That's because the Neptune Pine is more
of a wearable computer than a smartwatch, and with its 3G radio, 2.5 - inch color touch screen and 1 GHz single - core processor, it's seeking to replace your phone.
So says Professor Bruce Thomas head
of the Wearable Computer Labs at the University of South Australia and leading expert in... Read more
A new version
of the wearable computer — which generated polarizing reactions and heavy backlash when it initially launched as a consumer product in 2012 — is being rolled out to businesses, The Wall Street Journal reports.
It's perhaps not the ideal gadget to be thinking of up in snowy Canada right now, but it's actually the perfect kind
of wearable computer since it avoids all the foibles I mentioned recently when I dumped on the category as a whole.
It could allow silent control
of wearable computers
That's a lot of iWatches, so if the report is accurate it sounds like Apple is very confident that it's going to sell a lot
of wearable computers this fall.
Not exact matches
Google recently unveiled more detail about its much - buzzed - about
wearable computer, releasing a teaser video showing people doing everyday things with the futuristic tech specs — playing with the kids, skiing, driving, carving a giant tiger's head from a block
of ice.
More interesting than the headline - grabbing claim about extending life was the method
of combining search engine data with
wearable data to investigate the bodily impacts
of augmented reality gaming, which mixes reality with
computer graphics.
Google Glass announced on Monday that it will expand its Explorer Program over the next few weeks, allowing Explorers (people who have been trying out the
wearable computer device) to invite three
of their friends to join the program.
Research firm BI Intelligence forecasts that the so - called Internet
of Things will account for 9 billion device connections in 2018, roughly comparable to the number
of smartphones, tablets, PCs, smart TVs and
wearable computers combined.
Instead
of a sleek pair
of shades and low - impact tethering to a small battery pack, the demonstration required a helmet - sized device called «WD3,» or «
wearable device three,» leashed to a desktop
computer that the reviewer described as displaying «jittery and blurry» imagery.
The
wearable technology company is the maker
of the Myo armband, which detects the electrical activity
of arm muscles and translates them into
computer input, so users can control technology using gestures.
A leading mind in creating functional, beautiful, and simple
wearable technology, and a visionary for the future
of human -
computer interaction, Matthew studied mechatronics engineering at the University
of Waterloo and robotics at the Swiss Federal Institute
of Technology Zurich (ETH Zurich).
Despite killing it off at the beginning
of this year, Google has revealed a new version
of its Glass
wearable computer, aimed...
All smart electronics in products such as wrist -
wearable computers are on a rigid board under the face
of the watch.
Thad Starner at the Georgia Institute
of Technology and technical lead on the
wearable computer Google Glass, built CHAT for Herzing with a team
of graduate students.
The researchers, led by Xuanhe Zhao, the Noyce Career Development Professor in MIT's Department
of Mechanical Engineering, and Timothy Lu, associate professor
of biological engineering and
of electrical engineering and
computer science, say that their technique can be used to fabricate «active» materials for
wearable sensors and interactive displays.
Kang Shin, Kevin and Nancy O'Connor Professor
of Computer Science and Professor
of Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science, demonstrates VAuth, a
wearable voice authentication device.
«Speech input will become a natural interface for many
wearable applications and intelligent devices,» says Anantha Chandrakasan, the Vannevar Bush Professor
of Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science at MIT, whose group developed the new chip.
«Human sweat contains physiologically rich information, thus making it an attractive body fluid for non-invasive
wearable sensors,» said study principal investigator Ali Javey, a UC Berkeley professor
of electrical engineering and
computer sciences.
In a battlefield exercise about three years ago at Fort Benning, Georgia, one where many new technologies including robots and new UAVs and
wearable computers and all
of those things were being tested in a war game, an Army captain leading one
of the teams was asked which
of these technologies he would want to take with him to combat today.
The device used, Google Glass, consists
of a
wearable, hands - free
computer with an optical head - mounted display worn by interventional cardiologists in the catheterization laboratory.
Their group is also working to shrink the
computers that run the system into the size
of iPhone, something that is portable and possibly even
wearable.
Players enter the game by donning a
wearable computer, headset and goggles before choosing to play the role
of PacMan or one
of the Ghosts.
Yes, nanotechnology is becoming ubiquitous in our daily lives and has found its way into many commercial products, for example, strong, lightweight materials for better fuel economy; targeted drug delivery for safer and more effective cancer treatments; clean, accessible drinking water around the world; superfast
computers with vast amounts
of storage; self - cleaning surfaces;
wearable health monitors; more efficient solar panels; safer food through packaging and monitoring; regrowth
of skin, bone, and nerve cells for better medical outcomes; smart windows that lighten or darken to conserve energy; and nanotechnology - enabled concrete that dries more quickly and has sensors to detect stress or corrosion at the nanoscale in roads, bridges, and buildings.
The CTIC open research spaces as CTICSmartLAB, where young people can experience and interact with technologies such as augmented reality, virtual reality, 3D printing, RFID technology, technology
of wearable computing,
computer vision, etc..
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Wilson L. White, public policy manager
of Glass at Google, and technical members
of the Google Glass Team, will be on hand to talk about the
wearable computers while conference attendees try them on!
AR stands for augmented reality, and the device will be kind
of like having a
wearable computer on your face.
A comprehensive database
of upcoming devices including smartphones, tablets,
computers, and smart
wearables.
Wearable computer technology has been around for a while and we've more recently seen some pretty impressive innovations with the likes
of Google Glass which will make its way to developers next year.
Basically it's a
wearable eye lens set which acts as a virtual reality
computer / screen that ads info / fun to nearly all
of the daily routine actions.
According to Andrew House, the president
of Sony
Computer Entertainment, the PS4's future is based around three key tenets: Playstation Now - style streaming technology,
wearable lifestyle and fitness technology and making our first real steps into the world
of virtual reality through Project Morpheus and other such projects.
The personal
computer, touch screen devices, and always - on
wearables now form the very fabric
of how we engage and connect globally.
A basic entry pledge
of $ 12 gets you the RePhone Core Module GSM + BLE, a tiny computer chip that the creators claim is the world's smallest System - on - Chip (SOC) for wearables and Internet Of Thing
of $ 12 gets you the RePhone Core Module GSM + BLE, a tiny
computer chip that the creators claim is the world's smallest System - on - Chip (SOC) for
wearables and Internet
Of Thing
Of Things.
I once wrote (buried deep in a sales proposal something like «you new
computer will be grey in colour, washable with the patented OMO feature
wearable at even the most sophisticated evening events, accessorisable with a range
of glamorous baubles and will provide total technical flexibility within a unified and comprehensive overall business and commercial strategy»..
One
of the first consumer electronic
wearable computers was the calculator watch that first appeared in the 1970's.
Google responded this week to a letter commissioner Jennifer Stoddart and 36 other local and international privacy specialists wrote about their concerns with the development
of Google Glass, a
wearable computer in the form
of glasses.
David Canton, a technology lawyer with Harrison Pensa, notes that «lawmakers in the states
of West Virginia and Delaware have already introduced bills to ban
wearable computers while driving,» in his paper Wearable Computing: Legal Issues, presented during last October's Canadian IT Law Association con
wearable computers while driving,» in his paper
Wearable Computing: Legal Issues, presented during last October's Canadian IT Law Association con
Wearable Computing: Legal Issues, presented during last October's Canadian IT Law Association conference.
These
computer - generated views are typically presented through smartphones, tablets or
wearable devices in the form
of eyeglasses.
«
Wearable technologies more generally, and brain
computer interface, and all
of these really interesting emerging areas — to me, it makes it meaningful when you see the direct impact it has on peoples» lives.
Mobile communications company Motorola is manufacturer
of portable electronics, primarily smartphones and
wearable technology, and the mobile division
of Chinese
computer manufacturer Lenovo.
Vuzix M100 Smart Glasses are an Android - based
wearable computer, enhanced with a
wearable monocular display and onboard processor, recording features and wireless connectivity capabilities designed for a wide variety
of enterprise applications.
With 16 R&D centres having been set up in the United States, Germany, Sweden, Russia, India and mainland China, Huawei Consumer Business Group is one
of Huawei's three business units and covers smartphones, personal
computers and tablets,
wearable gears, mobile broadband devices, home devices and cloud services.
Reviewing patent applications will provide technology fans with an idea
of some
of the industry trends that are in the making such as e-wallet authentication systems, wireless charging technologies,
wearable devices like next - generation contact lenses that incorporate
computers and a micro camera or even future smartphone cameras that will deliver 3D images and so much more.
Make phone calls, play video games as well as send e-mails are just a few
of the tasks being discussed with this
wearable computer.
Google Glass, a new trend in
wearable computers, was going to be one
of the big tech items sold this christmas before its actual release date got moved.
Google Chairman Eric Schmidt says the Google Glass
wearable face
computer wasn't a failure, and that they're still working on a new version
of it.
Better start hoping your
wearable computer is one
of the supported models.
As the name suggests, the initial version
of the gadget will be aimed at developers seeking to create augmented reality experiences suitable for the
wearable that the Rolling Stone reports is actually called the Lightwear, whereas a tethered
computer attached to the wearer that does most
of the processing work will be marketed as the Lightpack.