Google Glass may seem like something out of the future: a wearable computer that snaps photos and videos, lets you chat with people around the globe from anywhere, and provides answers to your questions as well as directions while you walk or drive. But Google is already providing thousands of prototypes to early adopters (for […]
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Google opens another round of Glass wearable computer pre-orders (apply to spend $1500)
Comments Off on Google opens another round of Glass wearable computer pre-orders (apply to spend $1500)Google Glass is a wearable computer which you wear like a pair of glasses. A small transparent display hangs out above your eye and shows you notifications, photos, video chats, and other items. Next to it is a camera which you can use to shoot photos or videos or share anything you’re looking at. Google […]
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Build a Raspberry Pi-powered wearable computer for under $400
Is the $1500 price tag for Google’s Project Glass a little high for you? Instructables contributor meztek has a guide for building a wearable computer for just under $400. The secrete sauce comes in two parts: a $35 (plus shipping) Raspberry Pi computer and a pair of the cheapest glasses you can find with a […]
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Sony SmartWatch is a $150 wrist-bound companion for your Android phone
It’s been years since I’ve worn a wristwatch. If I need to tell the time and a clock isn’t handy, I just pull my phone out of my pocket and glance at the screen. I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who has swapped a phone for a watch… but Sony is hoping that […]
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Nike FuelBand gets the FCC teardown treatment
Nike recently introduced a wearable device called the Nike+ FuelBand which can track your fitness data throughout the day. It’s basically a tiny computer in a wristband with a handful of sensors and a very limited set of functions. One question that Nike didn’t really address when introducing the FuelBand last month was how it […]
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Nike introduces FuelBand wearable computer (fitness device)
Remember when digital watches with calculators were state-of-the-art wearable computers? Now you can slap an iPod Nano on a wrist strap and carry music and apps around on a portable color screen. But there’s another frontier in the wristputer space, and it’s focused on fitness. Last fall Motorola introduced the MOTOACTV wearable device with music, […]
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Eurotech introduces Zypad WL 1500 wrist computer
I feel like every few years I used to see stories about Dick Tracy-style wearable computers that would let you make voice and video calls using a wristwatch-sized device. And then smartphones and tablets kind of took over and you didn’t really see many wristwatch-style computer designs. But wearable computers still have a place in […]
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Wearable PC concept is either awesome or ridiculous… maybe both
I like mobile technology. You probably guessed that since I run a blog about netbooks and mobile computers and another about smartphone apps. But as much as I like to carry a smartphone or PDA in my pocket and a netbook in my backpack, I’m not entirely sold on the idea of wearable computers yet. […]