While Australia celebrated its victory match against New Zealand with an Olympic gold medal, Brazilian sevens player Isadora Cerullo scored a different win on the same field.
Olympic athletes don’t just earn their stripes; they earn their rings.
Pokémon Go has taken the world by storm over the first 30 days of its rollout. But to get a sense of exactly how big a phenomenon it’s been, consider this: The augmented-reality game has proven to be eight times more popular than Candy Crush Soda Saga was in the first month after it was released in October 2014.
We’re one step closer to a robot stealing the spotlight on The Voice.
Indian consumers are ditching Apple devices for cheaper, more viable options.
Robots have already made their way into commercial warehouses and can handle cleaning our dishes, but would you let an industrial robot arm tattoo you?
Prosthetic devices typically retail for tens and thousands of dollars. A recent “hand-drive” designed and manufactured 750 3D printed hands for children all over the world—for less than $50 per hand.
Videos are a great medium for audio-visual experiences but interacting with characters and objects behind the screen has been a fantasy—until now.
Crawling is one of the first signs of healthy development in babies. When a child doesn’t start to crawl before the age of one, it can signal development deficits. In some rare cases, it may be a sign of cerebral palsy (CP), a neurological disorder that severely impacts muscle strength and movement. Around 10,000 babies born each year in the US will be affected by this incurable illness that can cause delayed development of the brain, muscles, and motor skills.
One of Microsoft’s most radical innovations is set to hit the virtual shelves.
Getting behind the wheel after one too many drinks? A tattoo might be your savior.
Coke Studio isn’t just another music show in Pakistan. Since it began in 2008, the Coca-Cola Company-backed music venture has developed a cult following within the country, and even across the border in India. But now Coke Studio is trying to reach out to a different sort of audience: Pakistan’s deaf community.
Noise-cancelling headphones are great for blocking out the din of airplanes and trains, but they also isolate listeners from noises they might want, or need, to hear—the siren of an ambulance, a car honking, or someone calling out their name. Amazon could be working on technology to change that.
The colliding worlds of tech and fashion are now being served with a side of environmental awareness.
Camera quality has become one of the key differentiators of smartphones, and there is an entire industry of apps built around making your photos look their best. But while many apps try to enhance or embellish your photos, not many try to replace your iPhone camera app entirely. But that’s what Microsoft Pix is trying to do.
If you needed more proof that Facebook is absolutely crushing it on mobile, consider this: More than a billion people now check Facebook from their phones every single day. Facebook revealed the new milestone today (July 27) when it released its second-quarter earnings.
Facebook already thinks its future will be all video but can it be all 360-degree video?
Amazon has found friendlier skies for its drones in the UK.
Mobile apps for presidential campaigns aren’t new, but 2016 might mark the first time they’re any good.
Golf, offshore powerboat racing, sky diving: David Hare had led an active lifestyle. Then, in February 2011, he was diagnosed with ALS, a neurological disease that leads to rapid progressive degeneration of nerve cells, the loss of the ability to control muscle movement, and eventually death. The 56-year-old Michigan resident, who was told by doctors that he had less than five years to live, found a new lease of life last year with Obi, a robot that helps the differently abled feed themselves.
Snapchat is being dragged to a California federal court over a feature that outlines and maps the shape of your face.
Pokémon Go, made available to Japanese players on Friday (July 22) morning, hit a rough patch after spreading like wildfire elsewhere in the world.
Toy maker LEGO could soon make mini figures honoring female astronauts and scientists of NASA if a proposal to do so gains traction.
Surprising fact: there’s a company still making video-cassette recorders, or VCRs. But that will change at the end of this month.
