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Mobile Apps Showdown Countdown

Michael Kaufman AIA — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 15:56:47 +0000

Just one week until the Mobile Apps Showdown at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. As one of the judges for the competition, I was part of a renowned team that whittled an extraordinary collection of applications down to 25 semi-finalists and then a final 10 for public consideration. The voting is [...]

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LeapPad2

Michael Kaufman AIA — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 16:50:33 +0000

Rethink Toys reviews the improved LeapPad2. The top-rated “learning tablet” holds many upgrades over it’s predecessor, including front-and-back cameras, increased memory and a faster processor. The library of more than 300 game cartridges and downloadable applications is sure to entertain and all work on both the original LeapPad and the LeapPad2. The LeapPad2 is a [...]

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A New Lens On The World

Michael Kaufman AIA — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 17:21:32 +0000

The internet is abuzz with reports of a new technology developed in Belgium — a spherical curved LCD display which can be embedded in a contact lens and handle projected images using wireless technology. The newsworthy advancement is that the new system allows the entire curved surface of the lens to be utilized for display rather [...]

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Tech Trends of 2013 (and the two reasons they will fail)

Michael Kaufman AIA — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 17:31:34 +0000

With 2012 drawing to a close (and the International CES coming in the first week of the new year) we take a look ahead at some of the advances that could make the leap to the consumer in 2013. Smart Glasses Potentially the next great leap in truly personal technology, smart glasses could provide an [...]

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Mobile Apps Showdown Returns To CES

Michael Kaufman AIA — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 19:59:39 +0000

The Mobile Apps Showdown returns to the International CES in 2013 showcasing top applications chosen by a team of mobile experts and the public.

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CES Will Host 2013 Mark of Excellence Systems Integrator Awards

Michael Kaufman AIA — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 14:37:36 +0000

The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced the finalists for the 2013 Mark of Excellence Systems Integrator Awards, presented by their TechHome division. Winners will be announced at the 2013 International CES on Wednesday, January 9, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Recognizing the best in custom integration and installed technology, the Mark of Excellence Awards spans [...]

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Can Vuzix Smart Glasses M100 See The Future?

Michael Kaufman AIA — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 19:13:16 +0000

Vuzix raised more than a few eyebrows at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) with a showcase of very innovative video eyewear products — personal display devices that promised wearable displays with virtual and augmented reality capability. With this year’s International CES just two months away, we were beginning to wonder what we might [...]

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Revel -ations In Altered Perception

Michael Kaufman AIA — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:08:50 +0000

First, we could recreate images, then sounds and now it has come to the sense of touch. A project of Disney Research (disneyresearch.com) has presented a system that produces artificial tactile impressions in the user’s physical world. Called “Revel”, the device allows the wearer to perceive that glass feel like rubber, skin feels like gloves [...]

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Skylanders Giants Takes Big Steps

Michael Kaufman AIA — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 19:14:20 +0000

Just about a year ago on TECHNOGORILLA we introduced a video game for the major consoles that pushed through the “fourth wall” – Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure used real-world figurines to activate virtual characters by placing them on the “Portal of Power”. Using radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology, each individual figurine has it’s own battery-free internal memory [...]

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Sandy Gets The Duracell Rapid Responder

Michael Kaufman AIA — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 23:09:19 +0000

The weak link of the smart device life is often the constant need for more power — in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the widespread blackout through the New York tri-state area made this very evident. The residents of the lower tip of Manhattan (home of the Architechnologist and TECHNOGORILLA) were visited by the Duracell [...]

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