Mar 19
GDC isn’t just about gaming: virtual reality has dominated the show, and wearables startup Meta has brought along its latest Meta Pro prototype for its first proper public outing. Promising … Continue reading
Mar 06
A Look At Lumus, The Amazing Lens Technology That Is Going To Change Wearables
Posted in: Today's ChiliYou may not know the name Lumus now, but expect to be hearing a lot from them in the future. When we first met the Lumus rep Ari Grobman two years ago he showed us some amazing technology. It was basically an augmented reality display embedded into a standard lens that could fit into a standard pair of glasses. The 720p model displayed a binocular image at near HD quality right in front of your… Read More
Feb 27
Wearables start-up Meta has spilled its first demo of the latest Meta.01 developer edition augmented reality headset in action, promising shipping of the wearable computer from as early as the … Continue reading
Jan 06
Having a smartphone is more or less a given these days, but what about a smartwatch? Not everyone has one, and the Samsung Galaxy Gear has received mixed reactions ever since it was released. MetaWatch has just announced the launch of a new subsidiary known as Meta, which happens to be a collaboration between the parent company and Frank Nuovo, where the latter is the former lead designer of Nokia’s Vertu range of luxurious mobile phones. The whole idea of Meta happens to be known as the “Art of the Glance”, where its primary purpose is to end up with a wearable device which will be fully functional, all the while looking fantastic on your wrist.
There is plenty of emphasis placed on its exterior, which means you will not find the likes of cheap plastics, but rather, will come across stainless steel encasings as well as genuine leather wristbands. The Meta premium watch is also touted to be a whole lot more comfortable to wrap itself around your wrist compared to its contenders. As for pricing details, we do expect to see it hit the shelves at Best Buy later this spring, so hopefully additional details will be revealed in due time. [Company Page]
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Dec 31
The Best Gizmodo Stories of 2013
Posted in: Today's Chili
We’ve posted thousands of pieces in 2013, so to pluck out a few dozen and to call them our favorite is in some ways impossibly arbitrary. But that doesn’t mean we didn’t try.
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Dec 20
We see a lot of gadgets here at Gizmodo. And as the holidays come barreling towards us, we like to offer some of them up as ideas for gifts you can give to the special folks in your life. But this isn’t that; this is the stuff we want. Oh and we want it so bad.
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Dec 17
Wearables startup Meta has revealed its latest headset, the MetaPro, a consumer version of its Meta 1 developer device that amps up Google Glass by overlaying full digital graphics over the real world. Expected to ship in June 2014, for the not-inconsiderable price of $3,000, the MetaPro glasses look far less geeky than their dev-focused […]
Oct 23
If Furbies have taught us anything, it’s that felt-covered animatronics are not to be trusted—they are to be feared. Especially when two of your childhood icons are revived as hip-pop-spouting zombies, as they are in this nightmare-inducing cover of the Macklemore and Ryan Lewis hit.
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Sep 16
Home to some of the world’s rarest pieces of art, London’s Victoria & Albert (V&A) museum has just added a modern, yet controversial piece to its collection: the world’s first 3D-printed weapon. The museum has managed to get its hands on the two prototype Liberator pistols which were successfully fired by their creator Cody Wilson back in May, offering London’s culture lovers the chance to view the original $25 do-it-yourself plastic firearm in all its glory. The gun has come under fire for supposedly aiding terrorist threats, leading the State Department to demand Defense Distributed take down online copies of the Liberator’s schematics. The V&A could have simply printed their own models, downloading the blueprints like 100,000 other people, but Wilson claims the originals add a sense of authenticity. One of the models is so authentic, it’ll go on show with half of its right side blown off, because, y’know, guns.
Via: Forbes
Source: Dezeen
Sep 03
What’s better than getting to attend a hands-on technology event with thousands of like-minded enthusiasts? How about attending two such shows for one low price?!
We’ve teamed up with our good friends at MAKE Magazine to make that a reality: now for $50 you can pick up a bundle ticket that gets you into both World Maker Faire in New York City on September 21st and 22nd (choose your day pass when purchasing the bundle), plus our own Expand NY on November 9th and 10th. That’s two amazing opportunities to see and interact with some of the most interesting projects and people in technology, from the next great inventors to the biggest names in consumer electronics.
Don’t miss it…
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