We Could Run Our Smart Speakers By Writing Into The Air
A voice activated speaker needs a voice. Except that researchers at the University of Maryland are developing a way to activate the voice activated speaker without a voice.
William Lyttle, The “Mole Man” Who Dug Tunnels Around His London Home
My chemistry teacher called today Mole Day, and while this story doesn't have much chemistry in it, it does have a mole: a Londoner called William Lyttle who dug huge tunnels around his place.
A Statue Of Liberty Stamp That Didn’t Actually Feature The Statue Of Liberty
Today in 2010, the US Postal Service released a new stamp featuring the Statue of Liberty - well, sort of. And that “sort of” ended up being a big and expensive deal.
Cry A Little And You’ll Power The Smart Contact Lenses Of The Future
We have smart glasses already, and soon there could be smart contact lenses powered by a method that might make your eyes water.
How High-Tech Garbage Trucks Can Help Maintain A City
A new project using smart cameras could help keep our neighborhoods in proper working order, and it’s all based around garbage trucks.
Here’s Why There Aren’t B Batteries
Maybe you had to pick up some batteries for some of the presents you bought this month. When it comes to toys, we’ve got AA, AAA, C and D batteries… but not B! Why not?
The Smart Pacifier Is A High-Tech Wearable That Helps Keep Newborns Healthy
Washington State University has developed a high-tech wearable (I guess you call it a wearable?) to make it easier to take care of a very important test for some babies: a smart pacifier.
The Butler In A Box Was A Smart Speaker Before There Were Smart Speakers
You know about the Echo and the Google Home, but do you know about the Butler In A Box? It was a voice-controlled smart home device in the 1980s, and could do many of the same things our smart speakers do today.
The Little Robot That Cleans Up After Your Dog
A startup called Beetl is developing an autonomous device that’s ready to clean up after our dogs on demand, thanks to a large scooper on its underside. If they’re willing to do this job, maybe robots aren’t trying to conquer us after all.
Here’s A Shirt That Can Feel Sound
The Soundshirt, from high-tech fashion company Cute Circuit, has embedded sensors that can sense sound and turn it into vibrations. In other words, it helps deaf people feel music.