The “mood creation gadget” called Multi Sensory Device XVG-01 will be officially presented at the CES Asia 2019 exhibition in June.

The device can play music, smell and display images. The mechanism is designed to create a good mood in the room.

The Multi Sensory Device gadget XVG-01 is similar to a round-screen tablet for displaying images. Also, the device plays music and pours pleasant scents. The flat rectangular body of the mechanism is made of wood. The device is installed both horizontally and vertically.

The official presentation of the fitness bracelet Xiaomi Mi Band 4 will take place only in 5 days.

But the novelty can now be purchased at Aliexpress. The seller appreciated the fitness bracelet at $ 49.99 and promises to deliver it free to Ukraine within 25 days.

On the product page it is stated that it is a matter of buying and shipping to be made only after the presentation of June 11, but the money from the card in the process of registration is written off immediately. In the description section there are photos of leaks, and in the section of the technical parameters – the indicative characteristics that have repeatedly embedded in the network.

Microsoft has updated Skype’s mobile app, adding one very useful feature.

A new feature is screen sharing during a video call, which can be very useful in certain situations. But this is not the only innovation in the upgrade. In particular, developers have upgraded and redesigned the design and management of the application.

For example, a double tap removes all the controls from the screen. To rotate the buttons, touch the screen just once. Also, some menus have been redone in Skype and have simplified management.

The new version of Skype is already available for Android and iOS.

35 years ago, on June 6, 1984, programmer Alexei Pajitnov released a computer game Tetris.

The name of the game comes from two words: “tetramino”, which means a figure of four squares, and “tennis” – the favorite sport of the programmer. Tetris was developed on the computer Electronics-60 in order to study the problems of artificial intelligence and speech recognition.

Later, the programmer reworked the program for manual control, and so an interesting puzzle. Since 1989, Tetris has appeared on almost every gaming platform: from Dendy to PlayStation 4 and mobile platforms, spreading around the world in excess of 170 million copies. By 2019, Tetris was in second place by popularity, yielding to Minecraft.

In Uzhgorod National University, the invention of disposable corn dishes was won at the startup competition.

The authors of the project – a student of the engineering faculty Ivan Zub and a post-graduate student of the Department of Therapy and Family Medicine Taras Gryadil proposed an effective method for the production of environmental products, namely disposable tableware made from corn leaves, cereal stems and food industry waste.

“Products from the plant mass can be used to make disposable dishes instead of plastics, which is known to accumulate massively in the environment and turned into a worldwide problem”, – the developers emphasize.

Twitter has bought a London startup Fabula AI, which has developed a patented system for studying large data from social networks.

In the social network Twitter will use this technology to identify fake news sources. The cost of the transaction is not disclosed.

Fabula AI was founded in 2018. According to the developers, the system of machine learning allows you to define fake characters regardless of language and platform.

The WhatsApp Messenger stops working on outdated electronic devices.

Starting from December 31, 2019, the owners of smartphones and other electronic devices working on the basis of Windows Phone of any version will no longer be able to use this service. Beginning February 1, 2020, owners of phones based on iOS 7 and Android 2.3.7, as well as any older platforms, will not be able to use this software.

Their APIs will turn off, causing the messenger to stop connecting to the servers, which means it will not be possible to use it. For the owners of smartphones operating on the basis of outdated OS, Facebook employees are advised to pre-care about buying a new mobile device, otherwise there won’t be the ability to use WhatsApp.

This has been done so that developers can concentrate all the forces on more modern platforms, while refusing to do so from those that have not been relevant for a long time.

Google Search has a new feature that will allow smartphone owners with the added reality to see animals in their natural state.

Users will be able to look at a three-dimensional object from all sides and place it in a specific place. This feature has now become available on Android smartphones and iOS with added reality technology.

To use the new feature, you need to enter the animal name in Google Search. Select the “3D View” option and click on the AR tab. Currently, among supported animals there is an alligator, a parrot of ara, a brown bear, a raccoon, a penguin, a pug, a shark, and a pony.

The Samsung 2008 laptop was sold at an online auction in New York for $ 1.3 million.

This computer is infected with a number of super-powerful viruses. The former owner sold the laptop as an art object called The Persistence Of Chaos. All malware on the device would have damaged $ 95 billion.

It has such viruses as I Love You 2000, Sobig (2003), MyDoom (2004), DarkTequila (2013), BlackEnergy (2015) and WannaCry (2017).

The organizers said that the device could only be used for research purposes. All willing to buy a laptop before the auction signed an agreement.

Apple CEO Tim Cook at the WWDC 2019 Developer Conference has to announce that Apple is preparing to completely abandon iTunes.

The program should be replaced with separate applications for music, television and podcasts, along with the release of macOS 10.15 update. This solution is in line with Apple’s strategy, since without iTunes users will be able to manage their gadgets through the Music application.

The iTunes player first appeared in 2001. With it, Mac users listened to music and podcasts, watching movies and TV shows. In addition, it was used to synchronize information on Apple devices.

In the Australian Sydney, an automatic train control system was launched in the subway.

Metro trains will run along the underground branch, 36 kilometers long. This branch has 13 stations.

The contractor of the project was the French company Alstom. She also set up 22 trains for the subway and undertook to provide train services for 15 years.

Experts predict that by 2024 the Sydney metro system will include 66 kilometers of the railway line and 31 stations, and will be equipped with an automatic system.

Photofeeler has created a neural network that identifies the person’s attractiveness in photography.

According to the authors of the project, their development is trained on hundreds of millions of people’s thoughts, so it works better than analogues. The algorithm evaluates the appearance of a person, exposing the assessment of three criteria: attractiveness, trust and intelligence.

Neural network operates both with a photo, and with a real-time recording. Developers recommend using this algorithm to select the best photos and accessories.

The company has just started to test artificial intelligence and launched it on the site by rating the photo. True, there the algorithm is still used only as a curator.