by Lee Rickwood
No, hockey pucks will not glow — but they will have data sensors, microchips and GPS locators embedded inside them. So, too, the players’ shoulder pads. If only we can keep the clock out of baseball.
by Lee Rickwood
The WeatherBug mobile app gives an eye-opening view of what we are breathing, including real-time graphic representations of the many kinds of particulate matter that’s floating all around us.
By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla
Microsoft needs to get as many people using their products and services as possible. It wants to be indispensable for when the time comes to move beyond PCs and mobile devices and towards the Internet of Things (IoT).
by Lee Rickwood
Social media and e-commerce continue to drive much of the beauty industry’s sales online, and AI-enabled apps like those developed by Modiface recreate the valuable in-store experience of working with a makeup stylist or beautician.
by Lee Rickwood
The idea that digital technology can increase a gallery-goer’s access to and engagement with art is a popular and powerful one, yet it’s still controversial and contested at the same time.
by Lee Rickwood
Whether it’s augmented and virtual reality, wearables or a transformed in-store experience, retail leaders agree that the pace of change will only accelerate in 2017.
by Lee Rickwood
Not all of the gadgets they will describe during a week of shows next week are available for purchase right now; some are more like inspirational ideas and teasers to the shape of tech things to come. Some are designed by major manufacturers to address real world problems; some are just fun ideas from imaginative inventors.
by Lee Rickwood
It’s not only gaming and entertainment, of course: corporate applications like team-building and VR white-boarding; lifestyle activities including low-impact fitness and relaxation exercises; academic education and training, and more.