Siri's Inventors Are Building a Radical New AI That Does Anything You Ask

08-13-2014 • http://www.wired.com

When Apple announced the iPhone 4S on October 4, 2011, the headlines were not about its speedy A5 chip or improved camera.

Siri's Inventors Are Building a Radical New AI That Does Anything You Ask

08-13-2014 • Wired.com

When Apple announced the iPhone 4S on October 4, 2011, the headlines were not about its speedy A5 chip or improved camera.

Hypersonic Successor to Legendary SR-71 Blackbird Spy Plane Unveiled

08-11-2014 • http://www.wired.com

Lockheed Martin's famed Skunk Works has finally unveiled the long-awaited successor to the SR-71 Blackbird.

Now Polaroid Is Trying To Compete With GoPro

08-12-2014 • http://www.businessinsider.com

Polaroid has a new GoPro competitor called the Polaroid Cube, and you can pre-order the tiny camera today, according to Engadget.

How Bionic Ears Have Changed People's Lives

08-12-2014 • http://www.businessinsider.com

The first time Sarah Churman "heard" her own voice, she was 29 years old. She grinned, laughed, and launched into tears.

HexHog ATV for wheelchair users who want to rough it

08-12-2014 • http://www.gizmag.com

Though electric wheelchairs offer users increased mobility, they don't tend to perform very well in off-road conditions.

Polymer Filter Quickly Makes Water Safe To Drink

08-11-2014 • http://txchnologist.com

It's a thirsty world out there. But with much of the globe's drinking supply unimproved by treatment systems that can remove animal waste, bacteria, viruses, and chemicals, a clean sip of water is too often a luxury.

What It Will Take to Win Google's Million-Dollar Electric Power Prize

08-11-2014 • http://www.wired.com

A PhD in electrical engineering would help.

A Peek Into Life in 'Silicon Forest,' Russia's Hot New Startup Scene

08-10-2014 • http://www.wired.com, By Pete Brook

The town of Akademgorodok, nestled among birch and conifers 3,400 kilometers east of Moscow, is becoming a hub for 21st century Russian innovation and entrepreneurship. You've heard of Silicon Valley. This is Silicon Forest.

Why can't They be All 'Dumb' & Cute like Asimo?

08-09-2014 • http://www.dailypaul.com, by AnCapMercenary

Why can't They be All 'Dumb' & Cute like Asimo? IBM's New NeuroSynaptic-Chip takes DARPA One-Step Closer to SkyNet-Actual!

Self-folding origami robot gets up and walks

08-09-2014 • http://www.cnet.com, by Michelle Starr

When it is connected to a power source, this flat robot folds itself into a 3D shape and starts walking.

Sproutling smart baby monitor learns and predicts baby behavior

08-08-2014 • http://www.gizmag.com

Babies don't come with instruction manuals, so the saying goes.

Researchers Have Made A Computer 'Think' Like A Person

08-08-2014 • http://www.businessinsider.com

IBM's latest brainlike computer chip may not be "smarter than a fifth-grader," but it can simulate millions of the brain's neurons and perform complex tasks using very little energy.

What It's Like To Be Among The First People In The World To Have A Bionic Eye

08-08-2014 • http://www.businessinsider.com

The first glasses in the world, it seems, were created some 700 years ago.

Researchers Can Now Listen To Voices In A Room By Videotaping A Bag Of Chips

08-07-2014 • http://www.businessinsider.com

You know that bag of chips sitting on your kitchen counter? It's "listening" to all the sounds in your room, and if the right visual filming equipment looks at it, other people can hear inside your room, too.

MORGAN STANLEY: Tesla Model X Will Prove Tesla Is No 'One Hit Wonder'

08-07-2014 • http://www.businessinsider.com

Morgan Stanley analyst and big-time Tesla bull Adam Jonas is out with a new research note about the startup's forthcoming Model X SUV.

Technologies To Make You 'Superhuman' Are No Longer Science Fiction

08-03-2014 • http://www.businessinsider.com, Diane Galligan

It's no longer a distant dream or a sci-fi fantasy. The bionic age is here.

Quantum vacuum plasma thruster

08-01-2014 • http://en.wikipedia.org

The quantum vacuum plasma thruster (or Q-thruster) is a deep-space thruster that uses the quantum vacuum fluctuations to propel a spacecraft.

First production ICON A5 amphibian plane unveiled

08-01-2014 • http://www.gizmag.com, By David Szondy

Small amphibians are sort of the hot hatchbacks of the aviation world and one aimed at the beginner pilot is always worth a look see.

Strike Cam lets you get shots of the ones that got away – and that didn't

08-01-2014 • http://www.gizmag.com, By Ben Coxworth

If you're a sport fisherman, then you know the frustration of having a fish strike and reject your lure. What sort of fish was it, and how big was it? Well, the Strike Cam may not help you land such finicky fish, but it can at least answer those ques

Sofista modular sofa changes form based on the needs of a room

08-01-2014 • http://www.gizmag.com, By Dave LeClair

Anyone who has found themselves living in a studio, or any kind of small place, has probably been faced with furniture issues.

Flying Cars Take Flight, Samson Motors And ICON Aircraft...

07-30-2014 • http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com, Brandon Mercer

Flying Cars Take Flight, Samson Motors And ICON Aircraft Likely To Launch In Northern California.

Star Trek's Tricorders Are Almost Here

07-30-2014 • http://www.businessweek.com, Barrett W. Sheridan

Stardate: 2014. As Star Trek nears its 50th anniversary, most of its imagined technologies remain light years away.

Part car, part motorcycle, Polaris Slingshot is the inverted trike every kid dreams of

07-30-2014 • http://www.gizmag.com, By Eric Mack

Take your favorite three-wheeler from childhood, flip it around, give it the power and handling of a motorcycle with the comfort and stability of a car, and the look of something out of a futuristic comic book. The result is the brand new Polaris Sli

Heimplanet's latest inflatable tent withstands 112 mph winds

07-30-2014 • http://www.gizmag.com, By C.C. Weiss

Since launching its Cave tent a few years ago, Heimplanet has been slowly expanding its line of distinctive geodesic inflatables with offerings like the Wedge.

Stable lithium anode may triple battery efficiency

07-30-2014 • http://www.gizmag.com, By Colin Jeffrey

Stanford University researchers claim to have created the first stable pure lithium anode in a working battery by using carbon nanospheres as a protective sheath to guard against degradation.