One of Snapchat’s best loved features is its photo filters, which use GPS data and augmented reality to add interactive “lenses” to your photos and videos. Now, the messaging startup wants to make that offering more powerful—and lucrative.A patent application published on July 14, titled “Object Recognition Based Photo Filters,” describes lenses and filters that would be based on the pict...

Pro Golfer Bubba Watson, Oakley and Martin Aircraft have teamed up to create the Golf Cart Jetpack. The humble golf cart is not very slick, but it gets the job done. So is there a better way to get from tee to green? In 2013, pro golfer Bubba Watson, along with Oakley and Neoteric Hovercraft, posed this question with a Golf Cart Hovercraft. Now, with the help of Martin Aircraft, the team has ta...

The second quarter of 2016 saw venture capital funding activity rise slightly following 2 quarters of declines, while deal activity fell for the fourth consecutive quarter. Large rounds by companies like Uber, Snapchat and Didi Chuxing helped buoy investment despite the ongoing decline in the number of deals.While the Brexit referendum in the UK caused many investors to hold back from making si...

ELF emmit improves focus, sleep, stress, & more, combining ancient traditions and modern technology.The ELF emmit emits pulses from 2 Hz up to 19 Hz—nothing beyond the natural rhythm of the mind. Each of its (5) mood settings emits extra-low frequency pulses that are optimized to target the cerebellum, gently coaxing your current brainwave frequency to speed up or slow down and match your...

Every other year, for nearly a decade now, Apple has released a redesigned, updated version of its iPhone smartphone. But it’s been reported that its next new phone, the iPhone 7, will look pretty much identical to the iPhone 6 and 6S. According to some sources, Apple will then skip making an “S” model in 2017, and go straight to releasing an iPhone 8 that will be a complete overhaul stylist...

The modular instrument gives musicians an easy way to create music on the go.Pocket-sized synthesizers aren’t an altogether new concept, but a new device is shaping up to be next year’s must-have instrument. Using interchangeable sound cartridges reminiscent of a Gameboy Color, ZONT promises an experience that’s ‘beautifully engineered for the modern producer.’The concept of swapping out d...

Pixie Technology (“Pixie”), a startup that sells Bluetooth LE-connected fobs to help you locate pretty much any item you fear losing, has raised $18.5 million in a series B round led by Spark Capital, with participation from Cedar Fund, OurCrowd, and a slew of private investors.Founded out of Los Altos, California, in 2011, Pixie is one of a number of startups operating in the object-tracking...

The specially developed internal structure inside the Aurajet redirects water inside shower head to deliver a showering experience like no other. One that’s not only beautiful but that you can actually feel! Bathers will find themselves immersed in a very dense stream of water with larger droplets, covering a wider area with greater force. Unlike conventional handheld shower heads that produce...

A few startups are focused on stress reduction and cognitive enhancement, but others on more serious problems like depression and nervous system diseases.The brain is relatively uncharted territory for tech. Harvard University geneticist George Church has written about impending technologies that “extend our brain both biologically and electronically,” while AFP describes the brain as “the n...