Category Archives: Technology



Net neutrality debate rolls on in Europe

The European Union is considering rules in response allegations that ISPs are deliberately blocking certain services. But any action will effectively be net-neutrality lite: officials say they won’t block discrimination based on speed. According to the EU, the strictest definition of net neutrality — that all legal traffic is treated equally — isn’t suitable for practical […]

Man Walks Again After 20 Years in a Wheelchair

Thanks to the ReWalk mobility solution, people with severe walking impairments can now walk, sit down, and even ascend/descent stairs again. These robotic legs have an autonomy of 8 hours and are currently priced at $150,000. They may be extremely pricey for now, but as with all new technologies, I’m sure their price will go […]



Got Some Extra $$ and Need a New Toilet? [Video]

Kohler is not playing around. Toilets are serious business, and golden throne jokes aside, the company’s new Numi model–a high-tech bidet–was designed for royalty. Equipped with heated seat and foot warmer, a sound system and various water temperature and spray pattern controls, there aren’t really many things the Numi bidet can’t do. If it’s self-cleaning, […]

Use Your Mind to Dial the Phone

In yet another thought-controlled technology breakthrough, researchers from the University of California in San Diego have developed a Bluetooth device that allows the wearer to dial a phone by concentrating on the numbers they would normally just input manually. The days of the old-fashioned “actually touch the phone” method of dialing are not gone, however. It’s […]

Nordic nations turn tech to cash

For the second year running, Sweden and Singapore have been ranked as doing the best job of using technology to boost their economies. The list is dominated by Nordic countries: Sweden ranked highest, with Finland (third), Denmark (seventh) and Norway (ninth) who also ranked highly. The rest of the top ten includes Asian nations Singapore, […]

Wanna Be an Astronaut? Apply Today!

Dear Richard Branson: choose me. The day has finally come for a select few of us to realize our lifelong dream of being an astronaut. More specifically, the dream of being a Pilot-Astronaut for Virgin Galactic’s commercial spaceflight program. The company has posted the listing for “Pilot-Astronauts” on their careers page, which makes it a […]

New Myndplay System: Control the Movie with Your Emotions [Video]

A new interactive system called Myndplay launches today, a development in media technology that allows the viewer to control key plot points in a film via brain wave activity. A headset equipped with electroencephalogram (EEG) sensors translates the brain’s electrical activity patterns into basic emotional responses, then uses these readings to control the options available […]