DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Japanese Mobile Operator NNT Docomo Reveals AR Glasses For Immediate Translation of Foreign Menus

They are glasses, actually. Still in prototype mode but were recently showcased by Japanese mobile operator NTT Docomo at Ceatic 2013 in Japan. Here the company stated,“Character recognition technology enables instant language translation for users traveling abroad and reading restaurant menus and other documents”.

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
John McAfee and His $100 Dollar NSA Blocking Gadget

To no surprise, his efforts have increased four-fold within the last few months to truly sheer the idea. Effectively, it will work by creating small, local-area private networks, where communication and sharing is completely anonymous. Described almost as “a dark web”, it is like another layer to the Internet, a lower and very private layer.

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Valve’s Three Announcements: Steam OS, Steam Machines and Game Controller for 2014

What an exciting week for Valve, traditionally a software company, who is now doing something that is going to up-their-ante, especially against Microsoft and Sony. Living room gaming is really heating up with the release of Steam OS, the first revelation leaked!

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
3D Peachy Printer Has Hit The Headlines With An Incredible Price ($100) and Fascinating Process

It is almost hard to believe when you hear about a new 3D printer or scanner costing a fraction of what most consumers are used to. Yet, it is marveling how often we are now hearing about them, and each … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Hexoskin- A Bluetooth Built-in Sensor Shirt for Intuitive Fitness and Health Tracking

Visualize yourself as a trainer. Besides the fact that the app is free (iOS currently), it doesn't matter how much experience you have. Even better is way it simplifies the evaluation and comparison from athlete to athlete for you! From your mobile you can access your trainee's complete set of body metrics, performance and progression, alter or update drills and even add notes for each exercise.

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Navigational Smart Wearables Get a Boost with the World’s First Travel Belt

Smart wearables could easily be the fastest growing and most innovative trend in the field of technology. This year alone we’ve seen a Kickstarter for an NFC ring that can unlock devices like your smartphone or computer, and can even … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Makerbot Digitizer Desktop Scanner, a 3D Design File Ready for Print in 12 Minutes

Simple yet sophisticated, it essentially takes a couple clicks to print to your hearts desire, and that is what makes the Digitizer the latest breakthrough so far. Without any need for 3D software, designing or CAD experience what-so-ever, all you do is place the object you're interesting in onto the round table and turn on the Makerbot.

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Garmin Springs Into The Action Camera Market With Sensor-Packed VIRB & VIRB Elite

Competitors cannot match this. What makes these cams perfect for action is VIRB digital image stabilization, which smooths things out if shooting something shaky. That, with a lens distortion correction feature to avoid fisheye makes VIRB an auto-corrector, even before the editing process begins.

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
Ambient Backspatter: Wireless, Battery-Free Technology Could Be Coming to a Store Near You

Engineers at the University of Washington recently created a new wireless communication system allowing devices to interact with each other without the use of wires or a battery for power. Utilizing Wi-Fi, TV or cellular signals from towers already in place, Ambient Backspatter enables a device to detect, harness and reflect this signal to another device.

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Microsoft’s Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard Lives up to is “Type”

The Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop bundle consists of a full keyboard, mouse and number pad. The keyboard itself is split down the middle, with a two-piece space bar and a convenient row of keys for common Windows 8 tasks. The numeric keypad is a separate wireless piece, allowing you to move it out of the way and therefore place the mouse closer to the center of your body, a position which aids in shoulder comfort while working.

 

CES - CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW
Release Date Announced for “Rumored” Samsung Galaxy Gear Smartwatch

A popular belief is that the Galaxy Gear is not designed to simply be a stand-alone device, but rather to work hand-in-hand with other Samsung devices like TVs, smartphones and tablets. If that is the case, and the product lives up to the expectations set by the rumor mill and concept videos detailing what the smartwatch could be capable of, then Samsung could see an elevated level of success in several of the products in its technology family.

 

BATTERY & POWER TECHNOLOGY
WigWag, Home Automation With Endless Possibilities

WigWag doesn't use signals from your Wi-Fi network alone, but also incorporates radio frequencies for communication. As a three-part system, it uses sensor blocks, relay and a cloud service. The sensor blocks are deployed around your house for monitoring purposes, such as motion, sound, light and temperature.

 

APPLE
Google Chromecast Released and Reviewed, Apple’s Airplay Competitor?

The Chromecast in short: a 35 dollar, 2.5 inch dongle that plugs into your TV via HDMI and is able to sling content onto the big screen from your favorite smart device, tablet or computer! Finally, a Google browser on your TV! Believe it or not, this design has been quite challenging for the tech industry, yet is now easily able to manipulate, without the (sometimes annoying) laptop-to television set up process.

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
NFC Ring Kickstarter – Fist Bumping Its Way to Geek Fall Fashion

For those of you out there that, like me, lose your keys on a weekly basis, can never remember a password longer than 4 characters, or are simply too prone to dance to be bothered with a purse (or for the guys, a bulky pocket full of tech gear), has McLear ever developed the product for you.

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
The Red Pitaya is a Powerful Tech Instrument Not Limited to Research Labs!

The Red Pitaya vision is to enable anyone interested to use their favorite technologies in an affordable and realistic way by giving them the power to “conduct his own education, discover his own inspiration, set up his own environment, and share his ideas with whoever is interested”. Even better, with the pre-order price tag of only $299