Tag: consumer
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Google Glass To Be Fully Redesigned
After we heard that Google had created an official Google Glass division in their company headed up by a new project leader, we expected there to be an announcement related to the glasses soon. Apparently the earlier models of the prototype version of Glass are just not up to scratch, according to that new project…
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Oculus Rift May Not Arrive Until 2016
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Oculus rift is proving to be a very exciting new push into the world of virtual reality – indeed we’ve seen prototype after prototype, most recently Crescent Bay with inbuilt headphones and enhanced head movement recognition… but just when will this grand endeavour be released for the public to get their hands on? So far…
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Microsoft Finally Confirms Windows 8 Release Date as Friday 26th October
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After months of teasing Microsoft has officially confirmed a released date for its next revision of the widely used Windows operating software. Following numerous beta builds and unfinished preview versions to keep computing involved in the progress the full consumer ready Windows 8 will arrive in three versions for PC and for the first time…
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Microsoft Releases New and Improved Windows 8 Consumer Preview
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Microsoft has announced today that the next preview phase of Windows 8 is available for users…
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REEL TO REAL ► Mission: Impossible Augmented Reality Contact Lenses Developed By Microsoft & University of Washington
The Gadget Helpline‘s REEL TO REAL is a new regular feature to the blog, aimed at tech and film fanatics, which will reveal how the sci-fi and futuristic gadgets we see on screen in movies and television are making their way into real-life. Take a seat, grab your popcorn and enjoy the show! If you’ve…
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REEL TO REAL ► Mission: Impossible Augmented Reality Contact Lenses Developed By Microsoft & University of Washington
The Gadget Helpline‘s REEL TO REAL is a new regular feature to the blog, aimed at tech and film fanatics, which will reveal how the sci-fi and futuristic gadgets we see on screen in movies and television are making their way into real-life. Take a seat, grab your popcorn and enjoy the show! If you’ve…
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Samsung Confirms Flexible OLED Displays Consumer Ready By End of Year
Korean mobile co. and screen tech pioneer Samsung has confirmed that its flexible OLED displays which have been doing the rounds at tech trade shows will be consumer ready by the end of the year. In mid-2011 we saw concepts of the “Samsung Galaxy Skin” but sadly the project never was and turned out to be…
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Microsoft Announces That All Apps Are Free During Windows 8 Consumer Preview
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Microsoft clearly wants to make sure that Windows 8 is the best operating system they have ever released, by making an unprecedented announcement that all apps in the Windows 8 App Store will be free to download during the consumer preview. Speaking at the launch at Mobile World Congress today, Antoine Leblond, corporate VP of…
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NYC Toy Fair: SketRobo & DiscoRobo – Bieber’s Bot Buddies Recognised with Tech Awards
The New York Toy Fair is now over, delivering a whole host of licensed movie and TV cash-ins to make parents everywhere nervously anticipate the new wave of summer blockbuster fads, must-own action figures, gadgets and games set to empty wallets with a relentless fury. If, on the other hand, you have no kids and are like…
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NYC Toy Fair: SketRobo & DiscoRobo – Bieber’s Bot Buddies Recognised with Tech Awards
The New York Toy Fair is now over, delivering a whole host of licensed movie and TV cash-ins to make parents everywhere nervously anticipate the new wave of summer blockbuster fads, must-own action figures, gadgets and games set to empty wallets with a relentless fury. If, on the other hand, you have no kids and are like…
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The Pirate Bay Sets Sail into New Dimension – Bootleg Site Now Offers 3D Printable Downloads!
Those troublers of the copyright high seas may have recently run aground, but that hasn’t stopped The Pirate Bay from taking their illegitimate bounty sharing to the next level. Or more appropriately – the next dimension – with a new selection of downloadable and printable 3D objects. Last week we told of how the creators…
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Apple and Google stand firm before US Senate over “Location Tracking” claims
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Apple approached US senate for the second time this week to testify on the “location tracking” row which has erupted over recent months. It was discovered that Apple iOS on iPhone and iPad (3G models) was recording information regarding owner’s location and storing the information in a database file for regular reports back to Apple…