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First National Bank (FNB) recently added another string to its innovation bow with the launch of the dotFNB store -- a unique type of cashless branch that facilitates a digital banking experience with a dash of retail.Customers can not only apply for, and interact with, digital services such as Geo Payments, FNB Connect and the FNB Mobile App, but they can browse smartphones, tablets and other devices (and purchase them on plans), all within the store.“We are living in a digital ...
One industry that has been expansively affected by technological changes is film. Both mechanical and digital innovations have influenced everything from equipment to distribution, changing how films are made and the manner in which we consume them.With the medium being just around 120 years old, we take a look at the biggest tech innovations that, through time, changed film for the better.Movie camera – late 1800sThe movie camera – a camera that could capture a sequence of photographs onto filmstrip ...
We're not sure exactly what this is for (besides occasional bouts of procrastination), but it's cool. What do you get when you combine HTML5, your webcam, a 3D mesh and your face? A demo called Web Cam Mesh.Created by freelance web developer Felix Turner, Web Cam Mesh is an interactive 3D projection of whatever your webcam can see, in almost real time. You can navigate the scene using your mouse, and 'turn' it around to see what it all ...
There’s little doubt in my mind that 2012 will not be marked in red in the technology history book for it was certainly not a revolutionary year so far as cutting-edge technology and its development is concerned. There weren’t any major, path-breaking breakthroughs, and readers are free to disagree but only by providing concrete evidence. I would think history will look at 2012 as a year of plodding progress on the emerging technology front, a milepost rather than a ground-breaking ...
This year has been pretty amazing for society: we have pushed ourselves and broken some boundaries. A curious little rover explored the surface of Mars, a man jumped from space and Google is taking on Siri.There have been some pretty cool tech innovations this year and we decided to pick a few of the ones that impressed us the most. We expect some difference of opinion here, however, these innovations came out tops in our books.Here you go, ...
In 2009, Nike and the Livestrong Foundation made a big splash during the Tour de France with the Nike Chalkbot: a robot that sprayed inspirational messages from people across the globe on the road as cyclists rode along the famous bicycle route.In order to make this possible, the relatively new innovation studio Deeplocal was brought on board. The company created the software that powered the message machine, a project that propelled the company onto the world stage.According ...
I tend to believe that while innovation happens in times of crises, it happens best when having fun. A great example of this is the fun and interesting ways developers are using sandbox game Minecraft.These guys aren't just messing about, their projects allow for more potential innovation in areas far beyond the scope of the game. When you hear Minecraft you probably think of a digital recreation of Legos. It has evolved from a brick-building, survival and exploration ...
Whether inspired by its recent acquisition of Lucasfilm or not, Disney Research is developing a robot that can play catch, juggle and interact with human counterparts. Using a theme park-type animatronic humanoid robot that looks eerily like the droids from Star Wars, Disney has developed the robot to the point where it can play catch with a human.Many robots have the ability to juggle, and theme park robots are typically just a viewer attraction at the moment, but in future ...
Chris Anderson recently exited one of the top jobs in publishing - Editor-in-Chief of Wired magazine - to pursue the life of an entrepreneur, making a big bet that 3D printers represent a massive new phase of the industrial revolution.He spoke at a Wired "Culturazzi" event, at the Marriott Union Square and to sign copies of his latest book: Makers: The New Industrial Revolution.Anderson is always an excellent speaker and his talk covered the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution, which ...
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