3D printers can do a number of things now…..it was only a matter of time before they started spitting out houses. ICON, an Austin-based startup, has figured out how to do just that. ICON claims their technology can print up a livable structure in just 24 hours, or even less, for a cost of just […]
First there was the original Surface, Microsoft’s entry into the tablet-laptop hybrid market. Everyone was convinced they’d just released their next Zune or Windows Phone, but this time MS had a smarter strategy in mind. They found a market that Apple wasn’t chasing — artists — and started appealing to them with commercials about people […]
I remember reading a news story about a month ago that said there was a shortage of truck drivers now, mainly because the younger generation wasn’t showing any interest in such a career. It really isn’t any mystery why. We’ve been told for several years that self-driving cars are going to be a thing, so […]
With out much fanfare, and in spite of the fact that Google has various other vestigial services and products that haven’t gained any mainstream adoption or traction (Google+ is being crushed by Tumblr for coolness, and on that note, why isn’t Orkut jammed into Google+ yet?) the company has decided to kill one of my […]
Hmm…. Now why would they acquire a Research and Development center?