Innovation - Page 262

October 22, 2015

Invisible smartphone on the horizon?

Using technologies developed for displays, a Taiwanese company is showing off prototypes of a phone made of glass.

October 22, 2015

Rights group calls for ban on armed ‘killer robots’

The government should ban autonomous, gun-weilding robots before it’s too late, Human Rights Watch is warning.

October 22, 2015

MasterCard launches new credit card with LCD screen, keyboard

MasterCard has introduced a new high-tech credit card -- -- one that looks and functions almost exactly like an ordinary card, save for the integrated display and numerical keypad.

October 22, 2015

You say you want a revolution? Music industry in turmoil -- again

Rocked by pirated MP3s, leveled by Silicon Valley's version of corporate rock (iTunes), and then rankled by copyright wars, the music business has been repeatedly disrupted like no other business. Now it appears more upheavals are on the horizon.

October 22, 2015

8 top gadgets for every personality type

Last-minute holiday shopping bringing you down? The good news is that there's plenty of gadgets out there to suit every personality type, from the health nut to the foodie and the outdoor enthusiast. If you want something new, something cool, and something techie, then look no further.

October 22, 2015

Facebook's first satellite will beam Internet to rural Africa starting in 2016

With the exception of a select few locations, most of Africa is is beyond the range of traditional fixed and mobile terrestrial network connections.

October 22, 2015

India is now home to the world's first airport that runs entirely on solar power

If you thought that globetrotting solar-powered airplane was impressive, wait until you see the solar airport that India just finished building.

October 22, 2015

F-35 fighter jet nails Olympic-worthy 'ski jump' takeoff

When a fighter jet takes off from a runway the same way that a skier launches gracefully off a jump, the result can be surprisingly beautiful

October 22, 2015

Google built a working hoverboard of its own, but scrapped it

Lexus isn't the only company with a hoverboard.

October 22, 2015

MIT's 'cheetah-bot' can now jump over hurdles

MIT researchers' previously shown ‘cheetah-bot,’ a robot that resembles — you guessed it — the fastest land animal on earth, can run up to 10 mph. The robot's latest enhancements, however, have enabled the mechanized feline to jump by leaps and bounds. The machine has been described by MIT as the “the first four-legged robot to run and jump over obstacles autonomously."