Monday Marvels: July 22nd – 29th, 2013 1.) Dawning a Second Skin: From Wearable Gadgets to Breakthrough’s in Medicine Researches from the University of Tokyo have developed a multipurpose electronic skin, no more than a nanometer in thickness and near indestructible. This life-like membrane offers the future potential to monitor your vital signs, be a…
Details
At the 2013 Wearable Technology Conference in San Francisco, Google Glass is already old news. That may seem surprising since most people have never tried one on yet. However, to the hundreds of engineers and executives that crowded Fort Mason’s conference center this week, the question on everyone’s mind was: What’s really new? The answers…
Details
Editor’s Note: This article is a complimentary opinion piece on ‘Wearable Technology and the Death of the Smartphone‘ by Gray Scott. [easyazon-image align=”left” asin=”B00894K248″ locale=”us” height=”160″ src=”http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51zBgZ%2BWDLL._SL160_.jpg” width=”84″]The mobile phone was a ‘disruptive technology‘ that affected the pager industry. Since rendering the pager obsolete, the mobile phone has continued to evolve, moving from being just…
Details
ProDesk3D is a beautiful futuristic desktop 3D printer. These guys really understand the importance of design, esthetic and engineering. A rare combination. A company called botObjects is the design and manufacturer of ProDesk3D. The ProDesk3D printer is the first full color 3D desktop printer that delivers production-ready objects. The system uses compact safe engineering, eco-friendly-re-usable cartridge system and seamless software…
Details
Monday Marvels: June 15th – 22nd, 2013 [easyazon-image align=”left” asin=”B0078LXM40″ locale=”us” height=”120″ src=”http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41ZkTOME3kL._SL160_.jpg” width=”56″]1. HTC One Mini Smartphone (Coming soon) With a 960-by-540 screen, 8GB of storage and a standard 8-megapixel camera, the Mini is said to be coming to the US mid-September. Currently there is no announcement on release date on carrier or price in…
Details
Since the advent of robotics it’s only been a matter of time before artificial intelligence begins to incorporate itself into our world. Popular movies like ‘I Robot’ and ‘Surrogates’ give us a Hollywood version of what life might be like in the future if such robotics were taken to the next level. However, in some…
DetailsImagine a personal digital assistant inside your brain that allows you to check your vitals, evaluate your cognitive functioning, and tell you where the nearest Starbucks is located. What’s more, instead of going to say, medical school, to learn your particular trade of interest, you can do the majority of your studying before you ever…
Details
What if Google bought Detroit? Is it financially possible, and if so, what would Google do with an entire city? According to Yahoo! Finance, Google’s market cap is approximately $297.46 billion dollars as of July 20th 2013. An article written by usatoday.com describes how Detroit’s bankruptcy is one of the largest of its kind in…
Details
Recon Jet is a new wearable computer being introduced by Recon Industries. Several companies are pushing this new wave of wearable technology including , Google Glass and a design by Takahito Iguchi called Telepathy One. [easyazon-image align=”left” asin=”B0080UVHJU” locale=”us” height=”160″ src=”http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31zTuokzAlL._SL160_.jpg” width=”160″]Recon jet is doing a limited presage event this week. Don’t wait, you only have 4…
Details
Evacuated Tube Transport also known as Hyperloop transportation uses airless vacuum tubes system with a magnetic levitation system similar to high-speed bullet trains. Each tube will carry individual capsules systems that will fit up to six people per capsule. Theoretically the system could travel at speeds up to 4000 miles per hour. Passengers could travel from LA to…
Details
Asteroid mining may sound like a far future technology or science fiction. However, according to the people at Planetary Resources, they believe we will soon be able to mine near Earth approaching asteroids for water and minerals. According to the Planetary Resources website there are at least 9000 near Earth asteroids presently and 1000 more…
Details
Lifeloggers is a new documentary by the team at Memoto. The film defines lifelog as : “A record of a person’s everyday life produced by a portable device which they regularly carry around.” If the name Memoto sounds familiar, it may be because they are the same team that created the wearable five megapixel life…
Details
