Lenovo's AnyPen eliminates the need for a stylus
The AnyPen technology lets users write with a ballpoint pen or graphite pencil, delivering more precise navigation than a finger and eliminating the need for a proprietary stylus.
Serious games scoring big in government
The growth of big data, analytics and the challenge of getting data consumers to use new tools is driving proliferation of serious games in government.
DHS spurs wearable tech for first responders
The Department of Homeland Security's EMERGE! Accelerator program is designed to speed development and validation of wearable technology for first responders.
Robots march toward disaster response
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Robotics Challenge will test several designs from contestants in simulated disaster areas.
Increasing Local Government Accessibility With ‘Hearing Loop’ Systems
Technology being wired into public facilities can help citizens who are hard of hearing.
How Predictive Policing Is Using Algorithms to Deliver Crime-Reduction Results for Cities
From its birth in Santa Cruz, California, advancing technology allows better deployment of police resources in departments across the nation.
Exploring Philadelphia’s Newly Upgraded Open Data Portal
It’s not all dull municipal datasets. There’s even a listing of happy hour specials.
NIH dives into cyber-physical systems research
The National Institutes of Health is among several federal agencies offering grants for breakthrough projects showing the integration of computational and physical systems.
PlugFest Plus aims to speed tech innovation, acquisition
The Air Force’s PlugFest Plus event adds a contracting component to a technology demonstration.
Will Albuquerque’s Police Problems Arrest Its Economic Aspirations?
New Mexico’s largest city wants to boost its innovation environment. But will negative headlines deter the mayor’s entrepreneurial ambitions?
DARPA seeks to upgrade computer to human communications
DARPA issued a call for research proposals to develop a two-way communication platform between humans and computers.
NOAA builds automatic whale detector
Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration are combining infrared cameras with image recognition software to automatically detect and count migrating gray whales.
Detroit’s Open Data Efforts Get Big Boost From Socrata Foundation
The Motor City is the first recipient of a technical grant that will help unlock its data, which is now available through a newly unveiled portal.
How to avoid the coming ‘dark age’ for digital records
Google vice president Vint Cerf warns of an upcoming digital dark age, when documents, photos and other historical objects may be lost to history because the software needed to access them no longer exists.
Stats Surge Continues in Cities and States
Cincinnati hopes to “leapfrog to the front of the class” of municipal stats programs. Here’s how they’ve worked in Louisville, Baltimore and Somerville, Massachusetts.
What’s keeping drones from taking off
Despite an FAA proposed rule to integrate unmanned aircraft into national airspace for commercial purposes, technology has not allowed for safe long-distance operation,
Phoenix Has a Secret Weapon In Its War Against Graffiti
A corps of Blight Busters has assisted the city in its “Team Phoenix” approach to tackling the problem.
Simulator tests software for next-gen prosthetics
The Gazebo simulator is helping DARPA develop prosthetic limbs with intuitive controls and sensory feedback.
DARPA makes strides in searching the ‘deep web’
The Defense Department’s research arm has developed a search engine that lets investigators find and analyze data in the ‘deep web,’ a swath of the Internet inaccessible with conventional tools.
San Diego Mayor: ‘We Should Welcome the Chaos of Disruptive Minds’
Kevin Faulconer says that it’s too easy for governments to discourage innovation.
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