ICYMI: E-paper kicks, robot directions via thought and more

Today on In Case You Missed It: Shiftwear wants to change your shoe game with color e-paper screens that can move and shift into beautiful pictures on the sneakers you're wearing. It's too early to tell whether they will fund; or look as good as they...

Microsoft Lumia 950 review: Not a flagship, but a first step

After years of misguided attempts at mobile, Microsoft is ready for a fresh start. While Windows Phone 8 and 8.1 mostly just looked like their desktop counterparts, Windows 10 Mobile aspires to something even more substantial. This time, Microsoft tr...

ICYMI: Plant-powered lamps, livestreaming AI and more

Today on In Case You Missed It: A coder from the Netherlands used a live webcam feed for a walk around Amsterdam, running neural network code that identified everything in view. Despite some obvious set-backs (it thought the creator was wearing a sui...

ICYMI: Genetically-based cancer meds, taste’s base and more

Today on In Case You Missed It: Scientists managed to turn taste on and off in mice by activating and silencing brain cells, putting to bed the notion that taste is determined by the tongue. University of Toronto cancer researchers used a patient's g...

ICYMI: Smartest lights yet, robots on the farm and more

Today on In Case You Missed It: BeOn Home has made smart lightbulbs that recognize noises like a doorbell or fire alarm and turn on accordingly. A robot designed to check fertilizer levels and smash weeds should help the average family farmer one day...

ICYMI: Robotic teddy bear, electric glue formula and more

Today on In Case You Missed It: Teddy Ruxpin is all grown-up with the artificially intelligent Diro robot that can act as an alarm and keep your kid entertained. London installed solar-powered recharging benches in public spaces that also monitor pol...

ICYMI: Buzzing blind guide, lab-grown voice and more

Today on In Case You Missed It: Doctor's used bioengineering to grow fresh vocal cords that they say sound just like the real thing. Haptic feedback headbands are helping to guide sight-disabled people with buzzing when an obstacle is present. And...

ICYMI: Pigeon cancer detection, pill stethoscope and more

Today on In Case You Missed It: Researchers were able to train pigeons to choose whether medical images contain a benign or malignant tumor with 99 accuracy. MIT scientists made a biomonitoring pill that patients can swallow to collect their pulse,...

ICYMI: Robotic cats, Kickstarter fails and more

Today on In Case You Missed It: In today's cautionary tale, the recordbreaking drone company Zano Drone is going belly-up after shipping only 100 of the roughly 15,000 drones ordered. Hasbro's latest foray into robotics has us all shouting from the...

ICYMI: Long distance loving, NASA’s ice news and more

Today on In Case You Missed It: NASA scientists are tracking sea ice and say the Antarctic mass is larger than we've ever seen since satellite tracking began in the 70's. Sadly, it's still growing at a much slower rate than the Arctic's ice is...