We love our smartphones. Let’s face it: we use our smartphones everyday, and when we don’t have them we feel like we’ve lost a limb. Maybe even two or three. Is it bad? Some would say so. But we’re connected to the world, and to dozens–if not hundreds or thousands–of resources all at once. With …
Babies cry. A lot. Unless you’re some kind of super nanny/child-rearing savant/baby whisperer, baby cries are indecipherable. For those of us who need a helping hand, there’s a wonderful app called the “Infant Cries Translator.” Developed by Taiwanese researchers Chang Chuan-Yu and pediatrician Dr. Chen Si-Da from the National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin, the Infant …
You’ve seen it everywhere around the interwebs, all around the net, especially on YouTube: “Real life lightsaber!” “Lightsaber in real life!” “Real Life Jedi!” (and every other combination you can think of). Which usually brings with it green or blue-lit flashlights, hacked laser pointers, choreographed CGI battles and more). But YouTube user Sufficiently Advanced has …
Gamers have long come to terms with the problem of hacking and account theft in gaming. For the last several years, Sony has had major problems with keeping hackers out of their yard; Xbox users have had accounts stolen and sold and unable to be recovered; and PC gamers have had the misfortune of having …
Finding a programmable computer for cheap can be difficult. Especially if you live in a developing region of the world where money and technology are scarce. That’s why Raspberry Pi’s mission for the last several years has been to make computers dirt cheap, and what led them to create their most recent release: the Raspberry …
You probably didn’t even know you wanted it. A Pepsi smartphone. I’m sure it’s been on your mind for ages, how much you need your cellphone provider to be the same as your soda beverage provider. Well, wait no further: Pepsi Co is now selling its very own smartphone, and you can get it, in …
The new face of cyber security in the future may not be antiviral software that you have to install on each and every smart device. No, it may be simple, unobtrusive devices that provide blanket protection on all devices in your home with as little management needed as possible. When most people think cyber security …
Nowadays, the idea of crowdfunding is as ubiquitous as the famous websites most equated with them, like IndieGoGo, Kickstarter and GoFundMe. Despite, of course, being around for much longer–even the Statue of Liberty was supported by crowdfunding, after all. But now a publishing outfit called BrightLocker is hoping to change the way we look at …
There used to be a time where companies hoarded patents like gold. Picture a dragon’s den full of treasure, or cursed jewels sitting in some forgotten crypt. If an inventor came anywhere close to something that resembled someone else’s patent, he or she faced years of legal battles; battles that could leave them as battered …
The attacks in Paris were horrible. Even as this is written, news is still flooding in concerning the crisis in Paris, with details updating constantly. But the one positive light in all of this is how Facebook unveiled one new tool that completely changed crisis management in the middle of a horrible, horrible night. Last …