Garmin (NASDAQ:GRMN) shares were basically flat by 1:30 p.m. Wednesday following the release of its second-quarter earnings. Although Garmin's earnings fell short of analyst expectations, its report was in line with the preliminary results it had released earlier this month. … [Read more...]
Home Care Robots Coming to an Elderly Home Near You in Japan
Japan has toyed with the idea of bringing robots into the home to care for its elderly for years, but the idea is finally moving from speculation to reality. NTT, Japan's largest telecommunications company, will begin placing tiny communication robots in the homes of some older Japanese citizens. … [Read more...]
Amazon Makes Drone Air Space Safer
Amazon wants drones to be the future of rapid product delivery, but there are many regulatory hurdles ahead before it could become a reality. At NASA's Unmanned Traffic Management (UTM) Convention on Tuesday, Amazon outlined a plan for better regulation of drones, according to The Verge. … [Read more...]
Snow in Thailand? There’s a First Time for Everything!
It's time for mother nature to get creative ... Residents of the usually-tropical country now have a full-fledged winter wonderland to play in. The Snow Town theme park opened in Bangkok during the last year, offering a unique way to beat the summer heat. … [Read more...]
Microsoft Edge, the Internet Explorer Killer
Internet Explorer turns 20 this year, but there will be no celebrations. Instead IE is being pushed off the Windows desktop in favor of a brand new web browsing experience: Microsoft Edge. Internet Explorer is not dead, nor will it be missing from Windows 10 when it ships on July 29. … [Read more...]
Israeli Hunt for Ambushed Soldier Results in Possible War Crimes
It took Second Lt. Hadar Goldin’s comrades a few minutes to discover that he was missing after a burst of gunfire on the outskirts of Rafah, in southern Gaza, pierced a painstakingly negotiated truce that was barely an hour old. … [Read more...]
Falling Tree Hurts Eight California Children at Museum
Eight children were injured, two of them critically, when a large pine tree uprooted and fell onto a group attending a summer day camp outside Los Angeles Tuesday afternoon. The 75-foot-tall, 75 year-old pine crashed without warning shortly before 5 p.m. local time just outside the Kidspace Children's Museum in Pasadena, city fire spokeswoman Lisa Derderian said. … [Read more...]
Skirting Comedy Limits in Myanmar
Emerging from behind a tawdry blue curtain in the garage of his three-story home here in Myanmar’s second largest city, U Lu Maw made his way onto a makeshift stage to do what he does best: tell jokes. … [Read more...]