You could dip your toes into the world of 3D modeling and print your very own designs with the Tiko, an upstart compact 3D printer unveiled at SXSW which brings the formerly cost-prohibitive technology well into the realm of the design student, hobbyist, or exploratory design professional. Tiko is the 3D printer you’ve been waiting for. Simple, accessible, and dependable, all […]

Tech-savvy Australians will soon be able to pay for their daily coffee as simply as tapping their reusable SmartCup, which is embedded with smart payment capabilities. Customers who purchase one of environmentally friendly SmartCups, designed by Australian product innovator Frank Green, can download the CafePay smartphone app. Then they simply order their coffee as usual and pay for it with […]

The future of technology seems to always be rooted in the entertainment industry. New formats like the CD, and later, the DVD, are based on either movies or gaming. It is as if we think cool technology is the limited domains of Hollywood and Silicon Valley. But technology is nothing more than applied science. And some of the coolest applied […]

Elon Musk made his mark in the business world when he founded PayPal, the highly successful internet payment platform, in 1998. Musk, however, has much bigger plans for the future with SpaceX, a company he founded in 2002. After being launched into orbit by the company’s Falcon rocket, its Dragon spacecraft became the first commercial vehicle to rendezvous with the […]

PhoneHome Project presents the first communicative, customizable, and convenient NFC Business cards. On a date, at the bar, or just networking? Add your contact info to another person’s phone instantly. Your name, phone number, email, address, title, and much more can be stored. The NFC Cards are easy to scan with a circuit large enough for users to succeed in […]

When you’re in an industry as mobile as the construction industry, finding economical ways to improve productivity and customer relations is always a top priority. The construction industry often requires the coordination of key players across multiple job sites. Effective project management practices must be put into place in order to successfully complete each job. From communicating with clients and […]

A long line at a cash register may warm a merchant’s heart but will dismay a customer in a hurry. While the old-time cash register has long since been replaced by computer terminals, this has benefited merchants more than customers. Although more efficient at processing transactions, customers still have to wait in line at a counter. Now all this is […]

New technology is helping people in new and interesting ways. When people think of technology, they often associate it with work because it’s hard to imagine the world of work without telephones and fax machines, hardware and software, wireless communication and video conferencing. Technology has made work faster and more efficient, and it has reduced overheads while improving revenue. A powerful […]

An Australian start-up – Project Tripod – has developed an app that captures pictures via a smartphone and takes a snapshot of a landmark or object over a period of time that ­allows people to view changes throughout that duration. The main secret though, lies in the app’s ability to perfectly align the snapped photos on a smartphone. Project Tripod was born […]