From the consumer side, home automation is relatively straightforward. Connect your smart appliance to a smartphone app and adjust your home’s temperature, conserving energy and saving money on your power
Getting to Know the Newest Personal Assistants
With just a couple words to a dark obelisk in the corner, your lights dim, music starts playing, and a pizza is delivered straight to your door. While all this
The Need for Cutting-Edge Encryption Continues
The line between our digital activities and our real-world lives continues to blur. With the touch of a button there are more ways than ever before to share personal information,
The Age of Addressable Advertising
The demise of traditional network television has been predicted for a while now. As an advertising medium for the delivery of targeted ads, the Internet has zoomed ahead of TV,
At Home With Star Wars
There has long been a symbiosis between science and science fiction. Many scientists and technologists are also science fiction fans who yearn to make the visions that have enthralled and
Google vs. Apple, Who Owns Your Screen Time?
Tech giants Google and Apple have been battling hard for their shares of the consumer electronics marketplace. Apple revealed updates to its product lineup at a much-publicized event in early
Virtual Reality – The Future is Now
Virtual reality has been a thing of science fiction for a long time, but now it seems that home virtual reality entertainment is on the cusp of reality. Things have
Is Solar Finally Ready Get Us Off the Grid – For Good?
Yes, solar energy can get us off of the grid. In fact, it is already happening in some parts of the world. For example, in 2016, 10% of all electricity