2015年CRI Gadgets Brings Benefits around the World

 

A new alcohol-detection device called the Breeze made by Breathometer Inc. from the U.S. has been produced to help reduce the number of drink-driving cases which have already claimed many drivers' lives.

Brian Sturdivant, Vice¹ President of Marketing² of Breathometer Inc., explains how it works.

"The Breeze product actually allows you to simply blow into this for about five seconds, and the results are coordinated³ and linked wirelessly⁴ to our app on your smartphone, it will deliver your current BAC level, blood alcohol concentration level."

He added that the device could also tell drivers when they're likely to sober up, and can even call them an Uber taxi if they have drunk too much and shouldn't drive.

At this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, a smart watering system produced by an enterprise called Parrot was on display.

The Parrot H2O contains sensors⁵ taking information about plants' moisture, fertilizer level, amount of light and air temperature, which connect to a Bluetooth device.

By entering the plant type into a database, the H2O will figure out how much water to give and will dispense⁶ it through a tap automatically.

Arthur Petry, the spokesperson of Parrot, said it will help take care of the plants at home if all of the family members go away for a long time.

"Fill it with water and you can go away for three weeks, it will take care of the watering. In the application, you select your plant in a huge database of 8-thousand plants. For each plant we know the specific needs, we worked with botanist⁷ experts."

Apart from plants, another gadget⁸ aimed at pets was produced by Binatone.

The electronic collar, Scout⁹ 5000, could help owners pinpoint¹⁰ their pets' whereabouts quite accurately¹¹.

It will not only film the pets' encounters but also provide a database to track them over a period of time.

Jessica Stoddard, Binatone's Director of Product Marketing, says the owners could also see what the pets are seeing through a special wide-angle lens.

"The most exciting part is that there's a wide-angle viewing camera on this. So therefore, you can see what your dog sees. Through the app, through our Hubble app, you are able to access this live video."

Meanwhile, a company in Hong Kong has designed a robot to tackle wildfires, which often cause enormous economic and human damage every year.

The robot uses thermal¹² imaging sensors and advanced artificial intelligence vision technology to spot fires in areas as small as 2 square meters or within a 5-kilometer radius¹³.

Researchers say it has recorded a 100 percent detection rate in multiple field trials and deployments since 2010.

For CRI, I'm Wang Mengzhen.

1 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

2 marketing   

n.行销，在市场的买卖，买东西

参考例句：

• They are developing marketing network.他们正在发展销售网络。
• He often goes marketing.他经常去市场做生意。

3 coordinated   

adj.协调的

参考例句：

• The sound has to be coordinated with the picture. 声音必须和画面协调一致。
• The numerous existing statutes are complicated and poorly coordinated. 目前繁多的法令既十分复杂又缺乏快调。 来自英汉非文学 - 环境法 - 环境法

4 wirelessly   

不用电线的，用无线电波传送的

参考例句：

• I heard it on the wireless. 我是从无线电收音机里听到的。
• There are a lot of wireless links in a radio. 收音机里有许多无线电线路。

5 sensors   

n.传感器，灵敏元件( sensor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were more than 2000 sensors here. 这里装有两千多个灵敏元件。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Significant changes have been noted where sensors were exposed to trichloride. 当传感器暴露在三氯化物中时，有很大变化。 来自辞典例句

6 dispense   

vt.分配，分发；配(药)，发(药)；实施

参考例句：

• Let us dispense the food.咱们来分发这食物。
• The charity has been given a large sum of money to dispense as it sees fit.这个慈善机构获得一大笔钱，可自行适当分配。

7 botanist   

n.植物学家

参考例句：

• The botanist introduced a new species of plant to the region.那位植物学家向该地区引入了一种新植物。
• I had never talked with a botanist before,and I found him fascinating.我从没有接触过植物学那一类的学者，我觉得他说话极有吸引力。

8 gadget   

n.小巧的机械，精巧的装置，小玩意儿

参考例句：

• This gadget isn't much good.这小机械没什么用处。
• She has invented a nifty little gadget for undoing stubborn nuts and bolts.她发明了一种灵巧的小工具用来松开紧固的螺母和螺栓。

9 scout   

n.童子军，侦察员；v.侦察，搜索

参考例句：

• He was mistaken for an enemy scout and badly wounded.他被误认为是敌人的侦察兵，受了重伤。
• The scout made a stealthy approach to the enemy position.侦察兵偷偷地靠近敌军阵地。

10 pinpoint   

vt.准确地确定；用针标出…的精确位置

参考例句：

• It is difficult to pinpoint when water problems of the modern age began.很难准确地指出，现代用水的问题是什么时候出现的。
• I could pinpoint his precise location on a map.我能在地图上指明他的准确位置。

11 accurately   

adv.准确地，精确地

参考例句：

• It is hard to hit the ball accurately.准确地击中球很难。
• Now scientists can forecast the weather accurately.现在科学家们能准确地预报天气。

12 thermal   

adj.热的，由热造成的；保暖的

参考例句：

• They will build another thermal power station.他们要另外建一座热能发电站。
• Volcanic activity has created thermal springs and boiling mud pools.火山活动产生了温泉和沸腾的泥浆池。

13 radius   

n.半径，半径范围；有效航程，范围，界限

参考例句：

• He has visited every shop within a radius of two miles.周围两英里以内的店铺他都去过。
• We are measuring the radius of the circle.我们正在测量圆的半径。