Inflight Entertainment ausprobiert: Wir fliegen auf Panasonics Android-System

Seit den 70er Jahren hat sich allerhand getan: In zwei Maschinen der Korean Air hatten wir die Gelegenheit, Panasonics Luftfahrt-Entertainment-System in der Praxis zu testen. Das Android-System ist ungewohnt schnell – nur einmal ruckelte es, wie wir es…

Seit den 70er Jahren hat sich allerhand getan: In zwei Maschinen der Korean Air hatten wir die Gelegenheit, Panasonics Luftfahrt-Entertainment-System in der Praxis zu testen. Das Android-System ist ungewohnt schnell - nur einmal ruckelte es, wie wir es von anderen Fluggesellschaften leider gewohnt sind. (Panasonic, Unternehmenssoftware)

Otto-Produktassistent: Otto verteilt Bestellaufkleber für seine Produkte

Der Otto-Versand will ähnlich wie Amazon mit den Kunden über seine Produkte in Kontakt bleiben. Bei Amazon gibt es den Dash-Button mit WLAN zum Nachbestellen von Verbrauchsmaterialien, bei Otto jetzt einen NFC-Aufkleber namens Otto-Produktassistent. (NFC, Amazon)

Der Otto-Versand will ähnlich wie Amazon mit den Kunden über seine Produkte in Kontakt bleiben. Bei Amazon gibt es den Dash-Button mit WLAN zum Nachbestellen von Verbrauchsmaterialien, bei Otto jetzt einen NFC-Aufkleber namens Otto-Produktassistent. (NFC, Amazon)

Lucidcam: 3D-Kamera mit 180-Grad-Sicht

Die Lucidcam nimmt ihre Umgebung in 3D auf – und zwar in einem Blickwinkel von 180 Grad. Das Bildmaterial eignet sich beispielsweise für VR-Anwendungen, die dem Nutzer erlauben, sich umzusehen. Da die Kamera nur rund 230 Gramm schwer ist, könnte sie ein breites Publikum ansprechen. (Indiegogo, Foto)

Die Lucidcam nimmt ihre Umgebung in 3D auf - und zwar in einem Blickwinkel von 180 Grad. Das Bildmaterial eignet sich beispielsweise für VR-Anwendungen, die dem Nutzer erlauben, sich umzusehen. Da die Kamera nur rund 230 Gramm schwer ist, könnte sie ein breites Publikum ansprechen. (Indiegogo, Foto)

Emsense: Smartwatch erkennt angefasste Gegenstände

Forscher von Disney Research und der Carnegie Mellon University haben ein System für eine Smartwatch entwickelt, mit der das elektromagnetische Feld von Gegenständen erfasst und diese identifiziert werden können. (Smartwatch, Disney)

Forscher von Disney Research und der Carnegie Mellon University haben ein System für eine Smartwatch entwickelt, mit der das elektromagnetische Feld von Gegenständen erfasst und diese identifiziert werden können. (Smartwatch, Disney)

CyanogenMod users can now install Cyanogen OS apps

CyanogenMod users can now install Cyanogen OS apps

CyanogenMod is an open source, custom version of Android developed and maintained by a community of volunteers, while Cyanogen OS is a commercial operating system developed by Cyanogen Inc… a company founded by some of the lead developers of the open source project. In other words, while you can install CyanogenMod on dozens of Android […]

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CyanogenMod users can now install Cyanogen OS apps

CyanogenMod is an open source, custom version of Android developed and maintained by a community of volunteers, while Cyanogen OS is a commercial operating system developed by Cyanogen Inc… a company founded by some of the lead developers of the open source project. In other words, while you can install CyanogenMod on dozens of Android […]

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NVIDIA launches Jetson TX1 system-on-a-module for robots, drones, other low-power autonomous PCs

NVIDIA launches Jetson TX1 system-on-a-module for robots, drones, other low-power autonomous PCs

Last year NVIDIA launched the Jetson TK1 developer kit for folks interested in designing products using the company’s Tegra K1 processor. This year NVIDIA is going a bit further. As you might expect, there’s a new developer kit based on the Tegra X1 processor, and it’s called the Jetson TX1. But once you’ve designed a […]

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NVIDIA launches Jetson TX1 system-on-a-module for robots, drones, other low-power autonomous PCs

Last year NVIDIA launched the Jetson TK1 developer kit for folks interested in designing products using the company’s Tegra K1 processor. This year NVIDIA is going a bit further. As you might expect, there’s a new developer kit based on the Tegra X1 processor, and it’s called the Jetson TX1. But once you’ve designed a […]

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Blocks modular smartwatch to support AT&T and fingerprint modules

Blocks modular smartwatch to support AT&T and fingerprint modules

Part of the appeal of a modular device is that if it doesn’t have the features you want, you can buy components that add that functionality. But that only works if there are modules with the features you want. When the folks behind the Blocks modular smartwatch launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for their project […]

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Blocks modular smartwatch to support AT&T and fingerprint modules

Part of the appeal of a modular device is that if it doesn’t have the features you want, you can buy components that add that functionality. But that only works if there are modules with the features you want. When the folks behind the Blocks modular smartwatch launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for their project […]

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Nabi Compete is a fitness tracker for kids

Nabi Compete is a fitness tracker for kids

The maker of the kid-friendly Nabi line of tablets is launching its first fitness tracker. The Nabi Compete is a bracelet that you can put on a youngster to track steps and sync the data with a smartphone app. Not convinced that this’ll be enough to get your kid off the couch? That’s where the […]

Nabi Compete is a fitness tracker for kids is a post from: Liliputing

Nabi Compete is a fitness tracker for kids

The maker of the kid-friendly Nabi line of tablets is launching its first fitness tracker. The Nabi Compete is a bracelet that you can put on a youngster to track steps and sync the data with a smartphone app. Not convinced that this’ll be enough to get your kid off the couch? That’s where the […]

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Mozilla releases Firefox OS 2.5 with support for add-ons

Mozilla releases Firefox OS 2.5 with support for add-ons

Firefox OS is an operating system designed around the same technologies used in the Firefox web browser. So maybe it shouldn’t be surprising that the latest build of Firefox OS adds one of the key features of the web browser: support for add-ons. Mozilla has released Firefox OS 2.5, and among other changes, the new […]

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Mozilla releases Firefox OS 2.5 with support for add-ons

Firefox OS is an operating system designed around the same technologies used in the Firefox web browser. So maybe it shouldn’t be surprising that the latest build of Firefox OS adds one of the key features of the web browser: support for add-ons. Mozilla has released Firefox OS 2.5, and among other changes, the new […]

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Google Chrome will end support for Windows XP, Vista, and OS X 10.8 in 2016

Google Chrome will end support for Windows XP, Vista, and OS X 10.8 in 2016

Microsoft ended support for Windows XP last year, but it’s still installed on a lot of computers. Sure, Internet Explorer and other Microsoft apps aren’t getting software updates anymore, but there’s always Google Chrome, right? Not for long. Google has announced it’s pulling the plug on support for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and OX 10.8 […]

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Google Chrome will end support for Windows XP, Vista, and OS X 10.8 in 2016

Microsoft ended support for Windows XP last year, but it’s still installed on a lot of computers. Sure, Internet Explorer and other Microsoft apps aren’t getting software updates anymore, but there’s always Google Chrome, right? Not for long. Google has announced it’s pulling the plug on support for Windows XP, Windows Vista, and OX 10.8 […]

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