Consumer Tech

Digital health is attracting record levels of investment in products such as smart toilet seats, which can help millions get access to care.

Dutch startup Lightyear expects to begin delivering a $254,000 solar electric car to customers in November 2022.

India-based startup Nimo Planet is now accepting reservations for its Nino smart glasses, which let wearers view six virtual screens.

Walmart is now using Zipline delivery drones to get products to customers in Arkansas, previewing the future of on-demand delivery.

Nike is laying the groundwork to begin selling digital goods in the metaverse, joining what could soon be a multibillion dollar economy.

Augmented reality startup Magic Leap plans to release a new AR headset in 2022 using a recently raised $500 million in funding.

Disposable tech is part of big tech’s business model. This engineer is fighting back by creating a DIY laptop anyone can repair on their own.

Finnish researchers are making sustainable coffee in the lab to combat the negative environmental effects of coffee production.

Israeli startup Future Meat Technologies’ industrial-scale cultured meat production facility is designed to get lab-grown meat onto consumers’ plates ASAP.

Massachusetts startup Forust can make 3D printed wood with a natural-looking grain out of two wood waste products: sawdust and lignin.