How will the Internet change the world? Will we enjoy a smarter life in the future? Many of the world's biggest Internet companies took part in an important meeting. They talked about how to build a future for our online world. The companies at the meeting showed us some of their latest technology.
Lip reading Machines can not only read faces. They can also read your lip movements. The Chinese internet company Sogou has made lip reading technology. You don't need to speak aloud. The machine turns your lip movements into voice or text. Police can also use this technology. Sometimes they see criminals(罪犯) on city-monitoring(城市监控) cameras, but they don't know what they say. The lip reading technology can help people with this.
Smart shoes Your feet might hurt if your shoes do not fit you. This won't happen if you wear "smart" custom-made shoes. The Xiemofang company brought a machine to the meeting. The machine scans(扫描) your feet. It records 39 parts of your feet. It even records how long each toe is. It also has a database(数据库). The database has more than 10,000 kinds of shoes. You can choose the color and style. It also gives you suggestions for your choices. The suggestions are based on records of other people's feet. You can get your new shoes after 10 days.
Unmanned(无人的) supermarkets You walk into a supermarket, pick out your goods and go to check out. But there is no worker. There is just a tablet(牌) that says "Please smile". When you smile, it gives you a discount. Your money goes from your Alipay account(账户) to the supermarket. The Alibaba company has made this supermarket. When you go into the supermarket, it knows your face and your Alipay account.
