You can now control Google Glass with brainwaves July 10, 2014 It is now possible to control Google Glass with nothing more than your thoughts, thanks to a new technology called MindRDR. Created by London user experience company This Place, it is an electroencephalography (EEG) headset which makes it possible to take a picture while remaining completely still. It is attached to Google Glass [...]
Google Glass hit with ban from UK cinemas July 1, 2014 Piracy concerns have caused cinemas to ban the use of Google Glass in film screenings just eight days after the device was made available to tech fans in the UK. The body representing UK cinema operators told the Independent that customers wearing Google Glass will be asked to remove it when entering cinemas. The chief [...]
Google Glass hits UK: what to expect June 25, 2014 They’re here! And they makes you look just as daft as we thought they would! Google Glass augmented reality specs – a computer you wear on your face, including a camera and personal organiser – have finally hit shelves in the UK – but only for early-adopting geeks rich enough to fork out a cool £1,000. [...]
Google I/O 2014: Expect Google TV, Google Glass, Android Lollipop and wearables June 25, 2014 Google’s I/O conference brings together developers from across the world to see the latest breakthroughs, products and software created by the internet giant. The event kicks off later today, but speculation is rife about the announcements due to come out of San Francisco. Here’s what’s expected (in addition to guests pulling up in Google's driverless [...]
Google set to unveil a wearable future June 24, 2014 Tonight at 5pm Google will show off its latest software at its annual I/O Conference for developers in San Francisco. Last year, Google used the event to unveil a redesigned Google Maps, launch its Google Play streaming music service and announce that Android has shipped on 900m devices. Tonight, Google is expected to focus on [...]
Google Glass touches down in the UK for £1,000 June 23, 2014 GOOGLE launched its smart Glass eyewear in the UK last night, making it the second country to get the device after it launched in the US last year. Glass, which Google says is still an early prototype, is on sale for £1,000 and features a heads-up display with access to email, search and maps through [...]
Apple’s smartwatch: 8 rumours about the “iWatch” June 20, 2014 Apple’s smartwatch is a step closer to becoming reality with widespread reports that Taiwanese company Quanta Computers will begin making the product in July. The commercial launch of the “iWatch”, as it’s been dubbed but not officially named, could launch as early as October, according to sources. Details of Apple’s first foray into the much-hyped [...]
Wearables in the workplace May 14, 2014 A recent study, led by Chris Brauer of Goldsmiths University, found that wearable technology could boost employee productivity by as much as 8.5 per cent, and job satisfaction by 3.5 per cent. “Wearable technology is arguably the biggest trend since tablet computing, so it’s natural that employees and businesses will look to use these devices [...]
Luxury watchmaker Bremont is set to become the first company to release a fully mechanical “smart watch” April 1, 2014 Wearable tech has become the latest fashion among early adopters but the gadgets have failed to move purists, who value the centuries-old tradition of mechanical movements. Bremont’s A1 smart watch hopes to bridge the gulf between the two worlds. The rotund device can be used as a music player, incorporating a miniature reel-to-reel tape system [...]
This is how people will look at you when you wear Google Glass March 25, 2014 Bryan Foster likes wearing Google Glass. He lives in LA and is the kind of guy that calls himself a technology evangelist. On Twitter. And we’d wager on his business card. He also calls himself a Google Glass Explorer, he’s not the only one of course – there are plenty of these people out there [...]