Will 2014 be remembered as the year wearable computing took off? Upstart entrepreneurs and major manufacturers such as Samsung, Qualcomm and Sony certainly hope so. Gadgets that you snap, buckle or fasten to your body are already ...
Tags: wearable computing, Google Glass, International CES event
Texas Instruments plans to demonstrate several of its new products that are shaping the future of personal electronics in action at the 2014 International CES, Jan. 7-10 in Las Vegas. From wearables to automotive infotainment systems to ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
Get set for a fitness market buzzword likely to get louder in 2014, the quantitative self. Sensors embedded in wearable items communicating data via Bluetooth to people's watches, smartphones, and tablets will be promoted to help athletes ...
Tags: sensors, wearable items, enthusiasts track, Sensoria smart sock
Worldwide shipments of smart wearable bands are on the rise. Just over 200,000 smart wearable bands shipped in the first half of 2013, but this figure is set to grow by well over 500% in the second half of the year, according to Canalys. ...
Tags: Electrical, Electronics
Samsung Semiconductor Europe GmbH, a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., is joining the Wearable Technologies Innovation World Cup as a sponsor to seek the most innovative, cutting-edge solutions. At the next Wearable ...
Intel is confident that the increasing prevalence of data-collecting sensors in the internet of things will prove "the biggest inflection point in IT we've seen for years," and is pitching its new Quark chip for just this purpose, according ...
Tags: Chip, Computer Products
In a new twist on strange brew, an Intel engineer Thursday showed off a project using wine to power a microprocessor. The engineer poured red wine into a glass containing circuitry on two metal boards during a keynote by Genevieve Bell, ...
Tags: Computer Products, Microprocessor
New Chromebooks announced this week signal Intel's willingness to broaden its horizons and work with companies like Google, at the expense of its long-standing Windows partnership with Microsoft. Three new Chromebooks from ...
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Intel’s dominance of the chip market is starting to wane as PC shipments slump and smartphone and tablet adoption grows, but the manufacturer will try to prove it can make fast and power-efficient processors for mobile devices at its ...
Tags: Mobile Devices, Tablet Devices
Researchers in South Korea have unveiled a new printing technology that apparently allows the production of flexible, organic electronic devices that can be created by drawing figures with a "pen". The technology clearly lends itself to ...
Tags: Computer Products, organic electronic devices, printing technology
Researchers in South Korea have unveiled a new printing technology which apparently allows the production of flexible, organic electronic devices that can be created as simply as drawing figures with a "pen". The technology clearly lends ...
Apple’s respected technology chief, Bob Mansfield is no longer part of the company’s executive leadership team, though he remains at Apple “working on special projects” for CEO Tim Cook. Mansfield’s photo and ...
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Smartphones are set to become the main device for enterprise users in the future, taking over from desktops and laptops. That's the result of a recent Computing poll, which also placed wearable technology such as the imminent Google Glass ...
Tags: Smartphones, Wearables
Computerworld - Apple's anticipated iWatch and Google Glass have provoked plenty of headlines, but a recent poll shows that a majority of well-heeled Americans with college degrees wouldn't consider buying or wearing such devices. The ...
Tags: Google Glass, Iwatch, smart watch
As one of the hottest topics in global technology and with the first products starting to appear on the market, element14 is challenging engineers and developers to design and develop their own piece of wearable technology. The global ...
Tags: Element14, Wearable Technology