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DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Ritot, a Smartwatch That Uses Your Hand as a Projection Screen

It looks like a fitness band and acts like smartwatch, but in a totally different way than you think. The Ritot watch gives a new twist to the smartwatch by using projection technology to show notifications on your hand instead … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Google Teams With Novartis to Create ‘Smart’ Contact Lenses

This week marked a giant step forward in the world of teeny, tiny wearable electronics. Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis announced yesterday that they would be licensing Google’s smart contact lens technology, a revolutionary new way to look at eyewear. If … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Jibo The Robot Could Be The Newest Member of Your Family

MIT professor and social robotics pioneer Cynthia Breazeal, has a long-term vision. One day we will have robots in our everyday lives. The path to this involves humanizing technology by taking them out of the lab and into the living … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
The Raspberry Pi B+ Has Same $35 Price, More Ports, More Power

The Raspberry Pi Foundation founder, Eben Upton, announced the latest version of the Raspberry Pi Model B, the Model B+, as the “final evolution” of the first-generation Pi. The upgraded version has 2 more USB ports, a microSD card reader,14 … Continue reading →

 

THE RED-HEADED GEEK SHOW
E69- Gear VR, Birth Control Microchip, MindRDR | Red Headed Geek Show

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Soon, You Could Roll up Your TV like a Newspaper

In a step towards making large displays for flexible TVs, LG’s display division showed off its 18-inch flexible display that can roll up into a cylinder. LG touted this as a significant advance that could make large TVs portable. It … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Amazon Faces Potential Lawsuit for In-App Purchases Made by Children

It’s easy to understand a parent handing over their smartphone or tablet to their young one for entertainment or distraction. However, problems could arise if the child knowingly, or unknowingly presses the purchase button. Many applications include supplemental purchases that … Continue reading →

 

SMARTPHONES & MOBILE DEVICES
Data You Thought You Wiped May Still Be on Your Smatphone

Whether you decide to sell your smart device on eBay or simply pass it on to a friend once you upgrade, wiping your smartphone‘s data isn’t as easy as we thought. Antivirus security vendor Avast, published a report on Wednesday … Continue reading →

 

DISPLAY SCREEN TECHNOLOGY
Samsung’s VR Headset Will Be Called Gear VR, Images Leaked

Samsung does a darn good job at dipping its toes in every rising tech market there is. Earlier this year we learned that the company was working on virtual reality device for enhanced gaming as well as immersive experience videos. … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Tiny Chip Implant Could Deliver 16 Years of Birth Control

MicroCHIPS, a company from Lexington, Massachusetts, has developed a remote-controlled computer chip that could be soon used for contraception. Implanted under the skin and activated by a wireless remote, the chip could prevent pregnancies for up to 16 years by … Continue reading →

 

THE RED-HEADED GEEK SHOW
E68- Facebook Study, SCiO, Bioprinted Blood Vessels, Chip Implant | Red Headed Geek Show

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
SCiO Chemical Scanner Identifies The World Around You, Has $2 Million On Kickstarter

What is SCiO? SCiO, Latin for “to know”, is an infrared spectrometer the size of a thumb drive that can read the chemical makeup of foods, drugs, and other items. Israeli inventor Dror Sharon envisions that the tiny gadget could … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Scientific Breakthrough: Successful 3D Printed Blood Vessels

“Bio-printing” artificial human organs has gone through some tremendous hurdles. Printing a solid mass of flesh, identical to human even, has been done rather easily. The hard part? Creating artificial blood vessels. Blood vessels are the most important part of … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
Quadriplegic Man Moves Arm After Chip Implanted Into Brain

When Ian Burkhart was 19, he faced a devastating crash while horsing around in the surf in North Carolina’s Outer Banks. After mistiming a dive, Burkhart ended up headfirst into a sandbar, instantly becoming paralyzed. One thing that helped Burkhart … Continue reading →

 

GADGETS & PERIPHERALS
FTC Accuse T-Mobile Over Bogus Usage Fees, U.S. To Sue

Ever looked at your smartphone bill and wondered what those “usage” charges mean? Ever brush it off and just figure you went over on your data plan? Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission accused T-Mobile of making hundreds of millions of … Continue reading →