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Italy offers Christmas cashback in push for digital payments
Long a country where cash is king, Italy has been prodded towards electronic payments in 2020 by the coronavirus pandemic, while the government is adding encouragement of its own to boost struggling shops and crack down on tax evasion.
Sony to open PlayStation 5 for storage upgrades in summer
Sony Corp is preparing to open up its PlayStation 5 for internal storage upgrades this summer, lifting a bottleneck that prevents gamers from having more than a few marquee games on their console at one time, people briefed on the plan said.
The environmental impact of streaming music with Spotify and more
Digital downloads may involve less plastic than the CDs and vinyl of previous generations, but they require a lot of energy to produce, store and play.
As pickup and delivery options proliferate, US retailers hope to add convenience, avoid confusion
The questions shoppers faced at the checkout counter used to be as simple as “cash or credit?” and “paper or plastic?”
Digital eyewear, 3D holograms challenge hidebound med schools
Shafi Ahmed dons a pair of digital sunglasses and explains how the tiny lenses built into its black plastic frame, which can capture high-resolution images, are transforming how doctors get trained in operating rooms.
Weird but cute: Japan’s capsule toys play big in Internet age
A tiny replica of an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus and a plastic cat squatting on sushi: just two of the weird-and-wonderful capsule toys that have become a multi-million-dollar craze in cute-obsessed Japan.
Internet archive ensures future generations can hear vinyl records
Before 33 rpm LPs and 45 rpm singles, there were the 78 rpm vinyl records, often made from shellac instead of plastic. A group of people on the Internet are trying to save these recordings.
Virtual reality expected to shake up future of real estate
Nearly a year before Jack Sazama will actually set foot in his new digs at the Spectrum apartments near the University of Minnesota, the freshman strapped on a set of cheap plastic goggles, strolled through his new apartment in virtual reality and then signed a lease.
Indonesian islands pay price for global smartphone rush
Deep beneath the murky ocean, Paci breathes through a thin plastic tube as he dredges the seabed for tin, a vital component inside smartphones and tablets that’s brought riches and ruin to his island home.
CES 2017: The companion robots vying to be the latest addition to the home
From established firms to tech startups, one of the biggest emerging trends at this year's CES has been the number of home robots on show, all of whom are vying to be, in the words of the late Douglas Adams "Your plastic pal who's fun to be with."
