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Most parents know the feeling when their child comes home from school and asks for help with maths homework. That was the inspiration behind Croatian programmer and tech entrepreneur Damir Sabol’s idea to create a smartphone application that solves mathematical tasks within a split second. The result was PhotoMath, an app that scans equations via a smartphone camera and immediately returns the result, with a step-by-step explanation of the process. “They (pupils) can check the […]
The world’s most expensive doghouse was invented in the United Kingdom and is worth 20, 000 euros.
By Joseph Menn and Edwin Chan SAN FRANCISCO Wed Mar 11, 2015 6:03pm EDT (Reuters) – Apple Inc’s iTunes and App Store came back online on Wednesday afternoon after an unusually long service disruption that the company blamed on an internal technical error. The rare 12-hour outage began a little before 5:00 am ET, after which users took to Twitter to vent their frustration at being unable to access the popular mobile apps store and […]
Two Swiss pilots will attempt an around-the-world journey on Monday (March 9) on a solar-powered airplane that is expected to last for five months and is aimed at promoting clean technology in the aviation sector. Swiss adventurers Bertrand Piccard and Andre Borschberg will take turns piloting the single-seat, 2,300-kilogram Solar Impulse airplane on its pioneering flight. The craft has a wingspan greater than the Boeing 747. “We want to show that climate change is a […]
Desolenator, a U.K.-based water desalination start-up, aims to give families in deprived countries the ability to turn salt water and contaminated water into pure drinking water. Their water desalination unit, expected to cost around $500 USD, uses solar energy to produce some 15 litres of water a day. The company says the technology has the potential to provide water independence for up to a billion people living in areas where clean water is scarce; using […]
Isasagawa sa Bohol ang 15th International Nannoplankton Association Conference. Ito ang unang pagkakataon na maisagawa sa Pilipinas ang nasabing conference.
In Congo, a robot enforces traffic by incorporating traffic lights and cameras which allow the police to monitor the traffic situation 24 hours.
A hotel guest in Newark, California, was given room service with a difference on Wednesday (March 4) when a robot came to his room. Scott Sigrist opened his door, at the Aloft Silicon Valley Hotel, to find a cheery robot delivering him toothpaste and a fresh towel before making its way back to the lobby. Sigrist, who works for a storage company in Dallas, Texas, posted the video on social network and entertainment website Reddit […]
Dozens of device makers have unveiled wearable gadgets at Barcelona’s Mobile World Congress this week. Downtrodden Taiwanese phone maker HTC is hoping a fitness device it is co-branding with Under Armour, the second-largest sport brand in the U.S., can help it grow again. Korea’s LG has produced a round watch, following the lead of Motorola, which has drawn favorable reviews for its more fashion-conscious alternative to the dozens of bulky, square smartwatches that dominated the […]
In Japan, robot dogs have gained widespread popularity, with owners treating them as real pets, to the extent of giving them funeral services when they break down beyond repair.
An electrically-powered watercraft that zips across the surface of the water on four hydrofoils is set to launch commercially in March 2015; hoping to bring cheap, eco-friendly water transport to the masses. The Slovenian-built Quadrofoil uses buoyancy force to lift it above the surface of the water when the boat is moving forward, where it then glides across the water on a wing-like hydrofoil structure on the hull. This results in a great reduction in […]
(Reuters) — Samsung Electronics Co Ltd unveiled its latest Galaxy S smartphones on Sunday (March 1) featuring a slim body made from aircraft-grade metal, in a bid to reclaim the throne of undisputed global smartphone leader from Apple Inc. Designed from scratch in an operation dubbed “Project Zero”, the Galaxy S6 and its curved-edges variant are critical for Samsung’s plans to reverse plunging smartphone revenues that led to its first annual earnings fall in three […]
