A Canadian/German team wondered if an immobile robot could make it around the world relying on the kindness of strangers to carry him from point A to point B, so they created HitchBOT, an adorable toddler-sized robot. They equipped it with GPS, a G3 hookup, recording devices and a camera that READ MORE >
Apple is due to release its latest operating system, iOS9, this September. Once you’ve made the upgrade, you’ll discover a cool new built-in flight tracker that will allow you to track every aspect of your flight in real time, or at least that’s the promise. Simply tap on a flight READ MORE >
When it comes to product design, some pieces become clichés of lost eras, but others become iconic pieces that enrich our lives forever. Interior design has the Barcelona chair, the auto world has the Porsche 911 and what fashion editor doesn’t go crazy for vintage Balenciaga? What about the technology? READ MORE >
Living in the crowded Northeast, one of the most annoying things we face everyday is… parking. Especially parallel parking; you know what we’re talking about—right? We love advertising stunts that get brands noticed and create media buzz, so this interactive billboard idea from Leo Burnett Germany for Fiat made us READ MORE >
We all have different relationships with sleep. Most of us wish for more sleep and we’ve all met that person who claims they don’t need as much sleep as the average person, but they’re usually the one buying two Redbulls for breakfast. So what is the right amount of sleep READ MORE >
If you’ve ever had the pleasure of talking smartphones with our illustrious leader, Joe Sequenzia, you’re likely to have noticed his passion for apps, so you can imagine how excited he was to pass along Adecco’s most recent and well vetted list of the “20 Best Productivity Apps.” In it you’ll READ MORE >
We loved the Information Age, but it’s time to set it free. According to Gizmodo, the future of consumer tech isn’t going to come from information devices, but rather infrastructure. You know, power, space and speed. Sure our latest phone is always incrementally better than the last one, but what READ MORE >
Can’t make it into the office, but you can’t work at home? Is Starbucks too noisy? We may have an answer for you. Introducing Breather, the company that rents out small private rooms for business on an hourly basis. Breather started in 2012 in Montreal and has since grown to READ MORE >
The next time you find yourself surfing the web, why not take a moment to search for the Loch Ness Monster? Yep, you read that right. The folks at Google have mounted one of their street-view cameras on a boat and sent it out into Loch Ness, giving you a READ MORE >
Japan’s maglev train reached the utterly insane speed of 375 miles per hour on a test run near Mount Fuji last week, breaking the world speed record for maglev (magnetic levitation) technology. Japan’s famous high-speed trains use high-powered electromagnets to keep the trains physically lifted off the track and by READ MORE >