It’s an exciting time for the wearable-computing industry. Venture capitalist Marc Andreessen declared in a recent interview that wearable computers were the next big thing for Silicon Valley, and the ...
Sometimes we come across a wild idea that really tries to re-imagine things, and re-conceiving wearable computing as a distributed system of “fiber computers” embedded into textiles is definitely that ...
When it comes to thinking up the next big thing, computer researchers at chipmaker Infineon look to dirty laundry for inspiration. Literally. Werner Weber, director of Infineon's Laboratory on ...
Symbol Technologies, Inc. has introduced a new wearable mobile computer and scanner system for high-performance computing in extreme environments. Designed for warehouse and distribution customers ...
Heavily funded through NASA and the non-profit SETI (Search for prototype `Mars suits’ built by Hamilton-Sundstrand, the makers of spacesuits for NASA. “Xybernaut equipment will help pioneer human ...
In the office, you can sit in front of a computer. Out in the field or in a warehouse, that’s not possible — but it is possible to wear one. “We increased our ...
Last year, Google announced the long-rumored Google Glass project, with developer versions of the device shipping out later this year. A minimalist design with a lens piece that essentially creates a ...
Wearable computers may be coming to campus sooner than you think. Google recently announced “Project Glass,” a pair of glasses that contains a computer display and camera so that wearers can see text ...
The size and scope of rumors about the internal workings of Valve have been increasing as of late: From super-secret console development plans to private meetings between Gabe Newell and Apple CEO Tim ...
Software vendor Integrated Business Systems and Services (IBSS) has teamed up with wearable computer specialist Xybernaut. Their goal is to certify that RFID applications developed using IBSS’s ...
Army scientists are engineering mobile, lightweight digital fibers into soldier uniforms to generate power, gather crucial time-sensitive sensor data, and take new breakthrough steps toward deploying ...
Apple plans to beef up the health/fitness features of the Apple Watch with enhanced abilities to work with fitness machines. In fact, in a new patent filing (number 20220079452) the tech giant ...