If you have a streaming media device, there is a new universal remote attachment being released that could make your life easier. It could also the be the gateway to losing yet another remote control, and this time it will cost you. According to Tech Hive, a device called Sideclick is being introduced after a […]
Month: August 2015
Smartphone Users Encouraged to Share Food Photography With New Google Maps Feature
Since the first photograph was taken over 186 years ago, it’s estimated that more than 3.5 trillion photos have been snapped. With the invention of the smartphone, just about everyone has constant, immediate access to a camera. Google is looking to take advantage of this by unveiling a new feature to their Google Maps service […]
Amazon Makes Advertising Change in Potential Challenge to Google
Amazon is ending an advertising option that has been a favorite of small retailers, according to an email obtained by the Wall Street Journal’s Digits blog. Product listings at the bottom of Amazon pages that show photos of merchandise and act as links to other retailers’ websites will be discontinued on Oct. 31. These Product […]
Apple’s New ‘Spaceship’ Office Propelling Employees Towards Success
In a shocking turn of events, Apple has decided to take a leap of faith in innovation and try something completely new. Wait, they already do that, don’t they? Man, these guys are good. According to the U.K.’s Daily Mail, Apple and its team of architects are building a massive UFO-shaped campus that should be […]
Research Funded by Coca-Cola Says Its Drinks Don’t Exacerbate Obesity Epidemic
The average American adult drinks about 500 cans of soda each year. That’s about 52 pounds of sugar being consumed in soft drinks alone. If a person drinks only one soda per day for a year — nearly half the average — they’d still guzzle down more than 35 pounds of sugar. Consequently, one soda […]
TED Teams Up With PBS for Six Nights of Presentations on Education, War, and Science
PBS is teaming up with the nonprofit organization TED to present a six-night series of “TED Talks Live” at the Town Hall in Manhattan’s theater district this coming fall. Already a well-known organization, it’s expected that TED will draw a big crowd to the event. Variety describes the group as a “brainy nonprofit that showcases […]
New Study Finds Hope for Paralysis Treatment with Electrical Muscle Stimulation
A new form of non-invasive spinal cord stimulation is giving hope to millions of paralyzed people who yearn for a day where treatment doesn’t involve painful surgeries. According to Neurology Advisor, the technology, known as “transcutaneous stimulation,” uses electrodes placed on the lower back to deliver electrical currents to the spinal cord. It is the […]
Facebook Testing Breaking News App That Could Challenge Twitter
Facebook is testing a new stand-alone mobile news application, Business Insider reported Aug. 11. The product is reportedly part of the Facebook for Business initiative (not to be confused with the Facebook for Work initiative announced late last year). Facebook has declined to comment regarding the app, but BI was able to discuss the app […]
Researchers Look to Explore Stem Cell Possibilities for Spinal Cord Injuries
Researchers at Chicago’s Rush University Medical Center are currently exploring new forms of therapy that would use stem cells to treat spinal cord injuries. According to News-Medical.net, Rush is the second research center in the country to undertake stem cell research for spinal cord injuries. If successful, the therapy would inject a population of cells, […]
Why Smartphones Are Changing the Way Mental Illnesses Are Treated in the U.S.
Advancements in new technology have allowed health experts and researchers to make monumental changes in the way that mental illnesses are being treated, and even in the way that these illnesses are discussed and perceived by the public. But is it possible that the greatest changes are coming not from new prescription drugs and therapeutic […]