Unless you've been living under a rock lately, you've probably heard about ChatGPT. This AI chatbot, released in November of 2022, has led to a wide variety of responses: from people who are astounded by how natural-sounding and intelligent the responses are, to people who would have enjoyed finding all the places where it's not so factually accurate, to people who are worried [...]
Visit Your Favorite Restaurant without the Vaccination Hassle with CLEAR
CLEAR made waves as a traveler program similar to TSA pre-check that allowed users to verify their identity at airports, thus skipping the TSA representative that checks your boarding pass and ID. Kiosks spread throughout participating airports gave members a contactless method to check-in. This accessory has grown in desire with the recent pandemic and CLEAR has subsequently [...]
How Robots Failing Today Will Protect Humans Tomorrow
Boston Dynamics, an American engineering and robotics design company, became a household name a short time ago when the dancing videos of their surprisingly mobile robots went viral (you must've seen one of the videos!). Now, 8 months later, they’ve done it again… with a choreographed parkour routine. That’s right, recent posts from Boston Dynamic’s Twitter page show their [...]
The Age of Bluetooth Earbuds
Apple AirPods spawned what can be known as the end of wired earbuds, at least in mainstream markets. Following their release in December 2016 and corresponding to their announcement that the iPhone would be ridding itself of the headphone jack (a bit suspicious), Apple paved the way for Bluetooth-enabled earphones to dominate the market. Though hardly the first of its kind [...]
Faster than Sound Planes Are Making a Comeback
It was 2003 the last time a passenger flight carried a cabin of people over the Atlantic at more than 2x the speed of sound. Concorde planes, notorious for their speed and sound, were officially grounded. Complaints regarding their loudness, a crash in 2000, and their cost to produce sealed the coffin for the British–French turbojet-powered supersonic passenger airliner. [...]
Is VR Finally Going Mainstream?
The history of VR until very recently is a slow one. VR was first conceived in 1935 in the story Pygmalion’s Spectacles. In 1968, the first head-mounted VR headset was created. Still, it wasn't until 1987 that the term Virtual Reality was even coined. In the 90s, Nintendo released Virtual Boy. If you've never heard of it, you aren’t alone. It wasn’t what you would call a [...]
3D Printing Could Save Lives
Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, is allowing humans to construct marvels at the touch of a button. With a blueprint and some source material, anything from small toys to live rockets have been built. One industry, however, has taken 3D printing and adapted it to work towards saving lives. Bioprinting is the process of printing structures, layer-by-layer, which act as [...]