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More than a Pocket-Size Drone for the Next-Generation Selfie #CES2017
The concept of a drone as a vehicle for capturing selfies is not new. For the selfie application of a drone, size, weight and convenience of operation are often more important than specifications. Beijing-based, Zerotech may have the answer for better selfies, as its DOBBY drone is pocket-sized, weighs around seven ounces and features one-click…
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3D Eyes with a 360 Degree View #CES2017
A 360 degree, 3D (8 cameras), 4k per camera resolution, with 8 stereo audio pairs are the vital specifications for the Vuze from Humaneyes Technologies. Controlled by a smart phone, this $799 device offers a relatively low-cost way of capturing immersive content, ideal for virtual reality headset displays. The accompanying editing software stitches together the separate…
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The Professor with the Electronic Tattoo #CES2017
In what may be the ultimate wearable, Rotex’s electronic tattoo is a hair-thin, stretchable dry sensor for measuring things, such as electrocardiogram (ECG), electromyogram (EMG), electroencephalogram (EEG), skin temperature, and skin hydration. It conforms to the skin, like a temporary tattoo, so it blends into the skin. It currently receives its power and communicates via…
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An IoT Poster Board Replacement #CES2017
The traditional hand-written chalkboard and poster board days could be numbered, at least in some applications, thanks to Bluboard’s cloud-connected display solution. Bluboard’s battery-powered e-paper sign has the distinction of being one of, if not, the first LoRa device that allows bi-directional transmission of data (text, images) over unlicensed frequencies up to 15 miles away. Its…
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Ideas In, Widgets Out #CES2017
Input an electronic design, add some parts, hit the start button, get some coffee and in two hours, there is a completely assembled PC board. The BotFactory is good for prototypes, small runs and university settings. More importantly, the BotFactory greatly reduces the time to bring an idea from concept to something tangible. And, according…
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App Enriched Blue Jeans & Swimsuits #CES2017
Blue Jeans with built-in vibration to direct a female (they don’t have them for men) to a given location without having to look or listen to a smart phone is the clever way that France’s Spinali Design is marrying technology with fashion. The wearer may also set up alerts so that only certain text messages…
