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October 24, 2012

100 million, which is how many iPads Apple has sold. Not bad for a device released just two years ago.

IIA Is 18! How Has Broadband Changed the World Since 2004? [INFOGRAPHIC]

IIA was launched 18 years ago today, on September 23, 2004! 🎂 A lot has changed in the world, thanks to broadband. Here’s a look back at 2004,…

September 23, 2022

Creation of Innovation: Flying COWs to Deliver 5G to Rural Locations

A drone-based 5G cell site was recently tested over a remote rural field in Missouri. The device is called a flying cell on wings, or Flying COW. It’s…

June 15, 2022

Creation of Innovation: Social Robots to Provide Companionship for Elderly New Yorkers

The New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) is organizing the distribution of robot companions to the homes of more than 800 older adults in New York.…

May 25, 2022

Creation of Innovation: Private 5G Network Connectivity Now Supports Robot Called Spot 🐕

In 2020, after almost 30 years of research and development, Boston Dynamics began selling Spot, a robot that has successfully undertaken hazardous tasks in a variety of inhospitable…

May 4, 2022

Creation of Innovation: Microneedles Using Wireless Communication Could Make Personalized Medicine a Reality

Needles as small as human hair can help administer vaccines pain-free. These microneedles have the ability to connect with wireless communications to expand medicine personalized to the patient.

May 21, 2021

Creation of Innovation: Smart Hearing Aids Use AI to Enhance Sounds in Noisy Settings

During the pandemic, face masks have created additional barriers for the hearing impaired as they block sound and prevent people from reading lips. Starkey has created a new AI-enabled hearing aid to amplify sound, even in the most challenging listening environments.

March 19, 2021

Creation of Innovation: Moroccan Student Inventions Can Help in Fight Against COVID-19

Students from the Moroccan School of Engineering Sciences developed three medical inventions designed to help fight COVID-19.

May 7, 2020

Creation of Innovation: Smart Insoles Pound the Ground with Runners to Help Technique and Performance

A new development in wearable telehealth technology, these sensor-filled running shoe insoles unveiled at CES 2020 help runners train optimally and avoid injury.

February 13, 2020

Creation of Innovation: Virtual and Amiable Caregiver Named Addison Monitors Health and Wellness

A new animated virtual caregiver designed to engage with and help monitor the health of aging and chronically ill clients is paving the way for the Smart Health Home.

February 6, 2020

Creation of Innovation: Soil Sensor Gets Down and Dirty to Fight Water Pollution

A high-tech new soil sensor from BGN Technologies provides farmers with real-time data about nitrate levels in their soil, benefiting both crops and underground water supplies.

January 30, 2020

Creation of Innovation: PigeonBot Takes Flight

PigeonBot, a new robotic bird made with real pigeon feathers, is the first robot that can change the shape of its wings like a bird.

January 23, 2020

Creation of Innovation: Optical Blood Pressure Monitor on Display at CES 2020

Swiss company Aktiia has developed optical blood pressure monitoring technology that allows users to measure blood pressure without the need for an inflatable cuff.

January 13, 2020

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