Innovation & Tools
Why Do American Hi-Tech Giants Need British Artificial Intelligence? - 02/09/2016
The US technology giants such as Apple and the Microsoft began to buy up British start-ups involved in the creation of artificial intelligence (AI). What is the reason? The passion for innovation, or preparation for a new arms race? It seems that Foggy Albion will soon become a conflux of innovations related to artificial intelligence. Unless, of course, American counterparts do not buy all it up...
Solar Energy to Help British Intelligence - 02/04/2016
UK Ministry of Defence will purchase two UAVs equipped with solar panels from Airbus Defence and Space. We are talking about drones Zephyr, which keep the watch at an altitude of 20 km during two weeks. According to Minister of Defense Michael Fallon speaking during a briefing, his department intends to conclude a contract with Airbus Defence and Space for the supply of two new UAVs Zephyr 8....
Google Is Developing Its Own Virtual Reality Headset - 01/29/2016
It looks like the cardboard VR-headset Google Cardboard is not the only project that connects the search giant with the world of virtual reality. Of course, the corporation’s management closely monitors the changes in the global trend, and when the public is particularly agitated by future releases of headsets like Oculus Rift, Vive and PlayStation VR, it is impossible to remain on the sidelines,...
Lumia Brand Goes Under 'Surface' - 01/25/2016
Next month, Microsoft will present perhaps the last Windows-based smartphone branded Lumia, reports WindowsCentral. Announcement of Lumia 650 model, focused on business users, is scheduled for February 1. February 1, Microsoft will present perhaps the last smartphone coming under Lumia brand - new Lumia 650. In the conference Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona in late February, Microsoft is...
Death of Private Transport: What Will Future Cars Be Like? - 01/18/2016
Autonomous vehicles have long been part of our reality. However, just as it happens with any mass innovation, the main obstacles to spread of unmanned vehicles is created not by physics, but politics. Autopilots are not something radically new, not least because the aviation has been using it for decades, and the aviation industry is impossible without them now. Machinery, too, learned to operate...
France Urgently Stopped Testing a Cannabis-Based Drug - 01/15/2016
On Friday morning, the French Health Minister announced commencing an investigation against yet unnamed pharmaceutical company’s clinical trials of a cannabis-based painkiller. The investigation began after five of the volunteers probing the medicine slipped into coma; another one was fixed brain death. On Friday, French Health Minister Marisol Touraine announced termination of testing a new...
LG to Invest $ 435 Million in Solar Panels - 01/14/2016
LG Electronics (LG) has announced plans to significantly expand its division dedicated to solar energy solutions, claiming multi-million dollar investment in the development of capacities for the production of solar panels in South Korea. LG has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korean city of Gumi on investments of $ 435 million (527.2 billion KRW) allocated to expansion of solar...
Virtual Reality Headset Oculus Rift Will Cost $ 599 - 01/07/2016
Many were looking forward for this day, the day when we know the date of market launch of the revolutionary VR-helmet from the company Oculus VR, owned by Facebook. Finally, the moment has come, and now we know exactly when the gadget goes on sale, and can stop guessing about its price. So, the headset Oculus Rift will be on the shelf in March, at the price of $ 599 plus shipping (another $ 30 on...
Japanese Mysophobics to Get a Washable Smartphone - 12/28/2015
Germophobia, or, else called, mysophobia is a fear of being infected by microbes in contact with another person or object. People suffering from this symptom, as a rule, are constantly washing their hands, trying not to touch anything or someone else and very rarely leave their scrubbed-clean houses. For such people, the Japanese company Kyocera is releasing a smartphone called Digno Rafre, which...
Twitter Patented An UAV Controlled by Tweets - 12/25/2015
Twitter company received a patent for an unmanned aerial vehicle, operated through short text messages. This is an innovation, since access to the gadget control will be available for several people at once. As stated in the patent’s text, the drone can record and transmit photos and videos, which are common functions for drones. However, the patented Twitter unit will be operated by demand...
