4 ways to incorporate technology into your weight loss plan
In truth, you only need to consume fewer calories than you burn each day to lose excess weight, but if it were that easy, people wouldn’t be buying dietary...
Visually impaired people move safely at the airport with this app and suitcase aid
A smart suitcase, called BBeep, and a way-finding smartphone app can help people with visual disabilities navigate airport terminals safely and independently, report researchers.
The rolling suitcase sounds alarms when...
How to bring your home into the 21st century
The rate at which technology is advancing has become astounding, with new breakthroughs occurring almost every day. Every industry has been impacted by the onslaught of advancements, including medicine,...
A bike lock that makes thieves vomit
It's not figurative speaking, we are talking about inducing real vomit to burglars.
The SkunkLock is designed to look and feel like a normal U-Lock, however it is filled with...
The mother of all 4K TVs: 262 inches and more than half a million...
This great TV is a C Seed 262, the 262-inch 4K model from C Seed, a manufacturer of this type of outdoor screens and total luxury for the homes...
‘Phyjama’, the sleeping wearable
Scientists expect that in the future, electronically active garments containing unobtrusive, portable devices for monitoring heart rate and respiratory rhythm during sleep, for example, will prove clinically useful in...
Smart watches market does not run, and things could go worse
The consulting company eMarketer had long ago, so much confidence in smart watches as many other companies, analysts and media. These devices have been losing strength with the passage...
New techniques allow greater control of smartwatches
Smartwatches aren't the easiest things to control, with their small screens and owner't bulky fingers. Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have invented new ways to interact that provide a...
Is Alexa spying on her owners at all times?
Alexa, the smart assistant of Amazon for months has implemented an aggressive positioning strategy, with the intention of expanding its presence to almost any platform that can support it,...
Beat the heat and protect yourself – and your plants – with the latest...
Greenhouses have long been used to facilitate the growth of plants, particularly during the harsher winter season. Greenhouses have always served an invaluable purpose, making sure that our precious...
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‘Phyjama’, the sleeping wearable
Scientists expect that in the future, electronically active garments containing unobtrusive, portable devices for monitoring heart rate and respiratory rhythm during sleep, for example,...
France warns that the EU will not authorise Facebook crypto currency
The French Finance Minister, Bruno Le Maire, warned on Thursday that the European Union (EU) will not authorise the crypto currency Facebook wants to...
More than twenty Android apps have been affected by a malware called Joker
New malware has circumvented the security of the Google Play Store and infected more than 20 applications with more than thousands of downloads worldwide.
On...
A little competition improves the results of your exercise
Wearables might not offer enough motivation to get your daily steps, but a little competition might work.
Researchers combined behavioral insights, gaming elements such as...
Seating position and movements predict a eSports player’s skill level in 77% of cases
A group of scientists from Skoltech's Computational and Data-Intensive Science and Engineering Center (CDISE) won the Best Paper Award at the prestigious 5th IEEE...
How friction causes static electricity?
A new model shows how rubbing two objects together creates static electricity, the answer to a mystery that has confounded scientists for more than...
Risks and advantages of raising chickens in your backyard
When it comes to backyard poultry farming, there are some basic do’s and don’ts for keeping both you and your animals safe.
Backyard poultry farming...