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Britain’s fi rst ever micro-home designed to provide temporary* accommodation for the homeless has been craned into a back garden.

Measuring 17.25 sqm, the space will be used to put a roof over the head of a homeless person in what is believed to be the fi rst proj-ect of its kind in the world. The one-person iKozie drew inspiration from yacht inte-riors and fi rst-class airline cabins.

It boasts a bedroom, a fully-furnished kitchen, bathroom module and an entertainment zone, all held into place by a steel frame with a front cladding made of larch wood with a green, corrugated* iron roof.

The eight-ton home was lifted over a two-storey house in Barbourne, Worcester, by a huge crane and installed in the back garden. The new unit complies fully with all planning requirements and building regulations, and has an A rating for energy effi ciency.

The fi rst person will be able to move into the home as soon as next month, following a referral from homeless agencies in the city. Tenants* will have to take the responsibility for paying for rent, water bills and food in a bid to teach them how to survive inde-pendently.

The ambitious project has been run by the Homeless

Foundation, and the prop-erty itself will be managed by the Spring Housing Association.

If the pilot is successful, iKozie’s could be installed across the rest of Britain and the charity believes it could be the solution to the country’s homelessness problem.

Kieran O’Donnell, a trustee of the Homeless Foundation charity, said: “This is a future answer to homelessness. This is something pretty unique, the fi rst of its kind in the world. They’re smaller than your average home, but the idea is that because they’re small they’re cheaper to build and easier to transport.”

(SD-Agencies)

There’s nothing worse than going to do the weekly shop and coming home to fi nd that you forgot a key item. But those days could soon be a thing of the past, thanks to a new camera for your fridge.

The US$130 FridgeCam lets you see what’s inside your fridge from your smartphone, ensuring you don’t forget any key ingredient*.

FridgeCam was revealed at the IFA conference in Berlin, and is the world’s fi rst wireless fridge camera that can be installed in any fridge.

It connects to a “Smarter” app, let-ting you see what food you have from your smartphone or tablet. As well as showing which foods you have, the

FridgeCam can also help keep track of expiry dates, and suggest recipes based on the food in your fridge.

Every time the fridge door is opened, the FridgeCam automatically takes a snapshot of your contents, and sends the image to your smartphone. Each photo is sent directly to an app on your phone, allowing you to bring them up

when you’re out shopping to check your food supply.

The software tracks objects as they are moved around the fridge, so it doesn’t tell you that you’ve run out of milk when you’ve simply shifted it to a different shelf.

The device’s Smarter Chef feature suggests recipes based on the food you have in your fridge. This could save users money by encouraging them to use up what they already have, rather than go to the shops to buy new ingre-dients.

Because FridgeCam lies in sleep mode most of the time, its battery can last up to six months.

(SD-Agencies)

FridgeCam shows what’s inside your fridge 摄像头追踪冰箱里的食物状态

Movable micro-house unveiled in Britain

Diners at a KFC store in Hangzhou will have a new way to pay for their meal. Just smile.

Customers will be able to use a “Smile to Pay” facial recognition* system at the tech-heavy, health-focused concept store, part of a drive by Yum China to lure a younger generation of consumers.

The multi-step process includes two seconds of facial scanning with a 3-D camera and then a “detection algo-rithm*” which guarantees a user’s identity.

The algorithm can detect features that only come from living beings which blocks people from using photos.

Using the phone number too further ensures the security of transactions. It also means there is no need to get out wallets or smart-phones to pay.

The Hangzhou store involves a tie-up with Ant Financial, which is behind the facial recognition software.

Alibaba affi liate Ant said this is the fi rst commercial application of the technol-ogy worldwide.

Diners can pay by scanning their faces at an ordering kiosk and entering a phone number, which is meant to guard against people cheat-ing the system.

(SD-Agencies)

KFC now lets customers pay with face首家刷脸支付餐厅落户杭州

Once you’re comfy on the sofa, there’s nothing worse than having to tear yourself away to grab a snack from the fridge. But having to move from your seat could soon be a thing of the past, if Panasonic’s latest “Movable Fridge” prototype* is brought to life.

The device comes to you when you call it, can provide you with food and drinks and can even clear away your dirty dishes. Panasonic showed the futuristic* fridge at the IFA conference in Berlin, on its “Better Living Tomorrow” stand. The simple white fridge responds to voice commands, such as “Come to the living room,” or “Go to the kitchen table.” It then navigates its way to your chosen destination* automatically*.

The device learns the

layout of the kitchen, but can also respond to unexpected items in its path.

The device is linked to a database that provides details about every bottle in your Panasonic fridge. It can then offer suggestions about the best food to go with your beverage. It also responds to voice commands and moves around the house to deliver your food and beverages.

A spokesperson for Pana-sonic said: “The fridge can see things up to 15 centi-meters ahead of it. So you wouldn’t need to worry about it bumping into your children or pets.” (SD-Agencies)

Robo-fridge comes to you when you call it 松下打造随叫随到的冰箱

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