Never-before-seen footage of a giant squid in its natural habitat, off the shore of Japan, will be revealed late this month, after researchers from Discovery Channel and NHK joined forces to hunt the 10-foot long beast. Monster Squid: The Giant Is Real will air on January 27 in the US, and follows 55 submarine dives with twin submersibles used to comb the ocean … Read More → "More on the giant squid recently (finally!) captured on video"

Click-click-click: This is what you hear when having a conversation with Stephen Hawking. No voice, no other sounds, no facial expressions. For those who know him, Hawking may be able to communicate through his eyes; but for the rest of us, his sole means of communicating is through infrared connection to his computer.

Today, January 8, is Hawking’s birthday, yet on this day it’s worth examining just who and what we are … Read More → "On Stephen Hawking, Vader and being more machine than human"

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In an unprecedented move for the auto industry, Ford is giving the system underpinning its Sync AppLink to any automaker who wants it, at no cost and with no restrictions on what they do with it. That would help automakers quickly and easily advance their infotainment systems, bring countless new developers into the automotive sector and provide consumers with more apps and options.

Ford’s motives aren’ … Read More → "Ford wants to create the Android of automotive apps"

Today, aerial platform manufacturer DJI announced its new consumer quadcopter, the PHANTOM. It has several features that set it apart from the popular AR Drone – which may or may not sell you on it.

First of all, the PHANTOM comes with its own dedicated hand-held radio-frequency control unit, that has a range of 300 meters (984 feet). The AR Drone, by contrast, is controlled by an … Read More → "DJI launches GPS-enabled PHANTOM consumer quadcopter"

Mars Rover Curiosity is back on the move. After a brief holiday break during which the immobile rover simply imaged its surroundings it resumed rolling on January 3 and is now within a robotic-arm-length of a strange rock feature now dubbed “Snake River” within a small depression known as “Yellowknife Bay.” And now on it’s 147th Martian day, the geologist in Curiosity is getting restless–according … Read More → "Today on Mars: Curiosity visits the Snake River"

“We believe the driver should always be in control of the vehicle.” That’s what Toyota’s corporate manager of North American business strategy Jim Pisz told Wired, and it’s all you need to know about the automaker’s pursuit of autonomous vehicles. Toyota is being cautious. Calculated. And in typical Japanese fashion, reserved.

This morning, Toyota and its luxurious sibling Lexus showed off their “ … Read More → "Toyota cautiously inches toward autonomous tech"

Japanese media reported, that the joint crew of Japanese channel NHK and the American Discovery Channel, with the support of the National Museum of Science and the Environment of Japan, for the first time filmed a giant squid in the deep of ocean.
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Disney theme parks are good about focusing on using the latest technology to entertain visitors, but in recent years the company has significantly ramped up its adoption of tech. Now the theme park has decided to harness the power of RFID technology with a new wearable piece of tech designed to unlock the park’s many treasures.
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