August 21, 2014
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In the space between somewhat practical vehicles like the Segway and completely fad-driven curios like the Tamagotchi, there exists a middle ground of outlandish gadget that almost seems to make sense, but is weird enough that you might be too embarrassed to use it in public.
It’s still early days, but that appears to be the case with Acton’s RocketSkates, which look like a joint creation by the art departments of Judge Dredd and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Offering to motorize your feet, they are a recent Kickstarter success story. And depending on your temperament, the RocketSkates either look like a glimpse at the future, or an expensive prank.
Do they work as described? A demonstration video indicates that, yes, you can use the RocketSkates to traverse the city at fairly rapid speeds. But there are limitations.
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May 15, 2014
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amazon, business, Business News, Dev & Design, gadgets, Google, Hotels, human-rights, mashable, Mashable Infogragphics, Mashable Spotlight, medicine, mental-health, mobile, research, Science, Science News, Tech, technology, Technology News, travel, vacation, Wearable Devices, Wearable Tech, Wearable technology
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Wearable technology is perhaps the most prolific trend in the tech industry today.
From activity-tracking fitness bands to Google Glass and Oculus Rift, big names are getting involved in the once-niche technology — and they’re getting involved in big ways.
You probably wouldn’t have guessed that the tech behind wearable computing devices finds much of its history in attempting to cheat casinos. Inventors built some of the first wearables in the 1960s and ’70s to count cards and improve a gambler’s odds at the roulette table.
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October 16, 2013
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Nike changed the game nearly two years ago when it announced the Fuelband, a bracelet that measures the wearer’s everyday activity, calories and distance traveled and displays it all on an LED screen. Enthusiasm for the device was high — Gizmodo’s Casey Chan called it “an awesome fitness wristband for your entire life,” and when it became available for preorder, the first batch sold out in minutes, leading to high markups on eBay.
So expectations ran high for the second-generation Fuelband, which Nike introduced on Tuesday. The inclusion of a heart rate monitor and compatibility with Android devices were among the rumors, albeit thinly sourced, floated before the announcement.
But what we’re getting with Nike’s Fuelband SE is less of a revolutionary leap forward and more of a refresh.
“Everything you know and love remains the same,” Stefan Olander, Nike’s vice president of digital sport, told a group of journalists and guests at an event unveiling the device in Tribeca.
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