Many drone makers are going small, developing pint-sized UAVs packed with technology. But others are focusing on counting on large cargo carrying craft.
CGTN’s Mike Walter has more on such drone.
At nearly 12 meters long, China’s brand new AT200 drone is large enough to deliver a small car. And with the aircraft’s speed and weight-...
Amazon joins the augmented reality scene with a feature on their application called AR view. This allows customers to virtually view how an item would look in their home prior to their purchase. When a customer gets on the Amazon application they access the feature through the small camera icon located at the top right of the screen, and then...
Supermarkets are set to trial facial recognition software to replace age checks under a pilot run by a British identity app. The technology will be used to remove in-person age checks when customers are buying alcohol and other age restricted items at a self-service till. The checkouts will confirm the user’s age by using a smartphone app...
Wow Bao is set to open a new location that will be missing something big: waitstaff. The quick-service Asian chain will open Chicago’s first restaurant with fully automated service. Customers will order and pay at a kiosk and pick up their food from one of a dozen LED-lit cubbies, which will display their name on an LCD screen when their food...
Wal-Mart announced it will order copies of the Tesla Semi. Although the retailer only plans to buy 15—five for the U.S. and 10 for Canada—the deal opens up plenty of opportunities for future collaboration with Tesla. “We believe we can learn how this technology performs within our supply chain, as well as how it could help us meet some of our...
We have seen augmented reality find an increasing number of uses, from children’s education to keeping firefighters safe. Now, a German tech company is bring augmented reality onto the factory floor, with a system that allows the creation of flexible, cognitive AR training manuals and handbooks that learn as they teach. The software combines...
Qantas is set to fly a plane powered by mustard from Australia to the US in the world's first biofuel flight. Early next year the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner will fly to Los Angeles on a mix of standard jet fuel and 30 percent biofuel made from a type of mustard seed, The Sydney Morning Herald reported. Qantas hopes to develop a sustainable...
Somaliland, officially the Republic of Somaliland, is a self-declared state internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia. The country's general elections will feature the world’s first eye-identification biometric voting system. The iris-recognition system was introduced by the electoral commission to prevent poll fraud. Under...
Major cosmetic companies are looking to install beauty counters for men in department stores, and bolster their online sales to the world's "metrosexuals." A good example of what's on the horizon comes from the Lqd Mens Essential Gift Pack, a set of skin care products that are supposedly specially designed for the manliest of skin, keeping it...
South Korea’s Incheon International Airport announces plans to open a plastic surgery clinic for passengers interested in having an operation done, whenever they need to have one during their travels. The move was motivated by South Korea’s growing status as a medical tourism destination. It also reflects a worldwide retail trend to bring goods...