Technology

There are cool inventions, and then there are products that are so brilliantly simple and totally useful that you turn green with envy, unable to believe that you didn’t think of it first (and you aren’t the one now making bank). Inventing things is harder than you think, though, and there’s a good chance the...

Technology and screen time are one of the most talked about, if not the biggest, challenge facing parents of this new generation today. How much, how often, what kind, how much control and supervision – the list of potential landmines is endless, ever-growing, and starts before your child even speaks his first word. Every parent...

Spotify and Apple Music may not need to worry just yet, but the two popular music streaming services should keep an eye on an old adversary: cassette tapes. Thanks to the work of one French company, the personal audio cassette player is making comeback. And this time, things are a little different. Mulann is a...

A $1 billion solar plant has flamed out worse than a Kardashian relationship. According to a Bloomberg report, the Crescent Dunes plant located outside of Las Vegas has generated far more controversy than power since it opened in 2015. Built with technology that was outdated even during its construction, the solar power plant has become a giant...

Usually, scientists (and other people) assume that if they ever get famous it will be for doing something right – but in the case of the Michelson-Morley experiment, those involved are forever going to be remembered for conducting the worst (best?) failed experiment in history. Then again, if you end up changing literally everything in...

If you feel as if you’re constantly getting that “low battery” warning on your phone, there could be several culprits making it pop up. From your screen brightness to spotty service, everything should be addressed in order to keep your phone functioning at its most efficient, but if it’s having open apps that’s behind your...

It seems that everything is becoming futuristic – even the iconic Volkswagon van, favorite of flower children and hippies across the 60s and 70s. At least, I know the vehicle definitely makes an appearance whenever a Hollywood director takes the reins of a period film set in the era of free love. https://www.instagram.com/p/Byh9isHnodJ/ Following a...

If you’re of a certain age, you’ll remember the madness and hysteria that surrounded Y2K. It’s been 20 long years, but back then, some people were convinced that once the calendar flipped over to 2000, everything would go haywire: Planes would start falling out of the sky, our systems would crash, currencies would be wiped...