Smartphones are set to replace more than our wallets. South Korean Hyundai Motor Company predicts by 2015 drivers will be able to unlock car doors and start the engine with a swipe of a smartphone over an embedded near-field communication tag. But, that’s not all your smartphone can do. Connected car systems will be able [...]

Bookworms are choosing e-readers over hardcovers and softcovers more than ever, says a recent Pew Research Center study. A month-long study found more Americans readers, ages 16 and older, are embracing e-readers. The number of traditional readers dropped from 72% to 67% from last year, while digital bookworms jumped from 16% to 23%. “These data [...]

Bookworms are choosing e-readers over hardcovers and softcovers more than ever, says a recent Pew Research Center study. A month-long study found more Americans readers, ages 16 and older, are embracing e-readers. The number of traditional readers dropped from 72% to 67% from last year, while digital bookworms jumped from 16% to 23%. “These data [...]

The next time you pass by fresh strawberries, rhubarb and lemons, you’ll know exactly how to whip them up into a delicious dessert — perhaps a decadent cake with strawberry-rhubarb compote. The $399 QOOQ (pronounced “cook”) kitchen tablet, made in France, helps novices and experts alike prepare scrumptious meals at home. You’ll want to recreate [...]

Stanford University researchers created the first flexible, reusable decal-like solar panels that can attach to almost any surface. The Thin-Film Solar Cells (TFSCs) can be affixed to paper, plastic and glass without direct fabrication. The adhesive comes off with some room-temperature water. The solar cells are generally made with rigid silicon and glass structures to [...]

Harvard University geoengineer and environmental scientist David Keith has a “plan B” in case of an environmental emergency. Keith’s unusual proposal is this: Force reflective particles into the Earth’s upper atmosphere — the stratosphere — to reverse global warming. “One approach is to disperse particulates at high altitude to reduce the effective solar flux entering [...]

A year ago, Canadian Taylor Binns was slowly going blind after developing a rare and painful eye disorder that affected his corneas. Today, he’s driving, reading and living a normal life because of a revolutionary stem-cell treatment completed by a team of doctors at Toronto Western Hospital. “Everything you could do before kind of gets [...]

The way you decorate your smartphone says a lot about your personality. Map-wrapped phones say you’re a bold traveler, while durably thick on-the-go charging cases convey you’re strictly business. So, what would a life-size lobster iPhone case say about you? Probably that you’re adventurous, fun-loving and don’t settle for cute-and-slim mobile protection. Designed by Melbourne-based [...]

A newly discovered patent application hints that Apple is planning to update its Passbook digital-coupon storage app with Near-Field Communication (NFC) technology. This means future iPhone and iPod touch products may come with location-based technology that displays relevant coupons and gift cards as soon as you’re near a store. Apple Insider discovered that the Cupertino-based [...]

1. Logitech Security Cameras Logitech’s customizable home security systems are easy to personalize and create. All you have to do is scroll through a few screens here and build your custom system, depending on your home security preferences. Home owners have the option of building an indoor or outdoor camera network with night vision or [...]