technology

Jim Anderson -- Illinois Radio Network The state of Illinois plans to boost its investment in technology companies. The state has $12 billion to $15 billion to invest at any moment, and since 2005, the law has allowed 1 percent of that to be invested in Illinois-based high-tech companies...

I've gotta say, bionic butterflies are much cooler than drones. Don't get me wrong, I'm pretty enthralled with the technological progressions we keep seeing in the world of drones, but this, the latest from The Bionic Learning Network, is nothing short of amazing...

As a kid, I loved Warner Brothers cartoons. In particular, I enjoyed the two shift-working sheep dogs ("Mornin' Ralph, Mornin' Sam...") who tag-team defeated the attempts at sheep theft by Wile E. Coyote. Well, if "Shep the Drone" takes off (in a marketing sense), those two dogs, and many others who share a similar vocation, may find themselves out of work...

First off, what exactly is Magic Leap? Well, according to their website: "Magic Leap is an eclectic group of visionaries, rocket scientists, wizards, and gurus from the fields of film, robotics, visualization, software, computing, and user experience...

This is just outstanding on so many levels. From CNN: Robert Downey Jr. may be Iron Man in the popular Marvel superhero films, but he recently dealt in some advanced bionic technology himself.   Downey recently presented a robotic arm to young Alex Pring, a Central Florida boy who is missing his right arm from just above his elbow. The...

Even if you don't own a pair (I don't know anyone who does), you're probably familiar with Google Glass. If not, here's some background (courtesy of Wikipedia): Google Glass is a type of wearable technology with an optical head-mounted display (OHMD)...

On The Riley & Scot Show, we often discuss dogs. Our favorites are the hero dog stories, service dogs and how they improve the lives of so many, and of course, the occasional goofy canine tale. One type of dog that we've spent little to no time discussing is...t...

For those who just can't get enough technology in their lives, this new innovative new product, the Luna Smart Mattress, might seem like a godsend. First off, it's not actually a mattress. It's a mattress cover. But, what a mattress cover...

I'm a gadget lover. High tech, low tech, it really doesn't matter to me, as long as it's a gadget meant to do interesting things. Things like, oh, making cool designs on the beach. You probably didn't know that we were lacking that sort of technology, but (until recently) we most certainly were...

Yesterday I posted a look at some of the really cool things being unveiled at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Some of the items featured included a smartphone (that really works) for your pet's collar, some revolutionary drone technology, etc...