With Microsoft losing its controversial CEO, Apple launching new iPads and iPhones and the rise of wearable devices all making headlines, it's been another huge year for technology. That's before you look at the gobbling up of Nokia, ...
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Intel is planning a new range of low-power-consumption microprocessors intended to challenge ARM-based rivals in embedded and wearable computing. The new Quark range of Atom microprocessors will weigh in at one-fifth of the size of ...
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Facebook and Twitter have launched applications for Google glasses as developers rushed to learn more about tailoring software for the Internet-linked eyewear yet to hit the market. “Built by Facebook, this app allows you to upload ...
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Epson America is bringing hands-free interaction with YouTube to its smart glasses, which could set the stage for improved usability of applications like augmented reality. Users wearing Epson's Moverio BT-100 smart glasses will be able ...
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A year before Google's futuristic-looking, computerized eyeglasses are expected to hit the market, they have been banned -- again. A Caesars Palace casino spokesman today told Computerworld that people wearing the Google Glass technology ...
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Google's executive chairman acknowledged yesterday that using Glass, the company's computerized eyeglasses, can be at times a bit "weird" and "inappropriate." Speaking at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government, Google's Eric ...
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Electronic textiles or smart textiles could replace the wardrobe collection in future with hi-tech clothing which will provide sensor enabled solutions to the wearer. Speaking to fibre2fashion, cofounder & CEO of Heapsylon LLC, Mr. ...
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Google showed off apps and audio and gesture control features for Google Glass at the South by South West (SXSW) conference in Austin this week. Timothy Jordan, a senior developer advocate at Google, was at the conference in Austin on ...
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Before an official pair has even been released, a Seattle cafe has banned customers from wearing Google's computerized eye glasses inside the business. While some restaurants have a "No shirt, no shoes, no service," policy, Seattle's 5 ...
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The Google Glass project is generating a significant amount of buzz. Really, it is scary how amped up people are about the product. But, why shouldn’t they be? It is a whole new technology. If you don’t know, Google Glass is the ...
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Google has invited "explorers" with creative vision and $US1500 ($A1456) to spare to be part of a select group of people who get to experiment with glasses synched to the internet. A video intended to capture what it feels like to use ...
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Demand for real-time data, including personal health information, will drive the market for wearable wireless devices to grow from 14 million items this year to as many as 171 million in 2016. In four years, the market for these devices ...
Google is already getting some stiff competition in the race to develop a wearable computer. Apple on Tuesday was awarded a U.S. patent for a head-mounted display device that's designed to project an image in front of a user's eyes, ...
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Computerworld - When one talks of computers today, he or she could be referring to a laptop, a desktop or maybe even a smartphone. Sergey Brin, CEO and co-founder of Google, wears Google Glasses during a product ...
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