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Hidden sensors in Google Glass could enable AR apps
Posted On 07 May 2013 By Terrence O'Brien. Under: Uncategorized.
One of the bigger digs against Glass so far has been its rather limited feature set. In particular, there seemed to be no way to build full augmented reality applications for the wearable. (And it's not like Google has exactly been forthcoming abo...
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Insert Coin semifinalist: Observos environmental monitoring sensors hands-on (video)
Posted On 16 Mar 2013 By Brad Molen. Under: Uncategorized.
We first heard about Observos a month ago when it became a participant in our Insert Coin semifinals, but it wasn't until the Hexagonal Research product showed up at Engadget Expand that we were able to see working models of its environmentally aware...
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The Weekly Roundup for 01.21.2013
Posted On 27 Jan 2013 By David Fishman. Under: Uncategorized.
You might say the week is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workweek, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Weekly Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 7 days -- all handp...
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Hands-on with Atoms: a Kickstarter-funded ‘modular robotic toy’
Posted On 07 Jan 2013 By Joseph Volpe. Under: Uncategorized.
Sitting apart from the abundance of health-tracking apps and gadgets on display here at the CES 2013 Bluetooth SIG event is a toy made for the creative-minded geek: Atoms. Fueled by a successful kickstarter campaign, these intelligent building blocks...
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Node modular iOS sensor hands-on
Posted On 20 Oct 2012 By Brian Heater. Under: Uncategorized.
With the spate of bad publicity surrounding all those Kickstarter projects that never make it beyond the funding stage, there's a certain surreality to actually holding a crowd-funded device in your hands. But here it is, the Node, a project we highl...
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MIT pencils in carbon nanotube gas sensor that’s cheaper, less hazardous (video)
Posted On 10 Oct 2012 By Steve Dent. Under: Uncategorized.
Carbon nanotube-based sensors are good at sniffing out all kinds of things, but applying the cylindrical molecules to a substrate has traditionally been a dangerous and unreliable process. Now, researchers at MIT have found a way to avoid the hazardo...
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Ibis hotels to have robots paint art while they track your sleep: no, that’s not creepy at all (video)
Posted On 28 Sep 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
First they invaded our factories, and now it's our hotel rooms. Is nowhere safe from the robots? In truth, Ibis' upcoming Sleep Art project is very slick, even if it smacks of robot voyeurism. Ibis hotels in Berlin, London and Paris will let 40 succe...
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SensoGlove revamp brings automatic pressure check, stops us from strangling our golf swing
Posted On 27 Sep 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Hand rookie golfers a driver and they'll frequently make the classic mistake of gripping the club as though their lives depend on it. A seasoned veteran knows that a little give and take might be needed, which is why Sensosolutions just updated its l...
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SensoGlove revamp brings automatic pressure check, stops us from strangling our golf swing
Posted On 27 Sep 2012 By Jon Fingas. Under: Uncategorized.
Hand rookie golfers a driver and they'll frequently make the classic mistake of gripping the club as though their lives depend on it. A seasoned veteran knows that a little give and take might be needed, which is why Sensosolutions just updated its l...
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iPhone 5 and Nokia Lumia 920 face off with image stabilization test (hands-on video, updated with Galaxy S III and HTC One X)
Posted On 25 Sep 2012 By Zach Honig. Under: Uncategorized.
Nokia's Lumia 920 packs the industry's best image stabilization -- there's no questioning that -- thanks to a camera module that pairs both sensor and lens-based optical IS. The iPhone 5 also offers a notable improvement over its Apple-made predecess...
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