Remember last year's I/O keynote and all the skydiving and bike riding shenanigans Google pulled? That was fun! Not to mention the big reveal: Google Glass. But if you managed to stay awake during I/O's opening four-hour keynote, you probably noticed that Glass was noticeably absent. What's up with that? Read More >>
Featured comment by dirtymagic86:
"No matter how awesome Glass may be, I just can't shake the feeling that you just look like a dickhead walking around with a bluetooth headset on all d..." More »
Three years ago Recon Instruments came out with one of the first goggles with a HUD to be used by you and me for leisure activity. It was a novel idea—who wouldn't want to see how fast they're flying down the mountain? And today at I/O, Recon is debuting the Jet, a Google Glass-like set of shades that the company says is comparable to a tablet or smartphone (or Glass). Read More >>
Gadget nuts have CES; kids at heart get Toy Fair; video gamers have E3, but if it's watches that ring your bell, every spring you'll want to head over to Basel, Switzerland for Baselworld. It's where the world's horological masters gather to unveil their latest timekeeping works of art. And these are the most wonderful of this year's whole bunch. Read More >>
Wearable gadgets are everywhere, and it's not just the big boys who are looking to get in on the action. A handful of smaller and, in some instances, unique takes on the burgeoning trend are popping up on crowdfunding sites like Indiegogo and Kickstarter. Here are five of the most promising activity trackers of the future that you can back today. Read More >>
Featured comment by Rieger.Dan:
"Embrace is a good way to alert you when your phone is ringing... Also that's why they play ringtones and vibrate..." More »
Fitbit's One is arguably one of the best activity trackers available today and, yet, less than seven months since it hit the street, Fitbit has decided that a stripped down version worn on the wrist is something the market's been clamoring for. Back in '77, Bert Lance first uttered the immortal phrase "If it ain't broke, don't fix it." There's a reason we still say it today. Read More >>
We've got just about as much (or really as little) information about Apple's fabled iWatch as we ever have, but it never stops being fun to fantasise a little. This latest concept whipped up by designer Martin Hajek has got to be the best—and most Apple-like—we've seen yet. Read More >>
Featured comment by Oflife:
"Why are the + and - buttons backwards? It is counter intuitive to press a lower button of two to increase a value. Other than that, this is very Apple..." More »
Breitling's original Emergency watch first launched back in 1995 and was able to broadcast a distress signal on the 121.5 MHz analog band allowing ships, planes, and other vehicles to track it. But if your approximate location wasn't already known, it made locating the signal a bit tricky. So Breitling is introducing an upgraded version of the watch—the Emergency II—that adds the ability to send a distress signal to satellites circling overhead, so no matter where on Earth you're lost, you can be found. Read More >>
Featured comment by milesharrison:
"Lovely Breitling, but a 1960s Navitimer is still the best.
My dad had a PLB (personal locator beacon) which also transmits position on 406mhz when ..." More »
Google Glass is capable of some amazing things. Just look at this first crop of videos shot wearing a them. But given how much damage you do to your eyes staring at screens in the first place, will Google Glass harm your eyes in the long run? In a word: no. Read More >>
It's one thing to see what others are doing while wearing Glass but we've yet to see what the interface actually looks and behaves like. That is until now. Read More >>
Later this month and early next month, Google is planning two hackathons in San Francisco (1/28-1/29) and New York (2/1-2/2) that they're calling "Glass Foundry" for any developer who preordered a set of Glass from last year's I/O conference. Read More >>