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42 Types of Retro Technology We Miss From the 90s

Ah, the 90s and early 2000s. It was an era of technology that made today’s sleek and shiny gadgets seem like something out of a sci-fi movie. It’s hard to fathom, but the clunky gadgets, dial-up internet, and bulky computers were considered cutting-edge at the time. Oh, how things have changed. We’ve pulled together some nostalgic photos that will immediately [...]

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The Future Says Hello: Internet Users Offer a Comical Perspective on chatGPT

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Will Brain-Computer Interfaces Change How We Use Technology?

Elon Musk keeps making a splash in the media and has become the subject of much debate, especially when it comes to technology innovation. Whether you love him or hate him, it’s undoubted that he will leave an indelible mark on humankind and technology forever. From revolutionizing online payments (Paypal, where he made his first billions), to revolutionizing transportation [...]

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Moore’s Law is Coming to an End: What That Really Means for Technology

The definition of Moore’s Law, according to the Oxford Dictionary, is, “the principle that the speed and capability of computers can be expected to double every two years, as a result of increases in the number of transistors a microchip can contain.” To give you a physical example you can wrap your head around: The first disc drive enterprise computer was released by IBM in [...]

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How Does an Air Purifier Work?

If you’ve listened to science within the last 30 years you know the world is considerably dirtier than what you can see on the surface. Solutions to this disturbing reality have been developed that do things like clean your entire phone in 30 seconds or filter the tap water to ensure healthy drinking, but there’s one device that has just recently made headlines… the air [...]

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All About The James Webb Space Telescope

Some are calling it the next-generation telescope, others are calling it the replacement or successor, but no matter the shorthand, the James Webb Space Telescope is here, and the science world is abuzz. The NASA team tasked with completing the final tests for Hubble’s new big brother has announced its completion. A feat in and of itself given these tests have the [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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The Next Industrial Revolution

Technology has enabled mankind to dominate the world and grow to a staggering population from 1 billion people in 1800 to over 7 billion currently. Our influence as a result of technology is so great scientists and anthropologists say we have entered a new era - the Anthropocene - where humanity is the primary factor influencing our world and climate. Here is a quick recap of [...]

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The Perils and Triumphs of Self-Driving Cars

The future of driving doesn’t have humans at the steering wheel. Self-driving cars have come a long way since experiments began on them in the 1920s. 2014 marked the first release of auto-pilot, a Tesla software that featured Autosteer, Autopark, and Traffic-Aware Cruise Control (TACC). While impressive, this is nowhere near fully autonomous and reflects the growing sentiment [...]

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How Crypto Promises to Shape the 21st Century

2020 saw an explosion in prices, trading volume, and interest in Cryptocurrencies. Is it just hype? Or will this promising technology actually lead to advancements for mankind? Crypto is a confusing space for even the most sophisticated investor. There are so many conflicting opinions on the technology and it is evolving more rapidly than the layman can follow. The lack of [...]

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Deepfake: Will it Help or Hurt the World?

Unless you live under a rock, you have likely seen a Deepfake video by now. You just didn’t know it. This budding technology allows the user to replace the likeness of one person with another in digital media. Beyond just videos, this technology can be used to create persuasive and entirely fictional photos, as well as audio from scratch. Look no further than the recent Disney [...]

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