I recently returned from the 2013 Consumer Electronics and Photo Expo in Moscow, the largest technology exposition of its kind in Russia. The event encapsulated the Russian consumer electronics (CE) market today; a mix of small regional brands increasingly overshadowed by top-tier international technology brands such as: Sony, Canon, Nikon, Bose, Polk Audio, Loewe and Electrolux. Talking with executives from several of the big CE brands at the show, the consensus was...

BNJMN (Long Version) from HGK IVK Interaktion on Vimeo.Fast Company recently featured BNJMN, a robot created by two Basel Academy of Art and Design students. Although robots creating art is nothing new, BNJMN is programmed to have an artistic vision. His “Expressive Output Cycle” allows him to create works of art that differ each time, though not by much. He uses two brushes to paint and exhibits different strokes each time a new piece is created. After completing a...

  What would it be like to quit the Internet? Would life be easier, more productive and, essentially, more "real"? Paul Miller, a technology writer with The Verge, had to find out. Miller quit the Internet for a year and chronicled his journey of disconnection for the technology site. He wrote: My plan was to quit my job, move home with my parents, read books, write books, and wallow in my spare time. In one glorious gesture I'd outdo all quarter-life crises...

Two in five online U.S. adults now own a tablet, reaching a new high, research released yesterday by CEA reported. Tablet sales "remain strong," with more than 68 percent of consumers saying they plan to buy a tablet in the future. The report  also found that screen size impacts the content users consume: Among tablet owners, screen size plays a role in how consumers prefer to watch and read content on a tablet. Medium screen sizes of 8.9 to 10.1 inches have...

For the average person, the phrase "wearable technology" conjures visions of exciting augmented reality innovations like Google Glass and fitness-tracking devices like Fitbit. But what how about the pocket watch? It turns out, when first created, the pocket watch was a truly disruptive invention because it took the technology in clock towers and put it in the pockets of regular people, says Sandy Pentland at MIT. Watch this awesome and fascinating video produced by PBS as...