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Many people who qualify as being blind can still perceive some light and motion. A new pair of smart glasses use this to help blind people see more. The special glasses, developed by Stephen Hicks, a research fellow in neuroscience and visual prosthetics at the University of Oxford, use two cameras in combination with an Continue Reading →

Today there are wearable trackers available for just about every move you make and step you take. Almost. If there’s a missing link, it’s the ability to track all the food that enters a person’s mouth. Dieters are stuck tediously logging their eating habits. TellSpec, a device that’s quickly raising money on Indiegogo, claims to Continue Reading →

The 2014 International CES (January 7-10 in Las Vegas) is around the corner. Thinking back to last year’s show, there were a few trends that stood out: The Goldilocks Screen-size Strategy If the 4″ iPhone screen was too small and the 5.7″ Samsung Galaxy Note screen was too big, perhaps the 4.7″ HTC One screen Continue Reading →

Google didn’t have much to say about Google Voice integration in its Hangouts app when it announced the latest version earlier this week, but the company’s Nikhyl Singhal has filled in a few more details on his Google+ page on Friday. Singhal notes that while the update (and its SMS support) only works with Google Continue Reading →

It was only a matter of time: The first exhibition of Emoji Art and Design has just been announced. Forced Meme Productions sent out a call for artists working in the medium of wee characters to submit work to the show, which will run December 12 through 14 at the New York City Eyebeam Art Continue Reading →

Amazon is determined to make the Kindle the default e-reader and e-book marketplace around the globe, and to that end it’s launched an intriguing new service that will give readers access to new titles before their official release date. Editors at Amazon Publishing will choose four upcoming titles and highlight them for the Kindle First Continue Reading →

Half of all vehicle infotainment systems capable of smartphone-integration will use Apple’s upcoming “iOS in the Car” by 2018, according to a report by ABI Research. The iOS in the Car user interface, expected out next year, links Apple’s iOS 7 mobile operating system with vehicle infotainment systems to provide an optimized interface for messaging, Continue Reading →

On Friday morning, a coder turned up a surprising feature in OS Mavericks, a chunk of code that seemed to reset idle time whenever the computer sensed movement. Immediately, the concern spread to Twitter. Did that mean the iSight camera was always on, opening up the same privacy concerns that have dogged the next-generation Kinect? Continue Reading →

I don’t know about you, but I’m digging the whole “quantified self” trend. I use Sleep Cycle, a great little iPhone app to find out exactly how well I sleep each night; I just pre-ordered the new Fitbit Force; and I’ve come dangerously close to dropping my money on the cheeky Spreadsheets app–but that’s where Continue Reading →

Beginning Friday, the majority of U.S. consumers will have to pay sales tax on their Amazon.com purchases. That’s a milestone of sorts for the retail giant, which has spent years trying to avoid collecting the tax, a leg up over brick-and-mortar retailers. Laws that take effect in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Wisconsin Friday mean about 163 Continue Reading →