Batband mobile gadget plays tunes through the skull of the listener

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This new form of headphones uses a cutting edge bone conducting technology that is completely wireless. The next generation of mobile gadget has now been invented in the form of the Batband headphones, which use a futuristic kind of technology that uses bone conducting to play music right through the skull of the wearer. In this way, the sound is transmitted to the listener without having to worry about tangled wires. This mobile gadget was created by a company based in London, called Studio Banana. Its headphones allow the sound…

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Social media marketing helps Reading Rainbow Kickstarter reach record goal

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The crowdfunding effort has now achieved the highest number of backers ever for that platform. The grassroots campaign that has made headlines and that spread wildly through social media marketing and sharing, with support from some of the biggest names from Kickstarter and celebrities across the entire spectrum in order to bring back Reading Rainbow in a mobile app format that will be free to classrooms in need across the United States, has now reached well beyond even its highest goals. After reaching its initial basic $1 million goal within…

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Nocturnal Media brings augmented reality to board games

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Traditional gaming could benefit from augmented reality As gaming becomes more popular worldwide — quickly approaching $100 billion in global annual sales — traditional games have experience a resurgence in popularity. A growing number of people around the world are becoming more interested in board games and these games have garnered a strong following due to the community engagement that they offer. In an age where consumers are strongly interested in interactive technologies, however, whether board games have a future is somewhat dubious. In an attempt to make board games…

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Circa app looks to bring the past to life with augmented reality

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Augmented reality can help people experience past events Technology may not be at the point where physical time travel is possible, but a new mobile application could let people see the past with their own eyes. Circa, a mobile application that is scheduled to launch for the iPad and iPhone this September, can take users back in time to see historic moments as they were being made. This is accomplished through the use of augmented reality, which is becoming more popular for its ability to make the seemingly impossible possible.…

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