How about Germany, which is turning old buses into rolling libraries?
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Each bus is refitted with bookshelves along the windows, reading nooks inside, and special “kids' corners” stocked with colorful picture books, bean bags, and educational games. Solar panels on the roof often power interior lights and onboard Wi-Fi, creating a self-sufficient, digital-friendly environment. Families can borrow books, access online learning, or simply enjoy a cozy space to read — all without needing to travel far.
Run by local municipalities or nonprofits, these mobile libraries often rotate between schools, housing blocks, parks, and festivals. Some even offer audiobook stations, job application help, or language-learning tablets. For immigrant families, it’s a welcome bridge between cultures; for low-income neighborhoods, it’s a rare free service that offers both fun and function.
By reusing retired city buses, Germany combines sustainability with social impact. Instead of letting transit vehicles rust in depots, they're now engines of education — connecting communities one stop at a time.
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How about Germany, which is turning old buses into rolling libraries?
Indonesia has also built a network of public micro libraries.
There’s a city in the UK that has transformed unused shelters into micro libraries.
It’s been done in Israel.
These vending machines dispense free short stories to commuters.
Also perfect for schools.
Check out this book-sharing vending machine designed for public spaces, such as transportation hubs.
https://www.armandesign.com/projeler/the-book-sharing-vending-machine/
Several libraries are using book vending machines to improve public access to books.
it could have a “bad” lip reading function for a laugh.
The HubblePhone also includes an Artificial Reality (AfR) messaging app which lets users send 3D-animated messages that are then projected into the recipient’s “immediate physical surroundings”.
lip reading with voice activation, means that you could spy on people and it flags a warning or alert if they mention any particular words you want it to watch out for, in any language.
you can already do more than just watch what they are saying in public… check this https://www.guru99.com/best-mobile-spy-apps.html
There are a few options for this – but best used for those with hearing problems, not nosey gits.
Keep up, we got surpassed 4 years ago,
This made me go and look for an article I read. check this clever guy out…
Bregler at NYU has done a lot of work with human faces and lips. You can find his papers on his website.
Here is one: http://omohundro.files.wordpress.com/2009/03/bregler_omohundro95_learning_visual_models_lip_reading.pdf
AI does (bad) lip reading. just watches zillions of youtube and learns the patterns, words and gulp, meanings.
doesn’t have to be a spy ap,rml is good – just use the magnifier on your camera to spy on people far away. done!
Didn’t make the investment needed but someone should implement this on a crowdfuning site, it would sell…
Google’s DeepMind is better than humans at lip reading, this is amazing, soon any video could be transcribed in any language on youtube – better, using an app personally whilst on holdiay would make life so much easier.
Early days for lip reading apps and none of them translate to a different language yet, but watch this space.