May 3, 2016 Samsung surprises deaf man when entire neighborhood learns to sign If you’re on the lookout for a heartwarming story today, look no further. Samsung Turkey just released “Hearing Hands,” a video advertising the company’s new call center for people who have hearing impairments, which packs a more emotional punch than most ads.
May 3, 2016 Apple tool could transform how doctors gather your data Apple's new iPhone platform could enable doctors to dramatically increase the amount of health data they can gather on patients, the company says.
May 3, 2016 Why Apple Watch takes Apple into uncharted waters The eagerly anticipated launch of Apple Watch on Monday saw Apple unveil its first new product category since 2010, when the tech giant unleashed the iPad. The jury, however, is still out on whether the smartwatch will be the latest in a long line of Apple successes.
May 3, 2016 Paralyzed woman pilots F-35 fighter jet simulator using mind control It reads like something out of a sci-fi flick, but new technology created by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has recently enabled a paralyzed woman to fly an F-35 fighter jet and a single-engine Cessna in a simulator using only her mind. Speaking in Washington, DC at the recent New America Foundation’s Future of War forum on February 24th, DARPA Director Arati Prabhakar revealed to the crowd that 55 year-old Jan Scheuermann, who has suffered paralysis since 2003 due to a neurodegenerative condition, was able to fly a Joint Strike Fighter simulator without the use of any joystick or handheld device.
May 3, 2016 Apple Watch a must-have? Apps will make it or break it While the Apple Watch’s design and glitzy gold models may get your attention, that doesn't mean it will be another runaway Apple hit.
May 3, 2016 25 robots set to compete in ambitious contest this summer This summer, 25 robots from around the world will go head to head in a competition to test how machines could one day provide assistance after natural or man-made disasters
May 3, 2016 Apple Watch on deck: What to expect from Monday's 'Spring Forward' event It's finally time for Apple Watch. Apple's “Spring Forward” event in San Francisco on Monday is widely expected to be the launch pad for its eagerly anticipated smartwatch.
May 3, 2016 Laser weapon blasts through truck Lockheed Martin, the defense and security technology company, demonstrated the power of its Aadvanced Test High Energy Asset (ATHENA) laser weapon system by blasting a small truck in a recent field test. According to the company, the demonstration was the highest power ever documented by this kind of laser weapon.
May 3, 2016 Virtual doctors treat real patients at remote digital clinics Telemedicine is improving the quality of health care coverage at remote medical clinics throughout the U.S., like the one at Jones Wheat Elementary in Bainbridge, Ga.
May 3, 2016 DARPA taps tech to build sophisticated artificial limbs for wounded veterans Restoring hands, arms, feet, and legs to those wounded in the service of our country should be a national priority…and now, finally, it is, thanks to some very promising technological advances.