You no longer need to use Windows to take advantage of Microsoft's digital assistant Cortana. Microsoft released an early version of Cortana on Google Play Monday, the first time the app has been available to all Android users. … [Read more...]
Verizon’s Hum Will Make Your Dumb Car Smart
With your cellphone, you upgrade every year or two when your device becomes obsolete. With a car, that's a little bit trickier. Older cars don't get to enjoy the latest in connected tech that new ones do, and upgrading is incredibly expensive. … [Read more...]
Superhero-inpsired Robotic Hand Wins UK Dyson Award
A British inventor who is creating low-cost, advanced robotic hands that are inspired by superheroes and comic books has won the UK round of the James Dyson Award. Bristol-born Joel Gibbard of Open Bionics set out to make low-cost robotic hands that amputees would want to show off after he became terrified as a teenager about what would happen if he one day lost a hand. … [Read more...]
Olympus’ Mirrorless Digital Camera Looks Like a Film Camera
The OM-D E-M10 Mark II is Olympus doing what it does best: Keep pushing the mirrorless camera envelope with design and practical features. As the entry-level model in the OM-D family (the E-M5 is for intermediates and E-M1 for serious pros), the E-M10 series is aimed photographers who want to ditch their bulky DSLR as well as beginner photographers who want to graduate from … [Read more...]
Baxter the Robot Can Beat You at Connect Four
Sometimes a robot would just like to play a nice, quiet game of Connect Four, rather than languishing on a busy factory floor. On Sunday at Robotronica, a robotics event in Brisbane, Baxter the robot went head to head with kids of all ages, wielding the little yellow and red disks with its mechanical hand. … [Read more...]
Rivers and Oceans Will Soon Be Full of Robots
While the world goes crazy for drones, a hardworking set of marine robots are helping scientists learn more about our global waterways. Aquabots are the most advanced way to measure the reaches of the ocean, rivers and lakes, Matthew Dunbabin, a principal research fellow at the Institute for Future Environments at the Queensland University of Technology, told Mashable … [Read more...]
Nearly 700 Close Calls Between Drones and Planes
If for some reason you think the lack of drone regulation in the U.S. isn't a problem, read this. The Washington Post obtained records from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) detailing nearly 700 close calls between drones and airplanes in the U.S. in 2015. Over 70 close calls have been recorded between Aug. 1-17. … [Read more...]
MakerBot to Unveil Their 6th Generation 3D Printers At 2016 CES?
Ever since witnessing the unveiling of three new MakerBot 5th Generation machines at CES back in January of 2014, the tech community has been wondering what will come next. Although the obvious time for the company to announce a new version of their Replicator would have been at this year’s CES in January, the show has come and gone. … [Read more...]