Retailers Explore New Shopping Technology

See how retailers are using cutting edge technology in an effort to make the online shopping process even easier for consumers. Every year, the National Retail Federation holds a convention called Shop.org. This is where companies come to explore new technologies that can be used to make the shopping experience even easier. Follow KTLA Tech Reporter Rich DeMuro on Facebook or Twitter for cool apps, tech tricks & tips! Here are the companies we checked out: EverThread – automated tech that helps customers see […]

Changing The Way Football Players Practice With MVP Drive Robotic Tackling Dummy

The Athletic Director for Harvard Westlake Matt LaCour joined us live to tell us all about the MVPDrive Robotic Tackling Dummy. A group of researchers and engineers at Dartmouth College, led by their Head Football Coach Buddy Teevens, decided it was time to put an end to player on player tackling during practice. Studies have shown that the majority of injuries were taking place during practice so they created this robot.  By simulating human motion, the MVPDrive allows players to […]

Crenshaw Emergency Disaster Preparedness Expo

  Gayle Anderson was live in Reseda at the Volunteer Emergency Command Center (VECC) Operations Valley Bureau, one of the many participants in the Saturday, October 7th, 2017 CRENSHAW COMMUNITY DISASTER PREPAREDNESS EXPO 2017 at West Angeles Cathedral in Los Angeles. The goal of the free event is to be sure communities are aware of the resources and information available to get ready for next emergency or disaster; earthquake, fire, flood and more.  The kind of information available will include: […]

Steven Tyler Denies He Had Heart Attack After Aerosmith Cancels Remaining Tour Dates

Steven Tyler says it broke his heart that his health issues caused Aerosmith to abandon its tour but he insists his heart is not actually broken. The singer posted an update on the band’s official site addressing speculation that he suffered a heart attack. “I give you all an a+ for creative speculations but I certainly did not have a heart attack or a seizure ((unless Joe Perry is takin’ a rippin’ lead)),” he wrote. The band announced last month […]

Surviving an Active Shooter With L.A. County Sheriff’s Department

Gayle Anderson was live in Monterey Park with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to learn about the agency’s “Surviving an Active Shooter” training program. The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department says “active shooter events, like those in Aurora, Colorado; Sandy Hook Elementary School; Virginia Tech and others are occurring with increasing frequency throughout the United States. The department says although the odds of being involved in such an event are low, the sudden, catastrophic nature of these attacks requires individuals, […]