Once an Internet-connected object reaches mass scale, it’s likely to stay there for some time. The smartphone is there now. It took a number of years for the masses to move from feature phones, but ...

Researchers have developed a smart glasses system that can help blind people or individuals with poor vision to recognize and reach objects in their environment. The system, described in a study ...

Just as people have embraced computers and smart phones, they may also give their blessing to talking tissue boxes and other smart objects, according to researchers. Just as people have embraced ...

Engineers have developed printable metal tags that could be attached to plain objects, like water bottles, walls or doors, and turn them into 'smart' Internet of Things devices. The tags can also be ...

Two MIT researchers are working on creating "smart sand," a system in which people can bury a small object, then, moments later, pull out a 3D duplicate of that object, created out of the particles.

If we’ve learned anything from post-apocalyptic movies it’s that computers eventually become self-aware and try to eliminate humans. BYU engineer Dah-Jye Lee isn’t interested in that development, but ...

Maybe this is all too familiar: Vacation pictures taken on your smart phone that show loved ones at memorable landmarks surrounded by harried pedestrians, blurry vehicle traffic, or other unwanted ...