Electronics

Twenty years after he planned the controversial barrier between Israel and Palestinians, Dany Tirza is developing a security tool that requires no cement: body cameras with facial recognition technology.... Read more

The climate is changing, but misinformation about it on the major social media platforms is not.... Read more

Telecommunications giants AT&T and Verizon are ready to expand their 5G services, but airlines want to prevent their complete takeoff over safety concerns at some of the nation's airports.... Read more

While waiting to board a plane on a recent trip out of town, an airline staff member asked me to momentarily take off my face mask to allow the facial recognition technology to check me in to expedite my boarding process. I was taken aback by the bluntness of the... Read more

You may think the metaverse will be a bunch of interconnected virtual spaces—the world wide web but accessed through virtual reality. This is largely correct, but there is also a fundamental but slightly more cryptic side to the metaverse that will set it apart from today's internet: the blockchain.... Read more

"Baby Shark," the musical earworm that's become one of the most popular children's songs, reached a big milestone.... Read more

Nigeria lifted a seven-month ban on Twitter Inc. in the West African country, after the social network agreed to various conditions.... Read more

Apple said it removed several apps ripping off the viral puzzle game Wordle.... Read more

It's a new era for fashion as the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) opens doors for sustainable catwalk-worthy fashion accessories created using 3D printing technology.... Read more

Personalized smart guns, which can be fired only by verified users, may be arriving to U.S. markets.... Read more

Officials at the Consumer Technology Association have announced the development and availability of Ripple, an open radar API standard. The API is being presented as an industry standard for the interoperability of hardware and software systems that make use of small radar devices or chips.... Read more

Any time you enter a text messaging thread on iPhone, those blue and green message bubbles make clear who else is on iPhone versus Android.... Read more

Whether you're on a smartphone or computer, one of the most useful tools is the ability to take a screenshot.... Read more

You might have seen those rows of colored blocks on your social media timeline in recent weeks, but what do they mean?... Read more

Walt Disney Co. has been approved for a patent to project moving 3D images on real-world objects to interact with theme park visitors, making it easier to create interactive attractions throughout its theme parks.... Read more

The pay television market in the United States was dominated by a handful of cable operators until the early 1990s with the entry of satellite TV, which has grown consistently ever since.... Read more

The metaverse is coming. Like all technological innovation, it brings new opportunities and new risks.... Read more

A racecar with nobody at the wheel snaked around another to snatch the lead on an oval track at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas Friday in an unprecedented high-speed match between self-driving vehicles.... Read more

The CES tech show in Las Vegas closed its 2022 edition on Friday, after pushing ahead with a significantly downsized gathering despite surging Covid cases.... Read more

Working up a sweat and racing pulses are all in a day's work for researchers Tron Vedul Tronstad and Johannes Tjønnås. They've just reached the top after jogging up the long staircase outside NTNU's Science Building at Gløshaugen in Trondheim. Gløshaugen is the epicenter of all kinds of research, and... Read more

The CES tech show has its share of gadgets that may be cluttering a shelf soon, but among them are also objects and ideas aimed at fighting waste.... Read more

A wind turbine sitting idle on a calm day or spinning swiftly when power demand is already met poses a problem for renewables, and is one researchers think can be tackled under the sea.... Read more

A jacket equipped with sensors that let wearers feel hugs or even punches in virtual reality was among the innovations giving the metaverse a more realistic edge at the Consumer Electronics Show.... Read more

Tired of the color on your car? A new innovation from BMW will let you change it at the touch of a button.... Read more

Amazon's latest Echo device isn't designed to blend in with your surroundings. In fact, it's expected to be a center of attention.... Read more

It's not just humans who can wear health and fitness trackers. One company appearing at CES believes your pets should have them, too.... Read more

Would you wear a virtual reality headset if they were roughly the size of a pair of glasses?... Read more

Driverless plows and autonomous tools to weed vegetable plots are the latest innovations ready to help farmers juggling labor shortages, climate change and environmental protection, while trying to feed a growing world population.... Read more

A lifelike, child-size doll writhed and cried before slightly shocked onlookers snapping smartphone pictures Wednesday at the CES tech show—where the line between cool and slightly disturbing robots can be thin.... Read more

A ring shimmers on display at the Consumer Electronics Show, but this is no mere piece of jewelry—it's packed with sensors capable of detecting body temperature, respiration and much more.... Read more

Nostalgic for those mobile phones with a physical keyboard? Brace yourself, because as of Tuesday many models of the once-indispensable BlackBerry devices will no longer work.... Read more

A finger-nibbling plush cat and a cooling fan for the ever-present anti-COVID mask: the CES tech show in Las Vegas on Monday offered a glimpse of the offerings at this year's meet-up.... Read more

Samsung is debuting its newest energy innovation at this year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES)—capturing the energy in radio frequency signals emitted by home Wi-Fi routers to power a TV remote control. The technology is part of Samsung's stated mission to make consumer products more environmentally friendly.... Read more

Q: Several months ago, my copy of Microsoft Word 2010 ceased being able to print documents. I get the error message "There is insufficient memory or disk space. Word cannot display the requested font." (I get the same message no matter what font I use.) This is only a problem... Read more

Innovative technologies of Industry 4.0 are in every part of nowadays business processes. Automated guided vehicles, robots, smart tools, augmented and virtual reality—only a shortlist of tools used in small, medium, and large enterprises around the world. However, the researchers of Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania mark that employees remain... Read more

On Dec. 14, the governments of British Columbia, Alberta and Québec ordered facial recognition company Clearview AI to stop collecting—and to delete—images of people obtained without their consent. Discussions about the risks of facial recognition systems that rely on automated face analysis technologies tend to focus on corporations, national governments... Read more

Three 9-year-old girls are huddled around a Caesar wheel, an ancient tool for sharing secret messages.... Read more

Hands up if you've ever cursed, mocked or yelled at a chatbot. No surprise if you have. Those automated "helpers"—supposedly designed to make customer service smarter, faster and more efficient—can certainly be a source of frustration for sentient beings.... Read more

Who really sends, receives and, most importantly perhaps, stores your business' email? Most likely Google and Microsoft, unless you live in China or Russia. And the market share for these two companies keeps growing.... Read more

Wearable fitness trackers will be on many Christmas shopping lists this year, with a vast range of devices (and an ever-increasing number of features) hitting the market just in time for the festive season.... Read more

What do wireless speakers, streaming music subscriptions, smartphones and customized game controllers have in common? They are some of the best tech gifts for children and teens this year.... Read more

It is not surprising that many of us have been suffering from digital overload during the pandemic, and taking care of our "digital wellbeing" has become a common theme. Social media, online shopping, making reservations, and even necessary chores like paying bills have meant that technology has pervaded every aspect... Read more

Real-world tests have shown that gait authentication could be a viable means of protecting smartphones and other mobile devices from cyber crime, according to new research.... Read more

If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it's that sometimes we have to make do, for long stretches of time, in a confined space. Government-imposed lockdowns and quarantine protocols have prompted a cultural shift toward remote work and schooling, and people everywhere have had to learn how to meet... Read more

Apple Inc. won a delay to court-mandated changes to its App Store as the company appeals the ruling, marking a victory in a legal battle with Fortnite maker Epic Games Inc.... Read more

A QUT-led project is investigating how smartphones and aggressive marketing are driving growth in sports betting, creating gambling practices that can lead to risk and harm.... Read more

YouTube and YouTube TV will remain on Roku devices after the two sides reached a deal in their carriage dispute.... Read more

One hundred and forty-seven dollar signs fill the opening lines of the computer program. Rendered in an icy blue against a matte black background, each "$" has been carefully placed so that, all together, they spell out a name: "H4xton."... Read more

At a table scattered with tools and wires, volunteer repairers sit across from the owners of an assortment of inoperable electronics. The volunteers at a free "repair cafe" in Copenhagen disassemble and diagnose gadgets while the customers watch, each doing their part for the environment - one broken blender, radio... Read more