Author: Ben Michaels

We all have experienced that feeling of fighting to keep our eyes open on long trips.  And it means it is time to stop for a while as soon as possible but in the meantime, our driving puts us and others in peril.  Well, electronics company Panasonic Corp. has announced it has come out with a new product for automobiles that helps detect and warn drivers if they act drowsy or start falling asleep at the wheel.  The new product with 22 patents on file, uses artificial intelligence algorithms designed to analyze facial expressions, the rate of eye blinking and...

Sometimes the hype before the reality is well founded.  Burlington, Mass. company Desktop Metal,  is preparing to revolutionize manufacturing with 3D metal printing systems that address the unfulfilled challenges of speed, cost, and quality.  Metal 3D printing, often referred to as additive manufacturing, has failed to deliver on the expectation that it would dramatically change the way products are manufactured. For now, practically all 3D printing is done with cheap plastic extrusion materials, because 3D printing with laser-melted metal printing, is very expensive and slow.  However,  the latest market intelligence report from IDTechEx Research, 3D Printing Metals 2018-2028: Technology and Market Analysis projects that metal...

In cringe worthy news it seems that high tech criminals have raised the stakes in sophisticated skimming devices that steal credit card information. Criminals hide these evil devices that anyone can buy over the Dark Web,  around ATMs, gas pumps, and other places unsuspecting consumers swipe their credit and debit cards. These credit card skimming devices steal the magnetic strip information from your card. Thieves use the stolen data to make a reproduction of your card and run up huge charges. It gets worse as criminals also attach cameras to ATMs to steal pin numbers so they can withdraw...