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Microsoft AI helps diagnose cervical cancer faster
In some cases, AI-assisted cancer detection might be more than a convenience -- it could be the key to getting a diagnosis in the first place. Microsoft and SRL Diagnostics have developed an AI tool that helps detect cervical cancer, freeing doctors in India and other countries where the sheer volume of patients could prove overwhelming. The team trained an AI to spot signs of the cancer by feeding it "thousands" of annotated cervical smear images to help it spot abnormalities (including pre-cancerous examples) that warrant a closer look. Doctors would only have to look at those slides that justify real concern.
Canon AE-1 Program SLR gets a digital retrofit
A classic SLR film camera gutted and given a digital upgrade -- blasphemy? Maybe, but there's no denying that this mod by Diego Monge is plenty impressive. He started out with a Canon AE-1 Program SLR, and apparently simply stuffed the guts of a compact digital camera of some sort inside, resulting in what he calls the AE-1 Program Digital -- a 9-megapixel camera complete with image stabilization, a functional flash, and 4GB of memory (non-removable, it seems). Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any details on the build process, let alone a how-to, but you can at least get a glimpse of it in action in the video after the break.
Nikon D40x DSLR gets reviewed
Nikon's DSLRs (among others) aren't strangers to being critiqued and held to the highest standards, and while the D40 received its own laundry list of praises and annoyances, now its time for the D40x to hit the testing bench. While it's one thing to see a bevy of photographs, PopPhoto has turned the snapshot taking over to the D40x itself, and found the results to be surprisingly positive. Although the ten-megapixel sensor used in the camera at hand is supposedly of a slightly lower quality than that seen in the D80, the images shot by the little guy proved "about on par with the D80," and reviewers also hailed the impressive ISO 3200 results and color accuracy. Nevertheless, aside from the larger CCD, useful boost in framing rate and a drop in flash-sync speed, it's essentially the same camera as the D40, meaning that the same flaws found in the prior rendition are still apparent in the new edition. Specifically, the cam was dubbed "menu-dependent," which could definitely cause spontaneous shooters to miss a few precious shots fiddling through the (admittedly well organized) internal menus, and you should also make note of the AF-S lens requirement if you're not a DSLR newcomer. Still, if you're not interested in picking up the six-megapixel D40 at a bargain basement price, but would rather hit the ten-megapixel mark without breaking the bank, the D40x looks to be your best bet for now.[Via LivingRoom]
