Drones have been used by the military ever since they were able to make full use of the technology to do so. However, current drones are limited by how they position themselves to look at their target. Development of bird-like ...
“Flock” of Nano-Satellites Will Capture High-Res Images of Earth’s Surface
Last week, San Francisco based startup-Planet Labs Inc.-launched 28 mini satellites into orbit with the aim of being the first to capture continuous high-resolution images of the Earth’s surface 365 days a year. Called “Flock 1” and “Doves,” these individual ...
Micro-Windmills Could Recharge Smartphone Batteries
We have come a long way in clean energy production, especially in methods of harnessing the wind to make power. We have seen our fair share of larger than life wind turbines and growing wind farms, both on land and ...
TFOT 2013 Round-Up: Year in Review
Although some tech enthusiasts considered 2013 to be a “blah” year for technology, we have found that it was a year that drastically improved existing technologies while laying the groundwork for even better ones to emerge in the future. While ...
CES 2014: Watch List
As every tech junkie knows, the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show is right around the corner and the rumors about what will be unveiled there are reaching a fever pitch. Some of the most buzz is around companies Samsung, Sony, and, ...
Sweet Sounds of Sustainability: Blackbird Guitars Makes First Eco-Ukulele
Blackbird Guitars has recently produced the first ever sustainable Ukulele. Launched in 2005, Blackbird Guitars has been revolutionizing the way musicians and people around the world view and play guitars. Its propriety design-a uni-body hollow neck construction-has resulted in the ...
Going Beyond Google (For Now): Google Glass Hacks
Google Glass can be used to accomplish a myriad of tasks ranging from obtaining information off of the web, to keeping track of time and weather, to shooting film shorts and taking pictures. While Google Glass is still in its ...
Fashion Forward: Wearable Tech for Tomorrow’s Fashionista
We’ve come a long way since the calculator watch of the 80’s, but the road to consumer accepted wearable tech has been anything but smooth. Nowhere is this more real than in female fashion. Becky Stern, director of wearables at ...
SR-72 – the Hypersonic Spy Plane is Coming
Defense contractor Lockheed Martin recently announced plans to developed the SR72 – a hypersonic unmanned aircraft that would be the successor to the famous SR71 BlackBird long-range reconnaissance aircraft developed in the 1960’s. The new aircraft will be able to ...
Massive Underground: Flood Prevention Technology
One of the most devastating effects of global warming in the world are the appearance of extreme weather conditions such as powerful typhoons, monsoon rains, hurricanes and tropical cyclones that wreak havoc on the world’s cities and other low lying ...