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Tech Sightings, August 26, 2014

Posted August 26th, 2014 at 2:00 pm (UTC-4)
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Nine Incredible Science Projects by Brilliant Kids You won’t believe some of the innovations these kids have come up with – from flashlights that run on heat from a human hand, to a device for the hearing impaired to listen to music. Austin Nonprofit Builds ‘Microhouses’ for Homeless A Texas non-profit, Mobile Loaves & Fishes, […]

Tech Sightings, August 13, 2014

Posted August 13th, 2014 at 2:06 pm (UTC-4)
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 Google Opens Up Classroom Tool for Teachers Worldwide Google’s Classroom Project, which just completed its first phase, is an online tool designed to encourage teachers to use its services to assign and collect work online. The service is now open for all Google Apps for Education users. Apple: Mostly Men, Mostly White Apple’s statistics on […]

Q&A: Machine-Dominated Future Poses Dilemma for Humans

Posted August 8th, 2014 at 2:16 pm (UTC-4)
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Computers are getting smarter and faster as Artificial Intelligence development accelerates. And that is something that is worrying a lot of people. So much so that Tesla Motors and Space X chief Elon Musk went out of his way recently to tweet about the potential dangers of AI. We need to be super careful with […]

Tech Sightings, August 7, 2014

Posted August 7th, 2014 at 2:15 pm (UTC-4)
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Can an African Virtual SIM Gamble Pay Off? The New Delhi-based Bharti Airtel, in a deal with UK-based Movirtu, hopes  to do away with handsets, which are often shared among family members in Africa. Using a technology called Movirtu Share, Airtel hopes that the shared family phone could benefit from its virtual SIM, which allows […]

Tech Sightings, July 17, 2014

Posted July 17th, 2014 at 2:03 pm (UTC-4)
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Africa’s Inventors Struggle to Protect Patents Hampered by Africa’s long, expensive patent registration process and weak court system, many  inventors are working covertly to protect their ideas from copycats. Some Universities Crack Code in Drawing Women to Computer Science U.S. universities that have seen women making a comeback in the fields of science and technology […]

Tech Sightings, July 2, 2014

Posted July 2nd, 2014 at 2:00 pm (UTC-4)
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The Line Between Wearable Technology and Prosthetics is Blurring Wearable technology is increasingly augmenting the human senses through hearing, sight and smell aids. But how far will technology go before the lines are blurred? 3-D Printed Fabric Made of Yarn Can Stop a Knife A student at London’s Royal College of Art has developed a […]

Tech Sightings, July 1, 2014

Posted July 1st, 2014 at 2:00 pm (UTC-4)
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AP Using Robots To Write Earnings Reports Can they do that? AP says it has started using “automation technology” or robots to write quarterly earnings summaries for about 4,400 companies. Normally, AP reports on earnings reports from about 300 companies. A New Map of Palm Oil Plantations Could Help Save Rainforests Malysian and Indonesian rainforests […]

Tech Sightings, June 25, 2014

Posted June 25th, 2014 at 2:27 pm (UTC-4)
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Intel Introduces ‘Jimmy,’ First Member of a Family of 3D-Printed Robot Kits ‘Jimmy,’ the first member of a family of robot kits for 3D printers developed by Intel, is due for release in September. The chipmaker hopes that enthusiasts will be willing to develop more functionality for the robots to carry out various daily activities. […]

Tech Sightings, May 29, 2014

Posted May 29th, 2014 at 2:00 pm (UTC-4)
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Google Releases Its Diversity Numbers Google says it has been shy about publicizing its employment numbers, but has now decided that it’s time to reverse that decision. And the company admits it is not where it wants to be, given the numbers – women at 30 percent, blacks at 2 percent, Hispanics at 3 percent, […]

Tech Sightings, April 23, 2014

Posted April 23rd, 2014 at 2:00 pm (UTC-4)
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Games for Change 2014: How Gaming Can Change Everything Teaming up with the Tribeca Film Festival, this year’s Games for Change Festival aims to expand the discussion about using games for social change, including their impact on education and their potential use for therapy. How China and Russia are Trying to Undermine the Internet, Again […]