Core coverage of emerging technologies, hardware, software, AI, security, and innovations shaping the future of the digital world.
Smart Smoke Detector Talks To You Instead Of Just Annoyingly Buzzing
The smoke detector I have in my house now looks the same as the one I remember from when I was a kid. However, there has been a lot of innovation recently when it comes to smoke detectors, and there are several 'smart smoke detectors' on the market right now. They are all a little different, but tod ...
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How Technology Affects What And Where We Eat [Infographic]
Technology affects almost every aspect of our lives. It even influences the most mundane decisions like what and where we eat. A decade ago, technology didn't have much affect on those things; however, these days it's very different. Whether we are influenced by the gorgeous food pictures and recipe ...
Don’t Snoop Me Bro Tunnel: Startup That Promises Real Online Privacy
When we hear about governments hijacking social networking services to keep track of its citizens, we all get worried. How much privacy do we really have, and when does the constant surveillance become too intruding? I think for most people, any kind of snooping without the individual's consent is i ...
Get Money From ATM With Your Smartphone: Now There’s An App For That
Yesterday we featured an article about future ATM machines, and how they might have holographic, floating interfaces. That would be a big change to the way we use ATM machines now (and a lot less germy). However, there is another pretty cool advancement when it comes to the way we get money from ATM ...
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5 Reasons Why It’s A Good Idea To Teach Kids How To Code [Infographic]
Kids these days have access to much better technology than we did when we were young. I remember thinking my pocket-sized Space Invaders game was the coolest thing ever, but these days, kids that same age sport iPods and iPads like it's nothing. Someday they'll look back and tell their own kids, "Al ...
Steve Jobs Returns As An Insanely Lifelike Wax Figure
It has been a little over 2 years since Steve Jobs passed away, but his legacy is as strong as ever. The Apple brand is marginally less impressive now than it was during his reign, which says a lot about his ability to motivate people while alive and even now that he's no longer here to share his id ...
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25 Social Media Tools Your Brand Should Be Using [Infographic]
Using social media for promotion, interaction and engaging is a tough endeavor if you don't know how to analyze the results. It doesn't really matter if you're an individual or a brand, if you're looking to progress, you need to know the result of your efforts. That's where all the social media tool ...
$20,000 Personal Walker Robot Toy For Kids Will Annihilate Bullies
Each year toys get more advanced. It seems no matter how prepared I am, there is always a new groundbreaking toy I couldn't have foreseen. Unfortunately when toys become more advanced, the price goes up as well. Recently the average toy was approaching a price tag that borders on $1,000. That's noth ...
MP3 Player Looks Like Wireless Earbuds (It’s Controlled By Your Teeth)
Last year we featured a tongue controlled MP3 player. Although I could appreciate the innovation behind it, the implementation of that device was a little wacky. It looked like a retainer you'd get from the orthodontist. I was excited to get rid of my retainer when I was 17 years old, so I couldn't ...
Future ATM Machines To Feature Holographic Floating Interface
Usually when something technological is introduced into our world, it gets refined, updated and innovated every once in a while. When it comes to ATM machines, that is not the case. For as long as most of us can remember, these money stocked machines have looked and operated the same way. It's like ...
Mitsubishi’s EMIRAI Is The Most Sci-Fi Packed Car To Date
I am mesmerized by the digitization of the interior design and dashboards in futuristic cars. This is the third article I've written about it. The progression of car technology is happening faster now than ever before, and the things we saw a year ago are already old. Nowadays, researchers and devel ...
Does Microsoft Need To Let Go Of Bill Gates To Survive?
Beginning in the 1980s, and cemented in the 1990s, Microsoft became the dominant tech player in the computer industry, largely thanks to its Windows and Office platforms. Central to that strategy was its co-founder, Bill Gates, who continually pushed the notion of PCs running Microsoft’s software be ...
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Apple iPhone 5S vs. Samsung Galaxy S4 Comparison [Infographic]
This is an exciting time in the history of smartphones, and it's only going to get better. People often try to determine which is the best smartphone on the market, but in my humble opinion, they are all good right now. You really can't make a bad decision when it comes to which smartphone to get. T ...
Tikker: The Watch That Counts Down The Time Until Your Imminent Death
Just like the lady announces in the impressively viral YouTube clip "Ain't nobody got time for that!" we should all try a little harder not to let bad and unfortunate things get to us. There are way more important things in life than constantly looking at things from a negative point of view. We don ...
‘Control Alt Delete’ And Other Tech Fails That Are Widely Accepted Now
Having used Windows computers for years, I never really questioned why you have to press the 'Control Alt Delete' buttons in order to bring up the log in screen. It was just a standard convention. However, Bill Gates recently admitted that it was a mistake. The IBM keyboard designer didn’t want to h ...