Singapore’s We the People store is proving so popular that it is already expanding into other countries. Featuring products that got their start via the popular crowdfunding site, Kickstarter, every item sold in the We the People store is accompanied by a detailed backstory including the amount of money raised and number of people who pledged...
You wouldn’t think a domestic task like doing the dishes would require the intervention of smart home technology, but Delta Faucet is jumping into the market with a new smart faucet that responds to users’ voices. The appliance combines two proven platforms —Amazon’s Alexa voice-driven digital assistant and Delta’s Touch2O Technology faucets....
The Israel Institute of Technology (Technion) and the Israel Space Agency will launch a group of three nanosatellites into space with the Dutch company Innovative Solutions In Space. The goal of the project is to prove that a group of satellites can fly in a controlled formation for one year while orbiting at an altitude of about 600 kilometers...
Environmental sustainability is at the forefront of many minds in the retail industry at the moment, and logistics companies are no exception. Deutsche Post DHL Group’s air and ocean freight specialist, DHL Global Forwarding, has teamed up with the Good Shipping Program — described by DHL as “the world’s first initiative to decarbonize the...
A company called Finless Foods has set its sights on revolutionizing seafood by focusing on making a cultured version of Bluefin tuna. Essentially, their product is real tuna meat that is grown in a lab and harvested, rather than the product of killing a live fish. Finless Foods announced they have cut production costs by half since last month...
It is likely that consumers will be talking through their purchases rather than typing and clicking – with voice becoming the “standard”. Once you’ve got an Alexa device, or Siri on your phone, once you’re used to doing a search like that on your phone, you’re gonna expect to do that on e-commerce sites. Watch this space.
E-Novia is currently testing YAPE — short for Your Autonomous Pony Express — a compact self-driving robot that has an impressive range of some 50 miles (80 kilometers). Bringing to mind Piaggio Fast Forward’s Gita robot, YAPE moves along on two wheels and self-balances while reaching speeds of up to 12.4 mph (20 kmh), according to New Atlas....
Charging your mobile device wirelessly is certainly less of a hassle than plugging it in, but still requires the device be in physical contact with its station to actually work. That's about to change now that the Federal Communications Commission has approved the first wireless charger that works from up to three feet away. San Jose-based...
Stockholm debuted the world’s first ambulance dedicated solely to mental health services in an effort to tackle the large suicide rate in Sweden. Apolitical reported that the Psychiatric Emergency Response Team, aka PAM, was introduced as a way to prevent the 1,500 suicides and 15,000 suicide attempts that occur in Sweden annually. Inside the...
The Russian military's "Nerekhta" robots can take part in hostilities, evacuate the wounded, deliver ammunition, conduct reconnaissance and give target designations to artillery. In addition, the robot can perform functions of a self-destructing kamikaze machine. The kamikaze robot known as "Nerekhta" can move at a speed of 30 kilometres per...