The Pet Loo Solves Toilet Troubles
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View ArticleLab Breakthrough Brings Instant-On Computers Closer
Frustrated with how long it takes for your computer to boot up? That could change, say researchers who have made a breakthrough that could take the PC industry closer to truly instant-on capability for...
View ArticleU.S. Continues to Lead on Innovation, Says LCD Pioneer
It is difficult to picture consumer electronics products without Liquid Crystal Displays or that one man was responsible nearly 46 years ago for the paper that would set the ball rolling for the use of...
View ArticleAugmented Reality Cams Put Fish, Magic Into Your World
When ordinary reality is just too banal, wouldn’t it be nice if you could transform everything you see into something mysterious and wonderful? Augmented reality does that, by overlaying...
View ArticleWired.com Video: High-Tech Cellist Fuses Music, MacBook
Zoe Keating makes entrancing, hauntingly beautiful music using a traditional French cello, a MacBook, and an arsenal of audio-crunching software and scripts. “My music is the fusion of information...
View ArticleDigital Contacts Will Keep an Eye on Your Vital Signs
Forget about 20/20. “Perfect” vision could be redefined by gadgets that give you the eyes of a cyborg. The tech industry calls the digital enrichment of the physical world “augmented reality.” Such...
View ArticleElectrical Bike Bell: What Will They Think of Next?
An astonishing new device is set to shake up the world of cycling, and to make the road a safer place. The bicycle accessory is called the “Electric Sound Bell” and comes from a forward-thinking...
View ArticleArray Camera Tech Turns Cellphones into Futuristic Image Processors
California startup Pelican Imaging wants to put slimmer, higher-quality cameras into cellphones with its new camera-array technology. Instead of using a single lens and sensor, the camera uses an array...
View ArticleThe Football of Tomorrow Will Be Connected—And Undeflatable
At the old school factory where Wilson makes every NFL ball, there are some very new ideas being tried out that could change our understanding of the game. The post The Football of Tomorrow Will Be...
View ArticleWickedly Cool Space Book Comes Personalized to Your Kid
Each highly customized book is made using data from sources like NASA and Google. The post Wickedly Cool Space Book Comes Personalized to Your Kid appeared first on WIRED.
View ArticleGoogle’s Self-Driving Cars Aren’t as Good as Humans—Yet
Google's self-driving cars have required hundreds of human interventions in the past year, but new data shows they're getting better. The post Google's Self-Driving Cars Aren't as Good as Humans—Yet...
View ArticleSarah Parcak Is a Space Archaeologist. Soon You Will Be Too
Sarah Parcak wants to use her million-dollar TED winnings to turn the search for archaeological sites into a game you play on your phone. The post Sarah Parcak Is a Space Archaeologist. Soon You Will...
View ArticleTurtle Mail Toy Lets Today’s Kids Experience the Thrill of Snail Mail
Not every tech toy for communicating with your kids has to have a screen. The post Turtle Mail Toy Lets Today's Kids Experience the Thrill of Snail Mail appeared first on WIRED.
View ArticleThe Oddly Fascinating Quest to Design the Perfect Desk Lamp
The Fade Task Light's streamlined design is a beautifully conceived departure from ideas that have defined the desk light's form factor for 80 years. The post The Oddly Fascinating Quest to Design the...
View ArticleInside the Machine That Will Turn Your Corpse Into Compost
Each center will be built around a three-story-tall concrete silo for turning ashes to ashes and dust to fertilizer. The post Inside the Machine That Will Turn Your Corpse Into Compost appeared first...
View ArticleThe Paperfuge: A 20-Cent Device That Could Transform Health Care
The Paperfuge is a hand-powered centrifuge made of paper, string, and plastic that can spin biological samples at up to 125,000 rpm. The post The Paperfuge: A 20-Cent Device That Could Transform Health...
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