The UK’s Department of Transport has announced that it’s moving to conditionally legalize self-driving cars in which the driver doesn’t have to pay attention to the road or keep their hands on the wheel, in a move that it expects will save lives. This is a distinction from what’s currently legal – level two driver assistance in which drivers are […]
UK To Legalise Self Driving Cars
Cutting Edge Marketing Techniques
When going beyond the basic blog post or traditional marketing, any business can make huge strides towards greater brand adoption and awareness. Take a few notes from some of the plays made by the biggest and most successful brands in the market and keep ahead of your competitors. M-Commerce M-Commerce stands for mobile commerce, which is shopping on your mobile, […]
reTyre Traction System
When wheelchair users are traversing loose or slippery surfaces (such as snow or wet sidewalks), it would help if their chairs had knobby, grippy tires. Well, that’s what the reTyre Traction system is claimed to give them, within a matter of seconds. reTyre first came to our attention in 2018, when the Norwegian company introduced a setup that allows mountain […]
Foot-Buzzing Tech
Although there are rigs that allow gamers to walk on the spot while their avatar walks in a VR environment, such setups tend to be large and complex. A new system, however, simulates walking simply by buzzing the seated user’s feet. The experimental setup is being developed by scientists from Japan’s Toyohashi University of Technology, and the University of Tokyo. […]
Microsoft Edge Performance Mode
Microsoft Edge could be getting a bit of a performance boost. Now in testing with the Canary version of the web browser is a new “Performance Mode” option, which helps optimize your browsing experience for speed and efficiency. Though the feature is currently hidden away in Edge Canary Build 91.0.856.0, Microsoft’s official in-browser description for the feature seems quite promising. […]
Sustainable Coffee Packaging
For many people, the real highlight of any morning is coffee. Whether it’s a slow, sleepy Saturday or the rush of Monday morning, coffee brings a sense of comfort — at least for a little while. But then, the zoomies kick in, and you’re wondering how you can simultaneously feel so exhausted yet so high-energy. Thankfully, Mushroom Cups has found […]
Mercedes Benz New 7 Seater
Mercedes has fully electrified its seven-seat family Tardis. The new EQB, matching the deceptively roomy GLB crossover, is a practical luxury getabout offering plenty of carrying capacity, up to 260 miles (419 km) of WLTP range, and lots of power options. Big on the inside, relatively compact on the outside is a winning combination, and as well as the GLB […]
Amazon Smart Sticky Note Printer
Despite the current onslaught of “smart” devices, the humble handwritten sticky-note reminder is still hanging in there. That said, Amazon is planning on giving it a high-tech makeover of its own, with the Smart Sticky Note Printer. The device takes the form of a compact thermal printer – meaning it doesn’t require any ink – which users load up with […]
Reusable Boba Bottle
BobaWare is the result of a months-long brainstorm by classmates determined to reduce the waste caused by the production and consumption of boba and bubble tea. As the popularity of the drinks has exploded in the United States, so has the associated consumption of single-use plastic cups. The start-up’s first product, launched on Indiegogo on March 23, is BobaGlass, a reusable […]
Fitbit Luxe
The new Fitbit Luxe isn’t a revolutionary device as far as fitness trackers go, but it does add some extra style and elegance to the usual wearable formula: it has a stainless steel casing, and is the first Fitbit tracker with a color screen. That AMOLED color screen isn’t the only link between the Luxe and the Fitbit smartwatches, because […]