Jun 24
Inventor Spot – Japan’s Scalar Corp. has been developing a lightweight, practical HMD for some time now and with the recently introduced Teleglass T3-F Video Eyeglasses, they have hit the bullseye – pardon the painful pun. Weighing just 35 grams (or just over an ounce), the T3-F dispenses with the Cyborg look that has graced – maybe dis-graced is a better term – previous HMDs and prevented users from doing anything other than watching the video display. Users enjoy the feeling of watching a 28″ video screen from a distance of about 6 feet away. [...The...] Video Eyeglasses solve that issue by only displaying the video to only one eye, leaving the other free to look out for your mother-in-law at the airport arrival lounge, scan for oncoming traffic or watch for the right subway stop.
Jun 24
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Clarion Ledger – [...] Wibree, which is being developed by the Bluetooth Special Interest Group and Nokia Corp., will use radio frequency technology for communicating with small devices, such as watches, wireless keyboards, gaming and sports sensors. Even pill boxes and heart rate monitors may benefit from the technology, according to the Bluetooth Special Interest Group, which also is known as SIG. Any small, button-cell device with the Wibree feature would have the capability to connect to Bluetooth-enabled devices, such as mobile phones and personal computers. [...] One possible frontrunner will be wrist watches and other wearable devices. Just imagine a receiving a call on your mobile phone and having your watch display a text message or the phone number. I could use that feature now
Jun 24
Popgadget – A device warning a speaker that they’re in danger of losing the attention of the crowd would be useful to a professor, but absolutely necessary for an autistic adult unable to read body language and emotion. MIT grad student Rana El Kaliouby uses intelligent software to interpret emotions from body language and facial expressions captured via a wearable computer/video camera combination. The video data is used to decide whether the listener is agreeing, disagreeing, thinking, concentrating, interested, or unsure. The result is an Emotional Social Intelligence Prosthetic that will vibrate whenever the listener’s attention veers off topic.
Jun 24
Yahoo Tech Blogs – [...] Lucky for us, Lindsey Pickett has seen the future of digital cameras, and I’m liking it. She designed the Kodak 1881 locket as part of a Kodak design contest in which the mega-company hopes to tap into the future of wearable technology. [...] What’s nice about this concept design is the flexibility of this pocket sized digital camera. The designer made it so it could be worn as a necklace, handbag charm, lapel clip, or classic pocket watch. The 1881 not only takes photographs, but also displays them. Two LCD screens are hidden inside to automatically display your favorite photos upon opening.
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