Slime, Bass Drops, and Even Blackheads Are Making People Shiver in Antici-…
Well, maybe. Actually, scientists aren’t completely sure. It’s a mouthful to say and defines one of the strangest viral phenomenons on Instagram and YouTube: Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (or ASMR). […]
An Ode To The Flip Phone
Technology has advanced greatly in the past few years. While only a decade ago we were content with the primitive iPod, nowadays we’re walking around with legitimate supercomputers in our […]
Are These Pokémon Ripoff Apps Worth Your Time?
With Pokémon Go getting people out of the house and with new 3DS games on the horizon, the Pokémon franchise has had a pretty amazing 20th anniversary. However, with anything […]
Bad Robot Dog!
Everyone has been given one gift in their lifetime they found extremely disappointing. For some, it was a relative gifting an over-sized sweater. For others, it was a ripoff of […]
Looking Back on Samy Worm and His Rampage on MySpace
MySpace may not be relevant these days, but there are some users out there who may recall the rampage of Samy Worm. Created by a young man trying to get […]
Mice Can Giggle and Sing – How Cute is That?!
By studying our fellow mammals, humans have come to realize that our brethren have some form of emotional capacity and response. Dolphins, for instance, sing to their babies in the […]
A Love Letter To Homestar Runner
It’s easy to forget that we didn’t always live in a time where the internet was a music, meme, and video producing machine. The young internet definitely had some growing […]
Why Are We So Cynical About New Tech?
Growth in technology is absolutely necessary to keep moving towards the future. Otherwise we’d all be using flip phones and Walkmen. And not in a cool hipster way. And yet […]
Computers May Soon Recognize Everyday Objects Through Touch
Meet Project RadarCat, an innovative prototype from the University of St. Andrew’s. Students there have taken Google’s Project Soli and created completely new tech – electronics with a sense of […]
Nintendo Franchises That Should Go Mobile
We’re looking through the black mirror: Super Mario is jumping into your pocket. Well, not literally. Let me rephrase. This December will mark the release of Super Mario Run for […]
The Pot Breathalyzer – The New Way to Stop Stoned Drivers
As marijuana becomes legalized across many global jurisdictions, legislators may be floundering to answer an upcoming issue: how will stoned drivers be regulated on the roads? In the United States, […]
Terrence Malick’s New Film: Voyage of Time
Innovation & Tech Today sat down with Dr. Andrew Knoll, the Fisher Professor of Natural History at Harvard University, to discuss his collaboration with legendary film director Terrence Malick. He is […]
Norman Reedus Talks The Walking Dead And Gaming
AMC’s The Walking Dead is officially the most popular TV series in the world. And there’s no character more popular in this Skybound comic-based zombie survivor serial than Daryl Dixon, […]
James Cameron Discusses the World of Avatar
by John Gaudiosi In addition to writing, developing new technology, and preparing to shoot the three new Avatar films, Oscar-winner James Cameron has remained firmly entrenched in environmental issues. The […]
Young Inventor Keeps Things Clean, and Sustainable
As the planet faces a wide range of challenges in the coming years, the importance of getting young people involved in tackling these problems is only increasing. Oyon Ganguli a […]
Measles eliminated in the Americas
The Americas is the first region on the planet to have eliminated measles, an international committee from the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) announced on Wednesday. Measles is […]
Review: Elura’s S6.5 Speakers
The sonic cornucopia that is CEDIA’s annual expo (held this year in Dallas, TX) can be overwhelming to any reviewer. So much of what comprises the first two entries of […]
Microsoft and Automakers Usher in the Cloud Car
Software giant Microsoft is teaming up with Nissan and Renault SA to bring cloud-connected cars to the road — with an estimated ETA of 2018, according to Bloomberg. The ramifications […]
Streamlined solar battery boosts renewable energy potential
A new solar energy battery, large and affordable enough for our nation’s power grid, promises to hasten the U.S.’s transition to renewable energy. The battery was developed by Dr. Song […]
The World’s First Invisible Solar Cells
Can you imagine never having to charge your cell phone or computer again? What if the windows on your house provided free electricity for your family? That day might be […]
Yahoo hacks: now more than one billion accounts compromised [Updated]
Updated 12/15/2016, 10:41 a.m. Yahoo recently disclosed yet another breach to its database of users. Already reeling from the August 2013 breach that exposed around 500 million accounts, Yahoo is […]
5 Ways to Reduce Antibiotic Resistance
The United Nationals General Assembly convened yesterday to discuss what is being considered “one of the biggest threats to global health.” The threat? Antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) occurs when […]
Clinton Email IT Worker Seeks Refuge in Reddit, Finds None
After presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s email scandal seemed to wane from the media’s ever-probing coverage, a new discovery has put it back at the fore. Paul Combetta, an IT specialist […]
Talking Politics with Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks
I was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to sit down with Cenk Uygur, the creator and host of The Young Turks, a progressive political commentary powerhouse on YouTube that […]
An Academic Robin Hood
A Russian researcher recently pulled off one of the largest ever heists. But she wasn’t stealing diamonds or priceless art; rather she stole academic knowledge and gave it away free […]
I&T Today’s Editor’s Choice Awards for CEDIA 2016
Innovation & Tech Today was blown away by the incredible products we saw at CEDIA 2016. It was exciting, exhilarating, and a little exhausting checking out so many innovations in the […]
From Rain City to Crane City: Seattle’s Tech Growth
Seattle’s overcast cityscape has become the epicenter of a major tech boom, with big names like Amazon, Adobe, and Facebook moving into the city where, decades ago, the Fortune 500 […]
No, The Smartphone Hasn’t Peaked
With a surge of iPhone 7-inspired headlines proclaiming the “peak” of the smartphone, I can’t help but think that this is another case of manufactured uproar. A company forgoes what’s, […]
WaveNet: Human speech, synthesized
In 2014, Google acquired DeepMind Technologies, a U.K.-based artificial intelligence (AI) company that has developed am advanced neural network — what is essentially the precursor to AI that can truly mimic humans. While […]
What’s on PlayStation VR’s demo disc
Remember back in the 1990s and early 2000s when video game magazines sometimes included a disc? As gamers, our collective interest was piqued. Our curiosity growing, we hurriedly opened the […]
Review: SCOTTeVEST SeV System 8.0 and Travel Boxers
Winter is coming! Well, eventually, anyway. Regardless, durable outerwear is indispensable if you’re going on a mountain trek, or even a brisk morning jog. We looked everywhere for great gear […]
Outdoor Living from TVs to Barbecue Pits Summer is Coming
A functional outdoor living television has been the dream of summer football BBQers for a long time now. Fortunately, the people at Séura are making this a reality through new technology. […]
The Future of Diabetes Tech with Dr. Kupper Wintergerst
In America’s war on diabetes, technology represents a double-edged sword. As Dr. Kupper Wintergerst of the University of Louisville claims, it’s “one of the reasons why we have kids gaining […]
New Alzheimer’s drug clears brain gunk
A clinical trial for a new Alzheimer’s drug called aducanumab released promising results today. The drug fights one of the underlying causes of the disease: amyloid proteins. These proteins coalesce […]
From Photo Lens to Petri Dish: Fujifilm and Stem Cell Research
Fujifilm doesn’t just produce film anymore. As it moves deeper into the 21st century, Fujifilm is acquiring more 21st century interests. And within its plethora of research and development projects, […]
The Infrastructure Vision 2050 Challenge: How STEM Students Change America
According to the World Economic Forum, infrastructure in the United States is ranked 11th globally. Roads are crumbling, bridges are deficient, and water pipelines are leaking. Infrastructure stakeholders are investing […]
#Politics and the Rise of the Internet Journalist
Editor’s Note: This article originally ran in the summer issue of Innovation & Tech Today, however it explores a lot of the flaws of how the media covers politics, and why […]
Training for Mars on the HI-SEAS
We’ve written quite a bit about Mars this year, and really it’s no surprise why: our species has already managed to get to the moon, and the nearby red planet is […]
Few escape routes available for climate change-driven migration
Warming temperatures, rising oceans, and worsening storms are all effects of climate change that threaten our fragile habitats. Humans can, at least temporarily, adapt our homes by building flood walls […]
Waist-Trimming Wearables
If you want to trim a few inches off your waistline, up your endurance, or just motivate yourself to get a little more exercise, wearable technology can help you do […]