Virtual reality–or VR–is quickly becoming more and more common each day. Most news outlets report on its use in video games or movie watching, but some developers are using it for loftier goals. Like a little organization you may have heard of called NASA. Teaming up with Microsoft and Microsoft’s virtual reality device “HoloLens,” NASA’s …
Samsung Electronics has announced progress in flash memory that could change the phone industry forever. The company recently put out a press release detailing what they’re saying is the industry first 256-gigabyte embedded memory, a phone that can outperform PCs in certain ways. Samsung said: Samsung Electronics, the world leader in advanced memory technology, announced …
Everyone’s been excited by the return of NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, who’s returned from space after 340 days in space on the International Space Station. What they may not know is that Kelly has been a part of NASA’s twin study, which has used Scott Kelly and his identical twin brother Mark Kelly as subjects. …
There’s no denying it: the government has been hacked far more times than we’d like. But now the Pentagon has worked on the security of several key networks, and have challenged hackers to take them on. You may thinking “hackers have probably already been attempting this. They do what they want when they want.” But …
According to Mayo Clinic director Dr. Konstantinos Lazaridis, there are several million patients in the U.S. alone who are suffering from a rare or undiagnosed disease. He headed a Mayo Clinic study where patients were shown to have been on a “diagnostic odyssey” of seeing multiple healthcare providers without ever receiving a diagnosis. This needs …
Google. Either the most beneficial tech company on the planet, or masquerading as such long enough to take over the world. Either way, they’re amazing at making useful programs, the latest of which is “PlaNet,” a program that can geolocate any image in the world to its place of origin. Or at least that’s what …
Ever feel guilty when you “like” a Facebook post that talks about something deplorable? Of course, all you’re doing is lending your support, “liking” that the content was shared, not necessarily the content itself. But it’s difficult to differentiate the two, and that’s why Facebook has decided to introduce what they call “Reactions.” Announced by …
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 …
Still hesitant about switching to electric cars? Tax incentives could reduce the upcoming $35,000 Tesla Model 3 price by $10,000. According to Bloomberg, “these tax incentives can knock off as much as $10,000,” with incentives beginning at $7,500. Where buyers live could change the amount of incentives available as well, with an additional $6,000 available …
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, …