wearable computing
Google acquires smart glasses company North, whose Focals 2.0 won’t ship
Google confirmed today via blog post that it has acquired Canadian smart glasses company North, which began life as human interface hardware startup Thalmic Labs in 2012. The company didn’t reve
Hardware startup North’s big pivot bet on wearable computing and platform shifts
Waterloo, Canada-based hardware startup North is a rare bird when it comes to the tech sector: It began life as an entirely different kind of hardware startup as Thalmic Labs in 2012, and launched a m
Google Offers Glass Explorers An Invite To Make A Friend A Glasshole, Too
Google is bringing more Glass Explorers into the program, and it's doing that the best way it knows how: by letting current users invite a friend. Those among you old enough to remember when Gmail fir
Foursquare CEO Looks Beyond Mobile Handsets: Anywhere There’s A Screen, We Want To Be On It
Google has <a target="_blank" href="https://plus.google.com/+GoogleDevelopers/posts/hsM4aheTwt2">yet to release</a> the Mirror API that will open Google Glass as a platform, but developers of some of
Report: Wearable Computing Will Soon Intensify The Platform Wars
Google made quite a <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2012/04/04/google-project-glas/">splash</a> with its Project Glass <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c6W4CCU9M4">video</a> earlier this month
Motorola hard hat computer concept
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uezGoh_oxss&w=640&h=385] “Look, honey! There’s a cyborg up on the telephone pole outside. Should we invite it in for some motor oil and finger san