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Toyota Reveals Human Support Robot For Aiding Elderly at Their Bedside
0By: Talha Bhatti | November 14th, 2012 | Gadgets, Health, Living, News, Tablets
The Japanese are well known for the use of robots in many spheres of life from the factory floor to households. In most cases robots being used at home are not very good and are considered more novelty items then actual working machines. Toyota has decided to change that and has developed a robot that is meant to help senior citizens in Japan. The mechanical helper is to act as an assistant and ca...
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Walkonomics Provides Step by Step Walking Instructions Based on the Safest Route
By: Jeff Stewart | November 11th, 2012 | Android, Living, News, O Canada
Google Maps has become one of the most significant innovations in the modern world, as it shows millions the best way to find a path or route that will lead them to their destination. However, a UK-based startup, Walkonomics has given mapping innovation a completely new dimension, intro...
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Four Young Nigerian Girls Create an Incredible Generator That Runs on Urine
By: Jeff Stewart | November 11th, 2012 | Gadgets, Living, News
To encourage young developers to continually create innovative and inspiring work of all kinds, numerous events takes place in different parts of the world for said leaders of tomorrow to showcase their wares. Such events remain quite helpful in proving a platform for people with extra ordinary skills, ideas and talent. As a result, such events are greeted quite warmly in almost all continents. ...
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Cryoscope is an Innovative Weather Vane that Lets Users Feel the Weather Outside
By: Kevin Green | November 10th, 2012 | Gadgets, Living
The Smart Home Green+Wired exhibit at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry is a place that has all the latest technologies and designs to make a house one of the greenest in any city. The exhibit lets guests wander through three floors within the venue that feature innovative methods of living green and ...
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Facebook Re-Invites Press for Gifts Event in New York
By: Ali Raza | November 9th, 2012 | Business, Living, News, Social Media
Facebook launched its latest service, called Gifts during September of this year, allowing its users to send tangible real world gifts to their friends or family members through Facebook's wildly popular platform. After the launch of Gifts, Facebook announced that they were to hold an event on November 1 in New York in order to reveal some mo...
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Sofkill Design Studio Shows Protoype 3D Printed Home Created Using Human Bone Algorithm
By: Talha Bhatti | November 7th, 2012 | Business, Gadgets, Living, News
Softkill is a London based design studio that is at the forefront of 3D printed architecture. The company recently gave attendees of the 3D Printshow a glimpse of what the future holds for the industry. They showcased their concept which currently holds the working na...
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Peter Thiel Backed LightSail Energy Secures $37.3 Million Round D Investment
By: Jeff Stewart | November 6th, 2012 | Business, Living, News, O Canada
Clean energy projects remain popular among big time investors, as returns in this sector have proven to be quite strong over time. However, in order to attract investors it is imperative that the alternate energy project should be both superior to current alternatives while also being feasible. Peter Thiel, the veteran entrepreneur and venture capitalist behind major projects including
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Research Shows That Online Security is a “Top Challenge” for Canadians
By: Ali Raza | November 5th, 2012 | Living, News, O Canada, Social Media
We know that cybercrime is escalating quite swiftly around the world, but the proportion of its victims in Canada is relatively alarming. According to the Cybercrime 2012 research report from Norton, nearly 70 percent of adult internet users on Canadian soi...
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Concrete that ‘Heals’ its Cracks Like a Human Body
By: Jeff Stewart | November 5th, 2012 | Living, News
Every one of us is familiar with the staple building material known as concrete, as it is used in the construction of houses, buildings and various other things because it is extremely strong, low in price and can be easily used. However, the building aggregate, cement and water combination is not a long lasting material with cracks appearing rather rapidly with the passage of time. In the spirit ...
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Samahope Uses Crowdfunding to Provide Surgical Procedures to the World’s Poor
By: Talha Bhatti | November 5th, 2012 | Business, Health, Living, News
Leila Janah, the founder of the non-profit Samasource, has co-founded another ambitious initiative called Samahope. Janah’s first endeavor provided women and young people digital work so they could support themselves while her latest project is also providing hope to people that require life saving surgery.
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