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AT&T Introduces Digital Life: IP-Based Home Automation And Security System With 24/7 Monitoring Centers
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AT&T has just announced a new security and home-automation system called Digital Life, which will be an IP-based platform that allows users to monitor and detect activity throughout their house remotely, and “take action” (as AT&T put it) on devices like PCs, tablets, and smartphones. AT&T actually goes so far...
AT&T Introduces Digital Life: IP-Based Home Automation And Security System With 24/7 Monitoring Centers
IBM's new 5 in 5 techs bring computers to our senses
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What if a computer could let us “feel” the texture of a fabric before we buy clothes online? Or gives us a whiff — or even a taste — of a meal we’re thinking of preparing? That’s pretty game-changing stuff. And, it’s also within the realm of possibility in the...
Vibrating glove gives piano lessons, helps rehab patients regain finger sensation and motor skills
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We've seen a good number of electronic gloves before, and now researchers at Georgia Tech have devised one to rehabilitate patients who suffer from paralyzing spinal cord injuries while teaching them how to tickle the ivories. Christened Mobile Music Touch, the black mitt pairs with a keyboard and cues...
Nokia Has Filed A Patent That Would Make Your Tattoo Vibrate Every Time Your Cell Phone Rings
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Hello, brave new world. Nokia may be working on an invention that would cause a tattoo to vibrate every time you get a call on your cell. The Finnish firm's filing with the US Patent Office describes tattooing, stamping, or spraying "ferromagnetic" material onto skin—or a fingernail—and linking it...
Mitsumi exhibits micro-vibration power generator and batteryless RF switch (video)
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This picture from Mitsumi's CEATEC booth may not seem to say much, but it's certainly showing the future. The silver cylinder at the top is actually a small power generating device that converts micro-vibrations into usable energy, so stick one of these on, say, a ventilation duct and you...
Commodore 64 transformed into hybrid bass keytar
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The Commodore 64 has long been a staple of the chiptune and circuit bending scenes, but it's not often that you see the old computer converted into a fully-fledged musical instrument. That's exactly what enthusiast Jeri Ellsworth has done, splicing a C64's body on to the neck of a...
Cadillac focuses on safety with vibrating drivers' seats, other accident avoidance tech (video)
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To say General Motors' Cadillac division is taking safety seriously on its upcoming 2013 vehicles would be an understatement. The automaker recently announced its high-tech accident avoidance packages dubbed Driver Awareness and Assist, the earlier of which is set to debut this Spring on its new XTS model, moving...
Cellphone vibration syndrome and other signs of tech addiction
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There's a growing body of research on phantom cellphone vibrations and the other problems associated with technology obsession, and leading the way is Larry Rosen, the author of iDisorder. IN this Q&A, Rosen talked about how addicted we've become and what we can do about it....
Google Glass Already Has A Competitor With A Sleeker Design (GOOG)
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Google is not the only company working on Internet-connected glasses. At South by South West Interactive, former Tonchidot CEO--probably best known for inventing augmented reality camera app Sekai--unveiled a prototype for his new wearable computing device, Telepathy One. We found out about Telepathy One on Startup Dating, a Japan-based site...
Kyocera teases bone conduction audio technology for mobile phones at CTIA
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Can you hear me now? It's a common phrase in the mobile industry, but if Kyocera has its way, the saying could quickly become a thing of the past, thanks to bone conduction technology that it plans to integrate into future handsets. Rather than operating with a traditional earpiece,...
New Fitbits can sync with iPhones, Androids via Bluetooth 4.0
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Fitbit users: ever think to yourself, "I wish this thing would just sync wirelessly with my phone and be done with it?" Your wish has now been granted. Fitbit has announced that it's offering two new products targeted at a wider range of demographics, both aimed at taking the little pedometer-on-steroids...
Panasonic announces wireless bone conduction headphones, but they won't launch until fall of 2013
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Bone conduction technology is starting to make its way into more consumer devices, and Panasonic's piggybacking on the trend with its new RP-BTGS10 bone conduction headphones. Similar to the bone conduction phone we saw last CES, Panasonic's new headphones sit on the outside of your ear and vibrate the...
BlackBerry 10.1 official with HDR camera mode, expansions to Hub and notifications
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Never mind that a few developers spoiled the surprise last week: BlackBerry 10.1, BB10's first major OS update, is official today. The release arrives chiefly to support the BlackBerry Q10's hardware keyboard and smaller OLED screen, but it brings a swath of extra improvements that should please Z10 owners...
This Magical Energy-Creating Fabric Will Soon Be Everywhere
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David Carroll is a nanotechnologist working on a simple material that he thinks will soon be a part of everything you own. Carroll's research group at Wake Forest University developed a flexible fabric that makes electricity from heat or movement. It could revolutionize cheap, renewable energy. Thermoelectrics are not exactly new,...
Water + Subwoofer = One incredible optical illusion [Video]
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Gravity is a force that is unconquerable to man, at least for men (and women) that don’t rig up their subwoofers and video cameras for this incredible trick. As the video below shows, a subwoofer producing a 24Hz sine can be used to create a very cool optical illusion, with...
Perpetual motion: A piezoelectric pacemaker that is powered by your heartbeat
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It sounds like the theoretical impossibility of perpetual motion, but engineers at the University of Michigan have created a pacemaker that is powered by the beating of your heart — no batteries required.The technology behind this new infinite-duration pacemaker is one that we’ve discussed before at length on ExtremeTech: piezoelectricity....
World's first connected fork could help you eat healthier, slower, and less
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If you’ve ever been told you eat too fast, Hapifork could be for you. Today, Hapilabs kicked off a Kickstarter campaign to raise money, build a community, and generate pre-orders for the world’s first connected fork. The Hapifork pledges to help you eat healthier, eat slower, and lose weight by...
Watch the iPhone's accelerometer pick up keystrokes from an invisible keyboard (Video)
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A student at Goldsmiths, University of London has apparently been able to create an invisible, virtual keyboard for iPhones by using the device’s built-in accelerometer to pick up vibrations caused by tapping, or typing, on a surrounding surface area. As you can see from the video demonstration above, the...
In new Cadillac sedans, vibrating seats warn you of impending danger
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Cadillac is introducing Driver Awareness and Driver Assist packages on the 2013 XTS and ATS sedans, bringing together an array of cameras, radar, and ultrasonic sensors to help drivers avoid collisions. The main feature is the introduction of a new vibrating safety seat which indicates the direction of a...
IBM's 5 in 5 predicts cognitive computing will complement our senses, virtualize touch
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IBM thinks cognitive computers that can adapt to their surroundings will be a large part of our future, and that their ability to take unprocessed data and find patterns in different environments will augment our sensory interactions with our surroundings. While many of us associate haptic feedback with video...
IBM predicts computers will have the five human senses within five years
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Every year, IBM releases its “5 in 5″ — five technologies that it predicts will change the world in the next five years. This year, IBM is taking on the five senses and how we can make our computers work more like a human being. Touch, sight, hearing, taste, and...
Hugvie is a robotic cushion that adds physical sensation to your phone calls
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Hugvie is a vaguely human-shaped cushion from Japan with a robotic heart that pulses with emotion. Not sold yet? There's a pocket for you to place your phone inside, and the vibrations of the robot sync to the voice of your loved ones when they call you. The pulse's...
MIT Develops an Energy-Harvesting Chip That You Can Shake and Bake
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A pair of researchers from MIT develop a chip that pulls energy from light, vibrations, and heat at the same time....
hippih's Bluetooth-powered hipKey keeps your iPhone close, your precious things closer (hands-on)
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Bluetooth accessories that let you keep tabs of your stuff aren't exactly new, but few are as charming and well-designed as hippih's hipKey, at least from our initial impressions. Created and designed in Denmark, the tiny crescent-shaped device made its US debut at CES 2013 after a couple of...
Controlling sound with light: French scientists use lasers to generate quantum vibrations
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Last Friday, two scientists at the Université de Franche-Comté in Besançon, France published a research paper exploring new methods for simulating and manipulating phonons, techniques that allow them to effectively "steer" light using sound and vice versa. Because phonons — like the closely related photon — exhibit the properties...
Clock made from a single atom could lead to a precise mass measurement
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A special technique allows researchers to use a particle's mass as the driver for an atomic clock. Turning the process around may lead to precise measurments of microscopic mass. Pei-Chen Kuan Most of the units we rely on are based on precision microscopic measurements—regular fluctuations in certain atoms define...
Stop slouching! Startup scores cash for high-tech posture-sensing waistband
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Now, here’s a product that just seems perfect for desk-bound, laptop-typing geeks like us. Meet the Lumo BodyTech, a device worn around the waist which vibrates when one slouches. Those vibrations are meant as a gentle reminder to sit up straight. (Now, I don’t have to hear it from my...
Gift Guide: The Lelo Smart Wand
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Short Version I know what you’re thinking, but stop yourself because this isn’t another JimmyJane sex toy review. The device pictured above is actually a premium-grade personal massager that is intended for full body use. It comes with special touch sensors that decide how intense the massaging should be, along...
New Kyocera phone will put voices in your head (in a good way)
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Kyocera isn’t really known for successful innovation in the smartphone realm. Anyone that remembers the dual-screen monstrosity that was the Kyocera Echo can attest to that. With Kyocera’s newest foray into Android smartphones, however, there is a notable feature that you don’t see much of. The Kyocera Urbano Progresso uses...
Today In Y Combinator Hacks: PairMixer Lets You Thumbkiss a Stranger
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Tired of reading about Pair, the Y Combinator Demo Day darling, but having no partner to test it out with? Singletons, meet your solution. For the uninitiated, Pair is a social network built for two. It lets you send texts, photos, videos with that special someone. In other words,...
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