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Has in-store shopping lost it's luster? A proof-of-concept from Intel tries to restore the recreation retail experience with speedy payment options and smart purchasing suggestions. SmartPlanet...

1 | September 7, 2010 11:14am

Would you like to charge your mobile phone without ever having to plug into an electrical outlet? The University of California at Berkeley and Stanford University are both developing materials to...

2 | June 3, 2010 12:19pm

The household thermostat has always been difficult to program--wasting energy and driving up your utility bill. But SmartPlanet correspondent Sumi Das explains how new networking technologies will...

2 | February 16, 2010 8:20am

Bob Hart, the head chef at Yahoo, shows off the company's new food dehydrator. The contraption takes excess food and paper waste such as fish, herbs and napkins and converts it into fertilizer....

3 | January 15, 2010 1:39pm

Getting employees to rideshare has always been a difficult challenge for businesses. But Paul McGrath, CEO of Ridespring may have an answer. He's developed web-based software that organizes...

6 | March 23, 2010 4:17pm

At a press event in Los Angeles, Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk shows off the company's new Model X sport utility vehicle. Musk says the new SUV will use the same electric power train as the Model S...

2 | February 10, 2012 12:20pm

Let there be light. Simple and sun-powered, this lantern is a safer alternative to harmful kerosene lamps. SmartPlanet's Sumi Das turns on and tests the dLight Solar Light & Mobile Charger S250.

3 | June 8, 2011 1:33pm

Say goodbye to the incandescent light bulb, LED chips will soon power the lights in our homes and offices. SmartPlanet goes behind the scenes at Bridgelux, to see how they're reinventing lighting...

15 | August 3, 2010 8:38am

Parking can be a real hassle, whether you're fumbling for change for the meter or just trying to find an empty spot. San Francisco-based Streetline has developed networking and sensor technologies...

1 | March 1, 2010 10:39am

Carlin Llorente, a researcher at SRI International discusses recent findings that shows low-income pre-school kids benefiting from a curriculum that includes public media content inside the...

3 | November 12, 2009 9:50am

Has the Star Trek Universal Translator arrived? Kristin Precoda, a speech translation researcher at SRI International demos a new translation system. Originally designed for the military to...

12 | July 20, 2009 10:06am

Listen up, cafés. No one wants a cold cuppa, but a piping hot latte can cause some serious damage. SmartPlanet's Sumi Das tests out the SmartLid cup topper which turns a different color depending...

7 | January 25, 2012 8:15am

Autism Spectrum Disorder is on the rise, with as many as 1 in 100 children born with the condition. Children with the neurological condition often struggle with reading and comprehension. But...

5 | July 15, 2011 10:42am

Looking for ways to keep your kids with short-attention spans, more engaged? You might want to try, Kiwi Crate, a subscription service designed for busy parents. Here's how it works. Sign up for a...

4 | May 31, 2012 12:59pm

It may be a bone-chilling fact, but we know that the chance of breaking a bone increases significantly after age 50, especially for women. We know bones lose mass as they age. However, a...

2 | October 31, 2011 8:27am