5 Things I Learnt About Life & The Future of Tech from IFA 2019
What is the future of consumer tech? I went to IFA 2019 to find out…
These Two Stories Make Me Worried We Will Become Slaves To Technology…
I always laughed off any fears of becoming a slave to technology, but I received two story releases that changed all of that and got me seriously concerned about our future relationship with gadgets.
Technology Firsts - Learn Something Episode 31
On this week’s episode of Learn Something - let’s dive into the world of technology firsts, debunking commonly wrong history knowledge you may have about the very gadgets you use today.
What Is The Future Of The Business Card?
The future of the business card is actually more interesting than you may first think - with smart paper that could be touch sensitive and project holograms.
Confocal Non-Line-of-Sight Imaging Technology and Its Possibilities
Suddenly, a team of researchers from the Stanford University is under the focus of imaging the world over. The team, which includes Matthew O'Toole, David B. Lindell, and Gordon Wetzstein, have presented a breakthrough technology to reveal objects hidden around corners. They call it “confocal non-line-of-sight imaging.”
10 Little-Known Technology Firsts - Learn Something Episode 23
In this week’s episode of Learn Something, we open the history books and find 10 little-known technology firsts. I guarantee these will surprise you!
A Future Human’s Guide To Getting Through Blue Monday
Blue Monday is not a thing – your mental health is important every day. PR campaigns that suggest it's OK to feel down one day in January don’t help, so here are my own ways to support my mental state.
CES 2018: Interview With Steve Koenig - Senior Director Of Consumer Tech Market Research
CES 2018 is here and I got the chance to sit down with Steve Koenig - Senior Director of market research at the Consumer Technology Association, to find out the future of gadgets…
Learn Something Episode 21: CES 2018 Technology Special
In this week’s episode of the top 100 ranking Learn Something podcast - CES 2018 and the future of consumer technology.
New Rising Media Christmas Gift Guide 2017
Welcome to the extremely last-minute Christmas Gift Guide - perfect for anyone who has just remembered they have a lot of gifts to buy, but doesn’t want to buy any old tat.
Kickstarter Needs Your Help Rebuilding The First British Robot
Robots walked among us in 1928. Well, one of them, anyway. Eric, created by British roboticists almost 90 years ago, wowed audiences the world over before his mysterious disappearance some time later. Now, curator Ben Russell is on a mission to rebuild Eric and restore a fascinating piece of cultural history. But he needs your help on Kickstarter to do it.
Face-Tracking Tech Lets You Make Putin Pout And Bush Blush
Researchers from Stanford University and the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg have worked with the Max Planck Institute for Informatics to create face-warping technology. Using a clever bit of kit, the team can manipulate the faces of people on YouTube in real-time.
Mogees Turns Everyday Objects Into Musical Instruments
Ever looked at the household objects around you and thought to yourself "what would that sound like as a musical instrument?" Not really a question you think about, but one that definitely came up in my younger music nerd days! 'Mogees' looks to answer that question with a rather innovative piece of kit.