A company in River Falls, WI is the first in the U.S. to allow employees to get microchip implants in their hand. The surgery takes place on August 1, at an inaugural “chip party” hosted by Three Square Market (32M).
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Coodo: The Modular Smart Home Installed in Minutes
Practicing minimalism doesn’t mean sacrificing style or comfort. In fact, there’s a movement toward tiny modular smart homes and its quickly becoming a worldwide phenomenon. From the solar-powered micro-home by Kodasema to the $139,000 stackable Kasita Home, smaller footprints provide greater flexibility – especially when it comes to location. You can easily buy property in Iceland and have a Koda home dropped in-between two picturesque mountains right outside of Reykjavik. Best part: if you’re concerned about reducing your carbon footprint, these energy-efficient abodes are equipped with a full arsenal of eco-friendly amenities.
Coinbase
With high trading limits, strong security, and great benefits for fully-verified users, Coinbase offers a variety of features for all types of users, from beginners to pros. Before you decide to start trading your Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin at Coinbase, check out what we think about the popular cryptocurrency exchange.
Stanford’s New 4D Camera Gives Robots, VR, and Cars Wider View
In 1996, two Stanford professors, Marc Levoy and Pat Hanrahan, published a paper about light field photography. Light field photography creates a 4D image by capturing a 2D view with data about the direction and distance of the light hitting the lens. Users can refocus their images after it’s taken because of that data about the light in the photo. An example of its benefit is that robots can refocus their vision when it’s raining or if something obscures their camera.
South Miami Makes Florida History: Solar Power Now Required on New Homes
South Miami becomes the first Florida city—and the only city outside of California—to require solar panels on homes. The law affects those building new homes and those renovating their current home.
Anti-Drone Radio Wave Startup SkySafe Raises $11.5 Million
Founded in 2009, Andreessen Horowitz backed today’s biggest technology companies: Facebook, Skype, Slack, Lyft, Twitter, and more. SkySafe and Andreessen Horowitz have a record of working well together. Jordan says, “They really understand the drone market and where it is headed. They see the need for these enforcement systems to really roll out commercial applications.”
New Rotational Keyboard Simplifies Smartwatch Texting
Walmart wants to make sure you’re happy when you’re shopping in their store. They’re developing facial recognition technology that detects unhappy or frustrated customers. The technology uses security cameras to watch customers’ facial expressions and movements while they’re at the checkout lines. From there, the technology will attempt to identify varying levels of dissatisfaction to make a decision.
Zolo Liberty+ Earphones
The wireless earphone market has been held back for the following reasons: poor sound quality, uncomfortable fit, unreliable Bluetooth connectivity, and short battery life. No one wants to drop a couple hundred bucks on a set of earbuds that hurt to wear or simply don’t last the duration of your workout. The wireless craze is only good if the technology works. Thankfully, Zolo has taken on this challenge and has created Liberty+ earphones – a set of snug-fitting acoustic marvels designed to deliver 48 hours of straight music play.
Augmented Reality Headsets Will Replace Your Office Desk and Computer
Augmented reality (AR) is an exciting prospect of our near future. We are able to superimpose holographic images onto our world through lenses or headsets. The fun parts of augmented reality include watching entertainment in high definition, but right now there is a race to develop AR for the corporate world. A company named Meta is demonstrating that they are not afraid to compete with the likes of Microsoft and other tech titans to dominate this niche.
Walmart Creating Robots To Find Unhappy Customers At Checkout
Walmart wants to make sure you’re happy when you’re shopping in their store. They’re developing facial recognition technology that detects unhappy or frustrated customers. The technology uses security cameras to watch customers’ facial expressions and movements while they’re at the checkout lines. From there, the technology will attempt to identify varying levels of dissatisfaction to make a decision.
