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If you think having your phone identify the nearest bus stop is cool, wait until it identifies your mood. New research by a team of engineers at the University of Rochester may soon make that possible.
Dec 4th, 2012
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A mobile phone that monitors the user's skin condition, checking for blemishes and colour, was unveiled in beauty-conscious Japan on Thursday.
Nov 29th, 2012
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Last week saw the launch of Re-Timer, a wearable green light device invented by sleep researchers to reset the body's internal clock.
Nov 27th, 2012
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Puzzlebox Orbit is an educational toy that combines a brain-controlled helicopter with open hardware, software, and teaching material. It is now available on Kickstarter.
Nov 24th, 2012
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Printed Optics is a new approach to creating custom optical elements for interactive devices using 3D printing. Printed Optics enable sensing, display, and illumination elements to be directly embedded in the body of an interactive device. Using these elements, unique display surfaces, novel illumination techniques, custom optical sensors, and robust embedded components can be digitally fabricated for rapid, high fidelity, customized interactive devices.
Nov 23rd, 2012
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Researchers designing and testing the 'classroom of the future' have found that multi-touch, multi-user desks can boost skills in mathematics.
Nov 23rd, 2012
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Scientists are developing new materials which could one day allow people to print out custom-designed personal electronics such as games controllers which perfectly fit their hand shape.
Nov 23rd, 2012
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Here's a fun stat to emerge from the Slush conference, currently taking place in Helsinki, Finland. Angry Birds soda is the top-selling drink in that country.
Nov 21st, 2012
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Scrabble gets a technological makeover ahead of the Prague Mind Sports Festival.
Nov 15th, 2012
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Jawbone today announced UP, a new wristband and app system that helps you discover things about yourself that you never knew. UP tracks how you sleep, move, and eat, and gives you personalized insights to help you make smarter choices to feel your best.
Nov 13th, 2012
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Vuzix Corporation announced today that its new Vuzix Smart Glasses M100 was selected as an Innovations 2013 Design and Engineering BEST OF INNOVATIONS honoree and picked as the best new technology in the Wireless Handset Accessories product category.
Nov 13th, 2012
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These holiday light strings will be the stars of the show for your Intergalactic Holiday Tree. Each strand of lights is 11.5 feet long and features 10 injection molded plastic lights in the shape of either Yoda or R2-D2.
Nov 12th, 2012
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Tetris piece shaped lamps that you can stack. Of course, you're going to have to be sure to stack them non-optimally. If you make a straight line, sure, you'll get points, but then your lamp will disappear!
Nov 11th, 2012
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The $1990 USB stick is decorated with little pieces and dust from a 4.5 billion years old meteorite. Its name 'Apophis' refers to a near-Earth asteroid that caused a brief period of concern in December 2004 because initial observations indicated a small probability that it would strike the Earth in 2029.
Nov 8th, 2012
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Bounce Imaging was selected as a Gold Winner at MassChallenge ($50K prize), the largest startup accelerator in the world.
Oct 24th, 2012
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Computer graphics researchers at Cornell and Harvard have created software that will translate a graphic image of a character from a movie or video game, or even something you've created yourself, into a posable plastic model manufactured by a 3-D printer.
Aug 28th, 2012
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Hate traveling with a bulky, plastic bike helmet? Say hello to the H�vding Bike Helmet, an ingenious invention out of Sweden that takes up only a sliver of space in your luggage and activates only upon impact, much like a car's airbag.
Aug 16th, 2012
Read moreTextspresso. It?s a beautiful thing. In order to combine their cloud texting service with Seattle's technology and coffee cultures, the folks at Zipwhip created a machine that sends and receives text messages while simultaneously making a coffee.
Aug 16th, 2012
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