Amazing Gadgets
NOVI – ITC Michigan which builds, operates and maintains the high-voltage electricity grid in most of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, is lighting up eight of their nearly 150-foot-tall transmission structures across the state with colorful holiday decorations. Each transmission structure is decorated with up to 250 feet of LED lighting, (nearly 20,000 LED lights), topped by
DETROIT - Forget a “December to remember.” For car buyers and dealers, it’s already been a November they’ll never forget. In a new report, research firm Cox Automotive found a surprising uptick in new car sales in November, outpacing industry estimates. It could be because buyers are itching to pull the trigger on a car purchase now,
LANSING - Join Derek Sova, policy specialist with the Cannabis Regulatory Agency, to learn about the changes being proposed to the marihuana rules. The CRA began the rule promulgation process in 2023 by releasing a summary of proposed changes and soliciting feedback from interested stakeholders. In addition to a review of those changes, the session
CINCINNATI - Cincinnati area dispensaries are spreading seasonal cheer as they participate in the very first “Green Wednesday” in Ohio since adult-use cannabis legalization last year. On Nov. 7, 2023, Ohio became the twenty-fourth state in the U.S. to legalize adult-use cannabis with 57% of voters casting a ballot in favor of Issue 2. Although
COLUMBUS - Ohio House Republicans have chosen Matt Huffman, the current Senate president, as their next House speaker. Huffman, unopposed in the caucus vote, is known for his hardline conservative agenda, including his intent to reverse Ohio’s recently implemented recreational marijuana legalization law. Huffman’s leadership approach signals a significant shift for Ohio. His priorities include
DETROIT - With more than 2.6 billion users expected to spend over $156bn on games in 2021, the global gaming industry continues its impressive growth. As the world's second-largest gaming market, the United States generates the lion's share of global gaming revenues. According to data presented by SafeBettingSites.com, the US video games market is expected
SOUTHFIELD — Metro Detroit is once again the global center of robotics competition this weekend, as 216 teams from across the United States and 11 other countries convene this week at Lawrence Technological University’s Ridler Field House for the 2018 Robofest World Championship. LTU Provost Maria Vaz addresses competitors at Robofest 2017. Competitors hail from
DETROIT – Plex Systems will introduce an app that works as a seamless extension of the Plex Manufacturing Cloud, enabling a manufacturer’s workforce to handle key business-critical shop floor and administrative responsibilities, as well as access and share relevant information real-time from mobile devices. Plex Systems develops cloud ERP and MES for manufacturing. Plex Mobile
ANN ARBOR – Supported Intelligence on May 15 unveiled its voice-enabled artificial intelligence application at the Michigan Growth Capital Symposium. The new application uses a “smart speaker” of the type that can be purchased for $100 or less and installed in homes and offices, and allows a user to conduct a short dialogue that solves
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA. - Google Assistant, Google's rival to Amazon's Alexa, Apple's Siri and Microsoft's Cortana, sounds remarkably -- maybe even eerily -- human, pausing before responding to questions and using verbal ticks, like "um" and "uh." It says "mm hmm" as if it's nodding in agreement. It elongates certain words as though it's buying time to
