Added 24 October, 2013
After more than 100 years using light bulbs with basically the same incandescent technology, the world is on the precipice of dramatic change that will both save energy and open up a new Technicolor world. Created with LEDs, these new bulbs are quickly establishing themselves as the tech of choice in homes and offices. In addition to being ultra-...
Added 21 October, 2013
Despite a widely-reported recent edict from Yahoo's new boss requiring employees to work in the office, the trend towards flex-time and working from home is going strong. As is usual, when we see a trend and ask where it is heading, the answer is usually that the trend will go even further. Trends have inertia and once they get going they are hard...
Added 18 October, 2013
Until self-driving cars become a reality, we will still be behind the wheel ourselves, trying to navigate our own ways as we go. Digital maps with turn-by-turn directions have become ubiquitous in cars around the world. But they require drivers to take their eyes off the road to use them. That is the problem that is being solved by heads-up...
Added 18 October, 2013
Nike+ FuelBand, Samsung Galaxy Gear, Apple iWatch... we are certainly entering the age of the activity-tracking armband. Adding further certainty that a large segment of the population will soon be wearing digital monitors on their arms, Adidas has now jumped into the market with its own version of the smartwatch. Called miCoach SMART RUN, the USD...
Added 15 October, 2013
Disney Research, the R&D arm of the Disney Corporation, has developed a touch screen that you can not only touch, but feel. What is fascinating about this is that the screen can simulate the feel of physical objects without changing shape. What?! According to the company, when your finger slides along the surface of the screen, slight...
Added 14 October, 2013
One thing that America's NSA scandal taught not only trend watchers, but everyone, is that everything we store on cloud-based servers can be accessed by a third party. Companies like Amazon, Google and Microsoft are reeling from revelations that many of the largest computing and telecommunications firms either provided "back doors" for government...
Added 14 October, 2013
We've already written about smart socks and smart helmets. Next up for sportspeople are smart gloves that offer wearers vital information during a bout of exercise. X-plore.XGX ski gloves are made with a built-in GPS receiver that collects information and displays it on a screen you can see while on the slopes. That means, anywhere you go, you can...
Added 10 October, 2013
We live in a 3D world. We already have 3D films, and even some 3D televisions. So why are we still working on 2D computers? One of the main answers is that 3D computing takes a whole lot more computing power, something that couldn't be reproduced cheaply – until recently. Several companies are now stepping up offer 3D experiences that will someday...
Added 9 October, 2013
A lot has changed in computing in the last 20 years, but the mouse remains stubbornly similar. Sure, they now have laser tracking and are Bluetooth enabled, but the device's basic form hasn't really changed. On the one hand, that's a testament to the solidity of the concept, one that has stood the test of time. But it also points to a technology...
Added 8 October, 2013
OK, GhostSingles.com is probably a joke, but its backers are seriously making fun of the fact that there seems to be a dating site for just about every proclivity these days. Alikewise.com is a dating site based on book tastes, Cupidtino is for people who are Mac obsessed, Nerve Dating generates matches based on what you did last night, Blendr is...