Another country’s airports are about to roll out face recognition technology, and that may be a very good thing. Sure, it sounds invasive on some level –… Read more “Airport Facial Recognition May Cut Your Travel Time, Boost Security”
Category: Smart City
Roombas Mapping Out Your House May Be Doing You a Favor
If you have a Roomba, we have news for you – your sweeper robot might soon sell off your house map to various tech companies. The information… Read more “Roombas Mapping Out Your House May Be Doing You a Favor”
Amazon Echo’s “Always On” Feature Might Call the Cops for You for the Price of Your Privacy
It’s about high time we realize that those smart devices that make our lives so much easier are actually, more-or-less, spying on us. News came recently that… Read more “Amazon Echo’s “Always On” Feature Might Call the Cops for You for the Price of Your Privacy”
Mercedes-Benz will build autonomous cars with Uber
The age of self driving cars are just over the horizon, and thus no wonder, they are all the rage amongst tech companies who are near the… Read more “Mercedes-Benz will build autonomous cars with Uber”
Meet Arma, an autonomous bus
Las Vegas is the first city in the US which has a totally autonomous bus, which name is Arma and it goes on its first ride on… Read more “Meet Arma, an autonomous bus”
CES 2017: New routers defend smart homes against hacks
Security firms have launched routers at CES that can stop smart household gadgets being hijacked by hackers. Symantec, BitDefender and Intel unveiled devices that scrutinise data as… Read more “CES 2017: New routers defend smart homes against hacks”
All New York City underground subway stations now have WiFi
Officials vowed that all of New York City’s underground subway stations would have WiFi by the end of 2016, and they’re meeting that goal… if only at… Read more “All New York City underground subway stations now have WiFi”
KFC’s latest weird tech suggests an order based on your face
KFC is no stranger to getting funky in order to sell its chicken but this one is really out there. The company’s Chinese division is partnering with… Read more “KFC’s latest weird tech suggests an order based on your face”
The first commercial drone-delivery ever!
Some popcorn, and a video streaming device were the first commercially transported goods on earth, by a drone at least. It all happened on 07/12/2016 in… Read more “The first commercial drone-delivery ever!”
Tesla’s master plan was realized in 2016
Tesla started in 2006 as a niche electric sports car manufacturer. Its 2008 Roadster had an insane range of 244 miles and an equally bonkers price of… Read more “Tesla’s master plan was realized in 2016”