Bitcoins Coming To A Store Near You, As Well As Amazon & ‘Almost Human’ Too!

Bitcoins Coming To A Store Near You, As Well As Amazon & Almost Human Too! You know that Bitcoins have gone mainstream when this unique form of tender is featured in the
plot line of a current TV drama. That’s right – the world’s first
decentralized cryptocurrency lacking any political authority was
featured in the recent season finale episode of the Fox network series, ‘Almost Human.’ Granted, while the premise of that detective drama is set in the year 2048.  .  .

Bags Of Mountain Air Soothe Smog-Addled Chinese City Dwellers

Bags Of Mountain Air Soothe Smog-Addled Chinese City DwellersCitizens of notoriously smoggy Zhengzhou could breathe a little easier – for a few minutes, at least – thanks to a local travel company’s promotional gimmick. Staffers brought 20 big blue bags of fresh air collected 120 miles (300 km) away at Laojun Mountain to the east-central Chinese city and distributed it  to grateful mask-wearing residents.

3D Printing Makes Track Spikes Custom Designed For Performance Possible

Designed To Win Track ShoeAthletes are always looking for an advantage–something that will make them better than their opponent or allow them to perform with greater ease. Track athletes, specifically sprinters, may find their advantage in a new 3D printed track shoe. With 3D printing, sprinters can get custom-made, lightweight track spikes.

Wave Of New Intel Tablet CPUs Coming Soon

Intel is rather serious about making a mark in the slate PC market. Serious enough, in fact, that it will soon augment its lineup of Atom processors with nine or so new ones. Even the partial specs list we’ve gotten a hold of is confusing, so allow me to untangle it for you.

Upsee, A Walking Device For Paralyzed Kids Invented By A Common Mom

The vast majority of the innovations covered here in InventorSpot come from the minds of brilliant engineers, creators and inventors, people who are used to create new, amazing and useful things. But, today, I am bringing an innovation that has been created by a regular mother, with a son having cerebral palsy: she spent years building a device that allows him to stand and walk. Finally, the device is ready and is an astounding success.

Switzerland Will Host Cybathlon, The World’s First Bionic Olympics, In 2016

Cybathlon Olympic Games 2016A few years from now, traditional athletes won’t be the only ones competing for gold and glory. The Cybathlon – an Olympic competition designed for bionic athletes – is planned for 2016, and will include exoskeletons, prothestic limbs, and even a virtual-reality competition.

Sony “Excited To Give Morpheus Units To Indie PlayStation 4 Devs”

Sony To Provide Independent PS4 Developers With Virtual Reality HeadsetProject Morpheus – Sony’s upcoming virtual reality headset – won’t just change AAA gaming on the PlayStation 4. Sony today revealed that it intends to provide Morpheus headsets to pretty much any independent developer who’s the desire to work with the platform. There’s a very good reason for that.

Technically It’s A ‘Cold War’ For Google & Facebook In Era Of Disruption

Technically It's A 'Cold War' For Google & Facebook In Era Of DisruptionIt’s hard to say, looking twenty to thirty years into the future, just how different the digital landscape will look. Semantic
Technology, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Web 3.0 are presently only toddling along in their infant stage. What they will look like in the next few decades is only
guesswork on our part.

Creepy Robot Can Wear Your Friends’ Faces And Predict Your Emotions

SociBot-Mini Is Capable Of Recognizing The Mood Of Its UserHey there, ladies and gents! Today, I’m going to present you with one of the creepiest inventions I’ve seen in a while. It’s called Socibot Mini. This little robot – which wears the face of one of your friends – is capable of reading your mood through a camera. Lovely, right?

In Your Face! Huiiz Offers An Innovative Facial Recognition Search Engine

Huiiz: The Facial Recognition Search EngineImagine having a search engine at your disposal that allows you to enter your own picture as its query.  WIth Huiiz — an upcoming, innovative facial recognition search engine — you can do just that.  Simply drag and drop an image yourself, and you’ll be presented with all the places you face has been plastered on the web — places you may not even be aware of.