AR & VR telemedicine as a new norm
The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed the healthcare industry to the limit, making providers speed up the adoption of health IT tools allowing for remote healthcare services.
Health Technology, Gamification, and Game Mechanics – Win or Fail?
Gamification and game mechanics have been introduced into the health care arena to help engage and motivate us. Taking advantage of basic human psychology, these techniques play on a person’s desire to win. Competition-based and socially focused initiatives can be easily combined with mobile apps as well as activity challenges and are...
Make Your Home Work For You
First it was weird, then it was rare, now there is an emergency response. But as the end of the year looms, and the COVID-19 pandemic continues, working from home (WFH) has become a regular part of life for more people than ever.
The New Office; How The Pandemic Reshaped The Work Space
Innovation in office technologies and distance communication were already revolutionizing the American work experience before the COVID-19 pandemic put ‘leaving the house’ on-hold.
Protecting Your Marine Interests
Ever see those shrink-wrapped boats in storage and wonder why someone would do that? Why not just through a blue tarp over the thing and be done with it? The answer taken at face value is simple… protection. But what exactly would a boat need protecting from?
Smart Cities- The GreenHouse Effect
The pace of revolution is gaining speed. Technology is the engine but Smart Ideas are controlling the direction. These Smart Ideas are shaped by the demands of the future coupled by the growing realization that what the future brings requires us to build the future smarter and more sustainable.
What's In Store for Sony's Vision-S Smart Car?
Electric cars are more promising than ever, and a growing number of carmakers are producing them. It's not just car companies, either, as the world learned when Sony unveiled the Vision-S at CES 2020. Since then, though, Sony's been relatively quiet.
Does Machine Learning Increase or Reduce Gambling Addiction?
Machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) already have a major impact on various industries across the planet, with the gambling world certainly among them. There are various ways that AI can be used in the sector but one of them is in trying to combat gambling addiction, which is a growing issue in a lot of different...
Voters Have The Power To Prevent Cyberattacks On Our Democracy
It’s difficult to remember a time when an American presidential election was more fraught with uncertainty than the one that’s fast approaching next month. Not only has COVID-19 raised questions about the safety of casting votes at physical polling locations, but there’s also a raging debate about election security as millions of...
China's Trade Conflict With the U.S. Could Disrupt the Tech Industry
The United States has seen increasing tensions and trade conflicts with China. Since the Asian country is a global leader in the tech industry, many experts fear these continuing tensions and trade conflicts will disrupt the field.
UK Unions Demand Investigation Into Amazon Employee Surveillance
Amazon is no stranger to controversy when it comes to employee conditions and relations. Through protests, strikes and walkouts, the company has seen workers stand up and demand fair treatment. Recent breaking news regarding surveillance of employees has now reignited that controversy. In the United Kingdom, union groups and activists...
How Innovation in Grow Technology is Advancing the Cannabis Industry
The global cannabis industry’s state can be summed up in five words—green is the new gold. A 2019 estimate put the legal and illegal global cannabis market at $344 billion, and in the USA alone, retail sales are expected to surpass $15 billion by the end of 2020. According to a report published in June, the 2020 Marijuana...
The Concerns with Using Cloud-Based Providers for Organizations
Are you thinking about moving your data to the cloud? Perhaps you have a lot of employees working from home currently. Emailing files to one another isn’t a workable solution for long … but you might also be concerned about moving to the cloud.
A Look at Eddie Van Halen's Legacy on Music Technology
On Oct. 6, 2020, renowned guitarist Eddie Van Halen passed away after battling cancer. As the namesake for the electrifying band Van Halen, Eddie was more than a musician. He was a moment — one that defined and defied genres.
Aiming for Space — and Our Higher Potential: Behind the Making of The Right Stuff
It was one of the best books written about one of mankind’s greatest feats. When Tom Wolfe published The Right Stuff, it was 1979, just 10 years after Apollo 11 touched down on the Moon to complete a dizzying first decade of space flight. The you-are-there bestselling book focused on the Mercury astronauts, all test pilots, and how the...
Making Water Out of Thin Air
There is a reason why Israel is called Startup Nation. Companies based in the Jewish State have created a myriad of household-technologies including the messaging app Viber, carbonated beverage maker Soda Stream, and even devices that create drinking water out of thin air, called Watergen.
The Brain Train; UFC And NBA Athletes Use Cognitive Training To Reach New Heights
While being fast, agile, and skilled can lead to athletic success, the cognitive training program combined with cutting-edge technologies is quickly becoming a staple of training for both the professional and amateur athlete.
5 Surprising Ways to Boost Employee Morale and Engagement
Take a look at your employees. What do you see? Do they seem happy and excited about their work? Or they seem disinterested and anxious to go home? If you have noticed them slack and be sloppy in their work, then their morale isn’t as high as you thought it was. Their problems with low morale and disengagement might go deeper. It can...
Smart Universities; IoT Platform Supports a Digitally Connected Campus
Zyter, a leading digital health and IoT-enablement platform, has announced the availability of Zyter Smart Universities, an Internet of Things (IoT) connectivity platform designed specifically for school campuses.
5 Inspiring Career Women In Technology
More women are making careers in technology. What was once an unlikely career choice for young girls, is now becoming a land of opportunity as professional women make serious headway in industry.
Failure to Launch; SpaceX rocket launch postponed due to inclement weather
Just 30 seconds before liftoff yesterday, SpaceX grounded a Falcon 9 rocket launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Falcon 9 completed all of its pre-launch sequencings, including loading liquid oxygen, before the launch’s cancellation. Mere seconds were left before the engine controller would have commanded the rocket’s...
What Does Apple's $2 Trillion Market Value Mean for Big Tech?
On Wednesday, Aug. 19, Apple became the first publicly traded U.S. company to reach a $2 trillion market cap. The company, which was also the first to reach a $1 trillion market cap, added half of that value in just a few weeks. Apple's stock is up 60% this year alone.
I, ROBOT
Ships, planes, and cars are often given female names. This tradition started long ago. Captains and pilots named their ships and planes out of respect to their mothers or loved ones. Some were given names of goddesses.
Intellectual Property Challenges In The Cloud
Cloud computing offers multiple benefits to businesses, especially small- and medium-sized entities. Files in the cloud can be accessed on multiple devices without requiring a local copy stored on your device. Further, cloud servers can provide a decrease in overhead, as you are not responsible for maintaining and upgrading a physical...
4 Customer Acquisition Channels for B2C iGaming Startups
Online gambling or iGaming was already registering strong growth before 2020, thanks to the widespread adoption of smartphones and opening up of key markets like the United States in 2018. But the industry has received a shot in the arm with the increase in demand for online services after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Why Do We Need STEM In Government?
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) come together to form a field of study that is versatile and applicable to everyday life — as well as industries of all kinds. On a larger scale, governments should be inclusive of STEM experts and perspectives. This will lead to a universally beneficial approach to all sorts of...
How Effective Are Predictive Policing Programs?
Public safety and the justice system are two growing areas of interest for citizens and police in the United States. Between political and racial tensions, unrest has been on the rise in drastic ways this year. Specifically, government officials and civil rights activists have turned a spotlight on police violence. More than ever, people...
TikTok TikTok; Time Is Running Out On This App
In what the Trump Administration considers a threat and national emergency, TikTok, a Chinese-owned video sharing mobile application, will be banned for downloads in the U.S. beginning Sunday.
Getting The Weight Off; Clemson University Partners With Honda On Government Request
While climate change and sustainable transportation concerns persuade manufacturers to rethink the automotive market, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has asked academia, national laboratories, and industry to innovate new lightweight technologies for improving the fuel efficiency of vehicles and decrease their CO2...
Julian Lennon Talks Restoring an Earth and World in Peril
Filmmakers Rebecca and Josh Tickell, along with music royalty, Julian Lennon, have worked tirelessly to produce the film, Kiss the Ground, an important documentary coming to Netflix Sept. 22. The film could not come at a better time, when our planet and the living beings that inhabit it are in need of healing on a grand scale. This film...
