Tech Trends

Vuzix plans to make smart sunglasses you’d actually like to wear

As reported on Engadget. BY JON FINGAS Although smart sunglasses exist, they’re seldom pretty — you won’t impress many people at the beach. If Vuzix has its way, though, these shades will be as fashionable as the eyewear from your favorite label. It has just reached a deal with an unnamed major electronics company that could lead to smart glasses that look just as good as “designer sunglasses;” see-through waveguide optics would keep the display relatively subtle. Just don’t hold off on buying…

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Culture Tech

Why Cops and Cable Guys Will Be the Pioneers of Wearable Tech

As reported on Wired BY MARCUS WOHLSEN ADVERTISEMENT SIMILAR GALLERIES Delivery Drones Already Exist — And They’re Way Bigger Than Amazon’s Giant Fembots Dance With Dinosaurs in the Weirdest Show on Earth The Next Big Thing You Missed: If the Apple Store Sold Groceries Google Channels Pixar to Change Storytelling as We Know It Nest Gives the Lowly Smoke Detector a Brain — And a Voice Box.com Melds Google and Microsoft Into Document Engine of the…

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Games Tech

AirDroids Wants To Democratize The Skies With Its Pint-Sized Pocket Drone

As reported on TechCrunch. by Chris Velazco The buzz around drones is undeniable these days — as it turns out, even Martha Stewart uses one to survey her farm — but there still hasn’t been a runaway drone hit that has captured that imaginations of the masses. That’s exactly what a hardware startup calledAirDroids is trying to accomplish with the Pocket Drone, a (relatively) inexpensive flying machine that’s meant to give people of all stripes a different…

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Tech

What Makes Girls Fall In Love With Computers And Code?

As reported on TechCrunch. by Colleen Taylor he perennial discussion about women in technology is in high gear once again, this time after remarks made by Y Combinator co-founder Paul Graham about the relative dearth of female tech founders and the perks of starting to code at a young age in an interviewwith The Information were picked up byValleywag. Discussions about career, gender and age with a dash of the inherent class associations that often accompany them are always dicey topics, so it…

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Tech Trends

Meta Pro promises Tony Stark-style computing with a $3,000 pair of sunglasses

As reported on Engadget. BY MICHAEL GORMAN As opposed to the rudimentary capabilities of the current king of wearables, Google Glass, a company called Meta is building a full-fledged augmented reality computing platform into a pair of aviator shades and a pocket computer. The platform aims to provide the kind of user experience heretofore seen only in Hollywood films — think Tony Stark using J.A.R.V.I.S. in Iron Man. It’s been about four months since we last touched base…

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Business Hardware Dev Tech

Amazon Is Experimenting With Autonomous Flying Delivery Drones

As reported on TechCrunch. by Chris Velazco Between launching a charity-friendly buying program, announcing Sunday deliveries, and gearing up for the first wave of frenzied holiday shoppers, Amazon has been busy these past few weeks. But that didn’t stop CEO Jeff Bezos from spending a decent chunk of time talking to Charlie Rose on 60 Minutes about something, well, new. 60 Minutes has been more than happy to tease the unveiling with a clip of Bezos…

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Application Tech

Misfit Wearables releases Shine Android app, outfits Bluetooth 4.0 devices with activity-tracking prowess

As reported on Engadget. BY BILLY STEELE Until now, the dapper stylings of Misfit Wearables’ Shine activity tracker have eluded the Android faithful for logging steps, calories and sleep. The outfit has announced a version of the Shine app for devices running Google’s OS (4.3 and later) that also sport Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity to be used alongside the aluminum-clad gadget. This bit of software allows users to sync the $120 clip-on wearable, set goals and monitor visual summaries…

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Answers to All the Tech Questions Your Family Will Ask You This Holiday

As reported on Wired. BY ROBERTO BALDWIN Thanksgiving, 1942. Image: Library of Congress   Maybe it’s your mom and/or dad. Maybe it’s a sibling or a grandparent. Or maybe it’s just that one friend who still uses a Motorola Razr from the early 2000s. Whoever it is, there’s a high probability you’ll be devoting some time to fixing their gadgets and answering a backlog of questions this holiday season. The WIRED staff feels your pain. Covering technology for…

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Business Tech

Here Are The Hottest Companies In Tech Right Now, According To Goldman Sachs

As reported on TechCrunch. by Colleen Taylor I think we’ve established by now that what happens in Vegas actually never stays in Vegas. And, as you can see by the agenda obtained by TechCrunch that’s embedded below this post, the Goldman Sachs Private Internet Company Conference scheduled to take place in Sin City over the next two days is no exception. The Goldman Sachs conference for private web firms is one of the most high-end and hush-hush events…

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Random Science Tech

Some drones can kill you, this one could save your life

As reported on The Verge. By Aaron Souppouris An Iranian research lab has created a drone to save people drowning at sea. Developed by Tehran-based RTS Lab, Pars is a multirotor drone that is designed to carry and drop floatation aids to people in trouble. First conceptualized only a year ago, Pars is now a functioning prototype that recently underwent testing in the Caspian Sea. Located around 100 miles from Tehran, the Caspian has bore witness to a…

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