Created by Titanium Falcon, this smart ring aims to make any hand a motion controller.
Almost a decade ago, Nintendo unveiled the next big thing in game controllers: the Wiimote, a gyroscopic Bluetooth wand about the size of a ruler that allowed you to control video games across the room, just by waving your arm. It seemed cutting edge at the time, but now, a new company called Titanium Falcon thinks it can make a Wii-like motion controller small enough to wear as a ring.
A Chinese video streaming company has set its sights on Tesla, hired 200 U.S. developers, and revealed the first concept for their EV.
LeTV is developing an electric car to take on Tesla. They’ve hired 600 people—including 200 stationed in the U.S.—to develop the car that they revealed for the first time this week.
It even features the MagSafe of pens: a magnetic cap that automatically aligns with the Montblanc logo.
Now that he’s joined Apple, famed industrial designer Marc Newson seems like he’d be more likely to design an iPad stylus at this point than a pen. But there’s no rubber tip to be found on Marc Newson’s latest creation, the Montblanc M fountain pen; it looks designed to write a love letter to the flowing ink nibs that the computer age is leaving behind.
Trick your tongue into thinking you’re having a much sweeter treat that isn’t nearly as bad for you.
Maybe you won’t actually have to give up your Twinkie habit to lose weight. New food technology makes ordinary sugar twice as sweet—so food tastes exactly the same with half the calories, and without the controversy of artificial sweeteners.
The comedian, who is having her best year ever, opens up.
Like many comedians before her, Tig Notaro initially faced a lot of failure and rejection in the comedy world. In this story, she opens up about when she got her start in comedy, and the one lesson she learned that we can all benefit from. Watch this video to find out what you can do you when you are faced with a not-ideal situation. (Spoiler: You’ll be okay.)
From Little Miss Muffet to a stylish waterproof turban—how Shhhowercap modernized an outdated design.
Two years ago, at the behest of both her mom and her hairdresser, Jackie De Jesu started shopping around for a showercap. Knowing that many women, like her, don’t wash their hair every time they shower, she assumed there would be at least a few options that were both stylish and quality. But after months of searching, she came up dry.
Can introducing population-destroying spies into the bug population end the spread of disease? Or will nature always find a way?
Many people in the U.S. have (often unfounded) fears of eating genetically engineered foods. But at least foods stay on grocery shelves. If FDA regulators give the go ahead, soon experimental genetically engineered mosquitoes could be buzzing in the air—and in people’s ears—around Florida.
Some desperate Ashley Madison users hope hired hackers can scrub their names from the leaked database, but experts say that’s not possible.
Soon after this week’s apparent leak of user data from Ashley Madison, users of the cheating-focused dating site searched frantically for ways to retroactively scrub their accounts from the massive data release.
The ride-sharing app’s background check did not screen out 25 California drivers with criminal records.
A recent amendment to a lawsuit filed against Uber last year indicates that the ride-hailing app’s screening process for prospective drivers is far from foolproof, the Los Angeles Times reports.
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