Friday, July 19, 2013

Homes get smarter with app technology (2:25)



July 19 - How would you like to be able to control everything from the temperature of your oven, to your sound system and even ordering your favourite coffee – simply using your tablet computer? Home automation is becoming increasingly popular, and there are predictions the market will grow by more than 50 per cent by 2017. Hayley Platt reports.

Thursday, July 18, 2013

Tiny lab under the skin could stop drug cheats (2:40)



July 18 - Amid yet more claims of illegal drug-taking by high-profile athletes, scientists in Switzerland say they may have found a foolproof way to prevent the use of banned substances in sports. They say their chip implant, designed to monitor naturally-occurring substances in the blood, could also be used as a weapon against drug cheats. Jim Drury reports.

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Gold Leads Rally in Commodities Market


July 15 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg senior market correspondent Julie Hyman and Alan Kuckman, senior market analyst at Trading Advantage focus on the recent rebound in the price of gold and other commodities, plus a look at the latest market statistics in "On The Markets." They speak on Bloomberg Television's "In The Loop."