There is increasing evidence that the public expectation for the introduction of self-driving cars is running ahead of the tech. 53% of 1,u503 Americans polled by Gallup think that autonomous cars will be commonly used within ten years, reports Business Insider. 25% of the sample thought it would take longer than 16 years.   Globally,Read more about 53% of Americans think self-driving cars will be ‘commonly used’ in ten years’ time[…]

Image credit: VW Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed in 2017 that the company’s secretive driverless car project, codenamed Project Titan, would focus, at least at the time, on creating the autonomous AI that powers self-driving cars. Apple’s self-driving car project has grown since then, with the company expanding its fleet to 55 test cars, upRead more about Apple and VW reportedly team up on self-driving shuttles for employees[…]

The device was created by DeepLocal, built using a development kit from Technexion and is powered by the NXP Pico Pi i.MX6 flavour of Android Things, Google’s IoT platform. Basically, it draws a facial image previously captured by photo. Check out the Hackster.io project for all the source code, schematics, and 3D models. There areRead more about Build your own Drawbot powered by Android Things[…]

[Update: Jetpacks have arrived in Fortnite! Read more about them and the latest update (4.2) below. They won’t be around forever so make sure you make the best of them while you can.] You’ve probably noticed, but Battle Royale games are big news at the moment. One of the biggest of the Battle Royale titlesRead more about Fortnite Battle Royale news and updates: what’s new in Fortnite Season 4[…]

Arduino introduced the MKR family and form factor to address IoT use cases by focusing on a standard blue print including a hardware crypto chip for enhanced security, a LiPo charger for power management, and an ARM Cortex M0 microcontroller. The MKR family offers a  range of connectivity options, from low power long range toRead more about Arduino and u-blox add four boards[…]

With the continual decline in the number of physical letters being posted, it’s perhaps no big surprise that Australia’s national postal service is always on the lookout for new ways to make a buck — and the service’s CEO, Christine Holgate, has suggested one particularly new and innovative way for the flagging company to joinRead more about Vampires rejoice! Australia Post is considering delivering blood by drone[…]

45%  of the tech scale-up businesses in the UK believe that the Government’s approach to Brexit and international trade will have no impact on them, while 30% think they stand to benefit, says the report. 52% report improved financial health among their trading partners. Scale-up businesses in tech space are also optimistic about other areasRead more about High-growth tech companies unafraid of Brexit[…]

Acer surprised everyone during its annual keynote event in New York City when it unveiled the brand new Acer Swift 5, a whole new take on its flagship 15-inch laptop. This version puts a laser focus on portability and light weight without sacrificing power. The result is a 15.6-inch laptop within a 14-inch frame thatRead more about First look: Acer Swift 5 – the lightest 15-inch laptop we’ve ever held[…]

Sensing only voltages, the solution smaller, lower-power and cheaper than incumbent camera-based solutions, said the lab. Measuring this natural diploe is called electro-oculography (EOG) “Imec’s EOG technology utilises five dry-contact electrodes mounted on a standard pair of eyeglasses,” said Imec. “The electrodes detect the eye-movement, while the ergonomic design gives the wearer the comfortable familiarityRead more about Eye tracking glasses sense eye’s natural dipole[…]

Samsung is rumored to be switching its smartwatch software from Tizen to Google’s Wear OS for its next generation watch, and a new report has added more credence to those previous leaks. According to trusted Twitter leaker @Evleaks (Evan Blass) Samsung employees have now been spotted wearing smartwatches that are running Wear OS software ratherRead more about Next-gen Gear smartwatch running Wear OS spotted on Samsung employees[…]