Automated espresso kiosks coming to SFO Airport
Vending machines are so 20th century. Robotic food kiosks, in this case, latte making espresso stands, are coming to San Francisco International Airport.
Coldstreams Internet of Things, Drones, etc Blog
Canada issues new, restrictive #drone regulations. Visitors to Canada to be banned from flying model aircraft in Canada. #quadcopters #drones
The new rules, to take effect in June, erect high barriers and costs to model aircraft hobbyists while doing little to improve safety. The effect is, as I suspected we would see, a de facto ban on model aircraft by setting up such large entry barriers and costs as to drive many from the field.
Off topic: New brain scan technique finds evidence of brain changes long after concussion/TBI/Brain injuries
Researchers develop method of spotting brain injuries using a combination of MRI technologies. Many brain injuries have been invisible. When doctors did not see physical evidence, they often neglected diagnosis and treatment of brain injuries. As someone who has experienced six traumatic brain injuries, this is a very interesting study! Finally, a way to detect recent and even long term history of brain injuries. Wonderful news!
Good: Amazon cracks down on counterfeit book sales on its site
In the past two weeks, Amazon has suspended at least 20 used book merchants for allegedly selling one or more counterfeit textbooks. Source: Amazon and publishers hurting small sellers in counterfeit sting I sell several e-books on Amazon. One of those I also published in...
WordPress 5.0 Update-Do not update at this time
WordPress just updated their software to version 5.0, providing a new user interface for editing. However, on some of my sites, I can no longer publish anything nor update existing posts. Others are also reporting this problem. The symptom is you received a “Publishing failed”...
ISO drafts the first worldwide drone standards
News reports say ISO proposes mandated training certification, licensing of remote pilots, flight plan logging, flight logging and maintenance requirements (including keeping system software updated).
Demonstration of CIMON, aerospace robot on ISS is very cool
Check out the new floating robot on the ISS.
About to give up on #VR #virtualreality – its a pain to set up
Long ago I used the literal cardboard Google Cardboard to hold my phone as a VR viewer. The Cardboard eventually fell apart (as expected). Later, I replaced that with a Samsung Gear VR headset as at the time, it was the only headset I could...
