Avery Haskell says he first knew he wanted to be an astronaut ever since he was a boy growing up in Houston near NASA’s Johnson Space Center. The 24 year-old Stanford graduate who counts Stephen Hawking and Carl Sagan as his heroes, grew up in an entrepreneurial family. In the early days of the Internet […]
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Richard Branson steps down as chairman of Virgin Hyperloop One
Richard Branson has reportedly stepped down from the chairman role of Virgin Hyperloop One. In a statement, cited by Reuters, Branson said that the company would require a more time than he could devote to the company. “At this stage in the company’s evolution, I feel it needs a more hands-on Chair, who can focus on […]
View More Richard Branson steps down as chairman of Virgin Hyperloop OneGjemeni puts your couch in a box
Gjemeni, pronounced Gemini, is a new furniture-on-demand service from founder Sean Pathiratne. The company offers decidedly tech-forward furniture that comes in a single box and can be assembled by anyone in a few minutes. Pathiratne sees his company as a fashionable and agile furniture company that brings stylish stuff to your living room in the […]
View More Gjemeni puts your couch in a boxThis wearable chair allows you to sit anywhere at any time
Lex is a wearable chair that allows you to sit anywhere. It’s foldable and can take the weight off your backpack. Read more…More about Mashable Video, Chair, Wearable, Exoskeleton, and Future Blink
View More This wearable chair allows you to sit anywhere at any timeThe wearable chair is here to help workers who stand all day
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Have back pain from spending too much time on your feet? Noone’s Chairless Chair could be the solution to your problems. The chair easily switches from standing position to sitting and walking — so you have a seat wherever you are, whenever you need it. Read more…
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This robot can build your Ikea furniture
There are two kinds of people in the world: those who hate building Ikea furniture and madmen. Now, thanks to Ikeabot, the madmen can be replaced. Ikeabot is a project built at Control Robotics Intelligence (CRI) group at NTU in Singapore. The team began by teaching robots to insert pins and manipulate Ikea parts and […]
View More This robot can build your Ikea furnitureDoes Ready Player One reveal the future of VR?
Maggie Lane Contributor Share on Twitter Maggie Lane is a writer and producer of virtual reality experiences and covers the industry for various publications. It was barely minutes after the Ready Player One premiere, and texts from my friends and colleagues in the VR community began pouring in… “How was it?” Those of us in […]
View More Does Ready Player One reveal the future of VR?Regulators in the UK are also calling for more hearings into Facebook and Cambridge Analytica
As more details emerge about Cambridge Analytica’s use of Facebook data in the U.S. presidential election, members of Parliament in the UK are joining congressional leadership in the U.S. to call for a deeper investigation and potential regulatory action. The Chair of parliamentary committee investigating “fake news”, the conservative MP Damian Collins, accused both Cambridge […]
View More Regulators in the UK are also calling for more hearings into Facebook and Cambridge Analytica