Innovation - Page 234

November 5, 2015

Apple returns to EPEAT environmental ratings list

Apple said Friday that it is putting its products back on an environmental ratings registry, saying it made a mistake in removing them from the list.

November 5, 2015

Apple drops green EPEAT label from products

Apple has ended support for a leading, government-backed green standard … and some are seeing red.

November 4, 2015

Apple tightens HealthKit privacy policy in bid to protect users’ health data

Ahead of its imminent launch of iOS 8 and its HealthKit platform, Apple has updated its privacy policy warning health-app developers not to sell or pass on any collected personal data to advertising platforms, data brokers, or information resellers. 

November 4, 2015

Is OUYA ushering in a gaming revolution?

Kickstarter project OUYA garnered close to $9 million in support from enthusiastic gamers. And despite so-so reviews, it sold out almost immediately at stores when introduced last month. Is it a revolution among gamers?

November 4, 2015

Lockheed Martin's modular ATHENA laser weapon is headed to production

The US military already has a few high-powered laser weapons at its disposal, but it's about to get a hell of a lot more.

November 4, 2015

A breakthrough in cloak technology just caught the attention of the Defense Department

Researchers from the University of California-San Diego have created a breakthrough invisibility cloak that has caught the attention of the Defense Department due to its ability to hide objects from the naked eye.

November 4, 2015

Boston Dynamics' robotic dog is going through basic training with the Marine Corps

Google and Boston Dynamics' latest robot is now going through basic training with the US Marine Corps, which recently recruited the robodog for field trials, reports Ars Technica.

November 4, 2015

Techie lawn gear to help with fall cleanups

Summer is a wrap, which means it’s time to start prepping for fall. This gear helps you take care of the leaves in your yard, trim a few branches, and pull out a few stumps. What’s the new trend in lawn maintenance? Even the battery-powered gear is ready for the tougher challenges, and companies are inventing new ways to make the chore a bit easier.

November 4, 2015

Google talks Project Loon: 14 different prototypes, leaks solved by using fluffy socks

It may not come as a surprise to hear balloon technology hasn't moved on much since the 1950s, after all, we've been mostly jetting about in aircraft and spacecraft since then; but that has caused Google a few headaches when it came to developing super balloons for Project Loon, its ambitious plan to bring the Internet to remote spots around the world.

November 4, 2015

Underwater robots function like schools of fish

Robotics may soon be giving sea life a run for their money. European scientists have created small underwater robots that are capable of not only learning individually but also of interacting and exchanging information as a group — a function known as collective cognition, which is akin to schools of fish. Over the past year, 22 videos have been released by the EU-supported CoCoRo project that show the autonomous robots performing various demonstrations underwater as a group, which is the largest underwater robot swarm to date.