The Innovation ChapelWearable tech made strides in 2015, but it still has a long way to goverified_publisherMashable - David YiIt was the year the present caught up with the future. Watches could send messages with a tap of a finger, a shirt could be utilized to track your heart rate, dresses could be programmed to change colors with air pressure. No longer was the 1983 cartoon Inspector Gadget, and his many gizmos, merely …
The Innovation ChapelApple has already shipped almost 7 million Apple WatchesCult of Mac - Luke DormehlI wish I could have a failure like the Apple Watch! Despite naysayers claiming the Apple Watch hasn’t taken off as Apple hoped, a new set of figures suggests that Apple has shipped close to 7 million Apple Watches since its launch — a figure which outstrips all other vendors’ combined smartwatch …
The Innovation ChapelJetpack daredevils take flight alongside Airbus A380Cult of Mac - David PieriniWe were all supposed to have personal jetpacks by now. But keeping them in the air for any length of time has made them impractical, so to get our futuristic fix we have to settle for Buzz Lightyear or James Bond from the 1965 movie Thunderball. But check out jetpack pilots Yves Rossy and Vince …
The Innovation ChapelUber event service makes sure you get home from the partyverified_publisherEngadget - Jon FingasIf you're hosting a big shindig, you frequently need to find ways to get people home at the end of the night -- and a shuttle bus may be a waste if only some of your guests actually need it. This is where Uber might come to the rescue. It just announced the US rollout of UberEvents, a service that …
The Innovation ChapelResearchers 3D print 'Lego bricks' of functional stem cellsverified_publisherEngadget - Andrew TarantolaA team of scientists from Beijing's Tsinghua University have reportedly devised a means of producing uniform embryonic stem cells with a 3D printer. These cells stack like organic Lego bricks and could form the structural basis for future lab-grown organs. "It was really exciting to see that we …
The Innovation ChapelGoogle is reportedly planning to standardize Android chipsetsverified_publisherEngadget - Steve DentGoogle is trying to take more control of its Android ecosystem by designing its own chips, according to a report from The Information (subscription). The search giant reportedly spoke with chip manufacturers about building Android device processors with features it covets, like a bigger CPU memory …