It's time to get ready for augmented reality
Jan 12, 2018 04:49 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
The worlds largest annual consumer technology show CES 2018 in Las Vegas ends today and some of the most exciting gadgets this year were on display in the augmented reality (AR) marketplace. This follows the news,...
Squishy robots could be the factory workers of the future
Jan 11, 2018 15:25 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Killer robots are already among us. Not weaponised drones, but industrial robots working alongside humans in factories that can cause significant injuries and occasionally deaths if an accident occurs. In 2015, an employee...
A brief history (and a look into the future) of fitness technology
Jan 11, 2018 15:15 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Have you recently taken ownership of a shiny new activity tracking device? For many people, the essential fitness kit now includes gadgets designed not for sitting and staring at a screen, but for encouraging users to get...
Autonomous vehicles could help millions of people catch up on sleep, TV and work
Jan 11, 2018 14:34 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
What would you do if you could magically reclaim all the time you spend behind the wheel of a car? Ultimately thats what a future filled with autonomous vehicles is promising. There are many questions about what...
Amazon drives a fifth city-shaping retail revolution
Jan 11, 2018 12:44 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
As possibly the worlds oldest economic activity, retailing didnt venture away from the traditional street, with its congestion, grime and weather exposure, until about 1800. This resulted in new types of retail space,...
Kodak Turns To Cryptocurrency And Blockchain To Protect Intellectual Property Of Photos
Jan 11, 2018 12:41 pm UTC| Technology
Intellectual rights when it comes to photos and pictures have always been a touchy issue, and now Kodak wants to get cryptocurrency and Blockchain involved. The company is basically considering using its own digital coin...
iPhone Batteries Cause Fire Scare Two Days In A Row, More To Come
Jan 11, 2018 12:20 pm UTC| Technology
It seems Apples battery issues are only going to get worse. While the company is facing class-action lawsuits and criminal probes for slowing down older iPhones, there are also cases of batteries causing fire scares. The...
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IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects