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Tyvek Time? These Watches Are Made of Recycled Home Wrap
Prone to breaking things and suddenly plunging into oceans? This watch is for you.
Hikers Missing On Mount Fuji Could Soon Find a Drone Buzzing Above Their Heads
Phone carrier company KDDI have been working on a drone-based system for future search-and-rescue missions. Soon, drones will be able to find lost, missing or injured hikers on mountains.
The Brief History—And Uncertain Future—Of Foldable Phones
Foldable phones are glimpses of the next great mobile frontier. However, the foldable display’s life cycle might present more trouble than you’d think, such as screen resilience.
A Good Signal Booster Is the Answer To Zero-Bar Dead Zones
Mobile signal stuck on one bar? Try a booster.
I, Human: Why New Blue-Collar Jobs Will Survive the Rise of AI
At a Rolls Royce parts plant with “virtually no manual operations,” human workers continually refine automation.
Motiv Smart Ring Can Use Your Walking Pattern to Unlock Online Accounts
Looking for a way to easily manage your online security without having two-factor authorization codes sent to your phone, or easily lost fobs? Motiv is expanding the capabilities of its fitness tracking smart ring, giving you quick and easy security confirmation that fits on your finger.
Six Ways Technology Is Changing Engineering
New ways of collaborating and innovating can speed up product development and rein in R&D costs.
This Mobile Camera Can Help Alleviate Anxiety for Your Animals
Do you miss your dog or cat when you’re at work? Ever wonder what your pets are up to when you’re away? The Vava Mobile Pet Cam is for pets or owners with separation anxiety, people who feel guilty leaving pets alone all day, or anyone who would like to engage with their pets remotely.
How To Ride the Wave of Digital Disruption – a Manufacturer Explains
Digital transformation has arrived in manufacturing and the potential shows no signs of abating. European Commission research estimates Industry 4.0 will boost manufacturing production by 20% by 2020, thanks in part to a 50% decrease in downtime.
Double Your Charging Speed With Nomad’s Tesla Model 3 Wireless Charger
With Tesla’s Model 3 production lines turning out cars at a good clip, custom accessories for the Tesla’s entry-level electric vehicle (EV) will roll out at a faster pace as well. Nomad’s new Wireless Charger for the Tesla Model 3 is built to fit the car’s charging dock and can charge two phones at the same time.
Flying Food: Uber Has Set A Target Date to Use Drones For Meal Delivery
Uber has joined a growing list of companies keen on using drones for delivery.
It wants to integrate the technology into UberEats, its meal-delivery service, and envisions dropping off its first drone-delivered dinners as early as 2021.
Samsung Has A New Odyssey+ Mixed Reality Headset on The Way
A new FCC filing shows that Samsung may be prepping to release an updated version of the HMD Odyssey, its Windows Mixed Reality headset launched at the end of last year. The new headset will be called the HMD Odyssey+, and there doesn’t appear to be many changes, except for some cosmetic differences to make the headset more comfortable to wear.
Op-Ed: Lego-Like Customization Will Give Us Autonomous Vehicles We Never Imagined
The energy and imagination of the DIY community, but for the AVs. The future of autonomous cars are custom modular cars, assembled to fit your needs.
Garmin listens to feedback, adds Spotify to Fenix 5 Plus Series watch
Garmin is rolling out Spotify support for its Fenix 5 Plus series of GPS multi-sport GPS watches, the company announced Wednesday, October 3 at a New York City event. Fenix owners can visit the online Connect IQ app store and download the Spotify app immediately. The addition of Spotify is a huge win for the smartwatch maker, which is pushing music as one of the flagship features of its Fenix 5 line of fitness trackers.
Five Updates On Driverless Vehicles as Pilot-Less Planes Could Be Introduced Within Next 50 Years
Here’s a quick update on 5 driverless vehicles! With new technology and software, some driverless vehicles are already accessible to try and experience.
Experts Answer: Who Is Actually Going to Suffer From Automation?
Thanks to rapid advances in the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics, smart machines that would have once been relegated to works of science-fiction are now a part of our reality.
Exoskeletons are About to Walk Ford’s Factory Floors
Esko Bionics’ exoskeletons are able to assist employees with passive assistance in arm support from 5 to 15 pounds. Still far from the exoskeleton capabilities in Matt Damon’s Elysium but this is an amazing start!
The Surprising Origins of The TV Remote
It began with something TV viewers of the 21st Century can still identify with – anger over the adverts.
In the 1950s in the US, Zenith Electronics president Eugene F McDonald gave the company’s engineers a challenge: he hated having to sit through adverts. He wanted a device that could let him mute them, or skip to another channel (…where hopefully something other than adverts were playing).
Number of Robots and Machines In Workplace Set to Double the Jobs It Will Replace By 2025
With robots and machines set to double within a decade, there are more jobs to be created than replaced!
From Drones to Pickup Trucks, Workhorse CEO Believes the Future is Electric.
Tesla isn’t the only company focusing on electric vehicles. But instead of luxury cars, Ohio-based Workhorse builds electric delivery vans, and it’s developing an extended-range electric pickup truck called the W-15. The company is also working on drone delivery, and a human-piloted aircraft called the SureFly that looks like a cross between a drone and a conventional helicopter.