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(image: pocketlint) The "internet of things" is on a massive growth spurt. Until recently the "internet of things" has mostly centered around your smartphone as the hub and the controller for whatever brain you have at the center of your "things". Yesterday we brought you the story of the Nucano Smart Door Chime, [...]
PowerUp 3.0, "turns your self-made paper airplane into a smartphone-controlled flying machine." Fold it, attache the engine, link it to your phone, and fly it.
We love to call it slacktivism but companies like Tom's shoes have made it so easy to give back just by purchasing their product. Now we've learned that Gripcase, the company that makes the iPad case our 6 year old ISTE correspondent loved, has applied the same model to their line of iPad cases for [...]
There are a ton of smart things out there. The internet of things knows no bounds. The major drawback, however, to the internet of things is the autonomy of each smart device. You have a smart thermostat, fan, and lights, but you need to open a different app for each one. What if there was [...]
We're on the ground at the 2014 International CES bringing you Tech Faster. Monday was press day and we saw a whole lot of new technology. One of the coolest was during LG's press event. LG is in a heated war with their fellow Korean rival Samsung across multiple lines of consumer electronics. On Monday [...]
When UHD TV or 4K was originally announced and started to show up at CES two years ago the pricetags were insane. Samsung even unveiled a 110 inch UHD (4K) TV that cost more than some homes at $100,000. Like all other technology, the world waited. Now Sceptre has made 4K attainable with their new [...]
With the explosion of "the internet of things" we've seen so many different fitness trackers. We've seen wristbands for tennis players, joggers, baseball players and golfers. We've seen earbuds that act as fitness trackers and even devices that will track your swimming. Now, two entrepreneurs in Rhode Island, Daniel Xavier and Kyle McQueeney have taken [...]
As hard as it is to do sometimes, there are times and places that we have to put our phones on silent. Though necessary, leaving your phone on silent for a long time can be a real pain, causing you to miss calls and notifications. To fight this, you can either be glued to your [...]
Got Your 6, an organization that unites the entertainment industry with top veteran-focused nonprofit organizations held an event at Google's New York Headquarters on Friday. At that event, several technology leaders, including Google, made the case for hiring vets in the tech sector. "130,000 soldiers will leave the army every year," said Brig. Gen. David [...]
The internet of things is in the news everyday. Wearable technology is right there next to it. Right now though, when most people think wearable tech they think wrist bands, watches and other accessory type sensors. Only a few companies have tried to make truly wearable technology. Adidas has a wearable tech shirt out that [...]
On Monday April 7th, StoreDot unveiled a new super fast charging battery. At the Microsoft Think Next conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, "StoreDot demonstrated the prototype of its ultra-fast-charge battery for the first time. Incredibly, this means smartphone users will be able to charge their phones in less time than StoreDot needs to explain how this cutting-edge technology works."
Late last year, we told you a little bit about the YotaPhone from the Russian company, Yota Devices. This year, at Mobile World Congress, the company revealed the second generation of the YotaPhone
The brightup system connects your lamps with your smartphone through plugs that work like an adaptor. The system can be used and controlled through the brightup app with any iPhone, Android or Windows smartphone. The smartphone works as a kind of remote control. The desired moods and settings only have to be programmed once and from then on, everything works automatically and the smartphone is no longer needed – the system adapts the lighting to the adjustments previously programmed.
User feedback is a great tool for any business. However, online companies have a hard time getting this feedback. That said, we just came across a new company that makes it incredibly easy to get user feedback: GetSmily. We had a chance to ask the team a few questions about their new software: GetSmily [...]
App Spirometer Sandpiper I.S Whether you're an athlete, musician, asthmatic or just like keeping up with your health there are several devices out there that can do that. Most devices cater to your heart, your pulse, and your activity. That's great! But there's no device out there now that helps you keep up with your [...]
Orkut Closing If you're saying to yourself right now, "what in the world is Orkut", that's exactly why Google is shutting down it's first foray into the social networking space. Orkut was actually released 10 years ago, during the heyday of Myspace and before Facebook was available to everyone in the world. The social network [...]
A Japanese company may have developed the rechargeable battery that everyone has been waiting for. For years the Lithium Ion battery has powered today's smartphones and tablets, but lately electric car manufacturers have relied on Lithium Ion batteries to power their vehicles. These batteries are often big, bulky and take a while to charge. Gizmag [...]
The SXSW accelerator is one of the most popular attractions at the SXSW interactive festival in Austin Texas. In years past some of the bigger high growth potential companies, like Siri, have been featured at the SXSW accelerator. This year was no different except where normally we hear about social local mobile apps and reward [...]
We have smartphones, smart watches, Google Glass, Fitbits, but the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS wants to usher in the next wave of smart products as early as next year. The Fraunhofer Institute's FitnessSHIRT measures and tracks vital signs and physiological signals
Griffin's app controlled helicopters have been a big hit over the past two years. They have a normal helicopter which is powered by an Android or iOS app and then they also have one that fires missiles. Now they've turned that remote control technology over to an app powered Moto TC Rally Car. I actually [...]
