Consumer Tech

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Engineering
9 dumbphones to help curb your screen addiction
While smartphones keep getting more powerful, the growing dumbphone phenomenon is subverting expectations.
Kristin Houser
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AR
What will it take for smart glasses to replace smartphones?
Smart glasses that combine personal computing, AI, and augmented reality could be the next life-changing consumer tech device. Here’s how.
Kristin Houser
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Video Games
How one streamer learned to play video games with only her mind
Perrikaryal uses an EEG to translate her brain activity into game commands, turning her mind into a video game controller.
Kevin Dickinson
Healthcare
What smart toilet seats reveal about digital health’s evolution 
Simon Torkington, World Economic Forum
solar electric car
Transportation
This luxury solar electric car could go 7 months without recharging
Kristin Houser
nimo smart glasses
Wearables
Nimo smart glasses are like a PC for your eyes
Kristin Houser
delivery drones
Drones
Delivery drones are now dropping off packages for Walmart
Kristin Houser
digital goods
Fashion
Nike is betting you'll want to wear Air Jordans in the metaverse
Kristin Houser
ar headset
AR
Magic Leap is back with a new AR headset
Kristin Houser
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Series| Challengers
This DIY laptop is challenging tech giants like Apple & Microsoft
Freethink Team
sustainable coffee
Food
Scientists make sustainable coffee from lab-grown cells
Kristin Houser
cultured meat production
Food
Cultured meat is now being mass-produced In Israel
Kristin Houser
3d printed wood
3D Printing
Startup turns sawdust “ink” into 3D printed wood
Kristin Houser