIS

GEOGRAPHIC MARKET ANALYSIS

IV. COMPETITION

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Election politics have devolved. The Libertarian Party has something different to offer. – Des Moines Register

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Mike Conner Jr., Iowa View contributor Published 10:16 a.m. CT Oct. 6, 2020

Jake Porter, Libertarian candidate for governor, meets with the Register's editorial board. Des Moines Register

The mainstream media may not publicize it often, but America is fed up.

Of course, this comes as no surprise to me. Ive been hearing it from voters from all sides for years. Iowa and Americas voter registration numbers show it with an increase in independent and third party voters over the past fouryears. This despite the best efforts from both Democrats and Republicans to strengthen their political tribes through legislation and other bullying means.

The frustration that America is feeling was reinforced following the debacle that was the first presidential debate this past Tuesday. For two hours, Donald Trump and Joe Biden displayed their amazing ability to dodge questions or issues that affect citizens, while turning the debate into no more than an infantile Twitter argument.

This is what American politics has devolved into 167 years of two parties being in power has culminated in a hyper-partisan tug of war for power over the people.

All over social media, Americans expressed their embarrassment for the pathetic exhibition. Even the mainstream media found it next to impossible to spin this in a way to make it palatable.

Libertarian Party candidate for President, Jo Jorgensen, addresses the crowd during a campaign stop in Westfield, Ind., at Grand Park Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020. A few hundred people attended her only scheduled campaign stop in Indiana.(Photo: Doug McSchooler/for IndyStar)

Google search trends for Jo Jorgensen, Libertarian Candidate, and Third Party shot through the roof after the debate. Jo Jorgensens campaign website received so much traffic that it temporarily crashed. Third party social media pages and groups were flooded with new likes and follows. The appetite for another option is definitely there.

Personally, I spoke with multiple friends who were disheartened by the display. They are sick and tired of the status quo, but still couldnt yet justify wasting their vote on a third party candidate.

To me, I see it the other way around why waste your vote on the status quo?

A vote for Jo Jorgensen can do so much more than a vote for either Biden or Trump. If she is able to get 2% in Iowa, that means Libertarians are considered a major party in Iowa, which immediately gives Iowa LP candidates credibility. If she can collect 5% of the vote, that means the 2024 LP candidate would qualify for public matching funds. That would be a game-changer and instantly makethe Libertarian Party a contender.

You can vote for the status quo and continue to get the sideshow that you saw this past Tuesday, or your vote can actually have an impact on the political direction of the country and get us one step closer to a legitimate third option.

So I agree. As proven by the appalling debate, this election is far too important to waste your vote on Trump or Biden next month.

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Mike Conner Jr. is the state chair of the Libertarian Party of Iowa.

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The 5 (Mostly Libertarian) Candidates Who Might Get Blamed for Tipping Control of the Senate – Reason

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On Thursday afternoon, the third-party candidate with arguably the single greatest chance of being labeled a "spoiler" in battle to control the U.S. Senate abruptly dropped out to endorse his embattled competitor, the reliably anti-libertarian Sen. Lindsey Graham (RS.C.).

"President Trump has asked that conservatives stand together and reelect Lindsey Graham in order to help make America great again, and I agree," Constitution Party nominee Bill Bledsoe explained in a statement.

Bledsoe, a veterinarian, ran for Senate in 2016 under both the Constitution Party and Libertarian Party banners, winning 1.8 percent of the vote. He averaged 3.5 percent in the two polls this year on which his name appeared. (Deep-funded Democratic challenger Jamie Harrison averaged 44.5 percent, compared to Graham's 44 percent.) The race is projected by nine of 10 prognosticators to be at least leaning Republican, with the tenth calling it even.

The pressure on nonconformist candidates and voters alike to join the Manichean political war of 2020 is intense, contributing to significantly lower support for independent and third-party candidates over the past two years. While the headline focus in our presidentially obsessed culture is on how this flight from experimentation affects the contest for the White House, the fact is that even after Bledsoe's abdication, several independent and third-party campaigns have the potential to affect one of the most difficult-to-predict political questions in the country right now: Which of the two major parties will have control of the Senate in 2021?

The GOP currently holds a slim 5345 advantage in the upper chamber (with the two independents caucusing with Democrats), but prognosticators unanimously see that margin shrinking or even reversing after the election for 35 seats this November. FiveThirtyEight currently gives Democrats a 63 percent chance of winning a majority.

Eight of the 10 forecasting agencies Wikipedia collects on its Senate elections page project the parties to be either tied or within one seat of each other after the dust from the election settles. With nine individual races at or near "tossup" status, look for a mixture of arm-twisting and backroom sweeteners to persuade potential spoilers to pull a Bledsoe.

Here are five Senate races where third-party candidates are likeliest to receive more votes than the margin between the Democrat and Republican. They are ranked by the percentage-point distance between their own polling numbers and the top-two gap, with the usual caveats that there frequently aren't many polls and that third-party candidates routinely undershoot their pre-election projections.

1) Shannon Bray (L), North Carolina, +0.9.

Field, polling percentages: Cal Cunningham (D), 42.6; Thom Tillis (R, incumbent), 40.5; Bray, 3.0; Kevin Hayes (Constitution), 1.6; other/not voting/undecided, 12.3 (14 polls).

Forecast: Six out of 10 election forecasters classify this race as a tossup; three say leans toward the Democrats; one says it's a likely Dem win. Analyzes Vox's Dylan Scott: "Everybody I spoke to expects an extraordinarily tight Senate race. The outcome could very well decide which party controls the Senate in 2021, going bythe Sabato's Crystal Ball ratings. Assuming Democrats lose in the Alabama Senate race but win in Arizona, Colorado, and Mainewhich forecasters say is a fairly likely scenariothen they just need a win in either North Carolina or Iowa. With one of those toss-up states, by Sabato's reckoning, Democrats can secure 50 Senate seats."

Know your "spoiler": Bray is a Navy vet who currently works in cybersecurity for the Defense Department. He is campaigning on the cybersecurity issue, plus improving health care for veterans and fighting for "equal rights under the law for all American citizens."

2) Shane Hazel (L), Georgia, +0.3.

Field, polling percentages: David Perdue (R, incumbent), 46.0; Jon Ossoff (D, 42.6); Hazel, 3.9; other/not voting/undecided, 7.6 (7 polls).

Forecast: Five of 10 outfits say the race leans toward the Republican; four say it's a tossup. "A sure sign the outcome is in doubt," reported the Athens Banner-Herald on September 18, "is how much the candidates and the national super PACs backing them are spending to bomb the airwaves, to the dismay of political ad-weary TV viewers. Total TV/radio ad spending in the race, including future bookings, is now more than $83.4 million." An important note: Georgia requires runoffs if no candidate wins a majority, which means (as University of Georgia political science professor Charles Bullock told the Banner-Herald), "We may not know which party controls the Senate until January."

Know your "spoiler": Hazel is a former Marine and current podcaster who wants to "#EndTheWars," "#EndTheFed," and "#EndTheEmpire." Mission statement: "[T]o bring people together while preserving the freedom of every individual, regardless of skin color, age, faith, gender, love and every other nuance which make us unique. We must come together and remove the government/corporate cabals from the lives of peaceful people here in the US and around the world."

3) Lisa Savage (i), Maine, 0.0. (Max Linn, another independent, is right behind at -0.6.)

Field, polling percentages: Sara Gideon (D), 44.2; Susan Collins (R, incumbent), 41.6; Savage, 2.6; Linn 2.0; other/not voting/undecided, 9.8 (5 polls).

Forecast: Six out of 10 agencies rate this one a tossup, others are "likely" or "lean" Democrat. BUT THERE'S A TWIST. Maine will at long last this year use ranked choice voting in a federal race, which means that if no candidate wins a plurality, the low man/woman will be tossed out, with his/her votes redistributed based on who those voters listed as their second choice. This process will be repeated for as long as it takes for someone to win a majority.

Know your "spoilers": Savage, a teacher and grandmother from rural Maine, is a Green in everything but name. "I believe we deserve a government that works for us, not the big banks, weapons manufacturers, fossil fuel giants and corporate lobbyists who are calling the shots in Washington," she told Ballotpedia. Linn, an eccentric, Trumpy financial planner who has mounted runs for office previously as a Republican, a Democrat, and a member of the Reform Party, favors a five-year ban on all immigration; he answered a recent debate question about coronavirus policy by theatrically cutting up a mask.

4) Rick Stewart (L), Iowa, -0.3.

Field, polling percentages: Theresa Greenfield (D), 45.7; Joni Ernst (R, incumbent), 43.7; Stewart, 1.7; Suzanne Herzog (i), 1.0; other/not voting/undecided, 7.3 (3 polls).

Forecast: All 10 election prognosticators rate Ernst's re-election bid as a tossup. The Washington Post says: "So far, $155million has beenspentin Iowa on the Senate race alone. The TV is filled with dark messages of political rot. Greenfield, thedaughterof a crop-duster, hasraised more moneythan Ernst. She is wearing well,attracting10percent of voters who supported Trump four years ago."

Know your "spoiler": Stewart, a former cop, retired entrepreneur, and Calvin Coolidge aficionado, ran against Ernst in 2014 as an independent, earning 2.4 percent of the vote to her 52.1 percent. (Libertarian Douglas Butzier got 0.7 percent.) As a Libertarian, he won 26.2 percent of the vote in a losing contest for Linn County sheriff, and he got 3 percent in 2018 when running for secretary of agriculture. He is campaigning to "End all wars" (including "the racist Drug War"), "end all economic nonsense," and "keep government simple."

5) John Wayne Howe (Alaskan Independence Party), Alaska, +/-?

The question mark is there because Howe, a Ron Swansonesque machinist who wants to eliminate taxes, privatize public land, and make government functions voluntary, has not yet been included in any poll against the Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan and the Democrat-backed independent challenger Al Gross.

Alaska is traditionally one of the most third-party-friendly terrains, and non-major-party candidates have received at least 6 percent combined in every election for this Senate seat since 1996. As for the 2020 race, seven out of 10 forecasters rate the headline race a likely Republican win and two say it leans R, but there is a tossup forecast in there too.

And Howe is a real humdinger: "The governmentfederal, state, borough, cityall are thieves. Even when the spending comes from a vote of the people it is stealing, the only difference is those that voted for spending are now also guilty. How do we fund government without theft?"

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The rise of ACT in 2020 highlights tensions between the party’s libertarian and populist traditions – The Conversation AU

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New Zealands election is coming down to a simple contest between the Labour-Green bloc on the left and the National-ACT bloc on the right. Although the right is behind in the polls, if it were to gain the majority, ACT Party leader David Seymour could become deputy prime minister.

Either way, ACT is newly assertive. Although Seymour owes his Epsom seat to Nationals grace and favour, he seems less inclined nowadays to be their political lapdog. He wants people to support ACT on its own terms.

Remarkably, the party has risen in opinion polls from below 1% to recently as high as 8%. That would give ACT up to ten seats in parliament. Would Seymour also negotiate to bring one or more first-time MPs into cabinet alongside him?

In the past two elections, ACT held on with only one electorate seat, thanks to the National Party deal: Epsoms National supporters agree to vote for the ACT candidate as their local representative but give their party vote to National.

This arrangement goes back to 2005. It paid a handsome dividend in 2008 when ACT won Epsom and achieved 3.65% in the party vote. This delivered the party a proportional share of five seats, despite being below the 5% party-vote threshold.

With ACTs support on the right, and two other parties in the centre, John Key formed a National-led government that lasted three terms. Then ACTs party vote fell below 1% in 2014 and 2017, with only the Epsom seat keeping it in parliament.

In 2020, however, after a term in opposition and no longer overshadowed by National, ACT is flourishing again.

Seymour has held his own, speaking up for freedom of speech and opposing the banning of semi-automatic guns following the mosque shootings in March 2019. He introduced a members bill to permit euthanasia that is likely to come into force after a decisive referendum to be held alongside the general election.

However, National leader Judith Collins has bluntly stated she sees ACTs job as being to win Epsom and to help eliminate the populist New Zealand First Party, which on recent polling is likely to be ousted from parliament on October 17.

Read more: The missing question from New Zealand's cannabis debate: what about personal freedom and individual rights?

ACTs rise in the polls does come partly from those conservative erstwhile New Zealand First voters who are disillusioned with Winston Peters for forming a coalition government with Labour.

But Collins must be worried that some centre-right voters have given up on National winning and are exercising their freedom of choice by defecting to ACT and she wants them back.

The Association of Consumers and Taxpayers was founded in 1993 by former National cabinet minister Derek Quigley and Sir Roger Douglas, formerly minister of finance in David Langes Labour government and engineer of the economic deregulation that became known as Rogernomics.

The party stands for less government, more private enterprise and freedom of choice. It is therefore a child of neoliberalism indeed, its only legitimate child.

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For example, Seymours referendum bill to allow assisted dying (euthanasia) was officially named the End of Life Choice Bill, asserting its ideological origins with the word choice. He is proposing much more radical cuts to public spending and taxation than his only possible coalition partner, National.

We gained an insight into how ACT supporters think from the online reader-initiated Stuff/Massey opinion poll in July. Compared with the other parties in parliament, ACT supporters stand out as:

most likely to rate the New Zealand governments overall response to COVID-19 as unsuccessful: 29.5% compared with 9.9% for the whole sample

most strongly in favour of abolishing the Mori electoral roll: 68.2% compared with 36.6% overall

more likely to prefer that the government take a cautious and sceptical approach on climate change: 72.5% compared with 36.4% overall

more in favour of the country getting back to business as usual rather than reforming the economic system itself during the post-pandemic rebuild: 75% compared with 31% overall.

ACT supporters values are largely diametrically opposed to those upheld by Green supporters, as might be expected of a libertarian party that stands for individualism and deregulation.

In the past, though, the party has resorted to populist law-and-order and anti-welfare policies. In 2011 it deployed the one law for all slogan to attack policies addressing indigenous rights.

As ACT leader since 2014, Seymour has steered the party back towards free-market liberalism. But there is still an element of right-wing populist thinking among ACTs supporters.

Sizeable minorities of them agree with conspiracy theories about COVID-19 (25%) and hope Donald Trump is re-elected in November (32%) more than among National supporters who stood at about 20% on both points.

Read more: NZ election 2020: survey shows voters are divided on climate policy and urgency of action

If current polling holds true, Seymour will bring with him into parliament a caucus of freedom-loving individuals, none of whom has any previous representative experience.

Among them is a firearms enthusiast, a former police officer and a farmer. At number seven on the list is a self-employed mother of four who the party claims is better than ten ivory tower experts when it comes to beating poverty.

So far, ACTs best election result was in 2002 when it gained 7.14% of the party vote and nine seats in the 120-seat House of Representatives. If it repeats that in 2020, Seymour will go from being a lone voice for his party to the leader of a small but inexperienced caucus.

Managing that team of individualistic newbies may well be the first test of his libertarian instincts.

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Keith MacIntyre recognized as official Libertarian candidate for Penticton – Pentiction Western News

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Keith MacIntyre has made the cut to stand as an official candidate in the provincial election.

He has surpassed the required number of signatures required ahead of the Oct. 2 deadline with Elections BC for candidates.

MacIntyre is running as a candidate for the BC Libertarian Party, and he is calling on those who dont want to support the larger parties to support him.

We have an opportunity this election to show Victoria that we dont feel heard. If you dont like politics, if you dont vote because its a waste of time, if you feel disheartened by the state of politics, vote Libertarian.

MacIntyre has experience running a tech company for 17 years as owner of Big Bear Software and has seen firsthand the waste in government procurement federally and provincially in the defense, medical and provincial ministries.

The signatures were gathered from citizens across the Penticton riding, including in Peachland, Summerland, and Naramata. It was in conversations with people that MacIntyre came to the decision to run for MLA.

I was inspired by the conversations I had in the riding with people who feel frustrated and angry at the state of politics in B.C., MacIntyre said in a release. Many are frustrated that this election has been called, including myself.

The partys platforms will be announced in the upcoming weeks, with one core principle being the support of peoples personal freedoms.

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Right about now Im sure we could all use something that reminds us there is still good and kindness in the world. Social Media, news, rallies, protests, and riots keep reflecting a broken and mean-spirited society. So in this weeks column I wanted to promote the antithesis to these vexing problems by highlighting human kind-ness through volunteerism.

Weeks ago, as California fires set new records for most acres burned in a year we saw that, despite the devastation, our communities rose up to meet the needs of hundreds of families who suddenly found themselves homeless and destitute. Clovis Community Church put out on social media that they were taking donations of things such as non-perishable food items, toiletries, towels, etc. As that can be a bit of a trek coming from Hanford I told local friends that I could collect items from them and drive it up to Clovis.

Not knowing what to expect, I was both shocked and moved to find my truck piled high with contributions from friends, neighbors, and fellow military spouses.

As I got to the church there were dozens of volunteers running around, collecting items from vehicles and trailers, and organizing them into heaping piles. The first guy I talked to who was directing me where to go stood there for a moment just shaking his head in disbelief. He had said that he was simply in awe of how much good there was in the world when this many people will show up at a moment's notice and flood them with donations to give to people they didnt even know. By the end of the week they were at max capacity for what they could take in.

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