Majority of Americans may not be able to use VR headsets
Most (nearly all?) virtual reality viewers available online can not be used by those who need to wear eyeglasses, which is a majority of Americans. The Problem VR viewers lack…
Vayyer’s 3D Sensors for home applications, sensors that see through walls
Sensors could also be utilized for advanced security and safety features in case of fire or intruder. AlertTracks the real-time movement of individuals inside the home and pinpoints and locates…
Using Wi-Fi to track people movement
Spotted at a National Park. Cell phone WiFi signals are being used, optionally, to determine movement and locations of people within the park, for use in future planning.
Self Order Kiosks at McDonald’s
Spotted by me, recently: As labor and benefits costs rise – and tech costs fall – we will see much more of this. McDonald’s is adding self order kiosks and…
McDonald’s installs 7,000 self-order entry systems in Europe
As the cost of labor increases, investing in fixed cost capital improvements like robotics and self order systems becomes an easy decision for those hiring low skilled work forces: McDonald’s…
Teaching 1st year programming using MIT App Inventor
Good news and bad news: Reflections on Using AppInventor to Teach First-year Programming | blog@CACM | Communications of the ACM. MIT App Inventor is a graphical programming system that runs…
Developing Android apps using App Inventor 2
Front Page | Explore MIT App Inventor. App Inventor is perhaps the fastest and easiest way to develop custom Android applications. App Inventor uses a graphical programming model in a…
Robotic Snowplows
I dreamed up some ideas about this a few years back: Design and Development: Robotics Teams Compete for Best Robotic Snowplow | Robotics Trends. In my concept, we only need…
Square’s new credit card reader for iPhone
CoolBusinessIdeas.com | Square Credit Card Reader. Phones will be increasingly connected to external devices and the Internet of things. This is an area that interests me and I am looking…
“Fisherman Builds DeLorean-Style Hovercraft, Aims for Google Job”
I need to finish my hovercraft (really): His resume includes crab fisherman and maker of a hovercraft that looks like the car from the movie “Back to the Future.” via…
Digital Rights Management and … 3D printing
Digital Rights Management and 3D Printing. What happens when we can download an object design and create a copy with our 3D printer? That calls for digital rights management of…
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Future trends in Information Systems and Technology
This past Saturday I attended an IEEE Computer Society-Seattle sponsored seminar on future trends in information systems and technology. Speakers covered a very wide range of topics. Here is a…