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Nikon announces Media Port UP300x head-mounted PMP
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video, Wearables Just when we were getting used to having most Nikon announcements thoroughly preceded by a flood of leaks, the company's managed to totally su..Eyes-on with Vuzix's iWear AV310 Widescreen wearable display
Filed under: Displays, Wearables Vuzix will have you wearing your display if it's the last thing you do. We spotted the headset maker's new AV310 Widescreen wearable headset at TGS, and were please..HeadSLAM helps you navigate imaginary smoke in well-lit corridors
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Wearables Ever crawl your way through a smoke-filled corridor to save the life of someone trapped in a burning building? If yes, much respect! If no, us neither, but if ..NTT says one of these days these boots are gonna charge your gadgets
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Wearables Phone battery constantly dying as you wander from place to place, moving in and out of reception and leaving it straining to find a signal? You aren't alone, a..NTT's energy-generating shoes spotted without any sign of style
Filed under: Wearables For shame. We know good and well engineers can concoct energy-generating garb that actually looks good enough to wear, but evidently those fashion-minded gurus weren't hired .."Thought helmets" could enable voiceless troop communication
Filed under: WearablesThis won't mark the first time the US government has looked into other means for helping soldiers communicate on the battlefield, but it's one of the first instances where voc..Sony Ericsson's MBW-200 Bluetooth watches for sporty she-geeks
Filed under: Wearables, Wireless When a press release is laced with words like "handbag," "sophisticated," and "vibrates," it's clearly targeting the fairer sex. Sony EriPut your air guitar away -- Piano Hands has the stage
Filed under: Wearables For all you OCD desk tappers out there, I Want One Of Those is offering up -- ta da -- Piano Hands. These electronic gloves with built-in sensors at the fingertips emulate mu..Nintendo getting into the pedometer game? This will all end in tears.
Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals, Wearables Bad / good news, folks: Nintendo is / isn't working on a pedometer peripheral that will / won't integrate with its Wii / DS console. The company has famo..Liquavista launches ColorBright display technology sans coolness
Filed under: Displays, Wearables When Liquavista announced its electrowetting segment-driven display technology way back when, we thought it sounded like just about the best thing ever. We definite..Apple has so much more where Nike+ came from
Filed under: Wearables Apple has a batch diagrams and patent-speak that it just shuffled past the patent office, detailing a next-generation Nike+ system that will make runners jump for joy, and no..Worn out pants collection to show mobile progression
Filed under: Cellphones, Wearables Just as wallets leave impressions in rear pockets, cellphones can do the same for pockets in the front. One Aram Bartholl has decided to start a collection of bat..The Cuffless Cufflink button hack
Filed under: Wearables We've covered a surprisingly robust number of nerdy cufflinks in our day -- now this, the Watch Movement "Cuffless" Cufflink. Designed by Grace Acosta, these faux cuffArtificial pancreas developed, twice as cool as your boring real one
Filed under: WearablesWe've never really found much use for our pancreas. It doesn't comes up in conversation, and tends to be a bit of a non-entity when it comes to our social life. Still, some pe..Suzukaze air conditioned seat cushion keeps the hindquarters cool
Filed under: Wearables Kuchofuku is on the loose again, this time creating an air conditioned seat cushion to keep your fundament breezy. Reportedly, the unit can be powered via an AC adapter, car ..Raincoat flickers to rhythm of rain
"Puddlejumper is a luminescent, nylon raincoat that turns the prospect of walking in the rain into an opportunity for play and performance, says Co, a former professor of new media." StraighIndifferent swimmers break 8 world records while whining about Speedo's LZR Racer continues
Filed under: Wearables If you hadn't heard by now, Speedo's new LZR Racer swimsuit has caused a respectable amount of controversy for itself in the run-up to the Olympics. The innovative, NASA-aide..The future of computing: Quantum leap
Great futurist article on CNN by one Stuart Wolf, depicting a near-future where your computer lives in a headband, and you see your data in your normal field of vision, thanks to quantum computers. GoResearchers create solar tie that charges, carries cellphone
Filed under: Cellphones, Wearables There's certainly no shortage of folks working to incorporate solar cells into clothing and accessories, but a team of researchers from Iowa State University now ..iPosture annoys you when you slouch, does so because it loves you
Filed under: WearablesMama always said you'd regret slouching one day, and while you've still got a few decades left before ultimately determining whether the sage-like advice was right or wrong, w..blog.makezine.com
Constantly I am learning something or the other through this blog. Does he pass over anything is the question I say and NO comes the prompt answer to mind. Each and every line that’s preseUSB Heated Shawl: great for the geriatric, cold-natured sets
Filed under: WearablesUSB blankets are old hat (for better or worse), but the USB Heated Shawl takes an aged concept and makes it relevant again with the addition of a single clip. Clearly designed..Brando's Solar Mini Clip Fan ruins your shot at picking up friends
Filed under: Wearables Unless you're strolling through Disneyland (or Dollywood, we suppose), we can't imagine anyone not giving you an awkward stare when you approach them with this on. Brando has..Yamaha starts shipping BODiBEAT, workouts and music magically align
Filed under: Portable Audio, WearablesWe've stated it before, but this time you really have ran out of excuses to run. Thanks to Yamaha's BODiBEAT, you can expect your tunes to automatically sync w..Casio gets fancy with LED-infused Tough Movement
Filed under: Wearables Automatic movement? Sweeping hands? Pish posh. Casio's looking to impress a few watch aficionados itself with the all new Tough Movement. Designed to slip inside its Oceanus ..Virtual mirror destroys all the fun you have trying on outfits
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, WearablesThe always-imaginative gurus at Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft never cease to amaze, and at this year's IFA, they're delivering once more. The so-called "virtual mirGlaucoma monitoring contact lenses crafted at UC Davis
Filed under: WearablesFar from the first circuit-laden contact lens we've laid eyes on (ahem), researchers at UC Davis have more than bragging rights in mind with their "smart" contacts. TheHAL robotic suit rental is ready for Tony Stark wannabes, the elderly
Filed under: Robots, Wearables If you'll recall, Tsukuba University professor Yoshiyuki Sankai designed a robotic suit called HAL-5 a few years ago. Production of this handicap-overcomer began back..Kevlar handkerchief keeps your nose clean, protects against friendly fire
Filed under: Wearables We find it hard to believe that we won't see one of these being used somewhere in the upcoming 007 film, but even if not, you can definitely put one to use in your everyday l..
