Science fiction writers are always popular to turn to for predictions on what future technology holds for the world. Issac Asimov went on record in 1964 with some pretty dead-on predictions for 2014, and some that weren't quite as dead-on. Recently a video surfaced of Arthur C. Clarke making some pretty accurate predictions about what computers would be like in the future. Seeing as he...
It is official, incandescent light bulbs are being phased out. No, they aren’t illegal and no, they wont be ripped off shelves and smashed in some Orwellian fashion. Though, they will be banned from being manufactured or imported beginning Jan. 1. In fact you will probably be able to find them in stores until their supplies are depleted. When supplies of incandescent bulbs run out,...
Have you made a New Year’s resolution to lose weight? Than you may want to make sure your Netflix subscription is paid up to stay motivated. In a recent survey conducted by Netflix of 1,000 Internet users, the streaming media company found that more than 50 percent of respondents were willing to exercise while binge watching TV instead of just sitting on the couch. Add in the ability...
When you look around you, it's amazing just how much technology really is there in absolutely everything we do. For instance, the famous ball drop in Times Square on New Year's Eve. When I went hunting for a video for New Year's Eve I was trying to find something from the 1950s or 60s, but then I stumbled on this one from 1990 into 1991. I have no clue why I was so amused by the fact...
iDoorCam has had an amazing run on the crowdfunding site Indiegogo, reaching its goal within a day of launching. Still the campaign has just over a week remaining and looks to be winning over investors in solid numbers. iDoorCam is so much more than your basic doorbell. It's what I imagine the Jetsons would have in the home of the future. It is part motion sensor, part security camera...
We've already installed a pretty robust surveillance camera at the TechnoBuffalo Office, complete with 24 hour recording and the ability to check-in on the office through its mobile app. The camera kit was filled with what felt like a dozen miles worth of wiring, running out to 8 separate cameras. After you've drilled in dozens of screws, attempted to hide the wires through paneling...
Google is well known for working on future tech in its secretive labs, stuff we hear about and stuff we don't. Google Glass and Project Loon often come from one specific wing of mad Google scientists, and there's another initiative being worked on that could have a huge effect on how we communicate. Like, big implications for the entire world. According to Google's Hugo Barra, vice-...
Given the digital tools consumers have access to today on smartphones and tablets, and even computers, a program like Microsoft Paint, which many people likely toyed around with to waste time, can seem archaic. But despite its limited capabilities, people have managed to create some oddly stunning work with Paint before. 97-year-old Hal Lasko is using the program to make some truly...
Less than 10 years ago, most mobile users couldn't even conceive of the computing power they'd eventually have in their hands. Imagine — the primary use for cell phones was actually talking back then. And now that our mobiles are more advanced than many desktop computers of that era, what are we doing with them? Well, says Experian Marketing Services' Simmons Connect mobile and digital...
If you could put circuits anywhere you wanted, what would you do with that? Build a toy? Turn your wall into an interactive display? Make your own battery-powered Tron costume? Turn that beat-up desk into a synthesizer? All that is possible, thanks to Bare Paint, a conductive liquid that can be applied nearly anywhere. It's the brainchild of a group of graduates from London's Royal...