Innovation - Page 255

November 3, 2015

Lockheed Martin just cleared a key hurdle in the construction of its futuristic 'Space Fence'

After a rigorous three-day demonstration and testing review, the United States Air Force just officially signed off on Lockheed Martin's revolutionary space debris surveillance system, the Space Fence.

November 3, 2015

Flickr wants to put you inside VR photos

Looking at photos on our flat, rectangular screens may one day seem as antiquated as flipping through printed scrapbooks, or at least it will if Flickr's latest project works out.

November 3, 2015

Fossil Finder lets armchair archaeologists search for dinosaur bones in Africa

Researchers at Turkana Basin Institute in Kenya and the University of Bradford, UK want to find bones in Africa's Turkana Basin, and they're turning to drones and citizen science to help do it.

November 3, 2015

Watch Sony's new plane-shaped drone tear through the sky

Remember the airplane-shaped drone Sony announced last month?

November 3, 2015

Wacky 'human torch drone' lights up the night sky in 'Fantastic Four' PR stunt

In a wacky PR stunt that may end up proving to be more entertaining than the movie it's promoting, a "human torch drone" was launched into the skies over Long Island one recent summer evening for a video to highlight the new "Fantastic Four" flick, which hits theaters on Friday.

November 3, 2015

Latest iPod Touch packs more power inside

Apple's $199 iPod touch just got a tune-up, bringing some of the features of its music player in line with the iPhone 6 and giving it a processor that can meet the demands of future software.

November 3, 2015

This guy built a walking chariot that's powered by a 20-volt cordless drill

The DIY community definitely has no shortage of weird and wacky personal transportation devices, and this one from Izzy Swan of Think Woodworks is one of the best we've seen in months.

November 3, 2015

Robot grocery store gives high-tech upgrade to food shopping

No more long lines at the grocery store - the future of food shopping is getting a high-tech upgrade.

November 3, 2015

Google set to battle Apple with new Android Pay

Google started the mobile payments movement with a bang back in 2011 with Google Wallet.

November 3, 2015

Waffle House partners with crowdsourced shipping app Roadie

Waffle House is not expected to turn the restaurant chain’s well over 1,500 locations into post offices.