Sony is up to something, we know that much. Rumors of a souped-up PlayStation 4 — often referred to as "PS4.5" or "PS4K" — have been kicking around for the past month. Now, those rumors have picked up additional steam with a pile-on of hardware specs. … [Read more...]
New Twists and Bends in LCD Screen Research
Liquid crystals, discovered more than 125 years ago, are at work behind the screens of LCD TV and computer monitors, clocks, watches and most other electronics displays, and scientists are still discovering new twists—and bends—in their molecular makeup. … [Read more...]
Brain Waves Are Like Finger Prints, Only They Are “Brainprints”
Your responses to certain stimuli — foods, celebrities, words — might seem trivial, but they say a lot about you. In fact (with the proper clearance), these responses could gain you access into restricted areas of the Pentagon. … [Read more...]
You Can Now Sync your GoPro with BMW’s M Laptimer
Starting this summer, BMW owners will be able to sync a GoPro personal camera with the company's integrated laptimer app, known as M Laptimer. The app is downloadable from the iTunes store and works through the familiar iDrive screen; syncing a camera will allow drivers to produce video laps that can help tighten up driving. … [Read more...]
What If You Could Wear Your Phone on Your Skin?
What if you didn't need to carry your phone around anymore -- you could just wear your phone on your skin instead? That might not be so far fetched. We're not quite at the level of watching entire TV shows in the palms of our hands, but blinky temporary tattoos may be a little closer. And not just for the sake of having blinky temporary tattoos (although that's a worthy goal in … [Read more...]
ClassDojo Can Make Parent-teacher Meetings Obsolete
ClassDojo has raised $21 million in Series B round of venture funding for tech that connects educators to students’ parents, and helps them communicate consistently about student’s activities, social and behavioral development at school. … [Read more...]
Facebook Terragraph Wants to Give Everyone WiFi
Facebook is working on bringing better Internet connectivity to the world in three major ways, and one of them is aiming to bring faster and more reliable connections to urban areas. … [Read more...]
Soon You’ll Be Automatically Tagged in Videos on Facebook
Facebook is making big strides in using its artificial intelligence systems for image recognition, but it’s also working on bringing this technology to video. As the company demoed at its F8 developer conference in San Francisco today, it has a team working on automatically tagging people in videos. … [Read more...]