Why are these trends important to you? If you’re going to spend hours and hours writing your blog or maybe spend time designing your own graphics, catching these trends early may help you stand apart visually from the competition.

Continue reading… “Top 16 web and graphic design trends for 2016”

According to a report from Imperial College London, dates in the near future may not look like they do today. The typical coffee shop date may eventually be replaced by a virtual reality date in your own living room.

Continue reading… “Dating and relationships in 2040”

OpenAI, a non-profit artificial intelligence research company started by both Elon Musk and Reid Hoffman, is the newest project aimed at advancing our world of AI. One of the hopes of this project is to help empower humanity and push it beyond its limits.

Continue reading… “Why Elon Musk funds smart machines”

In order to regulate the surge of rogue drone flights, the Federal Aviation Administration task force will be submitting recommendations to register drone operators. Concerns for safety and security are a few of the reasons for the recommendations.

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Connecticut teenager, Austin Haughwout, created global stir recently when he first posted a video of his homemade drone firing a handgun. He latest video shows his flamethrower drone.

Continue reading… “Teenager creates drone-mounted flamethrower”

According to an application published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Google’s looking at a new way to draw blood. This will help diabetes patients measure glucose levels without ever using a single needle.

Continue reading… “Google’s pursuing ‘needle-free blood draw’”

This telepresence robot, a device that has a monitor attached to a Segway, can be used to help the disabled freely roam about. A team of researchers from Italy and Switzerland have created this robot to be controlled by your brain.

Continue reading… “Telepresence robot helps people with disabilities by use of their minds”

As the elderly population grows, alarms are being raised at how society is going to help contribute to their care. Dr. Naira Hovakimyan’s solution to this problem is drones.

Continue reading… “Number of robotic health aides increase as aging population grows”

One of the country’s biggest cable companies, Cox Communications, released a manifesto against cord cutting. Within that was an interesting statistic about how many people are actually watching live TV.

Continue reading… “Only 28% of consumers actually watch live TV”

Ralph Liedert is pushing forward with air-conditioning for people’s garments. Unlike the cooling vests that already exist today, this one would be based on microfluidics, which would  immensely reduce the bulky build and make it much more comfortable to wear.

Continue reading… “Chill out with this sweet design for a cooling vest”

The much anticipated Oculus Rift is set to make its appearance in early 2016. Some of the top tech companies such as Google, Samsung, Sony, and Microsoft are all creating their own VR based systems, but they are keeping their release dates a bit more concealed for the time being.

Continue reading… “7 future virtual reality use cases”

Are you tracking your sleep with a sleep monitor or wristband? What about using a smartphone app that helps relieve insomnia? If you are, you are part of the growing number of people trying to improve their sleep through technology.

Continue reading… “Is sleep technology actually improving sleep?”