Innovation - Page 229

November 5, 2015

3D printing creates high-tech chef's knife

Knife specialist NextGen believes that it's time for knives to get a high-tech design upgrade. Ask almost any chef to show you their hand, for example, and you'll see a callus on their index finger. Somerville, Massachusetts-based NextGen has designed a knife that aims to correct this problem. 

November 5, 2015

Elon Musk wants your Hyperloop designs

Transport visionaries: Are you ready to zoom into the annals of history? SpaceX, the commercial spaceflight company run by Elon Musk, has announced a competition to design prototypes of his futuristic "Hyperloop" transport system

November 5, 2015

Fove: The world's first VR headset with eye tracking

With several VR systems making their official debut between now and spring 2016, the first wave of virtual reality headsets is finally cresting.

November 5, 2015

Best Buy will start accepting Apple Pay in stores later this year

Best Buy has announced that the company will be rolling out support for Apple Pay within retail stores.

November 5, 2015

In the future, it may be possible to print your own Will.i.am, says Will.i.am

“If you can print a liver or a kidney, God dang it, you’re going to be able to print a whole freaking person.”

November 5, 2015

Waze map app to get Amber Alerts on child abductions, but only when driver is stopped

The Waze navigation app is getting Amber Alerts on child abductions.

November 5, 2015

How Apple designer Jony Ive influenced the design of the new Star Wars lightsaber

The new lightsaber that made its debut in last year’s teaser for Star Wars: The Force Awakens ignited no small amount of controversy with its fiery cross guards and sparking, low-tech visual style. While the viability of such a weapon has been debated endlessly since the footage premiered, the origins of the design have remained something of a mystery — until now, that is.

November 5, 2015

Your fish will feel so fancy in this 3D-printed aquarium

Sweden knows fish.

November 5, 2015

Pilot, wife use iPads to safely crash-land without landing gear

Definitely a frightening way to land a plane, a pilot and his wife were forced to turn to their Apple tablets when their single-engine plane suffered a complete electrical system failure.

November 5, 2015

Awesome tech you can’t buy yet

Check out our roundup of the coolest crowdfunding projects that hit the Web this week. You can't buy this stuff yet, but it sure is fun to gawk!