Wi-Fi isn’t always practical–in places like hospitals or labs, for instance, where radio transmitters are prohibited–and physical USB cables can be slow and cumbersome as well. So engineers at National Taipei University of Technology have…
The concept behind The Creators Project is not new—mix the social, the artistic and the scientific. The resulting experiences the initiative produces though, is astounding. Founded by Vice Magazine and Intel, the altruistic enterprise seeks…
Google’s augmented reality glasses might be a long time coming, and there’s no telling if we’ll ever see Half-Life creator Valve release a heads-up display, but citizens of Japan with cars and lots of disposable…
WIth the Kinect, Microsoft opened up the world of gestural controls to the masses, allowing users to manipulate video games and otherwise control their devices with simple motion controls. Now Microsoft Research is doing it…
[SitM; they should be building it out of Buckminster Fullerines. Steel is too heavy. Nerd out.] Given the current rate of innovation and progress in construction (and design) technologies, we tend to assume that anything…
Once upon a less digital time, there existed the art of the mixtape: a tedious labor of love that required timing, taste and a penchant for musical progression. No longer in this iTunes-era, where personally…
[SitM: Resurrection of Hasselhof as pop icon to follow shortly thereafter] Nevada has become the first state in the United States to approve self-driving cars, a necessary step for Google’s vision to become a reality….
[SitM: LEDs ARE THE FUTURE!] Remember Philips’ futuristic-looking EnduraLED lightbulb? Roughly two years after they pulled the wraps off of it, the bulb has now passed the U.S. Department of Energy’s 18-month testing period and…
[SitM: predicting the future is fraught with uncertainty and mistakes because it's nearly impossible to tell what sort of advancements are going to be made in technology. Advancements in tech can increase power usage due...
[SitM: some Verizon stores aren't even displaying Blackberries in their showrooms anymore. You can still buy it, but it's a backroom item] As it struggles with the declining popularity of the BlackBerry line of…
