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Google gets patent to make Glass look like ordinary specs

By Sharon Gaudin | 22 August, 2014 06:14

Google appears to be redesigning Glass to make the wearable computer look less nerdy and more like ordinary eyeglasses.
Want an Apple watch? Just 3D print one

By Lucas Mearian | 23 July, 2014 04:41

An industrious design graduate from the University of Edinburgh has posted a 3D printing CAD file for a wrist ban that allows users to insert an iPod Nano, which can act as a watch, music player and more.
Personal 3D printer sales to reach $1.2bn by 2018

By Lucas Mearian | 21 June, 2014 04:33

A new report shows that 3D printers and the materials that go along with them will explode over the next five years due to a growing comport with the technology fed mainly by inclusion of the tech in academic settings.
Google Glass worth more than the sum of its parts

By Sharon Gaudin | 14 May, 2014 05:55

The $US1500 price of Google Glass is about 10 times more than the cost to build the wearable computer, but analysts say the device is more than the sum of its parts.
100 self-driving Volvos to hit the streets of Sweden

By Lucas Mearian | 08 May, 2014 07:22

Volvo Car Groups Drive Me project, which will feature 100 self-driving Volvos on public roads, has kicked off and its first test vehicles are now cruising around the Swedish city of Gothenburg.

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Even rivals are waiting for Apple to get into wearables

By Gregg Keizer | 21 August, 2014 06:40

There may be big expectations for the wearables market, but the reality is that until someone transforms the category -- Apple's the usual suspect -- it won't break out of a very small constituency.
The 12 pros and cons of a cellular smartwatch

By Matt Hamblen | 21 March, 2014 10:38

Samsung is reportedly working on a variant of its Gear 2 smartwatch that works over cellular networks and doesn't require a Bluetooth or other connection to a smartphone.
Sony seeks mobile rebirth, starting with Core sensor used in wearable tech

By Matt Hamblen | 10 February, 2014 18:56

Now that Sony plans to sell off its Vaio laptop business and convert its TV business into a subsidiary, the Japanese electronics giant appears poised to beef up its line of mobile products, including smartphones and tablets -- but especially wearable tech.
As wearable devices hit the market, apps are sure to follow

By Matt Hamblen | 23 January, 2014 11:32

If there's to be an explosion of wearable devices and smartwatches in 2014, as analysts forecast, the bigger question becomes when more apps will emerge that work with such devices.
Smartwatches arrive before their time

By Matt Hamblen | 07 January, 2014 19:28

Smartwatches and other wearable computing devices are getting plenty of buzz at International CES this year, but it remains to be seen if, and when, the gadgets will achieve broader consumer interest.

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