Stretchable skin sensor could help you touch things in VR

Virtual reality doesn’t quite match up to the “reality” label without tactile sensations, but that might not be an issue for too much longer. Cornell scientists have developed a new form of stretchable skin sensor that uses fiber optics to provide a...

Mexican Tycoon Carlos Slim Suspected Of Trying To Circumvent New Anti-Monopoly Telecom Regulations


With the apparent intention of circumventing new antitrust regulations, Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim’s fixed-line phone monopoly Telmex has designed a new strategy for divesting assets, reports...
    






Business’s Worst Nightmare: Big Bang Disruption


“Address books, video cameras, pagers, wristwatches, maps, books, travel games, flashlights, home telephones, dictation recorders, cash registers, Walkmen, Day-Timers, alarm clocks, answering...
    






Calling America’s New Digital Policy Pioneers


Next week, as part of the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, I’ll be speaking on a panel discussing the future of Internet-based telephony, or what is referred to in Washington as the “IP...
    






The Book That Predicted Obamacare’s Failure — And America’s Rebirth


In three short months, Obamacare has exposed, with 200 proof concentration, the fundamental mismatch between government’s limited knowledge and its unattenuated power. The Administration is now “...
    






GCHQ Also Involved in Mass Surveillance with Many EU Agencies


Seems there is more to it than just the United States. Other countries bear as much if not more responsibility for the heinous act of spying. Britain is an obvious example. But when names such as...

Time Warner Cable will Acquire DukeNet for $600 Million


Time Warner Cable is the #2 cable company in the United States. It has assented to acquire DukeNet, a fiber optic giant. The sum of money it will pay in return is a whopping $600 million. The...

Disney is Creating Expressive 3D Printed Eyes for Robots and Toys


The eyes definitely have it. From the stare to the come-hither look, they are the most expressive parts of our anatomy. Now, Disney will be mass producing toys that have highly expressive eyes that...

‘Twins’ Light Beam is Key to Fast Signals


The demand for fast signals has gone through the roof. If current trends continue pretty soon mankind will be up to its neck in fiber optics with online traffic causing logjams along these relay...