Uber partnership with NASA that will see it develop “UberAIR” LOS ANGELES: Uber on Wednesday unveiled a partnership with NASA that will see it develop flying taxis priced competitively with standard Uber journeys. It also announced Los Angeles will join two other previously revealed “UberAIR” pilot schemes in Dallas Fort-Worth, Texas, and Dubai. California […]
REUTERS: There are hundreds of drones competing for attention in Las Vegas at the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show. But one definitely stands out. This is the Ehang 184, the world’s first passenger drone. It doesn’t have any flight controls because its not meant to. The UAV is completely autonomous, relying on sensors and computers to […]
PARIS: Scientists working to perfect a thought-controlled computer cursor said Monday they have achieved their best results yet, and are moving closer to creating a version that paralysis victims can use. The device works twice as fast as in previous trials after American developers found better ways to read brain activity and fine-tuned its hardware and […]
NEW YORK: When Josh Smith’s boss got his computer stolen out of his car, he simply went to the store, bought a new one, and plugged it into his backup drive. “It even brought up the web page he had looked at the day before,” says Smith, editor of Notebooks.com, who lives in Findlay, Ohio. […]
Luxe gaming chair resembles something from an implausible Hollywood film about hackers and includes a Bose 2.1 sound system, adjustable seat and huge array of connections. Just add your own PC or console and monitors.
Digital health upstart Darma has developed a cushion that aims to help people remember to maintain good posture when sitting down for long periods of time. The cushion contains one millimeter-thick fiber optic sensors that sense the user’s movements. The pillow also has embedded sensors that detect heart rate, stress level, and respiration. All of this information is sent […]
SAN FRANCISCO: Google announced Friday its self-driving prototype cars were ready to leave the test track and hit public roads in California, in a step forward for its autonomous automobile program. The move comes after Google s internal testing of the bubble-shaped vehicle over the past year and more extensive experience with technology adapted for existing cars. […]
1. Pillow Remote Control Well, this is just a weird combination of items; it’s a sofa pillow that works as a remote control. The Pillow Remote Control ($39.99) is a full-featured universal remote that works with over 500 different components. 2. Gel Remote Control This conceptual gel remote from Panasonic lies limp when not […]
You know what sucks about riding a bike? Except for, you know, all the traffic and all the reckless car drivers, and rain, and sometimes being really tired? Bike helmets. Of course, they do provide the advantage of keeping your brain from getting splattered if you crash, but they’re not really comfortable, and they take […]
TOKYO: Japanese scientists have succeeded in transmitting energy wireless, in a key step that could one day make solar power generation in space a possibility, an official said Thursday. Researchers used microwaves to deliver 1.8 kilowatts of power — enough to run an electric kettle — through the air with pinpoint accuracy to a receiver […]
