The global waste crisis is a growing phenomenon that continues to be a major issue. According to the Global Waste Index 2019, the world currently generates two billion tonnes of waste per year, which is due largely to the gross mismanagement of waste. However, a Texas native has found a creative way to eliminate waste…
Facial recognition may be a relatively new technology, but it is also an innate skill that we’re born with. Having our tech devices mimic our own facial recognition skills provides tremendous new conveniences that streamline our lives. This emerging technology already helps us to unlock our phones and doors, bypass the need to remember passwords…
Within the last two years or so, we’ve begun to hear stories of how wearables like smartwatches have been able to save lives. For example, look at James T. Green’s wearable story, which he gave in an interview with technology news hub, Engadget. Green took an impromptu walk around the block on a particularly stressful…
Nearly all of us are guilty of trashing a product that environmentally should not have been lumped in with regular trash. However, we’ve all unfortunately done it. We’ve trashed a tablet with a cracked screen, ditched an increasingly sluggish iPhone that was being overshadowed by the latest model on the market, or junked a TV…
How many times have you followed a link to an article – only to be met with your speakers unexpectedly blaring? Next thing you know, pop-ups appear all across your screen and in your haste to close them your mouse accidentally runs over an ad that bursts to life and an inescapable autoplay video follows…
The following is a weekly recap of the HOBI blog for the week 11/27-12/01. Apple Delays HomePod Launch Nov. 17, Apple announced the delay of their highly anticipated and breakthrough wireless home speaker. Originally slated to be released in December 2017, the HomePod is now set to hit the U.S., UK and Australian markets in…