Trite but true: the best things in life are free (or at least, heavily discounted). For cause-driven companies and non-profits, purchasing corporate technology products — and hiring an IT team to manage them — is often out of reach, if not just unwieldy for an organization that’s big on mission (read more…)
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Baby monitors are more tech-savvy than ever. Did you know you could check up on your baby via Skype? Yep, there’s a baby monitor for that. Lorex Technology is one of the early innovators in the baby monitoring space, having spiffed up that little gadget to be the optimal baby-watching (read more…)
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Bendy phones sound like science fiction – but the far-out gadgets could be on sale in just a few months’ time. Both Samsung and Nokia are working on the technology. Samsung executives have given the clearest signal yet of when we should expect to see the first ‘bendy’ phones hit (read more…)
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Most of us remember only a tiny fraction of our dreams – but that could soon change. Scientists predict that we could soon use computers to ‘see’ what we have dreamed about – and perhaps even record dreams to watch the next day. Psychiatrists at the Max Planck Institute in (read more…)
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Researchers at the Carnegie Mellon Human Computer Interaction Institute, together with Microsoft have developed a new system called the OmniTouch which has been designed to transform any surface into a touchscreen device. The system consists of a pico projector and a motion detector that is mounted on to the users (read more…)
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Sometimes a stroll down memory lane is more interesting because of the garbage. We’ve collected a list of 14 tech train wrecks you may remember from back in the day — and even if you used some of them, we won’t judge. Most of these products fizzled due to market (read more…)
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This article was written by Rick Chin, the director of product innovation at SolidWorks, where he develops new products and researches how technology will make us smarter, simplify daily tasks and seamlessly fit into our everyday lives. In 20 years our technology will reach a level of personalization that will (read more…)
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It’s clear that today’s students rely heavily on electronic devices even when they’re not incorporated in the classroom. In one survey of college students, 38% said they couldn’t even go 10 minutes without switching on some sort of electronic device. But how students are using their devices, how technology is (read more…)
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How much screen time is appropriate for children? Should young kids be exposed to tech for any extended periods of time? The developmental debate has raged for decades, only to be reignited by the latest waves of iPads and social media. Dr. Larry Rosen’s experience as a research psychologist and (read more…)
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The Global Innovation Series is supported by BMW i, a new concept dedicated to providing mobility solutions for the urban environment. It delivers more than purpose-built electric vehicles — it delivers smart mobility services. Visit bmw-i.com or follow @BMWi on Twitter. This week, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will (read more…)
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