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A review of different approaches to vision-based rep countingsrc: photo by @pooya_ramezani, illustrating a repetitive pattern.In this article, I try to explain my exploration of different vision-based repetition counting techniques and discuss their pros and cons. Specifically, I highlight five major ways in which computer vision has been employed for rep counting.Wearable sensors have been quite popular for reps and set counting. Owing to the fact that these sensors are expensive and, in most cases, are only limited to…

Image via Wildstorm/DC Comics Whenever new DCU films are announced, it is impossible to not compare them to Marvel’s MCU offerings. While this can sometimes lead to unfair comparisons, if one of James Gunn’s announcements becomes a reality, it’s clear that the DCU will be at the forefront of mainstream LGBTQ+ representation – something that Marvel has repeatedly dropped the ball on.  One of the films announced today was The Authority, a movie about the fan-favorite superhero team from DC’s now-defunct Wildstorm…

Rep. Adam B. Schiff, a decades-long fixture in San Fernando Valley politics who rose to national prominence as a top Democratic foe to then-President Trump, is joining a contest for U.S. Senate that is quickly shaping up to be highly competitive, he announced Thursday.A mild-mannered former prosecutor, Schiff built a profile as a moderate Democrat focused on foreign policy and national security. The Trump era, however, thrust him into the spotlight, as he led the first impeachment of the then-president and served on the…

Alia Bhatt is all set to mark her Hollywood debut with Heart of Stone, which will be released on Netflix, this August. The actor had shared a Netflix sizzle reel for the most anticipated, upcoming titles in 2023 for the streamer. The montage included footage from her film that stars Gal Gadot. Now in a new interview, Kira Goldberg and Ori Marmur, who run Netflix’s original studio film group, have revealed what to expect from the spy action thriller. (Also read: Alia Bhatt, Gal Gadot feature in fresh footage from their…

Designing a class-specific rep counter using a zero-crossing approachphoto by Karsten Winegeart on Unsplash.comIn this blog post, I discuss a very new and unique approach for building a real-time exercise rep counter, one that employs signal processing ideas on top of pose estimation. This approach can be easily adapted to build rep-counters for other classes.From engaging fitness-related activities by counting the number of times a particular movement was done to measuring biological events (such as heartbeat and pulse…

(The press conference is scheduled to start at 11:30 a.m. ET. Please refresh the page if the above video doesn't start at that time.)The Nassau County Republican Committee and dozens of local elected GOP officials from New York are making a "major announcement" on Wednesday about freshman Rep. George Santos, R-N.Y. who is under scrutiny by federal and local lawmakers for embellishing key elements of his resume.The Republican county political committee, which is chaired by Joseph Cairo, said in press release announcing the…

Rep. Katie Porter, a Democratic star known for her incisive questioning of corporate leaders and use of a whiteboard to distill complex concepts in congressional hearings, announced Tuesday that she is running for the U.S. Senate.The Irvine attorney is running for the seat widely expected to be vacated by Sen. Dianne Feinstein. The trailblazing San Francisco politician, 89, was first elected to the Senate in 1992, but has faced questions in recent years about her mental fitness for office and has stepped back from some…

Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 owners can rep their favorite World Cup team now with the latest software update just pushed out to the device. This week, Samsung has begun sending the latest software update out to the Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro. And in the update (spotted by SamMobile) is an option to theme the Ball watch face for both devices.You can now alter the look of the Ball watch face by adding the flag of your team to it. The update notes mention that the Ball watch face is a “newly added” item, but that…

U.S. Rep. Karen Bass defeated developer Rick Caruso Wednesday to become the next mayor of Los Angeles, as voters elevated the first Black woman to hold the post as City Hall contends with multiple scandals that have shaken trust in government, an out-of-control homeless crisis and rising crime rates. With 70% of the vote tallied, Bass had amassed an insurmountable lead of nearly 47,000 votes. Bass — a Democrat who was on President-elect Joe Biden’s shortlist for vice president — overcame more…

Rep. Katie Porter of Irvine, a rising star in the Democratic Party, fended off a challenge from Republican Scott Baugh, a former state lawmaker, to secure her third term in Congress.The Associated Press called the race Thursday, though official results will take longer. Control of the House tipped to Republicans on Wednesday; now California’s remaining congressional races will determine the size of the GOP’s majority.“Families can count on me to continue standing up for them, speaking truth to power, and fighting…