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Fashion may dictate the success of wearable technology

03/23/201403/19/2014 Media24

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Fashion has a role to play when it comes to wearable devices Wearable technology is gaining momentum as more tech organizations announce plans for high-tech glasses, watches, and other gadgets. While people have shown a lot of interest in these devices, it is still difficult to say whether wearable devices will become commercially successful. Wearable devices are often billed as convenient and cutting edge, but what may actually determine their success may be whether they can be considered fashionable. Fashion plays a major role in society as a whole. While…

Atheer Labs seeks support for its augmented reality glasses

12/24/201312/21/2013 Stephen Vagus

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Firm launches Indiegogo campaign Atheer Labs, a technology firm, has launched a campaign through Indiegogo, a popular crowdfunding platform, for its new augmented reality glasses. A great deal of hype has come to surround the concept of AR glasses in recent years as more technology firm work to develop their own high-tech eyewear. Google is, perhaps, to blame for the majority of this hype as it has been promoting its Glass eyewear aggressively. Atheer Labs believes that this hype could translate into actual financial support from consumers that are interested…

Gadgets from Samsung marketed as fictional devices brought to reality

10/10/201310/09/2013 Julie Campbell

The Galaxy Gear line is pointing out the similarity between the smartwatch and science fiction machines. Samsung has launched a new advertising campaign for its Galaxy Gear wearable mobile gadgets that draws attention to a nostalgic connection that consumers already have with this cutting edge technology. Despite the fact that these are state of the art devices, similar concepts have been on television for decades. The new adverts for the Samsung wearable gadgets have been drawn from old films and television show favorites such as Inspector Gadget, Knight Rider, and…

Inventor puts NFC technology into a ring

07/30/201307/27/2013 Jennifer Goula

NFC technology becomes wearable NFC technology continues to break away from the realm of mobile commerce as innovative tech developers push the boundaries of the increasingly popular technology. John McLear, an ambitious tech expert and inventor, has created the NFC Ring. Like the name suggests, the NFC Ring is literally a ring that is equipped with NFC technology. The ring can be worn on the finger, of course, but what makes it stand out is its capability to interact with smartphones, tablets, and any other NFC-enabled device. NFC Ring takes…