In September of last year, 18 year old Christal McGee was driving her father’s Mercedes home from work. As she was driving, she decided to grab her phone and open an app. McGee had the notion to open the Snapchat app that is a speed filter to let people know how fast they are actually …
Most people probably love the romantic image of being a musician and songwriter. One whose lyrics and melodies touch people in their hearts, minds and souls. But learning how to play an instrument is a lot of time, money and stress for people who work, go to school, have children or are learning other things. …
There is a bill currently being proposed in the New York state legislature that, if it becomes law, will allow the police to search your cell phone at the site of a traffic stop or an accident. The device is the creation of an Israeli company called Cellebrite and it is designed to allow police …
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced yesterday at the company’s annual F8 Conference that chatbots were coming soon. The new service will be known as Messenger Platform and the key to its operation will be artificial intelligence as the chatbots become integrated into Messenger. The idea is to allow developers to create chatbots that will be …
According to the developers behind the Phonvert movement, we’ve spent the last twenty years talking about changing the world into “the internet of things” (or IoT), a world where everything is connected. And yet, excluding some smart-cars, fridges and TVs, we’ve only made baby steps so far. This is for various reasons: the advance of …
Virtual reality has a bad rep. Generally VR’s critics maintain that it will lead to either complete isolation and detachment from the world or some kind of odd hedonistic, surreal or fetishist exploration. In the middle are all the people who see VR as a bunch of fun, immersive experiences, but ones that rely on …
Developed by Queen’s University’s Human Media Lab, ReFlex is a flexible smartphone that not only bends, but uses its bending technology as a central feature. As you can see in the video below, it not only comes with a standard 720p LG Display through its Flexible OLED screen and an Android 4.4 KitKat OS, but …
As technology improves, so does our relationship with it. We expect more from it constantly, and when it comes to gaming, we’ve increasingly looked for ways to make experiences more immersive and intuitive. So does Tobii–the current software and hardware giant behind eyetracking technology–have the answer to immersive gaming? With the advent of virtual reality, …
Netflix changed the face of television and movies across the world when it introduced first its unique mail-in rental service and later its hassle-free streaming service. Now Netflix is the poster child of media innovation, leading to its own original programming and a host of imitators, and the phrase “Netflix and chill” is now common …
Ever traveled somewhere where everyone spoke the same language except for you? Ever wish you could join in conversations or be understood without going through the time, money and effort of learning a language in school or online? The instant language translator necklace “ili” may be the gadget for you…or is it? Created by Japanese startup Logbar, …