The Conran design firm was recently asked to re-imagine an everyday item by BBC Future. Its designers picked the digital camera, and the resulting concept certainly is different. The Conran... Read more
You get the sense that it might be something entirely new that changes the game New smartphones and tablets always create a stir. But let’s be honest: most of them are relatively minor updat... Read more
“The impact of GapSense is huge in my opinion” The explosive popularity of wireless devices—from WiFi laptops to Bluetooth headsets to ZigBee sensor nodes—is increasingly cloggin... Read more
Many of the first apps for Google Glass will be about consuming and sharing content on the go. But what if Google Glass could unlock control over the world of the Internet of Things both ins... Read more
EPFL scientists have developed a tiny, portable personal blood testing laboratory that sends data through mobile phone network Humans are veritable chemical factories – we manufacture... Read more
Imagine if you could treat pain the same way you treat a cut: throw a bandage on it and let it heal. Thimble Bioelectronics is working on a patch based on Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Sti... Read more
Fujitsu has demoed a new way to type on a phone or tablet at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. A prototype virtual keyboard allows users to type on any surface, with the mobile device’... Read more
Little things get lost — a lot. And in this world of miniaturization, there are ever more little things. For a few years now, companies have been providing wireless “leashes” tha... Read more
It may sound a little sketchy, but it’s an idea that many researchers, including a team at Georgia Tech, have been exploring for years. We’re surrounded by electromagnetic fields... Read more
There are plenty of other electric options out there, albeit ones that aren’t quite as sleek. The concept e-bike, called the NCycle, has everything a cyclist could dream about: a holographic... Read more
Wondering if that electrical wall outlet is properly insulated? Want to see if there’s a person standing in that dark alley? Well, perhaps what you need is a thermal imaging system for your... Read more
The three products–SCOUT, ScanaFlo, and ScanaFlu–will all be released by the end of 2013. No more searching the medicine cabinet for the thermometer or being worried that your bl... Read more