On the one hand, you’ve got companies like Apple, still selling smartphones with notches in 2021… and on the other, you’ve got Vivo, a company that’s working on a foldable smartphone with 3 folding elements as well as 2 projector lenses that cast a virtual keyboard on your table.Simply called the Vivo Tri-fold, this concept was brought to life by Technizo Concept, based on a patent discover...

Non-fungible tokens have applications beyond selling funky JPEGs and in-game items. Here’s what they are and what’s next for the tech.Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, are blowing up, driving huge prices and explosive hype and earning comparisons to the 2017 ICO (initial coin offering) mania. By the end of March, more than $500M in USD had been exchanged over sales of NFTs, according to NFT marke...

Ameca the robot is able to perform a range of human-like gestures and expressions.UK robotics firm Engineered Arts has offered a sneak peek at its new humanoid robot ahead of a full reveal next year, and the preview is as incredible as it is unsettling. Ameca is presented as "the world's most advanced human-shaped robot," and a brief look at this "future face of robotics" suggests it might just...

CBInsights market map visualizes the 936 private companies with billion-dollar valuations, across artificial intelligence, e-commerce, fintech, and more.Our market map sorts unicorns into 15 categories, from auto & transportation to supply chain & logistics. Our “Other” category includes renewable energy, space tech, ad tech, and more. Categories are not mutually exclusive and compani...

Transactions for properties in digital realms are jumping, guided by the same principle in the physical world: location, location, location.[Michael Gord, a co-founder of the Metaverse Group, a virtual real estate company that recently sold a 50 percent stake in itself for about $1.7 million.]Justin Bieber performed at a live concert this month, but the show wasn’t in a stadium or an arena. Li...

Frameplay has raised $8 million in funding for its immersive in-game advertising experiences.Hiro Capital led the round, and the investors include others involved in the gaming industry, bringing key strategic value for Frameplay’s long-term growth. Hiro Capital has been one of the most active investors in games, esports, digital fitness, and the metaverse.San Francisco-based Frameplay focuses...

In a bid to phase out smoking in its society, New Zealand plans to ban the sale of tobacco to future generations and progressively raise the minimum age for legally buying tobacco. The new law, expected to be passed in 2022, would outlaw the sale of tobacco products to anyone born in 2008 or later. "We want to make sure young people never start smoking," the country’s Health Minister Dr. Ayesh...

The ANYmal robot could already walk on four legs and roll on four wheels, but now it can also stand up and balance on its rear wheels.ETH Zurich's ANYmal robot was already impressive back when it simply walked on four legs. It got more interesting when wheels were added to those legs, letting it both walk and roll. That wheeled version is now also able to stand up, and could soon be used for ur...

Apple invents a camera system for a Home's Front Door with facial recognition that communicates with a HomePod mini, Smart TV+Today the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Apple that relates to a completely new Home-based invention that primarily covers a new outdoor camera system that communicates to those in a home who is at the front door via a HomePod mini,...