Augmented reality is proving to be a useful tool for learning. A new app called Music Everywhere can teach you how to play the keyboard through AR—and it can be downloaded from the Microsoft Store for free. Co-founded at Carnegie Mellon’s ETC with Seth Glickman, Fu Yen Hsiao and Byunghwan Lee, the software provides such an effective solution...
The CLOi line of robots from LG will soon be assisting humans at hotels, airports and shopping malls.
Developed to coincide with the 2018 Winter Olympics, the LG CLOi robots each boast a barrel-shaped body and a circular interface display. The new line, with an eye towards high-end markets, includes the Serving Robot, which can deliver...
'You may have heard of cat cafes, where cat lovers can enjoy a cup of coffee and cuddles, but there's a new kind of business opening in Oregon, USA that's perfect for dog people. Fido's Tap House is calling itself the "world's first dog tap house." It combines a craft beer room with a dog rescue. Owner and founder Scott Porter said he came up...
A new legal opinion opens the door for the city of San Diego to join a transportation trend sweeping the region that allows people to use smartphones to rent bikes for short trips and then leave them anywhere that’s convenient. San Diego has an exclusive deal through 2023 with bike-sharing provider DecoBike, whose business model requires...
If you're shopping at Costco, you're already planning on stocking up, so why not go all out? For just $999.99, the warehouse club offers a one-year "emergency food kit" that can get you through a mild apocalypse. The 6,200-serving kit from the brand Nutristore promises to provide "1,200 calories per day on average" with a 25-year shelf life...
the NYC Department of Transportation is launching a two-year citywide pilot to designate about 300 parking spaces in municipal parking facilities and 300 parking spaces on-street in select neighborhoods exclusively for the use of carshare companies.
Carsharing is a service that gives members access to an automobile for short-term use ―...
Six Flags Great Adventure and its partner KDC Solar announced that they are make the New Jersey, USA property the world’s first solar-powered theme park. The 23.5-megawatt solar project will include solar carports over select parking lots and 40 acres of ground-mounted solar panels. Once operational, this project will be the largest net metered...
Most folks don't know much about art, but do know what they like. Auction firm Sotheby's has embraced that idea with its acquisition of Thread Genius, a company that uses AI to find art based on images of paintings, watches, furniture and other items. Sotheby's said it will marry the tech with data it already stores to help clients find objects...
AR hardware company Vuzix designed a pair of smart sunglasses that are compatible with Amazon’s Alexa. The Vuzix Blade AR glasses were showcased this week at CES. A wearer can ask Alexa for information and have it displayed on the glasses using the augmented reality technology. For example, when the wearer asks for Alexa, they will see a green...
According to Mercedes, this is the company's new vision of urban mobility: The smart vision EQ fortwo provides a new vision of urban mobility and individualised, highly flexible, totally efficient local public transport. The smart vision EQ fortwo is a cool two-seater and, like all smart models, scores with a maximum of room in a minimum of...