Jason Dorrier
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IBM’s Watson Expands Commercial Applications, Aims to Go Mobile
In the past couple years, we’ve watched IBM’s supercomputer Watson mature at an alarming rate. A mere concept birthed five years ago, the cybernetic prodigy is now Jeopardy! champ and doctor in training. Up...
Kickstarter Funding Success LIFX Proposes Networked LED Smartbulbs
Ever wish you could network all your devices, toaster to television, and manage them on your smartphone? Well, that vision just edged closer with the LIFX LED WiFi enabled smart light bulb.
Using your smartphone...
Surging Solar in 2011 Proof of Ray Kurzweil’s Bold Prediction?
A recent report by British Petroleum (BP) found solar power generating capacity surged 73.3% last year. If you’re a dedicated fan of the singularity, statistics like that are reminiscent of Ray Kurzweil’s solar dictum—that solar...
Free 123D Catch App Makes Your iPhone a 3D Scanner
In three years 3D scanners have gone from $30,000 to $3,000 to—$0.00?! AutoDesk’s free 123D Catch app is now available for the iPhone and iPad. Users can take up to 40 pictures, upload them...
RFID Tracking Of Students? Electronic Roll Call in Texas Stirs Debate
The eyes of Texas are upon you—if you happen to be a student from San Antonio that is. John Jay High School and Anson Jones Middle School in the Northside Independent School District are...
Liquid Robotics Aims to Usher in Era of Smart Oceans With Autonomous Robots
When Liquid Robotics’ Ed Lu dreams, he sees thousands of his firm’s Wave Gliders blanketing the sea—a smart grid for the ocean. It may yet be a dream, but Lu’s vision isn’t terribly far...
Boston Dynamics Robot Cheetah Outruns Swiftest Human
Usain Bolt, the fastest human in history, has been outpaced by a robot.
Catchy hook, huh? Fact is, Boston Dynamics’ Cheetah was outrunning the rest of us six months ago when it clocked its then...
Tech Billionaire Milner Aims to Accelerate Progress by Bankrolling Science
Ever imagine you’d see $27 million in physics prizes awarded in one fell swoop? Me either. Reportedly, Alan Guth was likewise “knocked off his feet” after receiving one of nine inaugural Fundamental Physics Prizes...
3D Printed Homes? Here’s The Scoop
In a recent TEDx presentation, Dr. Behrokh Khoshnevis, a USC engineering professor, showed off a prototype 3D printer he says may one day construct buildings in 20 hours. In the presentation, the printer extrudes...
