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Feeling the mobility gap, Sunu Band to help blind and visually impaired

(Tech Xplore)—Wearables for the blind to improve their spatial awareness and navigation are always of interest and this month the Sunu Band is drawing keen interest among tech watchers for its capabilities.

Consumer & Gadgets

Aug 06, 2017
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Surfers turned off by idea of ad tracking to get browsing option in Karma Black

(Tech Xplore)—Advertisers and marketers are hungry to know what consumers want. They believe they can come much closer to attracting consumers to buy products if they can figure out what customer prospects look at on the ...

Consumer & Gadgets

Aug 05, 2017
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Facebook's Oculus woos virtual reality game makers with millions

Facebook-owned Oculus wants game makers to buy into the future of virtual reality, but for some developers, creating content for a smaller audience is also a gamble.

Consumer & Gadgets

Aug 02, 2017
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HoloLens HPU: Second version will incorporate AI coprocessor

(Tech Xplore)—Microsoft has announced that the next generation of its mixed reality HoloLens headset will incorporate an AI chip.

Consumer & Gadgets

Jul 25, 2017
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Review: Apple's new MacBook Pro looks the same, but inside it's much improved

In the flurry of announcements at Apple's recent Worldwide Developer's Conference, Apple CEO Tim Cook and his colleagues showed off new versions of the operating systems for Macs, iOS, Apple TV and Apple Watch.

Consumer & Gadgets

Jul 14, 2017
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Why can't we fix our own electronic devices?

Traditionally, when a car breaks down, the solution has been to fix it. Repair manuals, knowledgeable mechanics and auto parts stores make car repairs common, quick and relatively inexpensive. Even with modern computer-equipped ...

Consumer & Gadgets

Jul 12, 2017
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Exercise-coach watch has self-charging battery system

(Tech Xplore)—Self-charging smart watches are undergoing a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter. They really do mean self-charging; they have come up with a kinetic self sustaining battery system, according to a promotional ...

Consumer & Gadgets

Jul 11, 2017
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A ring made as identity wearable for opening doors, computer, car

(Tech Xplore)—Knock, knock. Who's there? Me. Me who? No, no need to ask, and no need to answer.

Consumer & Gadgets

Jun 29, 2017
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Understanding the real innovation behind the iPhone

When the iPhone emerged in 2007, it came with all the promise and pomp of a major Steve Jobs announcement, highlighting its user interface and slick design as key selling points. We know now that the iPhone transformed the ...

Consumer & Gadgets

Jun 28, 2017
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Patent talk: Microsoft looks at how to thwart laptop thieves

(Tech Xplore)—Oh no you don't. Laptop thieves cannot get far if a Microsoft patent proposal has any say in the matter.

Consumer & Gadgets

Jun 27, 2017
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Your smart home is trying to reprogram you

A father finds out his daughter is pregnant after algorithms identify tell-tale patterns in the family's store card data. Police charge suspects in two separate murder cases based on evidence taken from a Fitbit tracker and ...

Consumer & Gadgets

May 31, 2017
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Scale to serve fuller reality check on your body

(Tech Xplore)—Ages ago, it seems, people who wanted to lose weight or stay fit thought raw numbers via a bathroom scale were adequate. Times and expectations have changed. People trying to look good, better, or feel great, ...

Consumer & Gadgets

May 11, 2017
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Carnegie Mellon team hones tap concept for IoT items, shows prototype phone

(Tech Xplore)—Lights, washing machine, fridge, thermostat, alarms. Just a few of a growling list of smart items that will be able to obey instructions and relay information. Consumers will get deeper enmeshed in the Internet ...

Consumer & Gadgets

May 10, 2017
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A touchable tablet to guide the visually impaired

Researchers at EPFL have developed a tablet to help people with a visual impairment find their way around unfamiliar places. The device very quickly forms shapes and relief maps that users can then explore with their fingers, ...

Consumer & Gadgets

May 05, 2017
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Alphabet's new plan to track 10,000 people could take wearables to the next level

Verily – the life sciences research arm of Google parent company Alphabet – wants to track the health of 10,000 people.

Consumer & Gadgets

May 04, 2017
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Magic Calendar has e-ink display that evokes paper

(Tech Xplore)—We generally see paper as something you wrap stuff in. Or paper is what you use in the form of towels to wipe up a mess. We also see paper as the material for print.

Consumer & Gadgets

Mar 26, 2017
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Laptop to smartphone: I feel like an empty shell without you

(Tech Xplore)—In patent news, what are all these Apple-centric headers about this week? Something about turning an iPhone and iPad into a laptop? A phone-powered modular MacBook? A superdock?

Consumer & Gadgets

Mar 25, 2017
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Hayo will enable magical moves to control your connected home

(Tech Xplore)—What if you had some virtual remote control for your home, no screen, physical remote, no yelling across the room?

Consumer & Gadgets

Mar 22, 2017
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The design tricks that made the Nokia 3310 world-beating

The Nokia 3310 mobile phone has near iconic status. Released in 2000, it is among the best-selling phones of all time, with 126m units produced. It was renowned for being virtually indestructible and for launching many of ...

Consumer & Gadgets

Feb 17, 2017
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Laid-back browsing, or work, it's all reasonable with Samsung Chromebook Pro

(Tech Xplore)—Whoa, whoa, steady Windows fans, Apple loyalists. Here comes a real threat to your belief system.

Consumer & Gadgets

Feb 14, 2017
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Brilliant Control sports smart lighting, can work with other smart home devices

(Tech Xplore)—A California-based tech company Brilliant on Wednesday announced Brilliant Control, and in so doing showed its ambitions in the smart home marketplace.

Consumer & Gadgets

Feb 10, 2017
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Solowheel Iota wants to go places with wheels between your feet

(Tech Xplore)—A self balancing scooter has turned to crowdfunding on Kickstarter. The rideable is called the Solowheel Iota.

Consumer & Gadgets

Jan 28, 2017
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New techniques allow greater control of smartwatches

Smartwatches aren't the easiest things to control, with their small screens and owners' bulky fingers. Georgia Institute of Technology researchers have invented new ways to interact that provide a little more control.

Consumer & Gadgets

Jan 25, 2017
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Blitab Technology develops tablet for the blind and visually impaired

(Tech Xplore)—Blitab, a tablet with a Braille interface, looks like a promising step up for blind and low vision people who want to be part of the educational, working and entertainment worlds of digital life.

Consumer & Gadgets

Jan 13, 2017
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Visual interpreter for the blind uses smart glasses

(Tech Xplore)—Shopping for clothes and groceries, finding a seat on the train: some of the many tasks we take for granted unless we are among the blind and low vision people who would like to lead more independent lives.

Consumer & Gadgets

Jan 10, 2017
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