Thanks to a new app that uses the same approach as submarines for measuring distance, you can now add ‘semi-reliable tape measure’ to the list of things your iOS devices can do. Acoustical Ruler is ...

Your smartphone can not only serve you as a digital ruler, but it can also help you measure various other things. Smartphones are very powerful tools, especially if you pair them up with good apps. In ...

It's surprising how often we need to measure things. Whether it's tracking the kids' heights or working out if thing X will fit in space Y, the ability to measure things with our phones is really ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - On today's APP-tastic and outta SITE - Curious Ruler. As adults, we take measurements for granted a lot of the time - but they're sometimes tough for kids to grasp. Curious Ruler ...

Have you ever been in a situation where you needed to measure something — maybe a baseboard or a window frame — but were caught without a tape measure? Oh no! What do you do? The solution is actually ...

Most tape measure apps, like My Measure, are based on augmented reality (AR) technology. They overlay a virtual tape measure ...

Despite technological leaps and bounds in nearly all aspects of our lives over the last century, today’s typical ruler is virtually the same as it was 100 years ago. But if app developers Andrew and ...

Any carpenters or architects reading this? Leave your measuring tape at home and download the Advanced Ruler Pro app on your Android phone, which measures the height of buildings, people—basically, ...

Adobe today announced the launch of a new suite of mobile apps and accompanying hardware that includes its Adobe Ink digital pen and its Adobe Slide digital ruler. Previously known as the "Mighty" ...

As adults, we take measurements for granted a lot of the time - but they're sometimes tough for kids to grasp. Curious Ruler helps put things in context, letting them explore and measure objects ...