May 3, 2016 FilmOn might soon be able to offer broadcast-TV shows Remember Aereo, the now-defunct company that set up a warehouse of TV antennas that let people get over-the-air TV broadcast via the Internet?
May 3, 2016 Top tech to cool your AC bill Temperatures are rising, and so are our electric bills. Summer air-conditioning can double your utility bill, and, frustratingly, AC units are remarkably stupid appliances.
May 3, 2016 Throwable camera aims to save lives Is it a child’s bouncing ball or the latest in covert surveillance? A new bouncing ball lets law enforcement, military personnel, and search and rescue teams quickly evaluate dangerous environments before they enter them.
May 3, 2016 Apple Watch sales steady and growing, tech researcher IDC says Demand for the Apple Watch is steady and growing, according to tech market researcher IDC. The analyst firm’s input follows recent data from Slice Intelligence that showed a sharp dip in June sales for the Watch.
May 3, 2016 iPhone's Siri knows Caitlyn Jenner's name Siri, the personal assistant familiar to iPhone users, is knowledgeable about most things, from history to geography to the weather. She also knows a lot about current pop culture. Those who ask Siri questions about Caitlyn Jenner, using the star’s former name – Bruce— will be corrected, reports Buzzfeed.
May 3, 2016 'The shoe' goes viral, becomes the new 'the dress' on Twitter Is "#theshoe" the new "#thedress?" When Twitter user @totallymendes asked her followers which shade of nail polish went best with her bright pink high-heeled shoe, little did she know that the image would -- as of now -- be retweeted over 5,000 times. The image was posted Wednesday afternoon, and soon the hashtag #theshoe was trending across Twitter. Who knew soliciting for online fashion advice would cause such a stir?
May 3, 2016 Company uses 'edible barcodes' in fight against counterfeit drug trade Who knew that the answer to fighting the trillion-dollar global counterfeit drug problem rested in a particle the size of a speck of dust? At least that’s what entrepreneur Dr. Hank Wuh is counting on with TruTag Technologies, one of the companies that falls under the larger umbrella of Skai Ventures, the tech-focused venture capital accelerator that he founded. The central idea behind the tech company are “TruTags” - invisible, edible barcodes that can be planted right onto medicine to verify that the pills and tablets you might consume are the real deal.
May 3, 2016 Microsoft waves the white flag in battle with iPhone and Android Microsoft’s dreams of competing with iOS and Android in the mass consumer smartphone market are officially dead. Microsoft on Wednesday announced a major restructuring of its hardware division that will include layoffs of 7,800 employees “primarily in the phone business.”
May 3, 2016 US and Japan set for epic giant robot battle It’s the moment robot fan boys have been waiting for. American firm MegaBots, which builds giant fighting robots, is gearing up for an epic battle against a creation from its Japanese rival Suidobashi Heavy Industry.
