What’s after 2014?
A lot of people are wondering what 2014 will bring. But for forward-thinking innovative companies, it’s what comes after this year that excites those who invent, design and dream:
A lot of people are wondering what 2014 will bring. But for forward-thinking innovative companies, it’s what comes after this year that excites those who invent, design and dream:
AxiDraw V3 is coming out this month, and it is capturing penmanship, a writing skill many are thinking may fade into obscurity. Created by Evil Mad Scientist, it’s a pen-plotting robot that serves as a “personal writing and drawing machine.” The machine is $475. Its website states: “The AxiDraw is a simple, modern, precise, and…
Tesla has come up with a self-parking car called the Model S, with autopilot. Will it revolutionize the way consumers purchase the must-have features? Here’s Tesla’s video: The company says its autopilot mode allows Model S to drive itself to steer within a lane, change lanes with the simple tap of a turn signal, and…
Transdermal patches were approved by the FDA and first marketed in the early 1980s. They have advanced significantly since then and are now available to treat a limited variety of conditions. Most of the patches work in the same general way: Medicine is applied to the adhesive side of a patch that is placed on…
The crowds continue to provide wisdom when it comes to consumer desires and that’s very true in the travel industry. Lots of travel sites out there offer to find consumers the cheapest flights. Most of them use search engines to find those cut-rate fares. But one organization, Australian Flightfox, goes to their crowds to save…
Date rape is a global problem, and drug-laced drinks are often tied to trafficking of women. I wish we didn’t need to think about the need for innovations like this one. Fortunately, there are companies that do think about safety at a time when there are some who will take advantage of women in this…
Hologram technology is going even more sci-fi, in this report from the Boston Business Journal: It may sound like something from “Star Wars,” but Waltham-based defense contractor Raytheon Co. is developing hologram technology that could change how wars are fought. In a patent application published last week for “digital infrared holograms,” Raytheon (NYSE: RTN) said…