Added 8 March, 2013
In a world in which mobile screens keep getting larger, Japanese carrier Willcom just launched a tiny phone measuring just 2.75 inches (70mm) high and weighing a scant 32 grams. Setting a new world record for the lightest phone, it amazingly claims to boast a battery with two hours of talk time. Wilcom says only 12,000 units of the phone will be...
Added 6 March, 2013
In the midst of winter snowstorms, buried hydrants cause dangerous delays in the ability of fire fighters to respond to fire emergencies. To check and clear thousands of hydrants across the city of Boston, would be a timely, costly, and burdensome process. Adopt-a-Hydrant lets governments turn to the community. This map-based web app allows...
Added 4 March, 2013
Tourism Australia, the country’s top tourism body, is asking thousands of Australian hotels to provide free wi-fi to end exorbitant in-room internet bills. Currently, hotels in Sydney and Melbourne charge up to $29 a day for internet use in their rooms. The GM of consumer marketing for Tourism Australia, Nick Baker, says the widespread adoption of...
Added 4 March, 2013
Since Platial kicked off the geolocation revolution way back in 2005, a number of "paradigm-shifting" startups have already come, gone or been sold, including fwix, Loopt, Ditto, Blockboard, Everyblock and others. So what’s next for geolocation?
Seems like new social travel startups are popping up every day now, inclugin BagsUp, Afar, TouristEye,...
Added 4 March, 2013
With Ditto, you can create a video of your face from your webcam and virtually "try on" hundres of glasses in 180 degree views and see which pair looks best on you.
Added 1 March, 2013
Just announced at the TED conference, 4D printers will incorporate time as the fourth dimension, so that the objects they create change their form when activated. "This is a whole new idea of printing, where you don’t just print static objects; you print things that turn into other things," explained Skylar Tibbits, an M.I.T. researcher who is...
Added 28 February, 2013
MasterPass is a new shopping solution that allows people to make purchases with any device without having to pull out a physical credit card. For in-store scenarios either at the register or in the aisle, MasterPass will support the use of NFC, QR codes, tags and mobile devices used at points of sale. For online purchases, MasterPass provides...
Added 27 February, 2013
With the Dodge Dart Registry, potential customers can customize a car and set a goal for the amount of money they need to raise to purchase it. Then, they can invite family and friends to pay for parts such as the engine, seats, or steering wheel, much like a traditional wedding registry. Connecting their registries to Facebook and Twitter helps...
Added 27 February, 2013
General Motors is partnering with AT&T to offer embedded 4G Internet access in most of the vehicles it sells in the U.S. and Canada starting in 2014. Each car's hotspot will handle up to eight different devices, like cellphones, laptops and other devices. Audi is already offering broadband capabilities in several models, and uses it to merge...
Added 26 February, 2013
Camera-based gesture controls are so 2012. The Myo Gesture Control Armband is the newest technology for communicates with your TV, computer or mobile device. Bluetooth combined with muscle sensors detects changes in gestures down to the individual finger. And because your muscles signal moves even before your fingers do them, this controller can...