Could Drones Replace The Postal System?

March 25, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Startup Founder Wants To Replace The Postal System With Drones Imagine a world where drones fly the skies -- but the drones aren't for warfare. Instead they're delivering packages, leapfrogging traditional infrastructure to create a world connected by tiny, nonviolent drones. In the U.S., such drones could replace the aging postal system; in developing countries, the drones could connect rural communities to markets, alleviating poverty and delivering badly needed supplies and medicines. Imagine that world -- and imagine the woman trying to make it a reality. Continue reading... Google Engineer On Why Women In Tech Suffer 'Death By 1000 Cuts' Yahoo Just Made This Teenager's Day Woman Faces Even More Resentment After Tweeting About Sexism Rebel Fighters, Reggae Artists And Gray Cowboys: This Week On YouTube Apple Gets Serious About Maps With New Acquisition Startup Founder Wants To Replace The Postal System With Drones Startup Founder Wants To Replace The Postal System With Drones Barnes & Noble Makes A Desperate Move Startup Founder Wants To Replace The Postal System With Drones T-Mobile Goes Contract Free To Help Struggling Sales Barnes & Noble Makes A Desperate Move JONATHAN LITTMAN The Swiftboating of Apple I believe Apple is brimming with innovation. But when it comes to storytelling, the company been getting swift-boated, and as Senator Kerry proved, the truth needs to stand up and fight. Continue reading... DR. SUSAN TAYLOR Can Smartphone Applications Accurately Detect Melanoma? What if an app could give misleading health information or give you a false sense that a health issue is not to be worried about or, worse yet, delay a diagnosis of cancer? Continue reading... ANDREW CHERWENKA BlackBerry 10 Launch Wasn't Magical, and That's the Point Where the iPhone and Android are entertainment devices often used for business, the BlackBerry 10 is a business device that can also be entertaining. Time will tell if there's still a market for that. Continue reading... JIM HILL The Online Premiere of Disney's Paperman Now don't let this charming, deceptively simple-looking film fool you. Though Paperman may have a limited color palette (i.e. grey, white, black & red), the sky's the limit when it comes to the innovative technology that actually made this animated short possible. Continue reading... KEVIN DUCOFF Mobile App Seeks to Offset Record-Low SAT Scores A new way to prepare for standardized tests has arrived, but it won't be found in the classroom or even in the homes of America's tutors -- unless you count what's in our pockets. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003