Yamaha Corporation has created an AI-powered system that uses sensors to capture the movements of a dancer’s body and translate them into piano keystrokes. This new system was showcased at a concert that took place in the Tokyo University of the Arts, featuring the famous dancer, Kaiji Moriyama, accompanied by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Scharoun Ensemble. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Yamaha developed an AI system that translates a dancer’s motion into music

‘MegaFaces’ is a kinetic facade that can morph into any human face. The giant pin screen is controlled via 11,000 mechanical actuators that protrude 6 feet outside the facade, create the 3D shapes. Read more…

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Source: Mashable | Enormous pin screen wall morphs into any human face

Tesla certainly has big ambitions for its sleek all-electric vehicles, though these plans don’t (yet) include wireless chargers.

But, come April, a group of engineers say they will launch a wireless charging pad that fits seamlessly into the Tesla Model 3, the electric vehicle company’s first mass-market offering — and the vehicle the company’s future is balanced upon.

Tesla Wireless Pad is marketing their $99 product as something Tesla’s chief designer, Franz von Holzhausen, “forgot” to include below the Model 3’s touch screen.    Read more…

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Source: Mashable | This wireless charger is made specially for the Tesla Model 3

The sun never sets on Harry Potter; the books are still going strong.

It’s been over 20 years since Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was published. Today Bloomsbury announced that sales of books in the Harry Potter series has exceeded 500 million copies.

The most popular book in the series is the first, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, although Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the fastest-selling fiction title ever.

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Source: Mashable | 'Harry Potter' books are still flying off the shelves with 500 million copies sold