Over the last few years, electric cars, plug-in hybrids and fuel cell electric vehicles have become increasingly popular among people who want to have a more environmentally friendly way of getting around. However, these vehicles have never been able to reach mainstream popularity, with the vast majority of vehicle drivers still opting for internal combustion […]
Month: August 2015
Harnessing the Power of the Brain to Charge an iPhone
You probably think you know how electricity is produced and transmitted. It’s made at a power plant of some kind, and then transmitted to homes and businesses by power lines either above or below the ground (about 18% of U.S. lines are underground, according to the Energy Information Agency). But that’s far from being the […]
Developing the Internet of Things Isn’t Paying the Rent
The Internet of Things may be poised to become an monolithic, economic powerhouse that will innovate the entire world, but right now, more than half of all Internet of Things designers make less than $500 a month developing it, according to a new report. In fact, less than 10% of IoT developers make enough to […]
Children Who Are Picky Eaters Are More Likely to Have Mental Health Issues Later On
There are a ton of weird things out there that can make people feel depressed. Take, for example, interior design — one study found that 14% of people said that their home furnishings actually make them feel gloomy. White bread and rice can, as new research suggests that they could increase the risk of depression […]
Are Fingerprint Scanning And Retinal Identification The Future Of TV Remotes?
What will TV remotes of the future look like? If pending Apple patents are any indication, expect TV remotes with “sensors [that] range from fingerprint scanners and cameras for facial recognition to retinal scanners and algorithms for deciphering voice prints,” Apple Insider writes. Prototypes of future Apple TV remotes would also be compatible with iPhones […]
Introducing Mojibar, the Emoji Search Engine You’ve Been Dreaming Of
Earlier this year, Google decided to send a waving emoji to the emoji, removing the omnipresent symbols from its desktop search results. According to Search Engine Land, Google announced that it would drop emojis from its search results in a move to clean up its pages and improve user experience. Google webmaster John Mueller explained […]
Days After Windows 10 Launch, Microsoft’s Cortana Is Cheating On Bing
In 1984, Apple booted up the original Macintosh, which famously said “Hello!” to the new computing age. Ever since, the top technology companies in the world have been locked in constant battle, always competing to roll out newer, better features. A few years ago, Apple introduced the world to Siri, another talking computer. By 2013, […]
How the New Google Glass App is Helping Those With Autism
Autism is a neural development disorder that affects individuals’ cognitive understanding; common characteristics of the disorder include difficulty with eye contact, social communication, and understanding others’ emotions. Dr. Ned Sahin, a Boston scientist and entrepreneur, wants to help change how people with autism see the world. In July, Sahin released the “Brain Power System,” a […]
Elon Musk and Talulah Riley Aren’t Headed to Divorce Court Again After All
Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy may have announced their split this week, but it appears that love isn’t dead for one of the world’s power couples. SpaceX and PayPal founder and Tesla CEO Elon Musk has canceled plans to divorce his wife, actress Talulah Riley. If they had gone through with the divorce, this […]
Siri Recognizes Caitlyn Jenner’s Preferred Gender Pronouns, and You Should Too
If you ask Siri what zero divided by zero equals, you’re bound to get a silly answer. IPhone’s notorious artificial intelligence assistant is known for giving roundabout answers to the simplest of users’ questions. But when it comes to Caitlyn Jenner, the iPhone’s AI will give it to you straight. As parent to the famous […]