Author Archives: Arielle Pardes

When use of a contraceptive app results in an unwanted pregnancy, don’t blame the technology. Continue reading For Contraception, Natural Cycles’ Guess Is as Good as Yours→

When the augmented reality revolution begins, a lot more people will be prepared—thanks to the dancing hot dog. Continue reading How Snapchat’s Dancing Hot Dog Taught the Internet to Love AR→

The Shapa scale captures your health data over time. But don’t expect it to show you any numbers. Continue reading The Shapa Smart Scale Never Tells You How Much You Weigh→

A new feature, called Super Likeable, uses machine learning to better predict your matches. Continue reading Super Likeable: Tinder’s New Feature Can Show Who You’ll Swipe Right On→

If you’re still cooking the bird in the oven, you’re doing it wrong. Continue reading Thanksgiving Hack: Cook Your Turkey Sous Vide→

Replika, an app that creates an artificially intelligent doppelgänger, offers a glimpse into the future of human-bot interaction. Continue reading What My Personal Chat Bot Is Teaching Me About AI’s Future→

The company aims to build a new class of wireless, always-connected medical devices. Continue reading Qualcomm Life Bets Healthcare’s Wireless Future Will Use 5G and VR→

The startup is using augmented reality to make presentations more immersive and engaging. Continue reading Prezi’s Augmented Reality Presentation Software Wants to Kill Boring PowerPoints→

Limor Fried and Phillip Torrone have published a tutorial that lets you change the faces on your money. Continue reading Turn Your $20s Into Tubmans With This DIY 3-D Printed Stamp→