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Bureau Veritas Laboratory Offers Testing for Wearable Devices

Bureau Veritas Laboratory, which claims to be the global leader in testing, inspection and certification (TIC), has announced a new service centered around wearable devices. Veritas Labs already offers many testing and certification services in relation to electronic devices and now it is bundling these services to address the specific needs of wearable devices. With … Read more

CastAR Shows New Augmented Reality Headset Prototype

We have reported before on the CastAR headset from Technical Illusions and its successful Kickstarter campaign. Now Venture Beat reports on an interview with Jeri Ellsworth on the status of the CastAR headset prototype. The CastAR headset is attempting to combine augmented reality with virtual reality. The company achieves this by adding a VR clip-on, … Read more

Chinese Reed Smartglasses Shown at International Industrial Design Fair

According to CRIEnglish.com, a Chinese news portal, an unnamed Chinese company has developed augmented reality smartglasses that are more stylish and powerful than Google Glass. The new headset will also cost only about one third of Google Glass, bringing the price down to around $500. The article is short on detail but adds that according … Read more

FES…And Similar Model is Rumoured at Sony

Sony is developing a watch made of ‘electronic paper’, says Bloomberg, which could be released next year. Both the face and strap will be able to function as a display, as they will both be made of a patented material. Style, rather than technological breakthroughs, will be the highlight. The watch will be one of … Read more

Fitness Wearables to Treble in Four Years

Juniper Research has published a new report, predicting that fitness wearable use will rise by almost 300% by 2018. About 19 million such devices are in use today. Fitness products will dominate wearables to 2018; however, ‘the broader appeal of smart watches will mean that they will be used more frequently in later years’. Over … Read more

Intel Collaborates with Luxottica Group on Wearable Tech

Just after we reported on the use of Intel processors for the second generation Google Glass device, Intel announced that it has entered into a multi-year collaboration on wearable tech with the Luxottica Group. The Luxottica Group makes eyewear for a large number of brands including Coach, DKNY, Dolce & Gabanna, Armani, Oakley, Ralph Lauren, … Read more

Intel Mini-PC Details are Leaked

Website Myce.com has leaked details of Intel’s future Quark processor family – a step towards a smaller PC, like the Raspberry Pi. Two 289ets, Liffy Island and Seal Beach, are named in the leak. According to the source, Liffy Island processors will have a single core without hyper-threading support. Clock speed will reach 533MHz, with … Read more