Coffee Haus makes coffee drinks 100 times an hour in its robotic kiosks. No humans required. Robot Coffee Tastes Great, But at What Cost? (About $5)This entry was posted in Gear on August 18, 2019 by Adam Rogers
A new startup is offering a new kind of retail experience. Instead of humans handling cash, it's all apps, smartphones, sensors, and computer vision. Zippin’s Checkout-Free Retail Store Uses Cameras to Watch You ShopThis entry was posted in Gear on August 20, 2018 by Adam Rogers
The end of Google Glass wasn’t even the end of Google Glass. More than that, the idea of augmented reality has been normalized. So Long, Glassholes: Wearables Aren’t Science Projects AnymoreThis entry was posted in Gear on May 23, 2018 by Adam Rogers
A team of electrical engineering students has a solution to all your charging problems: Lasers. University of Washington Researchers Can Wirelessly Charge a Phone Using ...This entry was posted in Gear on February 23, 2018 by Adam Rogers
Nanotube-based Vantablack was aimed at engineers. Then a famous sculptor locked it up—and the artistic community found this unpalatable. Art Fight! The Pinkest Pink Versus the Blackest Black This entry was posted on June 22, 2017 by Adam Rogers
In defense of "commodity sci-fi," the shows dominating the middle rungs of a basic cable lineup near you. Sci-Fi TV Doesn’t Have to Be ‘Prestige’—It Can Just Be ... This entry was posted on June 20, 2017 by Adam Rogers
At Grenfell Tower in London, firefighters couldn't compartmentalize or suppress the fire. But it's evacuation that still bedevils fire researchers. The London Fire and the Enduring Problem of Fighting High-Rise ... This entry was posted on June 14, 2017 by Adam Rogers
Even if 'The Mummy' gets consigned to eternal rest, that shouldn't mean a wrap on the Dark Universe. Even If ‘The Mummy’ Is Not Your Thing, the Dark ... This entry was posted on June 9, 2017 by Adam Rogers
The architecture and design of the years-in-the-making Apple Park are brilliant. How it fits into the world around it? Not so much. What’s Wrong with Apple’s New HeadquartersThis entry was tagged design and posted on June 8, 2017 by Adam Rogers
Blocked from major operations in South Sudan, Doctors Without Borders deploys caregivers with small backpacks full of medicine on the road to the border. What’s Inside the Badass Backpack That’s Saving Lives in South ...This entry was posted in Gear on April 29, 2017 by Adam Rogers