Hyundai wants to make exoskeletons more affordable for industrial workers and the handicapped

When you think exoskeletons, car manufacturers aren’t exactly the first ones you think of making these wearable mobile machines. But Hyundai is one such company hoping to make exoskeletons more affordable to a larger number of people. The South Korean manufacturer recently demoed two new exosuit prototypes—the H-Wex, which is meant for industrial lifting, and H-Mex, which is designed for helping disabled people walk. The H-Wex makes it easier to carry heavy loads for a lot of backbreaking work. Meanwhile, the H-Mex will help senior citizens or the handicapped walk. It comes with controls for helping move each leg forward, sitting down, standing up, and even walking up and down stairs.

Hyundai is currently working on getting medical certifications in both South Korean and the United States for the H-Mex by 2018. It plans to deploy demo units by 2019 and 2020 to see how industrial workers and patients react to these exoskeletons.

Source: Engadget

Expect around two to three mobile games from Nintendo in 2017

It took so long for Nintendo to release a game for the smartphone market but now they’re finally seeing how big an industry it is. In an interview with Japanese media outlet Kyoto NP, Nintendo President Tatsumi Kimishima said the game developer plans to release to two three new mobile titles a year starting 2017. Kimishima believes the mobile gaming market could be one of the primary business divisions of Nintendo.

With Super Mario Run reportedly hitting 50 million downloads around the world, Kimishima believes the iOS game can reach the 100 million download mark. And with the game hitting Android sometime in 2017, that should help. We know so far that two upcoming mobile games will be based on Animal Crossing and Fire Emblem. But we’re curious to see what else Nintendo will have up its sleeve in the coming years.

Source: Android Authority

Apple iTunes offers Boxing Day album sales

The Canadian iTunes Store is holding a music sale for some albums on the platform. The sale is expected to last until Boxing Day on Monday, December 26. Just like the previous year, a few select categories are on sale, including Hot in 2016, Discovery Artists, Essential Albums, and Musique francophone. The albums on here are priced at $5.99 instead of the usual $9.99 price.

Source: 9to5Mac

Spotify for macOS gets Touch Bar support

The latest update for Spotify on macOS brings with it some important features for MacBook Pro users. Those with the Touch Bar now gain similar controls to iTunes. It’ll let you “scrub” through a track, play, pause, shuffle, and induce a search box. Aside from that, the app will also pause a track when you take out one of the AirPods from your ears and will resume once you re-insert it.

Source: Apple Insider