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(New) Word Needed: On Analogue-Digital Fluidity » Cyborgology

(New) Word Needed: On Analogue-Digital Fluidity » Cyborgology | cool stuff from research | Scoop.it

When something that is not originally digital is converted to digital form, that thing has been “digitized”—but what do you call it when something that is digital is converted to analogue or material form? There was a discussion to this effect in my Twitter feed a few months ago, but I don’t recall that we ever came to consensus about a) whether there is a term for this, and if not, b) what that term should be.

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Experimental weigh scale also checks your heart

Experimental weigh scale also checks your heart | cool stuff from research | Scoop.it
A prototype bathroom scale not only measures the user's weight, but also performs an electrocardiogram on them.

 

People who need monitoring for heart conditions may not have to go to the hospital as often for testing, if this new design can be produced for home use.


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