The US Navy has a new Head-Up Display (HUD) for combat divers that works even in zero-visibility conditions. Developed by James Fisher and Sons and the US Navy’s Naval Surface Warfare Centre – Panama City Division, Shadow NAV is a visor projector that mounts on a standard diver’s half-mask to provide hands-free underwater navigation capabilities. If your experience of the […]

Walmart is taking the next step into the world of virtual reality — and the company is bringing its employees along on the ride. The multinational retailer will begin rolling out Oculus Go headsets in mass to all of its 4,500-plus retail locations in the United States. Aimed at assisting associates in learning new skills, Walmart notes that the technology […]

Back in 2015, we heard about a prototype vineyard-monitoring robot known appropriately enough as VineRobot. Now, its successor has been unveiled in Portugal. Developed via a European Union research consortium, it’s called VineScout. The idea behind both robots is that they can autonomously move up and down the rows of a vineyard, checking the wellbeing and harvest-readiness of the grapes. […]

BEERMKR handles both brewing AND fermentation and is 100% open, allowing you to customize recipes directly on the machine. BEERMKR is the world’s only fully contained beer brewery that sits on your counter, giving you all the tools of the best brewers and all the fun of making delicious beer—without the mess and complexity of traditional homebrewing. The recyclable brew […]

We’ve seen helmets with built-in HUD (head up display) tech before, but what if you already have a perfectly good helmet that you don’t want to get rid of? Well, that’s where the Hudway Sight system may come in handy. The battery-powered setup consists of a mounting bracket that can be attached to an existing motorcycle, bicycle or auto racing […]

Listening to some tunes while driving is great if you’re on your own, but if you have passengers with varied tastes then pleasing everyone can be a problem. We’ve seen the likes of Harman and Hyundai-Kia envelop individuals in their own audio bubbles, but the dynamic focused sound system being tested by car maker Seat at the moment promises to […]

When it comes to cooking in your oven, things are pretty straightforward – you simply set the temperature to the exact number required. For stove-top cooking, though, you have to estimate if the saucepan is at more or less the right temperature. PanPerfect offers a way of knowing exactly how hot it is. Developed by Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur Keh Ho, […]

As well as being a pretty capable games machine, the PS3 was a popular media player, in large part thanks to its Media/Blu-Ray Remote Control. Sony may have chosen to focus primarily on games with the PS4 and PS4 Pro, leaving those utilizing the console’s impressive media capabilities to do so using the less-than-ideal standard controller, but the new Cloud […]

You probably don’t give much thought to the air that you breathe day in and day out. Unlike what you eat or drink, you probably think there’s not much you can do to control what you take in with each breath. But you can help your health by improving the air quality around you with the Alea Air, a smart […]

Forget about microphone-equipped earbuds or those Britney Spears mics rocked by pop stars — when it comes to state-of-the-art microphone systems you don’t need to look any further than the U.S. Department of Defense. As part of a new $10 million deal with Sonitus Technologies, members of the Air Force (and possibly others in the future) will soon be able […]