Japanese Workers Undergo Daily Smile Scans
July 7, 2009 by Rico Mossesgeld
Filed under Lifestyle
Apparently workers of the Keihin Electric Express Railway have to go through daily smile scans, a routine designed to increase their customer service aptitude.
The system, running on software developed by Japanese company Omron, scans the worker’s face (presumably through a webcam) and creates a smile rating of 0 to 100. The assessment is based on an analysis of the worker’s “facial characteristics, from lip curves and eye movements to wrinkles.”
Obviously, the aim is to get workers to smile more:
For those with a below-par grin, one of an array of smile-boosting messages will op up on the computer screen ranging …read more
Your Internet at 1.2 gigabytes per second thanks to Japan
February 25, 2008 by colbert low
Filed under Announcements, Wireless
How would you like to have super internet surfing at 1.2 gigabytes per second speeds from a small dish on your home window? Thanks to Japan, they’ve just launched a satellite that carries new technology to boost internet speeds for homes and businesses around the world. Last Saturday, at 555pm, the WINDS satellite was launched from the Japanese island of Tanagashima that promises such speeds. That piece of expensive tin can is a a joint project of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
I wonder if they will charge by the second in Japanese yen, ouch.
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