Home VR is going to hit the mainstream big time this decade, and personally I can’t wait. If you’re yet to experience the insane ability this rising technology has to fully immerse you in a different time and place, you’re in for a treat. And if the giant, chunky facemasks you’re seeing in current-gen systems like the HTC Vive and […]
Panasonic HDR VR Goggles
Pressure Sensing Drone To Inspect Skyscrapers
Glass-clad skyscrapers need to be inspected on a regular basis, in order to ensure that the glass panes are securely attached and undamaged. Doing so might soon become much quicker and safer, with a little help from a special drone. Currently, such inspections are carried out by people who are lowered along the face of the building on a swing […]
Wahu’s Adaptive Soles
CES silly season is upon us already, and awards are already being handed out for outstanding products. This year’s Innovation Award winner in the “wearable technologies” category is an electro-pneumatically adaptive shoe sole called Wahu out of Italy. The Wahu team is of the opinion that shoe soles force us to make too much of a compromise. Thus, it has […]
Smart Tech for Startups
New companies need more than money to get off the ground. In addition to capital and enterprising people with unique ideas, startups need technology. It’s an undeniable fact in the computer age that no entity can be successful without a collection of must have tech programs, apps, appliances and devices. Whether the technology is for tax planning, acquiring new customers, […]
Artiphon Allows You To Create Your Own Songs
Artiphon first came to our attention in 2012/13 with a strange-looking digital instrument called the Instrument 1 that leveraged the processing power of a docked iPhone to create music. Now the ream is back with a handheld synthesizer called Orba. The last time we checked in with Artiphon, the company had just redesigned the Instrument 1 to give it a […]
Pizza Robot Can Crank Up To 300 Pizzas Per Hour
Visitors to this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) at the Las Vegas Convention Center will have the option of chowing down on robot-made pizzas. Live event hospitality supplier Centerplate has selected Seattle-based food technology company Picnic to provide its automated food assembly system that will create up to 300 12-inch bespoke pizzas an hour on the CES show floor. Originally […]
Foldable Metallic Material
When it comes to soft-bodied robotic devices, there are ones that are squishy like rubber, or that fold like origami. The latter could soon be much lighter, hardier and capable, thanks to an electrically-conductive folding metallic material. Origami-style soft robotics are typically made out of folded sheets of plastic or paper. In order to make them electronically functional, sensors and […]
At Home Eye-Testing Device
Virtually everyone’s eyesight gets worse over time, but do you really need to visit the eye doctor every time you want to test your eyes? It’s pricey, not to mention inconvenient. With the EyeQue VisionCheck, you can finally test your own eyes and order glasses from the comfort of your own home — without the extra doctor’s bill. This handy […]
Big Wheeled Tubular Electric Scooter
The Stator fat-tired electric scooter that broke loose in prototype form back in October, 2018, has today gone up for pre-order. The eye-popping Launch Edition ride now sports blade wheels for cooling the more powerful motor and helping with braking. The brainchild of Nathan Allen and developed by NantMobility (a division of Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong’s NantWorks), the unquestionably-stylish Stator is […]
BMW Smart Cars
BMW has hit the CES concept car scene with an imaginative duo of chauffeured vehicles that ride like comfortable living rooms, taking care of passengers’ every whim and need. The i3 Urban Suite dumps the standard rear passenger seats for a cozy, personalized sitting room inspired by boutique hotels. The i Interaction Ease, meanwhile, tasks augmented reality with keeping the […]