Tag: bluetooth

MyIDKey busts $150k on Kickstarter in 2 days

“Together we can solve this password problem now.” That’s the final line of the video that the team at myIDkey put together for Kickstarter. The video and the overall pitch itself worked nicely – it broke the $150,000 project requirements in only two days. Sitting at $177k now, the excitement surrounding security projects like these… Continue reading MyIDKey busts $150k on Kickstarter in 2 days

Is this the iWatch patent?

AppleInsider has uncovered a patent filing that points to a flexible touchscreen watch design. If you don’t think this is the new rumored iWatch, you’re missing some brain cells. As we pointed out the other day, there are plenty of rumors and concept designs behind the device, but this is the first time we’ve seen… Continue reading Is this the iWatch patent?

2013 Honda Accord to add Siri to list of distractions

Remember the days when drivers did nothing but drive. Sure, they could talk, maybe listen to the radio, have a Big Mac in one hand, but today there are people texting, talking on their phone, surfing the web, or playing an instrument while driving. Now, Honda is going to have your car listening and talking… Continue reading 2013 Honda Accord to add Siri to list of distractions

80s boomboxes return with elegant, portable design

Those of us old enough to remember the somewhat-cool-but-mostly-annoying boomboxes that were carries on streets, across playgrounds, and on public transportation during the 80s can experience the portable music machines all over again in the form of the Boompack by givingshape. It’s a ghetto blaster for a new generation that has grown up more secluded… Continue reading 80s boomboxes return with elegant, portable design

Latest technologies and concepts in mobile communications

The fourth generation of mobile communications, to nobody’s surprise, offers extremely high downlink rates and in the case of Long Term Evolution (LTE), this can theoretically reach 100 MB per second. The question is; what is LTE technology all about?   Enter 4G with LTE LTE is a bundle of improvements to the Universal Mobile… Continue reading Latest technologies and concepts in mobile communications

A Bluetooth Timepiece to Absolutely Baffle the Crap Out of You

Hey, wanna look like a time traveller? That’s a stupid question, yes you do. This here thing what you’re looking at is not an ancient Atlantean technomantic power talisman, but a goddamn watch. A watch! Okay, yeah, it does other things too – things like act as a Bluetooth headset for your phone, a remote… Continue reading A Bluetooth Timepiece to Absolutely Baffle the Crap Out of You

Mouse App for iPad: Because Multi-Touch is SO Yesterday

Anyone who’s familiar with my posts by now is probably aware I’m not a fan of the iPad. Now, let’s not get our lines crossed; Apple is The New Hotness – not to mention The Old Hotness – and Jobs is a wonderful man whom I’d gladly have a beer with. Hell, I’m even typing… Continue reading Mouse App for iPad: Because Multi-Touch is SO Yesterday

Low Power, Long Range Bluetooth 4.0 Is Here

Soon you too could be sending or receiving unsolicited messages via Bluetooth from up to 65-metres (200-feet) or more away, as the new Bluetooth 4.0 standard has been finalised. Now we know manufacturers haven’t exactly rushed to launch Bluetooth 3.0 devices, but the new standard may interest some, with its low-energy mode and boosted range,… Continue reading Low Power, Long Range Bluetooth 4.0 Is Here

Sikker, Paradoxically, Is All About Keeping Your Baby Healthy

When you think baby monitors, you think clunky, crackling technology from the 80s, right? Well, in this new concept Sikker, there is none of that. Quite to the contrary, this  concept of two high-tech wristbands is state of the art tech for keeping tabs on your wee one. Rather than just transmitting sound, the small… Continue reading Sikker, Paradoxically, Is All About Keeping Your Baby Healthy