Top programming languages IoT developers should learn
IoT development is rapidly expanding, but concerns around security and connectivity remain, according to an Eclipse Foundation report. Video: How to become an IoT developer Want to develop for IoT devices? Here are some tips on what to do to be successful. The explosion of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and services has led to…
Tech Explained: Embodied AI
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); What embodied AI is: Traditional artificial intelligence (AI) involves a computational approach. Algorithms analyse data and apply what they have ‘learned’ to new situations. This can have a number of limitations, though, particularly when the AI is trying to interact with the real world. For example, computer vision…
Startup turns spreadsheets into smartphone apps
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Spotted: US-based startup Glide has created a way to build apps without coding. The company turns Excel spreadsheets – the kind you use for accounting – into smartphone-ready apps. Users plug information into an Excel spreadsheet and the program turns it into an app. Glide offers several templates,…
Company designs prototype for sustainable floating city
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US store merges retail, co-working space and wellness
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Spotted: Washington, DC-based Take Care combines a beauty shop with a wellness-oriented co-working space. In the shop, customers can browse and purchase organic, plant-based cosmetics, receive skincare consults and take classes in topics such as sustainable living and inner beauty. At the same time, the back of the building…
Kitchen and bathroom manufacturer plans immersive VR experience
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Spotted: German kitchen and bathroom manufacturer Dornbracht showed off its immersive virtual reality (VR) experience at this year’s Milan design week. The Is Memory Data? installation explored different ways to interact with water and consists of a simple bucket and hose. While visitors played with the real water, the VR goggles turned…
Drone delivery service starts in Australia
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Wi-Fi is not actually bad for your health, scientists say
Electronics have used the 2.4 and 5 GHz spectrum for years. These are not harmful, nor is any property unique to Wi-Fi harmful, according to new scientific evidence. Google’s Digital Wellbeing: An important tool for limiting your screen time Google’s Digital Wellbeing gives us an eye-opening look at our app and screen usage. Jack Wallen…
You Don’t Have to LOVE Making Video – You Just Have to Make It
I’ve been creating (almost) daily video lately on YouTube as part of an impromptu “challenge” with Joel Comm. The process is interesting because video is at once the hardest and also the easiest kind of content to create. I don’t necessarily love making video, but it’s what people consume these days. Far more than any…
H&M introduces fabrics made from pineapple leaves and orange peel
ga(‘send’, ‘event’, ‘Uncategorized’, ‘article’, ‘article-industry-impression’, {nonInteraction: true}); Spotted: H&M’s ninth Conscious Exclusive line introduces textiles made from fruit material that would otherwise go to waste. Working with three companies – BLOOM Foam, Orange Fiber and Piñatex – the global brand’s latest line should help raise further awareness to the now well-documented wastefulness in the fashion industry.…