The rubber eraser is said to be roughly 250 years old. But for all its old age, the partner to any pencil has always had one major flaw. You can’t see what you’re erasing. Until today. Osaka-based stationery company Seed, who has been making erasers since the 1950s, has developed a translucent eraser.Seed says they came up with the concept of a clear eraser 5 years ago. But it took years of t...

While bigger funding rounds may not always be better, they definitely dominate the headlines. According to Crunchbase, this year over $163.5 billion has been invested in startups globally. Investors have been making big bets across a broad range of industries, including everything from real estate companies to food delivery technologies. These 11 startup companies are breaking records and have...

Innovative Light Drive system for smartglasses creates the first transparent, lightweight, and stylish user experience.- World’s first all-day transparency smartglasses solution- Smallest Light Drive on the market: 30 percent less depth- Highly efficient, lightweight system, weighing less than 10 grams- Delivers high quality, bright images, even in direct sunlight- Turnkey Light Drive display...

YouTube is one of the most popular online platforms in the United States. The video-sharing site serves as a forum for entertainers, commentators, businesses and others, and Americans use it in a variety of ways, from getting the news to learning new skills. At the same time, YouTube has faced scrutiny – as other online platforms have – about issues including online harassment, misinformation...

Apple has bought Spectral Edge, a Cambridge-based photography technology start-up, the tech giant confirmed on Friday.Spectral Edge, which was spun out of a University of East Anglia research lab in 2014, specialises in software that fuses together multiple versions of the same image to improve photo quality, including versions taken on the invisible infrared spectrum.Doing so typically introdu...

Interactive display guides users by getting sticky.We've already seen tactile-feedback displays that convey information by applying tiny vibrations to the user's fingertips. An experimental new technology takes a different approach, however – it gets sticky in select areas.Appropriately known as StickyTouch, the system is being developed by scientists at Japan's Osaka University.In its present...

The holidays are right around the corner, which means consumers are being subjected to endless commercials and ad campaigns pushing for that last-minute gift purchase. [click to enlarge]Advertising is big money not only in the U.S., but also around the world. Just how much money is spent on advertising? That’s the subject of our new visualization, which breaks down the world’s top companies b...

Soothe your pain and relieve stress with this thermotherapy device.Many centuries-old natural therapy practices are gaining widespread appeal now that medical science is backing them. One such practice is moxibustion, an acupuncture practice that uses burned moxa to relieve pain. With this $100 device, you can enjoy the benefits of moxibustion anywhere you go.The iJoou Smart Moxibustion Thermot...

In 2016 pop diva Taylor Swift sung her way to $170 million in earnings to take the top spot on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list. The year before that, Uber UBER, +5.48% boss Dara Khosrowshahi took home $94.6 million when he was serving as the chief executive at Expedia EXPE, +1.30% .As you can see from this chart — and as you already knew — there are plenty of people making plenty of money in sh...