Samsung’s smartwatch ambitions look more and more likely to result in a launch at IFA in early September, with new sources claiming the digital timepiece – believed to be the Samsung Galaxy Gear – will be able to make calls and access the internet. The Android-based smartwatch will be revealed at Samsung’s September 4 event, […]
Adding to the list of wearable-technology that will one day dot our digital landscape, tech company InteraXon has scored $6 million in funding for what it calls a “brain-sensing” headband, the Muse. With this device, wearers will have their brainwave patterns read and will be able to perform simple mind-control activities, with more functionality said […]
Samsung will launch its Galaxy Gear smartwatch at IFA 2013 as previously rumored, it’s reported, with the timepiece expected to debut alongside the Galaxy Note 3. Believed to be model number SM-V700, the Samsung Galaxy Gear is a lock-in for the Berlin show held in September, SamMobile‘s sources report, though exact specifications, design, and capabilities […]
Google already has a patent that would let Glass and other eyewear identify what’s in front of you. However, it just received a new patent for a method that could follow your exact gaze. The proposed system would include both forward-facing and eye-tracking cameras, correlating both to determine what’s grabbing your attention. It could gauge emotional responses to objects by watching for pupil dilation, and it could be used to charge advertisers based on how long wearers stare at a given ad. Google may also have an eyepiece upgrade to go along with its gaze detection, we’d note — the company just received a patent for a quantum dot-based eye display. There’s no evidence that Google will use either of these new inventions anytime soon, but we wouldn’t be surprised if they represent what Glass could look like a few generations from now.
Google has released the latest update for Glass users. This latest has arrived as the XE8 update and brought items to include a new video player, additional support for apps to include Path and Evernote, a new volume card in Settings, additional Google Now cards, new voice commands and more. As we often see, this […]
Google Glass is not yet a device that anyone can purchase. For now those purchases are limited to those invited in, but despite the limited availability we are getting a good look at what can be done using Glass. We have seen everything from using Glass for home automation to how they help a quadriplegic […]
Meta may not be the first name you think of in wearables, but the $200k Kickstarter startup that wants to be the Apple of augmented reality isn’t letting that hold it back. The project prompted dropped-jaws and skepticism in almost equal measure back in January, with its full-digital-overlay concept, and less than a year later […]
The public launch date for Google Glass has yet to be confirmed, however it is starting to look like they will arrive quite a bit less expensive as compared to the current price tag. Those who have picked up a pair of Google Glass through the explorers program paid $1500 and according to a recent […]
This week the folks responsible for the #ifihadglass program for Google Glass have shown an “Explorer Story” of a woman who is at once a New Yorker, a law student, and a quadriplegic. Speaking on her acceptance into the Google Glass Explorers program, she describes her journey from the last time she went camping through […]
Activity tracker Shine is headed to Apple Stores this week, with the discrete wearable the latest option in health monitoring to follow in the footsteps of Nike’s Fuelband and Jawbone’s UP. Initially funded by an Indiegogo campaign late last year, Shine is arguably the most attractive of the health dongles we’ve seen so far, being […]
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