Language Barrier Shredded By Ortsbo
A collection of applications from Ortsbo is promising instant native-language communication using modern technology. Continue reading Language Barrier Shredded By Ortsbo
Metapaper For Your Metaworld
A WiFi-blocking wallpaper called “metapaper” is in development, claiming to make a network more secure and reduce exposure to electromagnetic waves. Continue reading Metapaper For Your Metaworld
Tagwhat, You’re It.
The Tagwhat app finds content related to the places around you; searching the web, social networks and 3rd party application content. Continue reading Tagwhat, You’re It.
Why Stop at Voice Search?
Google developers are working to make information a seamlessly integrated part of life through voice search. What might come next? Continue reading Why Stop at Voice Search?
PredictGaze Into My Eyes
PredictGaze uses existing hardware to use eye-movement as a controller and has the ability gather the data from eye movement of the observer. Continue reading PredictGaze Into My Eyes
Here’s My Digits
The Digits system developed by Microsoft Research is able to capture details of hand gestures that are missed by full-body motion capture. Continue reading Here’s My Digits
CloudBase3 Apps Lets The Sun Shine
The CloudBase3 Apps TechZone at the International CES will be a showcase for demonstrations, education and information across the cloud computing spectrum. Continue reading CloudBase3 Apps Lets The Sun Shine
Digital Life According To AT&T
AT&T presented an exclusive first look at some of their new devices and services, including the Galaxy Camera, Nokia Lumia 920 and their own home automation platform, ATT Digital Life. Continue reading Digital Life According To AT&T
I Am Data, Therefore I Am.
As far as self-obsession is concerned, technology is the ultimate enabler. Thanks to smartphones, tablets, and laptops, I now keep a record of my daily caloric intake and expenditure, quality of sleep, walking speed, personal happiness, internal dialogue and thought stream, and productivity during work. The “Track Your Happiness” app asks how I feel at random times in the day, providing a real time record of my state of well-being. “Sparkpeople” takes my daily food intake and calculates the breakdown by fats, carbohydrates and protein, putting a happy green when I meet my goals and coloring an angry red when … Continue reading I Am Data, Therefore I Am.
Is Foursquare Your New Social Coordinator?
Om Malik and Dennis Crowley talked about the evolution of the “check-in” and how location-aware technologies, like foursquare, will affect the real-world social experience at GigaOM’s Mobilize conference in San Francisco. Continue reading Is Foursquare Your New Social Coordinator?