For all the super-cool and otherworldly space vehicle and satellite concepts that NASA engineers dream up, only a very small percentage of them ever make it off the drawing board and onto the production line. But the next generation Space Launch System is now part of that select few, having completed NASA’s rigorous review process and been found worthy of actual development.
It took 2K Games a little longer than originally expected, but the publisher has finally released its iOS version of the original BioShock. The mobile version of the popular title is compatible with newer iPhones, iPads and iPod touches, which means…
Smartphone prognosticators have claimed for years that the next iPhone would have NFC for mobile payments, and for years they’ve written follow-ups explaining why it never happened. As always, there’s plenty of NFC smoke in the air, but is there…
This week the folks behind the original BioShock have brought the game to iOS. This game is an important step in the AAA gaming universe’s transition to mobile, releasing this game that only a few years ago belonged on high-end PCs, now coming to smartphones and tablets. This game will be released with two gameplay modes: one with touch, the … Continue reading
Gigaom has turned the successful Mobilize conference into Structure Connect with the 2014 theme of “Building the Internet of Things.” While once software apps were blowing up the tech scene, now it’s the Interent of Things – the connectivity of everyday things.
The Structure Connect speaker line-up feeds off Gigaom’s editorial focus, bringing significant names not yet mainstream to discuss what’s going on behind the scenes of IoT. Structure Connect agenda highlights include:
As always Gigaom is keeping it interesting with speakers like Jay Stanley, Senior Policy Analyst with the American Civil Liberties Union, to speak on user rights and security. Mario Queiroz, VP of Product Management at Google Chromecast, will be lending insight on what’s coming up with Google’s move into the family multimedia center. And to speak to the crowfunding of IoT devices is Kate Drane, successful Entrepreneur and also Design, Hardware and Technology Lead at Indiegogo.
Additional speakers include:
Structure Connect takes a closer look at the companies shaking up the IoT world, the infrastructure being built to support it, and addresses the concern of security to avoid the doomsday global collapse. With a hot speaker line-up and an agenda to take a deeper dive into the IoT, Structure Connect is the conference ticket to nab this fall.
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Structure Connect Oct 21-22 San Francisco
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We have got smart cars, smartphones, and smart homes – is there anything else out there that can end up as “smart”? Yes, the humble wallet for them guys. We are referring to the Smart Wallet, which is now a Kickstarter project that has amassed quite a number of backers. The Smart Wallet might look like a fashionable leather wallet, but it has been specially designed to feature integrated Bluetooth BLE as well as a built-in GPS tracker, not to mention carry a 1,000mAh battery that allows one to juice thirsty devices on the move.
There will be a couple of such wallets, with the Standard SmartWallet arriving with a Bluetooth LE locator and a multi-function button. As for the Premium SmartWallet, this particular model will feature an integrated backup battery, a USB sync cable, an iPhone Lightning and Micro-USB option, a Bluetooth LE locator and of course, the multi-function button. The entire slew of hardware has been specially built right into the wallet’s clip, ensuring it has that trendy and hip look.
Never misplace your wallet again, as all you need to do is to tap your phone using the StreetSmart Smart Wallet app, and it ought to track down your moneybag – as long as it remains within a 50 to 150 foot radius, of course .
Smart Wallet: Make Sure You Do Not Lose Your Wallet Ever Again
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Without vision, people will perish, or so the good book says. Having said that, those of us who actually wake up without any kind of hope at all might wish that we could drift away into an eternal sleep, so that the cares and concern of the world will be able to simply pass over without bothering us any longer. If you have a mission in life, however, it works great in your favor regardless of the day’s tasks that are ahead, as you would then gain a passion to wake up and tackle whatever is on your plate. To make sure that you get into the right frame of mind, how about picking up the £17.99 Secret Agent Alarm Clock?
This is no ordinary alarm clock, just like the Star Trek Enterprise Projection Alarm Clock, you will be able to play the role of being a super spy. Of course, you might not be as famous as that super spy whom everyone knows his name already, in addition to his preferred alcoholic drink, but at least it puts a spring in your step. The Secret Agent Alarm Clock will allow you to line up your shot with this pistol shaped clock, where you can then aim and fire to project the time onto any surface. This timepiece features a time function, an LED projector and a snooze button, where you can keep it holstered underneath your pillow in order to vibrate so that you can wake up each morning – jumping rather than dragging yourself out of bed.
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James Blaha has amblyopia or lazy eye, a condition wherein the nerves that connect one of the eyes to the brain do not develop. As a side effect, James could see only out of his “good eye,” losing depth perception in the process. Doctors told James that he would never see the world in three dimensions, but virtual reality changed his actual reality.
It was previously believed that lazy eye could only be treated up to a certain age. But James has been following research about curing lazy eye in adults, and this eventually led him to try the Oculus Rift. You see, lazy eye leads to a lack of depth perception not because the “bad eye” isn’t functional. It’s because the eye’s poorly developed nerves result in blurry or delayed images. To simplify things, the brain ignores the feed from that eye in favor of the input from the good eye. The result is clear vision, but without depth perception.
With the Rift and its dedicated display for each eye, James saw the potential to correct his condition. This led him to develop Diplopia, a virtual reality game designed to combat lazy eye.
Diplopia’s fundamental mechanic is that it distributes the visibility of crucial objects between the two eyes. The game can also increase the brightness and contrast of the graphics that are seen by the player’s weak eye while doing the opposite with the graphics meant for the good eye. These tweaks force the brain to use both eyes to form a more complete image. James testifies that “[b]y playing Diplopia about 20 hours total, 15-30 minutes a day over 5 weeks, I was able to gain the use of my weak eye and see the world in 3D for the first time in my life.”
Diplopia is actually the medical term for double vision. But far from just having a clever pun, Diplopia (the game) can also reduce the effects of diplopia (the condition).
Diplopia will be released later this year for $399 (USD), but right now you can donate $99 to James’ company Apollo VR and you’ll receive a copy of the game when it’s released. Apollo VR will use the donations not just to finish Diplopia but to give copies of the game and even Oculus Rift units to people who could use the treatment but can’t afford it.
There’s rarely a modern game franchise that manages to catch and keep my attention, but Sucker Punch’s PlayStation-exclusive Infamous is among those. The tale of ordinary humans getting and coming to grips with super powers in an open-world environment is always captivating, and that’s true even with the new Infamous: First Light expansion DLC for PlayStation 4, which takes… Read More
If today’s MINI compact car is a triumph of retro automotive style, what will BMW’s boxy British brand look like tomorrow? The MINI Businessman Concept revealed by students from the International School of Design in Valenciennes, France, offers us a tantalizing glimpse of MINI’s future.
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