SweepSense makes your phone or laptop smarter by using its speaker and microphone
SweepSense aims to make devices smarter by using the speaker and mic they already have. One application lets you pause music when you remove an earbud.
Astronauts can enjoy the Super Bowl too
In America, we take care of our astronauts. So when our astronauts want to watch America's game, they get to watch America's game.
Microsoft’s Cortana gets sexually harassed, but she fights back
Last week, we learned that you don't have to be showing any skin to be sexually harassed, and now, we've learned that you don't have to be human either.
The mobile technology of Super Bowl 50
This year's Super Bowl promises to be the most spectacular yet, and the key to much of the game's success this year would appear to lie in mobile technology.
Google is looking into wireless charging for its driverless cars
It's not enough that Google's cars don't need drivers -- now, they don't want plugs either. Is wireless charging in the works for Google's autonomous fleet?
Tactile Picture Books Project uses 3D printing to make picture books for blind kids
The Tactile Picture Books Project is creating children's books for a very special demographic: the blind.
Google’s driverless cars are going to London
According to reports, transport officials in London are in "active discussions" with Google to make the British capital one of the trial cities.
Wilson shows off its new smart football, the Wilson X
The 21st century has done a major number on sporting equipment, and now, just in time for the Super Bowl, Wilson has unveiled its new smart football.
Samsung patents vein identification sensor on smartwatches to trigger payments, playlists
Samsung recently filed a patent for a wearable device equipped with a vein-reading sensor, which has a number of intriguing applications.
Students try to figure out how to make $20K homes by building in a luxury community
Rural Studio is trying to figure out how to make houses that cost $20,000 but are still somewhere people want to live.
Conspiracy theorists think this ancient Greek statue depicts a laptop user
Conspiracy theorists think time travelers brought laptops back to the Greeks, pointing to a marble statue to make their point. It was probably just a chest.
Nintendo officially gives up on non-wearable ‘Quality of Life’ sleep tracker
Nintendo CEO Tatsumi Kimishima revealed the company will not continue developing its "quality of life" sleep tracker.
Feerless app displays pop-up trigger warnings on Netflix to warn people with PTSD
Feerless is a Google Chrome extension that displays pop-up trigger warnings on Netflix so that people with PTSD can look away or fast forward.
Poros Tetra backpack carries and charges all your stuff
The Poros Tetra backpack features integrated dual charging for your laptop, tablet, and mobile phone.
Scientists may have unlocked the secret to longer, healthier life
According to scientists at Mayo Clinic, the trick to longer life lies in the suicide of senescent, or aging, cells.
New York City drivers will now be able to pay for parking meters via phone
The much dreaded parking meter, a ubiquitous sight along New York City streets, is finally letting you pay via your smartphone.
Massive genetic study from 23andMe suggests there might be a ‘morning person’ gene
A huge study conducted by genetic analytics company 23andMe suggests that there's a "morning person" gene, and finds the benefits of being an early riser.
MIT engineers have developed a new kind of RFID chip that’s nearly impossible to hack
MIT and Texas Instruments have developed unhackable RFID chips to prevent common security hacks and fix vulnerabilities in the existing technology.
Germany makes landmark fusion power achievement as W7-X reactor fires up for real
Our dreams of nuclear fusion are drawing ever nearer thanks to a scientific leap forward in Germany.
The US Army’s new high-precision air drop system can deliver cargo without GPS
The US Army is exploring the use of new vision-based navigational software for its U.S. Army’s Joint Precision Airdrop System (JPADS).
Google brings free Fiber Internet to low-income households
On Wednesday, the Silicon Valley behemoth announced its plan to bring free Google Fiber to those who need it most: low-income Americans.
NanoFlowcell’s ultra-modern, salt-powered car could reach production after all
The NanoFlowcell Quantino is powered by a salt-electric hybrid system that uses two types of ionic fluids to generate electricity.
Research firm Gartner predicts bright future for VR hardware
Market research firm Gartner predicts strong growth for the nascent VR technology over the next two years.
Headlines, traffic, weather: This Google Engineer’s smart mirror keeps you informed
What happens when a Google software engineer wants something that's not on the market yet? He makes it himself.
Get a haptic feedback touchscreen in your car with Synaptics
New technology from touchscreen maker Synaptics and supplier Valeo is looking to shake things up with a car touchscreen that shakes itself.
NASA’s fly-over images of Ceres suggests the dwarf planet may still be active
NASA compiled images from its Dawn spacecraft mission to create a colorful animation that simulates the Ceres flyover.
Scientists unveil new ‘4D-printing’ technique that produces shape-shifting objects
This week, scientists from Harvard University unveiled a new 4D printing process that creates objects capable of changing shape when submerged in water.
This new soft robotic gripper can gently pick up objects of practically any shape
Scientists say they have managed to develop a robot with "a new soft gripper" that uses electroadhesion.