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Google to begin inviting non-developers to become Glass Explorers
Posted On 22 May 2013 By Zach Honig. Under: Uncategorized.
By now, all the developers who signed up to receive Glass prototypes should have the headgear in hand, so Google's ready to move on to the next phase. Over the next few weeks, the company will begin sending invitations to successful #ifihadglass a...
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Twitter adds two-factor login verification via SMS (video)
Posted On 22 May 2013 By Zach Honig. Under: Uncategorized.
Twitter just boosted its security with a new two-factor login method. The new option, which was announced in the form of a YouTube video, oddly enough, allows users to require a verification code each time they log in. Once this is enabled, Twitte...
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Hands-on with Kwikset and UniKey’s Kevo keyless entry system
Posted On 22 May 2013 By Sean Cooper. Under: Uncategorized.
Kwikset and UniKey are set to update their home entry systems, which have remained largely unchanged since they were first invented more than a hundred years ago. Using a Bluetooth daughter card in the lock mechanism, a couple Bluetooth antennas a...
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Scanadu finalizes Scout tricorder design, wants user feedback to help it get FDA approval
Posted On 22 May 2013 By Michael Gorman. Under: Uncategorized.
We first saw a prototype of Scout, the tricorder and companion app built by Scanadu for the Tricorder X-prize competition late last year. Today, the company is unveiling Scout's final version and launching an Indiegogo campaign to let folks order ...
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Purchasing behaviour analysis system wants to know what you like
Posted On 21 May 2013 By DigInfo TV. Under: Uncategorized.
This marketing analysis tool, under development by Fujitsu, uses technology to sense people’s movement. By analyzing how customers behave in response to merchandise, entirely new kinds of marketing information will be obtainable. “This exhibit is designed with retail stores in mind. The system determines how people choose products, whether they were interested in a product [...]
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NASA funds 3D food printer, pizza is the first item on the menu
Posted On 21 May 2013 By Melissa Grey. Under: Uncategorized.
Last week we had lab-grown burgers; this week it's powdered pizza. NASA's gotten in on the synthesized food action by awarding a $125,000 grant to Anjan Contractor, head of Systems & Materials Research Corporation, to develop a 3D food printer...
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Acetrax movie service to close, lights go dim on June 21st
Posted On 21 May 2013 By James Trew. Under: Uncategorized.
It's just as likely that you'll know Acetrax from the video services it's behind, as from its own branded offerings. Regardless of how you might use the service, its owner Sky is pulling the plug on June 21st. Impact to pay-per-view customers shou...
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LightUp electronic blocks and AR app teaches kids circuitry basics (hands-on)
Posted On 21 May 2013 By Nicole Lee. Under: Uncategorized.
There are plenty of kits out there designed to help kids learn the ins and outs of electronics, but LightUp hopes to stand out from the crowd with not just easy-to-use building blocks but an accompanying augmented reality app as well. From resisto...
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Qualcomm demos next-gen 2,560 x 1,440 Mirasol display (hands-on video)
Posted On 21 May 2013 By Sarah Silbert. Under: Uncategorized.
We haven't heard about Mirasol for a while now, but Qualcomm's reflective display tech showed up in a few proof-of-concepts on the SID Display Week floor. We got a look at a previously announced 1.5-inch panel embedded on the top of an "always-on"...
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Sony’s 13.3-inch Digital Paper prototype sports E Ink’s Mobius flexible display, we go hands-on (video)
Posted On 21 May 2013 By Sarah Silbert. Under: Uncategorized.
Sony's new e-ink prototype is getting the test-drive treatment at Japanese universities, but SID provides a perfect opportunity to give the North American market a demo. We found the Digital Paper slab parked at E Ink's booth -- fitting, as the co...
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