Description: Designed by Zuta Labs and now on Kickstarter cleverly sheds the bulk of consumer printing by re-imagining what a printer actually is. Source: Fast Company Date: April 11, 2014 To print out a document, you take the Mini Mobile out of your bag and position it at the top of a piece of paper. Using intelligent software… Read more »
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Meet the Digital Paper, Sony’s latest e-ink slate.
Description: Digital Paper will be sold in the U.S. this May through Worldox, a U.S.-based company specializing in document management for legal professionals. Source: TechCrunch Date: March 27, 2014 Sony introduced this device to the Japanese market last year. Since launch the device has only supported the editing and viewing of PDF documents. Word and Excel… Read more »
Foodini Is A 3D Printer That Lets You Print Dishes With Fresh Ingredients
Description: Foodini, a KickStarter project, is a 3D printer for foodstuffs. Its Florida-based makers are hoping their time-saving device becomes as ubiquitous on kitchen countertops as the microwave oven has become. Source: TechCrunch Date: March 27, 2014 Foodini is reinvention of the microwave! Instead of forcing people to rely on highly processed convenience food that’s larded with additives and… Read more »
Windowless Jet Will Let You Virtually Ride on Top of Clouds
Description: Spike Aerospace announced plans to launch a windowless supersonic business jet that will feature video displays that take up most of the interior wall space. Source: Mashable Date: March 19, 2014 Adding to the surreal nature of the experience will be the fact that the flights will travel at supersonic speeds of Mach 1.6 to 1.8. According to Spike… Read more »
Five companies to watch in Atlantic Canada
Description: Look out for these 5 Atlantic tech companies in the following years. Everything from a sensor floor technology company to a social media start-up. Source: The Globe and Mail Date: May 13th, 2013 The technology industry in Atlantic Canada produced some big exits in the past two years. The region is poised for more… Read more »
Scientists Track Sharks With Underwater Robots
Description: Scientists are tracking sharks using a robot and tag system. Once attached to a shark’s dorsal fin, a tag sends out an acoustic signal, like a “ping” from sonar. These pings then communicate the shark’s location to the stealthy underwater robot. Source: Mashable Date: March 6th, 2013 Humans aren’t good at following sharks. We’re noisy in the… Read more »