How many times have you walked into the produce section of the supermarket, only to find that the fruits and vegetables sitting there are all over-ripe? It's a common problem, and one that produces billions of dollars worth of food ...READ»
Canes and guide dogs are useful for the blind, to be sure, but they're far from perfect. Enter the next generation of guidance for the blind: the Smart Cane, a cane-like device that senses obstacles and provides navigational tools ...READ»
Solar-powered cell phone prototypes and rumors abound, but Nokia has a battery-less alternative power source for our cell phones lined up: radio waves. The company told MIT's Technology Review that it is working on technology ...READ»
RFID technology gets mixed press thanks to its useful/creepy remote-distance object identification, but a new device--Mirror--may change all that. It's a cute, potentially useful gadget, and actually hard to describe--possibly since ...READ»
The cellphone is already a constant companion for most of us. But a few developments around the world are utilizing cellphones in new ways that, if popularized, will make it hard to get by in life with a cellphone in your pocket ...READ»
Nokia's research department has been busy beavering away to expand Nokia's tech domain from cellphones to the "next big thing" in lifestyle technology: Location-based services. The company is developing devices that'll track your ...READ»
Flexible circuitry is a big upcoming trend in electronics, but there remain a few challenges to overcome before it can really take off. Now Polyera, a US company that makes specialist chemicals for flexible electronic devices, may ...READ»
