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The Wearable Airbag #CES2016
One of the most unusual wearables at CES 2016 was from a French company Inemotion. Inemotion invented a ski vest that contains an airbag, Packed with sensors, this device detects that a skier is falling and deploys an airbag to soften the impact of a fall; all in less than 100 milliseconds. With a focus on the…
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IoT – Internet of Trash Cans #CES2016
With 254 million tons of garbage generated each year, according to 2013 EPA statistics, it is no wonder that some portion of it spills into the roadways, sidewalks and green spaces of America. As seen in the above video, Grant Jenkins and the company he cofounded, eCeptacle, believes their IoT solution, not only can help reduce litter,…
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Everyone’s a Sure-Shot with a Linux-Based Rifle
Giving a novice the ability to shoot a bullet through a pizza pan-sized object from a mile out is what John McHale, Chairman of TrackingPoint, says his company’s rifle can do. What he describes is really a Linux computer that includes a rifle. According to McHale, the rifle accounts for 23 ballistic variables to direct the bullet…
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Higher Quality Governance Through ICT
San Jose, the 10th largest city in the U.S., recently hosted the WBA’s Conference. As pointed out in the above interview, San Jose and its greater Silicon Valley region is a hotbed of innovation, boasting more patents per capita than any other region. As Khanh Russo, who spoke at the WBA event, explains, the reason…
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The Internet of Beer #CES2015
[12/27/24 Update – According to this article from a competitor, BEERMKR, PicoBrew is no longer in business]. Given that this week saw a return to the future depicted in the classic movie, Back to the Future 2, it seems fitting to air a video interview with an inventor of a device that would make the fictional Dr. Emmett Brown…
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Beyond the Public Hot Spot & to the Smart City
“How do you make WiFi work on an end-to-end basis,” is the question that the Wireless Broadband Alliance has been addressing, according to WBA CEO, Shirkant Shenwai. As stated in it’s just released report, From 2016 to 5G, this is about moving from “best effort to carrier-grade WiFi networks.” Speaking at the WBA’s Global Congress in…
