In the games industry, Valve is widely known as an innovator – and one of the most beloved organizations to boot. One of their biggest focus of late is bio-feedback: control of digital devices through one’s own body. To that end, they’re toying with some pretty absurd concepts…including using sweat.
Google Glass Sees Its Users As Big Brother [Video]
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Quicker than George Orwell’s ink could dry on the page, “1984″
introduced the world to a whole new level of paranoia that’s kept us
looking over our shoulders for the last sixty years or so. From the “Red
scare” of the 1950s to Presidents justifying unjustifiable wars in the
21st Century, to the Patriot Acts’s reduction of citizen rights — right
up to today’s CCTV cameras surveilling us à la ‘Person of Interest,’ Big Brother has carved out a permanent foothold in our society.
E3’s Almost Upon Us: Get Ready For The Latest Videogame Tech!
It’s
that time again! Videogame enthusiasts from all over the world will be
tuning in to their favorite gaming websites and video portals from June
11th through the 13th for huge reveals of brand new videogames,
technology and other electronic entertainment related goodies. As
always, I can’t wait!
Talking Tissue Boxes Coming Soon?
Are talking tissue boxes coming soon? Research being done by scholars over at Penn State shows that people who were confronted with a talking tissue box, one that made suggestions and blessed them, was a welcome thing by most people. The research is pa…
Interview with Tactical Haptics’ Professor William Provancher
At GDC 2013 towards the end of March, an organization known as Tactical Haptics revealed a rather revolutionary new piece of motion control technology. It’s called Reactive Grip, and combined with tech such as the Oculus Rift, it could very well revolu…
Windows Phone 8X By HTC Makes Microsoft More Attractive
The Windows Phone 8X By HTC is a sleek, high-performing device that might be one of the best Windows phones on the market.
Experience “Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination” At The Tech
Get ready to play with the sci-fi technology that’s fascinated audiences
for decades when the “Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination”
exhibit lands at The Tech Museum of Innovation starting October 19th in
San Jose, California. You don’t want to miss out on hanging out with
R2-D2, Chewbacca and Yoda!
What’s The Least Expensive Way to Get A Smart Home?
A look at the least expensive way, for now, to start on your path to smart home. We will take a look both at the least expensive of the custom system options that are out there and how you might want to hookup with your wi-fi carrier in your area to ge…
