Innovation

Google’s smart home is now open as Nest API seeds to eager devs

Nest Labs, the smart thermostat manufacturer, today opened its hardware platform for developers, making Nest the centre of Google’s smart home ecosystem. Purchased by…

Nest relaunches Protect, a previously recalled smoke detector from the future

Earlier in 2014, Nest recalled its brainchild smoke and carbon monoxide detector, Protect. The standout feature of Protect — the ability to silence alarms…

The Bionic Pancreas gears up to change the face of diabetes, find out how

Researchers at the University of Boston have developed a bionic pancreas that virtually manages your blood sugar for you. With it, diabetics will be…

8 3D printed foods that will change the future of cuisine

Like it or not, 3D printed food will be at the forefront of future cuisine. The technology to print edible foodstuffs practically on demand is…

Leap Motion now tracking individual finger bones for crazy 3D accuracy

The gimmicky, if not cool Leap Motion tracker takes a giant leap forward as version 2 of its software releases into the public sphere….

Here’s Marbel, the app-operated electric skateboard which reaches speeds of 32kph

Marbel — an electric skateboard with technology in it similar to the Tesla Model S — can travel over 32km/h on a single charge…

Cryogenic human trials kick off, but no missions to Mars yet

Folks, doctors have figured out how to prolong the limbo between life and death. Meaning, suspended animation may no longer be an enigma reserved…

A 2560×1440, Quad HD display for mobile phones? LG has us covered

LG has done the impossible. It’s created the highest resolution mobile screen ever, a 2560X1440 5.5-inch quad HD (QHD) display. The crazy-high resolution display…

Hyperloop or Hyperloopy: is this the future of transport?

Elon Musk. Never heard of him? You should have. The fact that Elon Musk grew up here in South Africa means that as per…

Tokyo boffins invent world’s first watery touchscreen, ‘AquaTop’

Scientists in Tokyo may have stumbled onto the most important advancement in touchscreen technology yet. They filled a bathtub with water, projected onto it…

Leap Motion preview: two days of fun and frustration

Leap Motion is onto something different, innit? Leap is a 3D motion-controller the size of an electric slug that works on PC or Mac….

Virtually a reality: why VR is no longer a lucid dream

Folks from the ’80s and ’90s dreamed of a day when they would be able to strap on a giant piece of headgear, press…

Terrafugia flies: transforms from car to plane and back again

Where the hell are the flying cars already? Right here actually and in the video below. This carplane, called Terrafugia finally takes flight. It’s a…

This pee-powered device wants to charge your phone

The semi-portable pee-power device is an appropriate yellow colour. Turning waste into power is a much sought after quest apparently. These UK scientists have…

iOS loophole lets you play Zelda, Mario, Pokemon on iPhone

In the past, playing any emulated game on an iOS device meant one thing: jailbreaking. But that’s the past and today’s news, care of…

Oculus Rift roots for Xbox One and PS4 compatibility

Oculus Rift CEO Brendan Iribe stated he’s open for Sony and Microsoft to adopt his virtual reality headset. Oculus Rift is popularly known for…

Human-powered helicopter wins Sikorksy Prize for 64.1 second flight

This human-powered helicopter going by the name AeroVelo Atlas went up into the air 3.3 meters maintaining altitude for a massive 64 seconds. Using…

Corning develops anti-germ and glare glass displays

The same company that brought us Gorilla Glass, Corning, is now aiming to up the ante yet again. So apart from producing super strong…

BOLT is ‘world’s smallest charger’ with enough power for two phones

Kickstarter’s got a lot of cool tech to fund, but some deserve your time more than others, such as BOLT, a tiny little USB…

Microsoft makes touchy feely 3D touchscreen

A group of Microsoft researchers have created a stereo-vision 3-D monitor on a robot arm to augment touchscreen interactions. Their aim, they say, is…

ATLAS coffee-infused socks absorb shameful feet smells

Stinking, sweating socks suck. It’s also a piece of clothing that’s had very little attention from technology until now. Enter ATLAS (which takes it’s…

Bionic upgrade of the week: the 2.8x zoom telescopic contact lens

Modern medicine’s amazing, and cyborg upgrades are even better. While there’s been a lot of expensive and invasive body modifications of late, this special…

6 insanely cool medical apps and gadgets

Technology plays a vital role in the medical industry, and the ever-advancing stream of medical gadgets and apps are making the lives of our…

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