A flavoured TV screen has just been created in Japan

Dec 24 2021

A Japanese professor has developed a prototype for what seems to be the first likeable TV screen which imitates food flavours.

Another step towards a multi-sensory viewing experience, the device is called Taste the TV (TTTV – would be sorely disappointed if it wasn’t named this way) and uses a carousel of 10 flavour canisters which spray in combination to create the taste of a food.

The flavour sample rolls on hygienic film over a flat TV screen for the viewer to test on their own taste buds. Despite sounding slightly weird and off putting at first, the COVID era with hundreds indoors could make use of such a device.

Homei Miyashita, the Meiji University Professor, said that the goal is to make it possible for people to have the experience of something like eating at a restaurant on the other side of the world, even while staying at home.

Working with a team of about 30 students, the professor has produced a whole variety of flavour-related devices. These include a fork that makes food taste richer. The TV itself is said to cost around $875 to make a commercial version.

The TV could also lend itself to other uses such as distance learning for sommeliers and cooks, as well as tasting games and quizzes. The goal is have tastes downloadable like music, he revealed.

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Photo Source: The Guardian

Emma Muscat to perform in Vatican for annual Christmas Eve Concert

Dec 24 2021

Singer Emma Muscat will be taking the stage at the Vatican to perform in this year’s Christmas Eve Concert. It is an event held annually and will be aired on Canale 5 on Friday 24th December at 9:20pm.

Muscat rose to prominence in Italy as a star on Canale 5 programme Amici, a popular talent show hosted by presenter Maria De Filippi.

Muscat will be joining the ranks of notable performers such as Enrico Ruggeri, Rita Pavone, Ian Anderson, 2Cellos, Shaggy and Ana Mena.

The 29th edition of the concert, it will be hosted by Federica Panicucci and will be aired again on Christmas Day at 1:40pm.

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Photo Source: Emma Muscat FB, Wanted in Rome

955 new COVID cases registered – third record in 3 days

Dec 24 2021

955 new cases of COVID-19 were registered in the past 24 hours in Malta – meaning this is the third daily case record broken in just three days.

This brings up the total amount of active cases in Malta to a whopping 4,469, with 473 total deaths registered on the island.

The daily case record was upped two days ago when Malta hit 582 daily cases, then again yesterday at 733. Yesterday also saw the arrival of the first two Omicron cases in Malta.

Despite the rise in cases, the hospitalisation rate remains fairly stable, with 70 patients currently being treated in Mater Dei, 5 of whom being in the ITU.

Till yesterday, 1,027,903 vaccine doses were administer, 184,929 of which were booster doses. The booster shot, health officials are advising, will be the means to curb the spike in cases and hospitalisations.

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Photo Source: Sahha FB

Tourism Minister sustainably wraps his Christmas gifts with used magazines

Dec 24 2021

Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo’s decision to wrap his Christmas presents with second hand magazines was commended by many for the eco-friendly approach.

Bartolo posted photos of himself giving presents in aid of Dr Lydia Abela’s ‘Rigal b’Imhabba’ campaign, and the wrapping concealing the items was noted by many, including Greenie.mt.

The ‘Rigal b’Imhabba’ initiative will see many vulnerable kids receiving presents this Christmas to celebrate the festive season. Hundreds of gifts were given out to those in need, showing the full capacity of the Maltese to come together to help the community.

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The environmental service confirmed with the Minister that these were in fact second hand magazines as Bartolo chose the green approach to celebrate this Christmas.

He told the organisation that through this act, he hopes to inspire to do the same and be mindful of sustainability and environmental concerns this Christmas.

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Photo Source: Greenie.mt IG, Clayton Bartolo FB, Lydia Abela FB