Fitbit Files for IPO, to Seek NYSE Listing
The company disclosed a prospectus Thursday with a $100 million placeholder, an amount used to calculate fees that will likely change. In December, a person with knowledge of the matter said Fitbit could raise about $150 million in an IPO.
May 7, 2015 at 03:42PM
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Interactive Software Turns Hands Into Nightmare Fuel
Golan Levin, Chris Sugrue, and Kyle McDonald created the “Augmented Hand Series” which is a real-time system for transforming your hands into scary, hand-like objects. You’ve Been warned.
May 7, 2015 at 01:41PM
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Airport Beer Robot Pours A Proper Pint
Bartenders need not fear for their jobs: according to the uploader, this machine at Japan’s Kansai International Airport is only for VIPs and there are only a handful of them in the whole country.
May 7, 2015 at 12:39PM
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Here’s What the New Tesla Battery Means for the Military
Elon Musk’s big announcement could revolutionize energy use for U.S. consumers — and that could be its biggest effect on national security.
May 7, 2015 at 08:58AM
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Apple Has Plans for Your DNA
The iPhone could become a new tool in genetic studies. Apple is collaborating with U.S. researchers to launch apps that would offer some iPhone owners the chance to get their DNA tested, many of them for the first time, according to people familiar with the plans.
May 7, 2015 at 04:18AM
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High-Tech Hobos: Train-Hopping Vagabonds of the Digital Age
The underlying story of nomadic life on the rails is surprisingly consistent in some ways: people, generally young, using the nation’s railways to travel the country. The details are, however, revealingly different — analog hobo codes have given way to digital hobo coders.
May 7, 2015 at 02:15AM
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The People Have Spoken: Put Parental Controls in Our Cars
Perhaps the safest way to keep teen drivers safe is to not let them drive at all. We’re quite a ways off from that (perhaps kids being born today might see fully autonomous cars before their teenage years are out), so the concept of “parental controls” in automobiles is here to stay.
May 6, 2015 at 11:12PM
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Slot machines perfected addictive gaming. Now, tech wants their tricks
Slot machines perfected addictive gaming. Now, tech wants their tricks.
May 6, 2015 at 06:04PM
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3D Printing Lets Blind Mom Meets Her Future Son
Just because this is sponsored content from Huggies doesn’t make it any less moving.
May 6, 2015 at 04:13PM
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How Using Periscope Got Me Kicked Off Covering The PGA Tour
The consequences of using the live-streaming app are mine to bear, but larger questions about technology and the future of golf remain.
May 6, 2015 at 04:04PM
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