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Technology

Say Goodbye to the DVD Player

I remember getting my first DVD player and the movie "The Waterboy". I also remember streaming my first movie in "Hulk". Years since, people have debated about losing the tangible disc and moving to streaming. Eventually we knew the DVD would become a thing of the past. As technology improved and new devices came out this year, we may have

USB Type-C Standard to Remove Annoying “2-Flip” Rule to Insert USB Plug

You know the 2-flip USB rule. The USB plug won't work, so you flip it. It still doesn't work so you flip it again. Then it plugs right in. Well that is all going to change. The USB Implementers Forum announced they are working on a new plug that will work however you plug it in. Other features will include

Did You Get Your iPad on Black Friday?

Apple was pretty secretive on their Black friday sale. Target seemed to be the best option for an iPad this week and people stood in line for their black friday deal as early as 8 PM Thursday night. So did you get a new iPad Air or iPad mini? After scouring the ads, I chose to stand in line at

Drones that Deliver Pizza

Domino's Pizza is experimenting with the idea of delivering your pizza to you via drones (instead of drivers). The “DomiCopter” is a manned drone that was created through a partnership between a digital media company called T and Biscuits and a company called Aerosight that makes Heli-cam drones that are designed to be used for filming and photography. Both are

Drones that Deliver Beer

The Oppikoppi Festival has been taking place in South Africa every year since 1995. It is a big music festival. For this year, the 19th year of the festival, they are going to be trying something new to help distribute beer to the people who attend. According to HypeBot the festival will make use of small drones that will deliver

Team of Girls Become Finalists With “Arrive” App

The Technovation Challenge began in 2009. It is run by Iridescent, which is a 501c3 non-profit company. The purpose of the Technovation Challenge is to give girls the opportunity to learn how to start a company and become high-tech entrepreneurs. Teams of five (or more) high school girls can enter. All they need is “a safe place to meet, a