The Hiriko, the Basque word for ‘urban’, was originally a MIT concept car that had been in development since 2006, but now a working model of the Hiriko was unveiled a few days ago in Brussels. Consisting of four independent electrical motors – one for each wheel – the car can reach a maximum of 90km/h…
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With many in the tech world touting online learning as one of the main trends for 2012, there’s never been a better time to upskill and improve your C.V. by getting a little bit more technical. Though specialisation is vital in the digital marketing profession because of the diversity and breadth of topics covered (only a select few can excel in all areas), the need to at least understand the layer of code that sits behind a Facebook app…
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If you’ve ever tried dressing up to go outside but wanted to figure out exactly how cold it was without actually stepping outside, you’re in luck. Robb Godshaw has created a haptic weather forecaster called the cyroscope, a aluminium cube that programmed to reflect the temperature of your local area…
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We’ve seen augmented reality being used in numerous different ad campaigns, promoting numberous products and brands such as the National Geographic. However, its use has been superficial at best mainly acting as cutscenes at best and with very little interaction but this project which incorporates publishing breathes new life into what some people perceive as a dying industry…
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We’ve all seen our spam folders get clogged with messages purporting to be from a legitimate sender, and we’re constantly warned to be on the lookout for such scams, lest we get taken in and divulge our credit card details to scammers. But nonetheless such scams still have huge effect on gullible users, as we’ve seen in recent Facebook scams…
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Many of the big tech companies have released their fourth quarter results from 2011 in recent days, and there were a few surprises, with Google missing their targets and Apple reporting mindblowing profits of $13.1 billion,while two of the biggest tech names…
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General Motors (GM) Research and Development challenged students and researchers from the FUTURE Lab at Bezalel Academy of Art and Design in Israel to come up with new years to help rear seat passengers, particularly children, have a batter experience while…
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Five things you need to know (or might not know) about Alan Turing. A mathemitician and Father of computer science, Alan Turing made an immense contribution to the technology industry up to the age of 42, when he died. This year is the centenary of his birth and this post marks the first in a series of celebrations to come throughout the year.
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Youtube today announced an exciting development in their efforts to become a more serious media platform, moving beyond being the first stop for funny homemade videos and music – the Your Film Festival, a competition for aspiring film makers…
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How’s this for a practical use location based social media sites. A design student from the National University of Singapore, Selene Chew, has created a new device that not only allows the blind and partially blind to navigate their environment, but also communicate and find their friends…
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There’s been a lot of gadgets on display at CES 2012, but the device that seems to be getting the most attention online is Samsung’s interactive transparent window. Basically a transparent screen, the window allows you to do check out news feeds, watch videos, check up your Twitter account…
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Harvard University has taken an innovative approach to producing course syllabuses, producing videos of professors speaking in detail about the syllabus for the semester, and uploading them to Vimeo. These videos detail courses available in the Harvard Program in General Education, and include courses such as “Modern Jewish Literature”, “American Food”, “Literature and Education”…
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