Concept designers have been creating renderings of bezel-free iPhones – where the display extends all the way to the edges of the phone – for years now. One major barrier to realizing this vision has, of course, been the Home button with its embedded Touch ID sensor.Third-party companies have already developed transparent fingerprint sensors capable of being embedded into a smartphone display...

The market for intragastric balloons to enable weight loss is just getting started in the U.S. after a pair of FDA approvals last summer for the first devices in this category--although it's been in full swing in Europe for years. The FDA-approved options are placed and removed endoscopically--but the newest iteration is an ingestible device that is filled with liquid after it's ingested into t...

In many ways, digital technologies have had polar-opposite impacts for consumers and companies: For consumers, life has been simplified and empowered by devices such as smartphones and innovations such as social media. For companies, on the other hand, business has been made more complex by the need to manage many more channels and points of interaction—in-store, on the phone, online, e-mail,...

The PCM technology developed by IBM could see smartphones that fire up in seconds.Data storage is one of those things where too much is never enough. And as the amount of data generated increases exponentially, the search is on for new memory technologies that tick all the boxes in terms of speed, endurance, non-volatility and endurance. Phase-change memory (PCM) has emerged as a promising cand...

If you’ve ever grumbled about long lines at the pharmacy, Capsule wants to save you the trouble next time. The New York-based startup is launching today to offer delivery of prescription meds directly to your doorstep or office in your time of need.Here’s how it works:When you visit the Dr. and they prescribe you meds, you can ask your Dr. to fill out the prescription for the Capsule pharmacy...

Audi has developed a connected mobility concept car with a secondary mode of transportation hidden within the vehicle’s bumper: an electric-powered longboard capable of reaching a top speed of nearly 19 mph.Designed with markets like China in mind where massive traffic jams can bring roads to a standstill, the Audi Connected Mobility Concept Car is based upon the Audi Q3 – the brand’s urban...

The selfie has evolved rapidly since smartphones included a front-facing camera, fueling our vanity more than before. Now, there exists many different variations of the ‘selfie’, from ‘groupie’s, which are selfies taken in a group of three of more people, and ‘selfeye’s, which are selfies that show off days when you’re really feeling your eye makeup. Can you tell your ‘healthie’s from...

Just a glance at Mark Zuckerberg tells you all you need to know about the Facebook founder’s attitude towards extravagance. His simple T-shirt and jeans get-up and Acura TSX entry-level motor are hardly befitting a modern-day prince. Michael Bloomberg keeps a similarly austere wardrobe despite being a billionaire twenty-six times over. The business mogul and former New York mayor wore the same...

Researchers create Rubik's cube-like touchscreen display. Right now we design apps around our smartphones. They need to fit in a certain screen size, react to touch, and follow a certain user interface. But a new prototype from the University of Bristol's Interaction Group shows that we could instead change the shape of our smartphones to fit the needs of the app.The Cubimorph is a bundle of to...