Taken to its logical extreme, some day it will be normal for humans to have computer chips implanted in their brains that help navigate the outside world. Why should we have to refer to our clunky phones or even to our Google Glasses to navigate our surroundings, communicate with others, and retrieve information on the go? The path to this future...

As technology continues to insinuate itself into our lives at an ever increasing pace, activities that have remained more or less the same for millennia are now seeing radical makeovers. Take playing with pets, for example. For thousands of years, if not more, that meant real, physical interaction – like throwing a ball or dangling a string. Now...

Google glass is a cool idea, but what's it really good for? Just like tablet computers, and smartphones before them, once the hardware is built, creative developers will come out with uses for it that their makers never thought of. At Cornell University, music professor Cynthia Turner thinks that Glass can replace traditional music stands. Instead...

The Segway, a self-balancing two wheeled vehicle, promised a new kind of transportation, one that would transform the way we move around. While it is now used by shopping mall security people and for specialized tourist groups worldwide, the Segway never entrenched itself into people's lives. Reasons for this include its relatively steep price and...