A group of 11th Grade students presented their DiningBand at the April 2013 NY Tech Meetup — a unique innovation that will assist the blind or visually impaired in one of the most mundane parts of daily life: the simple act of eating. Continue reading DiningBand From Students Feeds NY Tech Meetup
The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) has partnered with HGTV to unveil the HGTV Smart Home 2013 in Jacksonville Beach, Fla. Using CEA’s TechHome Rating System, HGTV built the first ever high-tech smart home that has the infrastructure in place to support current and future digital needs. Continue reading CEA and HGTV Build High-Tech Smart Home
Cara is a new service that uses face detection to collect “real-world, real-time data in physical spaces – whether the age or gender of a shopper, the sentiment of a crowd, or the velocity of an individual’s response to news”. Continue reading Cara Lot About Face Detection
One month with a sit-stand desk and there have been two dramatic and unexpected changes in my work day. Continue reading Sit-Stand Up and Be Counted.
The Hyatt Regency Chicago has been called the most “high tech hotel” in the world, a lofty claim during the recent trend in the creation of cutting-edge hotels. Set to debut in April, it does seem to have the amenities to make its case. Continue reading Hyatt Regency Chicago – The Next Generation
RaskaCam provides real-time virtual access to construction sites – ideal for documenting progress and change. The hardware is a weatherproof camera that takes hi-res images and automatically uploads via a cellular connection. Continue reading RaksaCam Brings The Site To The Builder
Before launching the Architechnologist, I began a journey to reclaim my health; I was obese and horribly unfit. Now, 18 months later and with sixty pounds lighter, I believe that I have found what to do next: a sit-stand desk from Ergotron. Continue reading Getting Up For A Sit-Stand Desk
The FaceCake system is designed to give shoppers a way to try on products quickly and easily and provide personalized style advice, the augmented reality suite has grown into a number of different solutions for their own scenarios. Continue reading Let Them Eat FaceCake
Product design has dramatically changed with advancements in technology; the need now is to focus on design strategy; designing products that look great but also offer the user something of true value. Continue reading Product Design Advancements and the Designer’s Changing Role
The HealthSpot platform demonstrates a perfect example of the use of technology to change the human experience; specifically, telepresence is making a tremendous improvement to the experience of healthcare. Hidden in plain sight during the 2013 International Consumer Electronics Show was a HealthSpot Station, allowing attendees to experience how technology is being used to counteract one of the weaknesses of modern medicine: access. The possibilities of telepresence for medical services is often limited to telephone consultations between doctors and the online distribution of images and reports — simply, telemedicine has been leaving the immense opportunities of modern technology untouched. The … Continue reading HealthSpot On The Mark At CES