Some top students from Israel recently showed off their cutting edge innovations, and how they developed such sophisticated devices could be important to America as well.
5/22/2013 - By: Adam Balkin
The technology behind making the world's smallest movie could soon be used to make even more groundbreaking discoveries.
5/21/2013 - By: Adam Balkin
There are a seemingly endless amount of apps for kids to read stories, in an interactive way on mobile devices. But recently, there's been a bit of an explosion in apps that allows kids to create their own stories that can then be read back to them.
5/20/2013 - By: Adam Balkin
In the real world, it would kind of be like Burger King setting up a hamburger stand inside McDonald's, but in the virtual world, it's the kind of thing that happens all the time: competitors setting up shop inside each other's homes, so to speak. There are two recent examples of this.
5/9/2013 - By: Adam Balkin
If someone near you was having a heart attack, would you know what to do to help? A mobile app teaches you what to do and lets you practice virtually just in case your assistance will ever be needed in the real world.
5/9/2013 - By: Adam Balkin
A conference on the future of energy, including how to correct energy mistakes made due to Hurricane Sandy, was held and Adam Balkin filed the following report.
5/9/2013 - By: Adam Balkin
There's good news if your favorite part of the newspaper is not the news but the funnies, the comic strips. "GoComics" is a new app that allows users to look at a whole bunch of classics on a mobile device for free.
5/2/2013 - By: Adam Balkin
When this man announces a new idea, people generally listen. That's because this man is Jack Dorsey, the guy who invented a little thing called Twitter.
5/2/2013 - By: Adam Balkin
Adam Balkin reviews "Paper Climb" and "Yahoo! Weather in this App Wrap.
5/2/2013 - By: Adam Balkin
From Mother's Day and Father's Day to graduations, there are a lot of upcoming mid-year celebrations, and a recent DigitalFocus press event in Chelsea is offering plenty of ideas for cool "techie" gifts.
4/30/2013 - By: Adam Balkin
Your cable TV subscription just got a bit more valuable. The Time Warner Cable TV mobile app for iOS devices, put out by NY1's parent company, got a recent upgrade that allows users to watch from anywhere some of the content they typically had to be home to see.
4/25/2013 - By: Adam Balkin
From Mother's Day and Father's Day to graduations, there are a lot of upcoming mid-year celebrations, and a recent DigitalFocus press event in Chelsea is offering plenty of ideas for cool "techie" gifts.
4/25/2013 - By: Adam Balkin
The New York Audio Show is Midtown is displaying cutting-edge, new technologies for consumers who want to spend serious bucks to listen to the perfect tune.
4/24/2013 - By: Adam Balkin
News 14 Carolina highlights the coolest and newest apps for your cellphone or mobile device in the twice-weekly segment "App Wrap."
4/22/2013 - By: Adam Balkin
Starting Wednesday, you’ll be able to watch News 14 Carolina and many of your other favorite channels live and on the go. Time Warner Cable is announcing its "Outside the Home" service on Apple mobile devices, like the iPad and iPhone, and for all customers using Verizon Wireless for their smart phone or tablet.
4/16/2013 - By: News 14 Carolina Web Staff
Pet owners will do just about anything, and buy just about anything, for their pets. If you count yourselves among those who loves to spoil your pet, you might be interested to learn that at the recent National Pet Home and Gadget Showcase, there was some new high-tech gear you can invest in this year.
4/17/2013 - By: Adam Balkin
A New York-based artist was recently invited to Scotland to create a giant piece of high-tech artwork made entirely out of balloons.
4/16/2013 - By: Adam Balkin
News 14 Carolina highlights the coolest and newest apps for your cellphone or mobile device in the twice-weekly segment "App Wrap."
4/15/2013 - By: Adam Balkin
A new robot could help return hair to those of us who, as we get older, find ourselves a bit follically challenged. Called the Artas System from Restoration Robotics, it was recently approved by the FDA to help with a type of hair transplantation technique called follicular unit transplantation where follicular units, groups of one to four hairs, are removed directly from the back of the head and transplanted on the top and front.
4/11/2013 - By: Adam Balkin
There's now a way to have a 3D model of your head created simply by going into a photo booth.
4/9/2013 - By: Adam Balkin
The "News-O-Matic" is a digital daily newspaper for kids. It's just five articles a day, written by children's book authors, former teachers and journalists. Developers say there's also a child psychologist who vets every piece. If your child tends to gravitate towards the headlines that feature animals, the World Wildlife Fund's latest app may be worth a look.
4/4/2013 - By: Adam Balkin
As public pressure mounts on smokers to quit, many are turning to alternative means to get their nicotine fix, such as electronic cigarettes, but there is still very little public information about this recent smoking trend. Health reporter Erin Billups filed the following report.
4/4/2013 - By: Erin Billups
Eyeglasses have been primarily used to correct vision, but now some tech-savvy eyewear recently on display at Manhattan's Javits Center might alter perceptions of what glasses can do.
3/29/2013 - By: Adam Balkin
Adam Balkin highlights the coolest and newest apps for your cellphone or mobile device. Pinball is alive and well in the year 2013, as ePinball game creators at Zen Studios have two new innovative titles just released. The first game, "Star Wars Pinball," allows users to smack the ball around and hit different targets to trigger various lighting and sound effects. Its digital side has some triggers send virtual characters from the legendary movie series walking or fighting across the screen.
3/29/2013 - By: Adam Balkin