When hydrogen-powered cars hit the market in 2014, it's going to be hard to find fuel. But solar-powered hydrogen fueling startup SunHydro has a plan to quickly ramp up filling stations. We spend a lot of time talking about the possibilities for a large scale battery electric vehicle charging infrastructure , but what about hydrogen fuel cell vehicles?
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Read More »How LightSquared Could Cast A Wider Web (And Ruin Your Road Trip)
LightSquared, a 4G satellite internet provider backed by an eccentric billionaire, could change the nature of broadband Internet in the United States. The only problem is that their network could just make GPS receivers go blank
Read More »SceneTap Lets You Check Out The Bar Scene Before You Even Haul Your Butt Off The Couch
The local bar scene has always been a mystery. Step into a pub on any given night and you might get a bro-filled fratfest dominated by Polo-clad Murray Hillers. Another evening could attract a smaller, older crowd, shouting out answers at trivia night.
Read More »iPhone 5 Details Kinda, Sorta Leak
Apple's upcoming iPhone 5 will be "thinner and lighter" than the iPhone 4 and also sport an 8-mega pixel camera, according sources who spoke to official Apple leakbucket
Read More »It Will Cost $1.9 Trillion Annually To Create A New Industrial Revolution
To avoid planetary disaster, the global community is going to have to overhaul nearly all of its operations.
Read More »New Glasses Give The Blind Bionic Eyes
Smartphone and gaming tech offers the vision-impaired the promise of better lives, for much less than the cost of a guide dog. By combining imaging, display, and sensing technology honed for smartphones, with games consoles and systems like Microsoft's Kinect, Oxford scientists have designed a set of high-tech glasses that could radically change the life of people suffering from a number of vision-impairing disorders.
Read More »Gabe Zichermann, Author and CEO of Gamification Co.
He is an author, public speaker and CEO of Gamification Co., a company that takes games and game mechanics and applies them to the real world to create engagement and solve problems.
Read More »Verizon Halting Unlimited Data Plans
Starting July 7, Verizon will no longer offer new customers unlimited data plans. And, oh yeah, you're going to start paying for using those LTE mobile hotspots too (that includes existing customers; more on that below). Have a nice day! First, let's cover the new data plans.
Read More »Peel Turns iPhones, iPads Into All-Knowing, Universal Super TV Remotes
“We call it the difference between mechanics and magic,” says Bala Krishnan (right) of the ultra-intuitive TV remote he created with partner Thiru Arunachalam. | Photograph by Toby Burditt How Peel cracked the code of navigating the gazillion-channel universe. AT ANY GIVEN MOMENT, there are thousands of programs ready to stream via satellite dishes and cable wires -- everything from Jersey Shore to Hawaii Five-0
Read More »Air Pollution Could Damage Your Brain
You knew it wasn't good for your lungs, but new tests find that pollution affects your cognitive abilities and may cause depression. It's no secret that breathing in polluted air on a regular basis can do a number on your heart and lungs
Read More »Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia Go To College
As governments and universities around the world take a more active interest in Wikipedia's accuracy and reach, Wales talks about his site's new status. "I'm not sure if we are becoming a default 'official' source of information" he tells us, "but we are certainly the first port of call for hundreds of millions of people already." Wikipedia has evolved from the hobby of amateur enthusiasts to a fully-financed priority of academics and government agencies looking to improve what is quickly becoming the world’s first source of information. Just last month, the United States National Archives announced a "Wikipedian In Residence," a full-time liaison to the Wikipedia community.
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Read More »Would You Fire Staff for Not Wearing Makeup?
A sales assistant at London's tony Harrods department store claims she was "driven out" over her refusal to wear makeup. A sales assistant at London’s famous Harrods department store has claimed her refusal to wear makeup has cost her her job. Melanie Stark, 24, said she was "driven out;" that her face-off with the store over the issue left her "exhausted, stressed, and upset," she told the U.K.'s Daily Mail .
Read More »Facebook’s Skype Hype, PayPal Tweets Hacked, Google+ Forced Profiles Public, Patriot Act Violates EU Data Frontier
Google+ takes its profiles public (or else), another tweet feed hacked, EU digital frontier is irrelevant? This and more important news from your Fast Company editors, with updates all day
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