Project Anywhere: A Virtual Reality Out-of-Body Experience

It’s what dreams are made of for any avid gamer – controlling an avatar with your body in real time. Project Anywhere is the brainchild of Constantinos Miltiadis, a student at ETH Zurich, who claims to have created the most advanced virtual digital avatar, which allows multiple gamers on different continents to compete in the same… Continue reading “Project Anywhere: A Virtual Reality Out-of-Body Experience”

Implant Could Give People Terminator-like Augmented Reality

Chuck Bednar for redOrbit.com – @BednarChuck Leave it to the US Defense Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to create something that makes smart glasses and augmented reality headsets seem passé: the team behind some of the military’s most cutting edge technology is creating implants that can give people Terminator vision. According to CNET, the DARPA boffins are… Continue reading “Implant Could Give People Terminator-like Augmented Reality”

IoT Is Making You Its Business, Maybe You Should Make It Yours

It’s not going to happen tomorrow and maybe not even within the next 5 years, but soon purchasing a good of almost any kind that isn’t ‘connected’ will be a challenge, or perhaps even a touted feature of a product. The simple reason for this encroaching reality lies in the rapid trend of IoT getting its… Continue reading “IoT Is Making You Its Business, Maybe You Should Make It Yours”

Apple HomeKit Devices Won’t Include Google’s Nest Thermostat

The first products to use Apple Inc.’s HomeKit software, which controls smart home products using the iPhone as a remote control, are not likely to roll out until this spring, according to new reports. The delay purportedly is due to the company’s guidelines, which specify the hardware and wireless technologies that will work with HomeKit, Re/code… Continue reading “Apple HomeKit Devices Won’t Include Google’s Nest Thermostat”

15 Digital Home Predictions for 2015 from Strategy Analytics

BOSTON, Dec. 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — As another event-filled year draws to a close, Strategy Analytics Digital Home analysts look forward to 2015 and the issues that they expect to be the big talking points during the year. A new report from the research company’s Digital Consumer Practice provides a summary of fifteen predictions and trends… Continue reading “15 Digital Home Predictions for 2015 from Strategy Analytics”

12 Technology Innovations for 2015

BOSTON, Dec. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The connected device universe is evolving. From domestic appliances to wearable technology to smart home solutions, the number of things that can be monitored, controlled and analysed by the consumer will grow significantly in 2015. Creating compelling, manageable and useable consumer experiences to seamlessly integrate all this data, while ensuring… Continue reading “12 Technology Innovations for 2015”

Vuzix Smart Glasses App Store Goes Live

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Vuzix® Corporation (OTCQB: VUZI), a leading supplier of Video Eyewear and Smart Glasses in the consumer, commercial and entertainment markets, today announced that its App Store has just gone live on the Company’s website. The App Store supports both free and purchasable apps in multiple categories from enterprise tools… Continue reading “Vuzix Smart Glasses App Store Goes Live”