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Project Wing is teaming up with Virginia Tech and Chipotle to test and gather data about delivery drones that could become the norm in the coming year. Select students and employees of Virginia Tech will place orders of Chipotle burritos, then the orders will be made in a food truck and delivered to the testing site near the school by drone. By conducting these tests, Project Wing is working toward their ultimate goal of innovating the delivery system and making use of empty airspace.

Cloudy with a chance of burritos

Marissa Reinhart, Tech Reporter • September 14, 2016

Drone delivery may become a daily norm for each American in the near future. Several companies have already conducted tests for delivery drones. As part of a test this month, drones will deliver...

Pixar teamed up with Khan Academy to create a free way to learn how to create images and movies. The main topics that are to be learned are: environmental modeling, character modeling, crowds, sets and staging, and rendering. These topics will be learned through interactive exercises, short videos and hands on activities.

Khan Academy teams up with Pixar

Micheal Everman, Tech Reporter • September 13, 2016

Pixar Entertainment teamed with Khan Academy to teach middle and high school students about how math and science is used everywhere. “Pixar in a box” will be 100% free to Khan Academy users. Throughout...

SignALoud will help the audio-impaired to better communicate with the rest of the world by using a computer generator to verbalize sign language. Inventors Navid Azodi and Thomas Pryor share, the gloves will help create a communication bridge between deaf and hearing communities. Currently, the SignALoud is a prototype, but will approximately be released within a couple of years.

‘SignALoud’ gloves translate ASL

Joel Chavez, Tech Reporter • September 9, 2016

Lemelson-MIT students have created gloves that can translate sign language into text or speech: "SignALoud" can recognize hand gestures that correspond to words and phrases in American Sign Language. The...

Zero Zero Robotics revealed the Hover Camera earlier this year, announcing it as the world’s first truly consumer-friendly self-flying camera that you can touch, engage with, and carry (at just 238 grams) in ways that were never before possible. Some of its capabilities are to follow the user, hover for 8 minutes on a full battery charge, and take videos and photos in 4k. The company had a vision of a world where every device is smart and simple for every consumer to use, and they believe that with the Hover Camera, they are taking their first step to the future.

Hover Camera snaps a shot of the future

Marissa Reinhart, Tech Reporter • September 8, 2016

Selfie sticks could become a thing of the past when the Hover Camera is released to the public in the near future. Zero Zero Robotics began in 2014 in Beijing with a vision of creating smart technology...

ITT Tech is one of the many For-profit college campuses closing down. They are currently battling two law suits, one being for federal-aid sanction. Students are going to be moved to campuses nearby, and loans will be forgiven.

ITT Tech closes down

Micheal Everman, Tech Reporter • September 6, 2016

All ITT Tech campuses are closing due to the federal sanction of abusing government federal aid. For 54 years, ITT Technical Institute has been the go to college for technology-related degrees. Due to...

Principal engineer and inventor Peter Lewis created the modular ByFusion machine that turns plastic waste into building resources. ByFusions team saw the growing issue of plastic building up in the environment, so they decided to put it to use by building structures and homes in places such as California and Hawaii. ByFusion states that our world is drowning in plastic waste and we are passionately committed to finding a solution.

ByFusion’s building blocks

Marissa Reinhart, Tech Reporter • August 30, 2016

Plastic waste is being re-purposed in the form of building materials to build houses. The company, ByFusion, sought a solution to the growing amount of plastic floating in the oceans and sitting in landfills....

As of mid-Semptember, the PlayStation membership will have a minor price increase. This change will only apply to players in the U.S. and Canada. After September 22, players will have to pay the new price for the online gaming subscriptions.

PlayStation Plus price increase

Joel Chavez, Tech Reporter • August 29, 2016

PlayStation's online playing subscriptions, PlayStation Plus, will see a price increase, Sony has confirmed in August. PlayStation Plus memberships will cost more. A one-year membership in the US will...

With better graphics and a slimmer look, the new Playstation captured attention. The PS4 Slim was leaked on an online auction site. However, the console itself will be fully revealed in New York at the Playstation Theatre on September 7th.

PS4 goes slim

Joel Chavez and Amauri Martin • August 26, 2016

The Sony Playstation 4 Slim console will be released at an event in New York on September 7th at 3 p.m, at the Playtion Theatre. by Sony CEO: Andrew House. More affordable and cheaper that the original...

No Mans Sky has been one of the most highly-anticipated games since it was announced at E3 2014. Upon release, however, the game faced a lot of discrepancies involving what developer Sean Murray had stated in numerous interviews versus what the game actually includes. Whether the players care about the false hope about NMS that the devs built up, or enjoy the game as it is, is up to the individual to decide.

No Man’s buy? Dishonesty from infinity to beyond

Marissa Reinhart, Tech Reporter • August 23, 2016

No Man's Sky has been the game to look forward to ever since the massive space exploration game was announced at E3 2014 - a massive game conference where many game studios announce their upcoming plans...

Pokémon Go has been the ultimate buzz this past summer. Enjoyable for all ages, the AR mobile game has made quite the impact. It not only encourages players to exercise, but also gives them the opportunity to make new friends and bring family togetherness- all the while advancing in their Pokémon training.

Pokémon Go evolves interaction

Camille Encarnacion, Tech Editor • August 19, 2016

Since mid-June, Pokémon Go has been the ultimate go-to game to beat the summer heat. The augmented reality app has made a world-wide breakthrough within all ages ranging from first grade to the tech-savvy...

Nintendos first free-to-use app, Miitomo, was released for Android and iOS devices on March 17. The app has been regarded by fans as whimsical, yet critics claim that the excitement of the app falls off rather quickly. For Nintendo, this is a different angle on their normal market of games, with Miitomo being advertised as a social-networking app.

Be social with Mii

Marissa Reinhart, Tech Reporter • April 13, 2016

Nintendo released the free-to-use phone app Miitomo for iOS and Android devices on March 17 in order to garner attention from new audiences and offer a new platform for Nintendo fans to connect and communicate...

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