Innovation - Page 275

October 21, 2015

Tim Cook calls Apple Watch ‘profound,’ though it’ll require daily charging

Though there was talk earlier in the year that Apple was trying to design its smartwatch so it could run for four days on a single charge, CEO Tim Cook revealed Monday that it's likely to require daily charging. 

October 21, 2015

Tablets finally mature

When the main improvement in a high-tech gadget is that it's faster and thinner, you know the product category has matured. Such is the case with tablets, as evidenced by Apple iPad updates this week.

October 21, 2015

How to turn your smartphone into a cosmic-ray detector

Want to study high-energy particles streaming through the cosmos at nearly the speed of light? There's an app for that

October 21, 2015

Smartphone breathalyzers: Tech that takes your breath away

It's not only Olympic superstars who misjudge their alcohol consumption.

October 21, 2015

Pavlok, the wristband that uses electric shock to break your bad habits, is now on Indiegogo

Pavlok, a wearable device that promises to help you kick your bad habits by administering small electric shocks, has just launched an Indiegogo campaign to raise funding for production.

October 21, 2015

How ‘Big Data’ could help TV networks make better shows

The fall TV season has started with a big bang. Returning shows like “Law & Order: SVU” and “Person of Interest” already have a large audience ready for another season. But new shows like “Gracepoint” on FOX or “Scorpion” on CBS, have a tough road ahead. They need to become big hits right away, or they could wind up getting the ax.

October 21, 2015

Restaurant taps innovative table technology

At Just Desserts and Coffee House in Tucson, Arizona, innovation is making a table so smart it could be the new face of the service industry.

October 21, 2015

NASA developing automatic traffic management system for drones

NASA is working on an air traffic control system for drones to help bring order to potentially chaotic skies. However, instead of controllers communicating with drone operators, the system uses carefully designed algorithms to automatically control flights. 

October 21, 2015

Seoul citizens using water power to charge their handsets outdoors

If you find yourself sauntering around Seoul anytime soon and your handset's running out of juice, head to downtown's main waterway and you'll soon have those battery bars showing again. 

October 21, 2015

Northrop Grumman unveils concept for XS-1 military space plane

The world is starting to get a better idea of what the U.S. military's proposed new space plane might look like.