At $1,400 a pair, they cost a pretty penny for your last mile commute. Jack Skopinski, a Polish inventor, has recently come out with his latest invention: an electric people mover. Essentially an “off-road” rollerblades, the battery powered device can handle dirt trails as well as regular roads in cities. Each boot is fitted with…
The device will help significantly in locating greenhouse hotspots. Just as military technologies have trickled down for civilian use, NASA’s Jet propulsion Lab’s Open Path Laser Spectrometer (OPLS) which designed a high tech methane detector to detect for gases on Mars has put on a new mantle and is being used here on this blue…
Citing a report from the National Safety Council, NJ lawmaker Pamela Lampitt wants to create and enforce road safety in the state. Although there is absolutely no doubt that using your phone while commuting can be quite dangerous, even if you are walking. In fact, cities have even tried creating dedicated lanes for commuters and…
With Tim back, the decision to sell or to retain full ownership of the company, now rests only with him, its founder. Pandora’s on-demand listening service isn’t the only thing that is prone to change. The company that has pioneered internet radio has now, all of a sudden, has appointed its founder, Tim Westergren, as…
Part of its ‘Mi Ecosystem’ Xiaomi’s Induction Heating Pressure Rice Cooker is affordable and yet sports an ergonomic design. It would seem that Xiaomi wants to not only own the entire smartphone place but also your living room, kitchen if not your entire house. It has forayed into air and water purifiers, home appliances and…
China’s e-wallet mobile market is booming. It’s been growing at 253.69% a year. Wherever there Apple there is Samsung, and vice versa. Apple expects China to be its biggest mobile payment market, so it’s not surprising that its biggest competitor also wants a slice in that market. Having publicly beta tested it for a month,…
A free download for Rift owners, Farlands presents an alien world to explore which features plants, bugs and animals with whom you can develop a relationship with. Now that Oculus Rift has finally a shipping date, a high end virtual reality experience is finally possible for us consumers. To make your Oculus Rift enabled virtual…
Early backers could have the Oculus Rift by March 28. It has been quite a journey for Oculus. Having gone through the rigors of four years of crowdfunding, followed by the release of developer kits, endless hype and as if that was not enough, the acquisition by Facebook, the finish line has finally arrived…
Researchers measure ocean temperature to increase accuracy of long-lead weather predictions. Predicting the weather with a degree of certainty for more than a week in advance has been almost next to impossible, however as the New York Times, a team of researchers have noticed a correlation between a pair of precursors which have typically…
Netflix will soon provide you with the option of selecting the video resolution when streaming HD video for your ISP. A couple of days back when John Legere’s T-Mobile’s CEO, announced the fact that T-Mobile would expand the coverage of YouTube on the company’s Binge On program, he mentioned a rather intriguing fact that…
