Innovation - Page 204

March 30, 2016

Oculus Rift review roundup: Virtual Reality still trying to get real

Oculus is shipping the long-awaited Rift but it comes with flaws typical of first-gen products, according to initial reviews from major tech sites.

March 30, 2016

Top special operations snipers go head to head

Top sniper teams from the U.S. Army, Navy and Marines went head to head last week – but who proved they were the best?

March 29, 2016

MIT team creates reflection-busting camera technology

Researchers at MIT Media Lab’s Camera Culture Group have harnessed video game technology to capture clear camera images through windows.

March 28, 2016

Smuggled into North Korea, your old flash drives could help topple a dictatorship

The people of North Korea are stuck in an unfortunate situation right now.

March 28, 2016

Print your hike! 3D keepsakes memorialize mountain conquests

Hikers who have conquered some of the most challenging trails and want to show off these accomplishments can now memorialize their impressive feats in stunning 3D-printed sculptures made from their GPS tracks

March 27, 2016

App can help you conquer the classics in 20 minutes a day

As daunting as it may seem, you can read Crime and Punishment—20 minutes at a time.

March 26, 2016

Is this the tech world's 'unluckiest guy'?

Somewhere out there, there's a bicycle that was traded for what turned out to be a multi-million dollar stake in a tech startup.

March 26, 2016

Farm run by robots will churn out 30,000 heads of lettuce a day

"Robot-obsessed Japan" is how Phys.org describes a country bent on automation, and its latest agricultural efforts seem to back that claim up.

March 26, 2016

No shovels: Researchers make concrete that de-ices itself

Get ready for some electrifying concrete news.

March 26, 2016

Uber is using a '90s toy to distract drunks

Uber hopes a kid's toy that can be pulled, twisted, and bopped will keep drunk passengers too busy to distract—or bop—its drivers.