Last July, Dr. Harald Haas of the University of Edinburgh School of Engineering gave a TED Talk about what he called Light Fidelity, or LiFi. Haas said that the new technology, still in its infant stage, would revolutionize communications, replacing broadband-based WiFi with ultra-high speed over-the-air data transmission through LED lights. This wasn’t just a […]
With the discovery of the Higgs boson at CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research, in French) earlier this week, it’s about time you learned a little bit more about particle physics, isn’t it? Before you go celebrating with a bottle of champagne, in the style of physicists currently celebrating all over the globe, here’s […]
Last week, I wrote up a list of what mobile operating systems I’m considering to replace my current one. My end result was Android, as its the most webOS-like solution for now. I noted that today’s World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) might change things vis-à-vis iOS and boy, did it. Just not in the way […]
Crowdsourcing invention incubator Quirky, partnering up with GE Garages, sets out to solve the age-old dilemma of sour milk. Last month, they asked the Quirky community to take a regular product most people use daily and suggest a way to improve it. Stephanie Burns of San Diego won, with her suggestion for a smart milk […]
Another week, another trade show. This time it’s the Computex 2012 show. It’s always interesting to look at the trends in what’s being reported at such events, and this year I’m seeing one big, yet unsurprising trend — touch. In the last few years, heavy tablet adoption on top of years of touchscreen smartphone […]
Reuters provided this story late last week about one scientist in St. Louis who is coming up with a way to turn feces into fuel. This could be a huge breakthrough, both in finding a sustainable, renewable alternative fuel and in dealing with the problem of human waste as Earth’s population continues to spiral out […]
I had the distinct pleasure to attend TechCrunch’s Disrupt expo this past Monday in New York City, where many startup companies exhibited their products for various news outlets, potential investors, and their peers. While Disrupt NYC had many different startups, as well as live blogged discussions, I focused on the Israeli startups, all located in […]
I’m sorry I dumped you for a Virgin. They seemed so exciting at the time, but now I know the truth. I need a more experienced partner. Since we broke up, I’ve done a lot of thinking. I realize now that I focused on all the negative things, and I ignored all the positive contributions […]
Car shoppers are about to see the first real effort by automakers to sell the latest technologies with their vehicles. Until now, car companies offered in-dash GPS systems (often with less functionality than stand-alone counterparts that cost one-tenth of the price), rear-view cameras that switch on when you put the vehicle in reverse. Both Ford […]
Last week, Yoni Gross wrote an article comparing four different storage cloud vendors, including the long-awaited Google Drive. All of them have their strengths and weaknesses, with their own devoted followers. Personally, I’ve been using Dropbox for several years. I started with the free 2 GB, and through referrals and the doubling of the referral bonus, […]
