By: Maggie Smolka Posted: Feb 15, 2017 07:25 PM EST Updated: Feb 15, 2017 07:25 PM EST Technology is becoming an increasingly important part of daily life for most people, but what about those who weren’t raised with computers in their pockets? A new program in Abingdon is giving a helping […]
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6 essential technologies on the higher ed horizon
BY MERIS STANSBURY February 15th, 2017 Annual Horizon Report details short-and long-term technologies, trends that will impact higher education in the next 5 years. Tablets are just the beginning of Natural User Inerfaces (NUIs) in college and university settings; and any institution interested in remaining relevant in the next five […]
Artificial Intelligence Enters The Classroom
Artificial intelligence software increasingly impacts how students learn. But will students of color from low-income families benefit from these education technology tools? Written By Nigel Roberts Artificial intelligence increasingly touches our lives—from driverless cars to interaction with our smart phones. Dennis Bonilla, executive dean of information systems and technology at […]
Google Maps Updates Mobile Apps With ‘Lists’ to Keep Track of Favorite Places
Monday February 13, 2017 7:35 AM PST by Mitchel Broussard Google Maps today updated its iOS and Android apps with a listing feature that lets users save and add their favorite locations to customized lists, which they can subsequently share to friends and family. Once a list is created, users […]
LOOK: This Graphene Dress Lights Up Based On Breathing Pattern
Science and fashion are two things that do not necessarily play in one arena, but this little black dress crosses both boundaries. Dubbed as the world’s first graphene dress, the piece that brings the fashion and technology industry together was appropriately unveiled at the Trafford Centre in Manchester, the very […]
Smart soles and other high-tech ways to stop falls
ELIZABETH PAYNE, OTTAWA CITIZEN More from Elizabeth Payne, Ottawa Citizen Published on: February 10, 2017 | Last Updated: February 11, 2017 3:23 PM EST The future of fall prevention could be in the soles of your shoes. That is where an Ottawa-based high-tech company is focusing its work — on smart […]
Aging Into The Future – LA’s First Tech + Aging Conference Next Thursday
LOS ANGELES, CA – 10 Feb, 2017 – The first ever Aging Into The Future conference featuring tech solutions and innovations to help seniors live better, fuller lives will be hosted by St. Barnabas Senior Services with The Eisner Foundation as the Presenting Sponsor and AARP California as the Luncheon […]
How mobile ordering is reinventing the drive-thru experience
Feb. 8, 2017 | by Elizabeth Friend The drive-thru is a cornerstone of the chained fast food experience, so much so that 53 percent of fast food sales in the US went through the drive-thru in 2015. While penetration in other global markets varies widely, drive-thru value is still growing steadily […]
Facebook introduces features to curb discrimination
BY ALI BRELAND – 02/08/17 03:05 PM EST Facebook on Wednesday announced the rollout of new tools designed to combat discrimination in its advertising products. The social media giant’s new policies name specific protected races, ethnicities and nationalities, and specifically outline prohibited discriminatory practices on the site. The moves […]
Seniors in the digital age show it’s never too late to learn
By PATRICK FILBIN, Associated Press Published: February 8, 2017 1:02 AM CDT GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — Beth McGee can be in two places at once. One is in the building where she lives, the four-story home of Primrose Retirement Community in Gillette. She’ll sit in a chair in her […]