TIME‘s own Lev Grossman was at the annual South by Southwest festival in Austin, TX, where he interviewed author and futurist Ray Kurzweil (The Singularity Is Near) during an interactive keynote at 2 p.m. CT titled “Expanding Our …
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Greetings From SXSW (and a Final Plug for My Panel)
I snapped this fuzzy photo with my iPhone at SXSW Interactive, and the intensity of the crowd isn’t some weird aberration — the conference, associated events and parties are often that mobbed. Especially the parties.
I’ve had …
Imagine No Electricity Bills: The Rise of ‘Net-Zero’ Homes
If done properly, a smartly built green home featuring solar power, energy-efficient appliances, and proper insulation can result in the owner facing monthly electricity bills amounting to $0, or thereabouts. Now, one homebuilder is making such “net-zero” features standard in several communities around the U.S.
via No Electricity …
Tobii Eye-Tracking Tech Gets Smaller, Cheaper, Better
Tobii’s Eye Tracker technology, which can pinpoint where you’re looking on a computer screen, is moving a step closer to the mainstream with the IS-2, a smaller, cheaper and more reliable model.
The new Eye Tracker is 75 …
Wait, Mercedes Made a Car Invisible Without David Copperfield?
He strolled through the Great Wall of China, levitated over the Grand Canyon and vanished the Status of Liberty, but illusionist David Copperfield never pulled off a trick quite like this: a hydrogen-powered Mercedes car rendered …
The State of Mobile Technology
Ben Bajarin is the director of consumer technology analysis and research at Creative Strategies Inc., a technology industry analysis and market intelligence firm in Silicon Valley.
Technology Finally Gets Useful: ATM for Cupcakes Invented
See that pink ATM-looking thing in the middle of the above photo? Look at it. LOOK AT IT! That’s a cupcake ATM, my main man.
It’s stocked by Sprinkles, the place that’s often mentioned on the Food Network in shows like I Love …
Face-Recognizing Billboard Shows Ads to Women Only
Sporting a Y chromosome? A new high-tech, outdoor billboard being tested in London won’t let you see its advertisements.
via Face-Recognizing Billboard Shows Ad to Women Only | NewsFeed | TIME.com.
New ‘Power Felt’ Could Charge Your Phone with Body Heat
Tired of your smartphone running out of juice while you’re out on the town? In the future, you might be able to charge it by plugging it into your jacket or pants — well, if they happen to be made of Power Felt.
The new …
Nevada First State to Approve Regulations for Self-Driving Cars
Robotic cars are no longer mere sci-fi fodder — they could also begin appearing on Nevada highways. After ongoing lobbying from Google, which began testing self-driving vehicles in 2010, Nevada passed legislation last June that …
Meet the Tesla Model X, the All-Electric SUV that Can Smoke a Porsche
Electric car-maker wunderkind, Tesla Motors, unveiled its first all-electric crossover SUV, the Tesla Model X, at a ballyhooed event last night in Torrance, California — that much, we’d expected. Something we didn’t expect: The …
Why Technology and Innovation Are Critical to America’s Future
Ben Bajarin is the director of consumer technology analysis and research at Creative Strategies Inc., a technology industry analysis and market intelligence firm in Silicon Valley.