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Brain implant could restore vision lost to glaucoma, macular degeneration

Brain implant could restore vision lost to glaucoma, macular degeneration

June 9, 2013 4:10 pm by | 0 Comments

This might be obvious by this point, but our world is looking more like the Star Trek universe every day. Researchers atAustralia’sMonash University are working ona brain implant that could ... Read more
Take a pill, log in online automatically

Take a pill, log in online automatically

May 31, 2013 1:22 pm by | 0 Comments

The password, as we know it, isn’t the most effective or user-friendly way to secure our information. Not only are the good ones tough to create and remember, but there’s ... Read more
Using brainwaves to create 3D objects? It’s not science fiction, it’s just science

Using brainwaves to create 3D objects? It’s not science fiction, it’s just science

May 27, 2013 10:20 am by | 0 Comments

One of the big problems with 3D printing is that whileprintingobjects is easy, designing them is often really tough. 3D design software is oftenviciouslydifficult to create with, even if you ... Read more
5 ways hospitals can use robots – once the prices come down

5 ways hospitals can use robots – once the prices come down

May 15, 2013 4:13 pm by | 0 Comments

If you’ve been waiting for the day when robot doctors will cut you open, monitor you recovery, and keep you company in your hospital room, you won’t have to wait ... Read more
Staples wants to sell you your first 3D printer

Staples wants to sell you your first 3D printer

May 3, 2013 11:13 am by | 0 Comments

What does it mean when the world’s largest office products company starts selling 3D printers? It means that 3D printing has finally hit the big time. Staples announced its ... Read more
Google Glass is creepy, but augmented reality doesn’t have to be

Google Glass is creepy, but augmented reality doesn’t have to be

May 2, 2013 3:37 pm by | 0 Comments

While Google Glass seems doomed to the world of the creepy, augmented reality glasses themselves don’t have to be. This is clear judging from devices like Epson’s Moverio BT-100, a ... Read more
How 3D body scanning will help you find a suit that actually fits

How 3D body scanning will help you find a suit that actually fits

May 2, 2013 10:39 am by | 0 Comments

Carlos Solorio, the co-founder of Tailor Truck parent company Arden Reed, says that this is a use case that 3D scanning was made for. ’3D scanning gives us accurate measurements ... Read more
Of course hackers have already cracked Google Glass ’ Google wanted them to

Of course hackers have already cracked Google Glass ’ Google wanted them to

April 27, 2013 12:03 pm by | 0 Comments

Google Glass may only be in the hands of a few people, but some of those few people have already found a way to crack it. Jay Freeman, a hacker ... Read more
Chris Dixon and Andreessen Horowitz invest $30M in 3D printing marketplace Shapeways

Chris Dixon and Andreessen Horowitz invest $30M in 3D printing marketplace Shapeways

April 23, 2013 9:07 am by | 0 Comments

When Chris Dixon joined Andreessen Horowitz late last year, few would have thought his first investment would be in a 3D printing company of allthings. Months later that’s exactly what’s ... Read more
Apple keeps recordings of Siri queries for two years

Apple keeps recordings of Siri queries for two years

April 21, 2013 10:54 am by | 17 Comments

You may not remember that time you jokingly asked Siri how to bury a body, but Apple sure does. Apple holds on to Siri queries for up totwoyears after they’re ... Read more
Report: Bing delivers five times more malicious sites in search results than Google

Report: Bing delivers five times more malicious sites in search results than Google

April 13, 2013 2:41 pm by | 1 Comments

Malicious search results are a constant problem for search engines, and Google is a whole lot better at filtering them out than Bing, so says a report from German research ... Read more
Mark Zuckerberg hires lobbyists to win immigration reform changes

Mark Zuckerberg hires lobbyists to win immigration reform changes

March 30, 2013 10:32 am by | 0 Comments

Mark Zuckerberg:Billionaire, social network tycoon, and now, activist. Last week the SanFranciscoChronicle reportedthat the Facebook CEO wasplanninghis own advocacy group, and now a new report from Politco says the group ... Read more
FindTheBest raises $11M to build comparison shopping for everything

FindTheBest raises $11M to build comparison shopping for everything

March 5, 2013 4:59 pm by | 0 Comments

FindTheBest offers visitors data-driven comparisons across hundreds of topics, products, and device categories, including colleges, health insurance, and payroll software. ... Read more
Why copyright law won’t be able to keep up with the crazy world of 3D printing

Why copyright law won’t be able to keep up with the crazy world of 3D printing

March 2, 2013 10:32 am by | 3 Comments

If you’re trying to understand how existing intellectualpropertylaw applies to 3D printing, let me save you some time: It’s a complete mess.

From top to bottom, 3D printing raises more legal ... Read more

WobbleWorks builds $75 3D-printing pen

WobbleWorks builds $75 3D-printing pen

February 19, 2013 3:03 pm by | 0 Comments

What do you get when you tear the extrusion head out of a 3D printer and cram it into a pen? Not only something quite amazing, but something quite cheap ... Read more