Tapdo should begin taking preorders next year.Perhaps you own multiple devices that can be remotely controlled via your smartphone, each device requiring you to use a different app. Well, tapdo is designed to simplify things. It's a fingerprint-reading gadget that simultaneously controls numerous devices, by assigning different parts of your fingers to different actions.The tapdo communicates b...

Even though the vast majority of people struggle to follow and fulfill their New Year's resolutions, those annual vows do come with a certain amount of charm. Most people dream of a healthy year laced with possiblities every January and 2017 looks like it'll be no different. According to a recent survey by the Marist Poll, "being a better person" is going to be the top New Year's resolution amo...

Taking measurements can be a tedious task that frequently requires the help of another person to hold down your measuring tape. This smart tape measure solves this problem by eliminating the cumbersome tape altogether. Dubbed the ‘World’s Smartest Tape Measure’, Bagel is an electronic tape measure that boasts three measuring modes—string mode, wheel mode, and remote mode. String mode works...

There’s no better way to begin the new year than with some amazing tech. Right? What if I told you the NoPhone is the next big thing in smartphone design? It has no headphone jack, which is the upcoming trend. It also has no battery problems (cuz no battery). The absence of controls means you have a zero learning curve. And let’s be honest… you’ll never see a phone sleeker than this.The NoP...

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's -- Amazon. The online retailer has its head in the clouds with plans for an airship hosting a swarm of delivery drones.This isn't what I imagined from Amazon's cloud-based technology.In recently discovered patent images, Amazon drafted a plan to have an airship 45,000 feet above the Earth, storing a fleet of drones and packages to deliver. Amazon said these unman...

From new digital devices coming to the market (and grabbing headlines) to the growing interest in virtual reality thanks to new apps, 2016 was a big year for digital. As the year comes to a close, Nielsen looked at some of the top trends in digital, including the top U.S. smartphone apps and operating systems.In 2016, Facebook again took the lead as the top smartphone app. The social networking...

Facebook has acquired The Eye Tribe in a move that’ll likely see the Danish startup’s eye tracking technology being used to improve the virtual reality experience through Oculus. A Facebook spokesperson confirmed the acquisition but declined to cite the terms of the deal.Started in 2011 by four students from the IT University of Copenhagen, The Eye Tribe set out to make eye tracking more acce...

NTU Professor Low Kin Huat (left) and Air Traffic Management Research Institute's Deputy Director Mr Mohamed Faisal Bin Mohamed Salleh discussing an NTU-developed air traffic simulation, which takes into account various solutions to enable safe and efficient drone travel in Singapore.The skies of the near future will be increasingly packed with drones, surveying, snapping photos and delivering...

While marijuana is increasingly recognized for its medicinal and therapeutic effects, prescribing the drug—”take two hits and call me in the morning”—has long been a tricky proposition for doctors.Perhaps until now. Syqe Medical—a startup out of Tel-Aviv, Israel—has created a cannabis inhaler that allows doctors to prescribe a precise dose of marijuana and even administer it remotely. The...