This car company built a noise-cancelling kennel for dogs afraid of fireworks

Ford – yes, the car company – has built a noise-cancelling kennel, just for dogs who are afraid of fireworks. “We wondered how the technologies we use in our cars could help people in other situations,” said Lyn West, brand content manager, Marketing Communications, Ford of Europe. “Making sure dogs and their owners could enjoy […]

Take a walk in virtual reality – literally

One of the disappointments with VR is that we’re tempted to get up and walk around the virtual environment, which is both impractical and dangerous in small spaces. To solve that problem, Jamie Hyneman of Mythbusters fame is working on “electric shoes” to use with VR games, where “microcomputers in the shoes control the mini-treadmills […]