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Take the ultimate selfie thanks to Nixie, the wearable drone
The drone craze meets the wearable tech craze. Meet Nixie, a prototype wearable quadcopter drone equipped with a camera that you can use to capture the ultimate selfie. A finalist in Intel Corp.’s ongoing competition to inspire new wearable technology ideas, the project is the brainchild of Christoph Kohstall (a physics researcher at Stanford), and ...
A threat to GoPro? Leaked images of HTC ReCamera
Shortly after the release of a video teaser for HTC Corp.’s ReCamera, two images leaked showing the actual device. Many, including HTC, was surprised when two images of the camera — which were found and posted by Reddit user fodawim — appeared online not long after the release of a teaser video. It is not ...
Oculus CEO envisions VR democracy, despite gaming roots
The Oculus virtual reality headset may be used for any number of other applications, but Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe says that its roots will always be in gaming. Last week Oculus unveiled the Crescent Bay model of the Oculus Rift headset at the company’s developer conference, Oculus Connect. At the event they spoke about a ...
A sticky takeover for Post-it Notes with new iOS app
Post-it notes have seemingly mastered the analog world, and now they’re after your virtual domains. Announced on September 25th, the new Post-it Plus App from 3M Co. lets you digitize your traditional Post-it notes. With the Post-it Plus App you can capture as many as 50 Post-it Notes at the same time and store them ...
Microsoft explains delays for Xbox One China launch
Originally slated to launch in China on September 23, Microsoft Corp. pushed the launch date of its Xbox One out to “by the end of this year”. Asked why the console was delayed, Microsoft said, to give the console “a bit more time to deliver the best experiences possible for our fans”. On Tuesday Microsoft ...
Responding to small business demand, UPS adds 3D print locations
On the back of its successful experiment with 3D Print in six markets, The UPS Store will now offer the service at nearly 100 stores countrywide. According to The Wholers Report 2014, the 3D print service sector grew by 21 percent last year. In line with this trend the existing six locations saw a continuing ...