Jan 31
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Mar 11
Google’s Project Glass seems like it won’t be the only clothing accessory the company plans to improve through technology as they’ve announced another product called Google Shoes.
Google Shoes won’t become an actual product at this time, instead, Google hacked a pair of Adidas sneakers in order to show its new advertising platform called Art, Copy and Code. The purpose of the product demo was to show “how you can use objects to tell stories on the web today, said Google’s head of its advertising team Aman Govil. (more…)
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Oct 04
Chances are you know someone who takes their CoD a little too seriously — well, this peripheral is for them. The Delta Six controller is the latest brainchild of Avenger inventor David Kotkin, made to please hardcore FPS gamers with immersive and responsive input. A built-in accelerometer is used for aiming, while the faux recoil and acting out a reload will put you closer to real combat than an appearance on Stars Earn Stripes. The hardware also features a scattering of pressure sensors — allowing you, for example, to bring up the sights by meeting cheek with gun body, or if you’re feeling lazy, squeezing the side of it instead. Depending on your class bias, you can add and retract plastic from the main frame for an SMG, assault or sniper rifle form factor (see below for the gist). There’s no word on availability, or if it will actually improve your game, but the price is slated as $89 at launch. After the break is a short product demo in video form, although we suggest you skip straight to 1:30 to avoid the awkward live-action CTF scene.
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Sep 14
Pressure-sensing PC technology knows when you’re busy, blocks notifications accordingly
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We know better than most that when you’re working to a deadline, constant pop-ups, notifications and pings can be a real pain. Our frustrations might soon become a thing of the past, however, with some help from boffins at the
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Pressure-sensing PC technology knows when you’re busy, blocks notifications accordingly originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 14 Sep 2012 15:44:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Sep 06
STMicroelectronics details pressure sensor in your Galaxy S III, can tell when you’re mountaineering
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If you’re the sort to tear down your Galaxy S III, you might have noticed a mysterious STMicroelectronics LSP331AP chip lurking on the motherboard. While we’ve known that it’s a pressure sensor, we now know that it’s a new generation — new enough that ST is just getting to explaining the technology to a mainstream audience. The piezoresistor-equipped MEMS chip tracks altitude through atmospheric pressure with an uncanny knack for precision; it can tell when you’ve crossing between floors, which could be more than handy for future iterations of indoor navigation. Don’t worry if you’re an extreme sports junkie that might push the limits, either. The sensor can do its job at the kinds of pressure you’d normally see when 32,800 feet high or 5,900 feet below sea level, which should keep it working even if you’re checking your phone during a climb up K2 or a HALO skydive. We don’t know if anyone beyond Samsung is lined up to use ST’s pressure sensor in their devices, but we wouldn’t be surprised if it becomes a mainstay for smartphones and outdoor gear in the near future.
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Aug 21
Microsoft earns patent for claimed wireless charging improvement, pad with info screen
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Device makers are bent on bringing us inductive charging, and Redmond has joined the fray with a recently allotted patent that describes all kinds of tech that could make it work better. For the charging itself, a trick is proposed that’s similar to one we’ve seen before — careful matching of the resonant frequency of charger and device. That would amplify efficiency and allow more than one device to be charged at a time. To make it easier to use, a pressure sensor could detect if a device was on the pad, with different parts of the pad allocated for smartphones or tablets, for instance. The patent also proposes a display placed opposite the charger to give it another use when it’s not juicing, which would be determined by a gyro to sense which side was facing up. Of course, a lot of patents are whimsical things, which never amount to anything — but judging by the detail in this one, Microsoft may have something more concrete in mind.
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Microsoft earns patent for claimed wireless charging improvement, pad with info screen originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 21 Aug 2012 15:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jul 01
Nike+ Basketball and Training stat tracking shoes launch, kick off ‘Game On, World’ challenge (video)
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While the Nike+ fitness tracking platform has been around for years, the footwear giant has only just unleashed shoes with the technology built right in. The Nike Hyperdunk+ (last seen skying through the FCC) is its first basketball shoe in the line, while the first training shoes are the Lunar Hyper workout+ for women and Lunar TR 1+ for men. All feature not only the new Nike+ Pressure Sensor that tracks its wearer’s movement, but also lightweight Flywire construction and Lunarlon cushioning. Both can wirelessly transfer their data to apps on user’s phones (currently iOS only, pre-iPhone 4S hardware will also need the $20 Nike+ Sport adapter) or PCs, tracking activity during games, height on a dunk or movement as part of a training workout or drill.
So what is Nike going to do with all that data? Its first plan for the summer is “Game On, World”, which is a series of challenges inspired by pro athletes encouraging all Nike+ users to set their personal bests in various categories. If you’re still not sure how all this comes together, there are several demo videos embedded after the break. Now all we need to do is find someone (else) to get all sweaty, let us know if it works and keep us on top of the leaderboard — has anyone seen Dan Cooper lately?
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Nike+ Basketball and Training stat tracking shoes launch, kick off ‘Game On, World’ challenge (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 01 Jul 2012 08:20:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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