Category: Headlines
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Brain Covered by Injectable Neuro-Mesh to Control Neurons
In a new study, researchers developed a thin mesh made of polymer that can be embedded along with dozens and even hundreds of nano-scale electronic devices into the brain. Together, they are injected safely into the brain’s mammalian surface. The study was performed on laboratory mice and shown to be readily accepted by neural tissue.…
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Flight Management Made Easy with Microsoft’s Cortana
This week, Microsoft is on a roll. In addition to announcing the Xbox One with 1TB of storage space and wireless controls, the company is offering Cortana for tracking and managing all phases of flight travel. Currently, voice assistant Siri offered by rival Apple is becoming more intelligent in iOS 9 so Microsoft is stepping up…
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Xbox One with New Controller and 1TB Storage Announced by Microsoft
Microsoft just announced that E3, the newest Xbox One will become available next week. Although rumors have circulated over the past few weeks that this product was coming, Microsoft just made it official. As part of this new Xbox, users will enjoy a brand new controller but also 1TB of storage. The controller is wireless…
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Matrice 100 Drone by DJI Performs Amazing Feats
The process of learning to fly a drone is difficult, especially when trying to avoid obstacles. In addition, this is an expensive venture. From the very beginning, avoiding obstacles has been a serious problem faced by drone manufacturers, until now. DJI, the largest drone maker in the entire world, has come up with a viable…
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NTSB Recommends Collision Avoidance Systems as Standard
In a recently released report called The Use of Forward Collision Avoidance Systems to Prevent and Mitigate Read-End Crashes, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) suggested that forward collision avoidance systems become a part of standard equipment offered on vehicles. The goal of the NTSB is to make these systems widely available. These systems would…
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Bug Causes Skype to Crash
In addition to a bug being discovered causing iPhones to crash based on a simple string of characters, now Skype has been affected in a similar fashion. If someone received a Skype message with a string of http://: not only would the application not open but it actually crashed, regardless if opened on Windows, iOS,…
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Beats Pill XL Speakers Recalled by Apple for Overheating
Approximately 233,000 Beats Pill XL speakers in North America are being formally recalled by Apple due to product overheating complaints. To date, eight complaints have been received, one in which an individual sustained minor injuries and another where a person’s desk received damage. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the recall involves the Beats…
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Testing of Self-Driving Cars Set for Virginia
With self-driving cars getting closer to being a viable offering, highways in Northern Virginia will open for some serious testing. Of all highways in the country, those in Northern Virginia are considered the most congested so the fact that multiple interstates are being closed down for testing says a lot. The interstates that will close…
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Apple Introducing Watch App Developer’s Tool Kit
Initially, Apple did not create an application for the Apple Watch since this device had limited animation and loading time took several seconds. According to Phillip Ryn, founder of Impending, a mobile game developer, there were constraints as to what programs could be created. However, Ryn now feels different about the situation. He stated that…
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Students Offered Discounts for Streaming Service
The streaming service owned by Jay Z, Beyoncé, Madonna, Kayne West, Nicki Minaj, and several other famous recording artists called Tidal may be struggling but for prices are being significantly discounted for students. In an announcement, a company spokesperson said that students with a valid .edu email address will be offered a price of $4.99…