Although it’s certainly best to start addressing autism as early as possible, the disorder is often difficult to detect in young children. A new iOS app has been designed to help, by tracking a child’s eyes as they watch videos. Developed by scientists at North Carolina’s Duke University, the app utilizes the front camera of an ordinary iPhone or iPad. […]
Gaze Tracking Autism App
Smart Plate Tripod
While serious photographers use a DSLR for most of their shots, smartphones are still handy for easily posting photos and videos. That’s where a new “smart plate” comes in, as it lets users quickly mount either device on a tripod. Officially known as the “2 in 1 Tripod Smart Plate for Camera and Mobile Phone,” the gadget is made by […]
Xin Tian Di Mall Filled With Atrium Plants
Shopping centres don’t have to “bright, white and shiny” according to AIM Architecture, which has transformed the Xintiandi mall in Shanghai by adding natural materials and plants. The previously underused atrium has been reimagined in the spirit of a garden plaza, with wooden surfaces, plants hanging down from the balconies and natural light filtering in from above. Architect Wendy Saunders, co-principal of […]
Amazon’s New Tablet
Amazon’s budget Fire HD tablets offer a more affordable alternative to the Apple iPad, and the 10.1-inch models just got a refresh. With brighter screens, a tweaked design and improved specs, they’re the best tablets Amazon has put out to date. While the 10.1-inch, 1,920 x 1,200-pixel LCD display is the same size and resolution as the 2019 model, Amazon […]
Baidu First Robotaxi
Chinese technology giant Baidu has launched what is says is the country’s first commercial robotaxi service, which will see its Apollo self-driving vehicles shuttle paying customers around Beijing’s Shougang Park without a safety driver onboard. The move follows trials in the area last year, with the company hoping to expand to other cities across the country in the near future. […]
America’s First Triple Net Zero Development
New York-based Garrison Architects has joined forces with sustainable developers South End Development to create what they believe to be the very first triple net-zero mixed-use project in the United States. Dubbed Seventy-Six, the sustainably ambitious project aims to achieve a zero-impact development that will generate 100 percent of its energy demand via renewable sources, treat and reuse 100 percent […]
Collaborative Tech Allows Drones To Work Together
While aerial drones do show promise as a means of urban parcel delivery, their small size will limit them to carrying relatively light packages. An experimental new system, however, lets multiple drones team up to hoist heftier items. Currently in development at the Georgia Institute of Technology, the setup presently incorporates a 12-lb (5.4-kg) cargo box measuring 2 feet (61 […]
Pocket Bonfire
Open-fire cooking you can carry anywhere, the new Alpha Bonfire from Japanese startup The Brand Labo collapses flat into a smartphone-sized package small enough to drop in a pocket. It carries easily by foot, luggage or light vehicle, building into a mini fire pit and grill you can use wherever the journey takes you. The compact kit even brings its […]
3 Important Things to Know About Personal Info Online
Much of our modern life is spent online, whether working, banking, studying or browsing the web. Each time you sign up for a newsletter, eCommerce account, forum or social media platform, or when you check your banking information, you share a little more about yourself, adding more of your personal info online. You might think that it doesn’t matter since […]
Bioactive Paper Bag Food
In most grocery stores, all of the fresh produce is either pre-wrapped in plastic film or it gets placed in plastic bags – both of which are often discarded by consumers. A new bioactive paper bag, however, could serve the same purpose while being easily recyclable. Currently being developed by researchers from Germany’s Fraunhofer group, the bag keeps the produce […]