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Epson’s augmented reality smart glasses show off gesture control at Google I/O
APX Labs showed off its enhanced Moverio BT-100 smart glasses from Epson that can navigate a virtual wall of YouTube videos with a just tilt of your head. The $700 smart glasses feature a pair of transparent lenses so you can see 3D augmented reality content.
PackBot military robots to help with security at 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil
A Massachusetts-based firm specialising in advanced robotic systems has scored a lucrative contract with the Brazilian government to supply a number of its PackBot military robots for next year's FIFA World Cup to assist with security at the event.
Mudfest 2013: Jeeves, bring around the Range Rover, we’re going muddin’
It's USA versus the UK as the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon takes on the Supercharged Range Rover in a true off-road test at Mudfest in Washington.
If you thought Google Glass is dorky, check out what early prototypes looked like
It was a long process to make Google Glass look the way it does now, and after seeing these early prototype photos, you'll be thankful that Google took that time to make it look like a real gadget.
Larry Page talks about innovations, interoperation, technology in Google I/O keynote
Google CEO Larry Page made a rare public appearance at Google I/O this year and held an impromptu Q&A with questions coming from developers and press in the audience. He talked about everything from self-driving cars to negativity in the media.
Makr Shakr app-controlled robot bartender is boozing up Google I/O
Tech journalists and developers like alcohol as much as the next guy, but we like it even more when it comes from a robot bartender we can control with a smartphone app. At least that's how we're drinking at Google I/O.
XiStera packs eight iPhone functions into one handy tool
Very similar to a Leatherman tool or Swiss Army knife, the XiStera is a multi-purpose tool for the iPhone 5 that provides an extended level of functionality for photographers and general users.
Amazon buys Samsung’s Liquavista display subsidiary, hints of possible new Kindle tech
Amazon confirms it has taken over Liquavista from Samsung. Liquavista, which makes electrowetting displays that are low powered, viewable in various lighting conditions, and flexible, could develop new screens for future Kindles.
The future of air travel doesn’t need pilots
Imagine getting on a plane and hearing an announcement that your pilot for the flight was going to be absent. A successful test flight for a drone system of passenger planes suggests that we may one day have pilotless planes.
Samsung tests super fast 10 Gigabit 5G wireless speeds, coming in 2020
Samsung announced on Monday that it had successfully tested its 5G network, expected by 2020, with 10 Gigabits per second uploads and downloads. They're not alone in the 5G field, either.
Google Glass + Cadillac CTS-V + Monticello Motor Club = Snore fest
Google Glass must hinder visibility because the Fox host couldn’t drive the 556 horsepower CTS-V over 55 on “one of America’s longest and most challenging racetracks.”
3D-printed gun schematics surface on BitTorrent after takedown order
Just five days after the world's first 3D-printed gun schematics were made available to the public, the US State Department has ordered they be taken down. But putting the genie back in the bottle may not be so easy.
MIT designs autonomous robot that assembles IKEA furniture
A team of roboticists from Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a set of bots that can assemble flat pack furniture.
Don’t throw away your old DVDs! They could help diagnose HIV
In the age of digital downloading and streaming media, the DVD format may not be as dead as you might think - Although its purpose may end up changing entirely in order to survive. Can you imagine if a DVD could test for disease?