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The effectiveness of crowdsourcing was called into question after a wildly successful Indiegogo campaign from the Russian company Healbe. The company claimed to be developing a calorie tracker called GoBe, that doesn’t need the entry of any data—it simply analyzes cells in the body to measure sleep, heart rate, and food intake. Then, it delivers…
Running low on space? This is an issue that every homeowner has run into at one point. The desperation only grows stronger if one does not have an attic or garage, or neither for that matter. Even after stuffing suitcases under your bed and successfully fitting a bicycle in your closet, you still could use…
Tinkering with a wildly successful formula can either result in further success or complete disaster, and whether or not someone wants to take that bet depends on whether or not they’re an insane risk taker. Apparently the higher ups of Netflix are gamblers, because the desire for profit overcame caution and the number one TV…
Internet Explorer is infamous for being allegedly slower than every other browser, at least according to the memesphere. But, even after a huge deal of PR and relabeling, this big name browser has been struck with more misfortune. Apparently, this bug is built in to as early as version 6 of Explorer, and all the…
Portal, recipient of several awards, such as Best Game Design, Innovative Award, and Game of the Year at the 2008 Game Developer’s Choice Awards, is the first first-person puzzle action adventure video game in which a test subject, our protagonist, Chell, awakens to instructions and warnings from GLaDOS, an artificially intelligent research assistant and disk-operating…
Wondering what happened to r/technology? Perhaps you are one of the many users who have been scanning the home page of reddit, trying to find the subthread among the main topics displayed on the front page. Where did r/technology go? The thread has been demoted, apparently. The moderators of r/technology, apparently, are no longer worthy…
Rats. Indiana Jones hates them. They turn out to be NOT such great little companions if you live in the Harry Potter universe. And they helped spread the Black Plague. Or did they? With a burial site of plague victims unearthed and scientists looking a little closer at the bones, it seems the rats and…
Sometimes an idea is too good to waste, but sometimes good ideas DO go wasted. Here are a few tech-savvy ideas that just didn’t make their way to the masses. Monorail Many people only know about monorails when they’re talking about the monorails at theme parks like Walt Disney World. This is unfortunate, as monorails…
Some technological innovations are particularly suited to certain businesses. Buying a car has become very much an online practice and online gambling has become prevalent, but the focus of this article will be how the net has revolutionised buying a house. Many people endlessly view houses via apps on their phones, so much so that…
Back when touchscreens first out, I constantly overheard my friends complaining about them; saying how annoying, unreliable, and frustrating they were. Some even swore they would never buy a phone with a touchscreen again. Seven years later, smartphones have mostly replaced the dumb ones, and I couldn’t pay any of those friends to go back…
The Walt Disney World resort near Orlando, Florida has made great strides in incorporating technology into its flagship theme parks, including the Magic Kingdom and Epcot. This new technology will change the way guests ride rides, pay for purchases, and even get into their hotel rooms. For technology-focused guests, it provides cool gadgets that visitors…
Effective on Monday, Yahoo officially has a new chief information security officer. Alex Stamos, founder of TrustyCon, has been selected to head the internet giant’s security operations. The move will not be without controversy, especially after unnamed sources have characterized TrustyCon as a “protest” against the RSA USA conference. Stamos speaking at TrustyCon, via CnetIn the…
“A master key to the internet” might sound at first like a trite plot device from a 2000s B-movie, or like something an out-of-touch congressman might reference at a net neutrality hearing. But the ICANN (Internet Corporation for Associated Names and Numbers) actually does have a key to the Internet. Or rather, it has twenty-one…
Forget your Youtubes of dogs and cats that sometimes sound like they’re people, elephants can talk and sometimes, they’re talking about us! And not necessarily in the good way. Elephants Have A Word For Humans When people think of the way that animals communicate, we usually boil it down to body language and a few…
Strong user verification has become a linchpin of internet operations in recent years, and for very important reasons. With more and more information—professional and personal—stored in the cloud alongside countless digital libraries containing games, books, albums and software, and online banking in the ascendancy, the risk of theft or other relevant kinds of fraud has…