Bringing more value to wearable technology is the key to making next-generation products more attractive. There are tons of great headphones and earphones out there, and this product category has not seen a lot of innovations in the past decades, except for 3D sound and a few unique designs such as the ORA X that combined headphones with smart glasses. Customization is also one of the key ingredients to make […]
Swift is an open-source programming language that Apple launched a couple of years ago. It is also the same programming language that developers use to create iOS and macOS apps, and what better way to get developers ingrained with the language and the iOS platform other than to start them out at a young age?
The rumor mill was very active the past few days, around Samsung’s new wearable devices, that includes the long awaited Gear Fit 2 that features a curved Super AMOLED display. Following the trend in wearable, Samsung is launching the Gear IconX, smart tiny wireless earbuds, a type of device that may bring more value to the fitness enthusiasts than a display-less connected band. The Gear IconX provides all the useful […]
It is great to see Samsung coming up with a new model of the Gear Fit, one of the most advanced fitness band at the time of its launch at MWC 2014 in Barcelona. The key feature of the Gear Fit was its gorgeous curved display, that made the device a hybrid between a smart band and a smartwatch. Just like its predecessor, the Gear Fit2 runs Samsung’s own Tizen […]
Qualcomm has received permission from the FAA to fly drones in a radius of 0.15 nautical miles around its San Diego campus. The flights are restricted to an altitude of 200 feet above ground, but that’s largely enough to test drone communications over commercial (and private) networks, along with autonomous flying in real-world conditions.
We saw the ORA-X as a concept device at CES 2015, and we were excited to see a working prototype and a demo by CTO Khaled Sarayeddine a few days ago. Optinvent, the company behind the ORA-X AR Headphones have been working on smart glasses for a long time, and they really know what they are doing when it comes to wearable transparent display. As Google quit on their Glass […]
Despite the huge success of the Beats by Dr. Dre headphones that sat the trend to wear huge cushions on the head, many people dream of discreet audio headset that blend into their elegant outfit. The Tinsel team understood that and created the Dipper, an elegant necklace that provides full audio capabilities with two elegantly integrated earbuds, a microphone and three-button remote control.
LG announced its Android Wear-powered LG Watch Urbane last February, and the device was introduced to the US market later, at the end of April. Today, a day after Google Android hardware big event, LG unveiled the LG Watch Urbane 2nd Edition, an updated version of the previous model. Like its predecessor, the new stylish wearable device features a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 400, and gets a larger display 1.38-inch P-OLED Display […]
The Olympus OM-D E-M10, released in February 2014, was the last addition to the OM-D E-M series launched by Olympus back in 2012 with the OM-D E-M5 , a modern interpretation of the famous OM Series that Olympus launched in 1972. The OM-D M5 Mark 2 was released earlier this year, with the Titanium limited edition a little over 3 months ago. Today the Japanese manufacturer officially announced the new […]
There are plenty of trackers already available in the market today. For the most part they tend to rely on Bluetooth in order to detect where the tracker is and when it might go out of range. However once it’s out of range, some trackers basically stop tracking and it’s really anyone’s guess as to where it might have gone. This is a problem the LightBug wants to solve. The […]
Angry Birds 2 launched today and I got a sneak peak during an event in San Francisco on Tuesday. Developed by Finish company Rovio, the original Angry Birds, which was a phenomenal success, launched in December 2009 and since then, and after multiple versions, got 3 billion downloads. During the event, I met Patrick Liu, Creative Director of Angry Birds 2 and he explained briefly what is new in the […]
Today, email is still the killer app, although no one now think about talking about it on panels as they often do for social media. With the multiplication of cyber attacks on large corporations such as Sony, LinkedIn, Dropox or more recently, on the federal Government, people are more concerned by privacy and security than ever. However, it looks like very few users realize that their emails are tracked, and information […]
Droplet happens to be a smart, wireless button which is discreet enough to be attached to just about anything. In fact, all that you need to do is to tap the button in order to keep track activities including the likes of household chores, fitness goals and even the taking of one’s medication. The moment you are done with your particular task, press the Droplet button, and you would have […]
CrowdedRocket, a new crowdfunding platform, launched today. With the help of a hanfull of thought leaders, the platform curates startups in the wearable, IoT, mobile and consumer electronics field and provides industry experts to build the campaign’s messaging, video, marketing and communication strategy. Unlike competitive services, CrowdRocket only focuses on startups and help fulfillment of non product-related gifts, to avoid fraud. The service actively prepares startups for successful campaigns, which […]