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Posted By Simon Montford on Nov 18, 2014 This product is clearly aimed at hackers, students and hobbyists who want to create their own connected devices (hence the below Kickstarter video, which features two geeks competing in a hackathon).
Posted By Simon Montford on Nov 14, 2014 Kibby is yet another home security and home automation product that will enter production (Kibby has exceeded its campaign goal on Indiegogo). Good news as you can never have too much choice, right? Other contenders in this space include Branto, Rico, Mother, Cocoon, Notion, Kuna, Campoint, Point, and Blue Maestro.
Posted By Simon Montford on Nov 14, 2014 There is a trend towards micro drones that are so small they could actually become wearable! We've already covered the incredible Nixie 'drone watch', which we hope will be available to purchase within the near future but another project that is gaining a great deal of interest is Anura. This drone is a little too big to be wearable, weighing in at around 4oz (114grams), but it's small enough to be 'carryable', depending on the size of your pockets!
Posted By Simon Montford on Nov 13, 2014 BitBite is the world's first wearable device that monitors eating habits and helps improve them. The BitBite ear clip is worn in the ear every time you eat. It contains a microphone and additional sensors that record and perform initial processing of the incoming sounds.
Posted By Simon Montford on Nov 13, 2014 Linkoo is both a GPS tracker and phone for kids. The watch has been designed to appeal to pre-teens, sporting several bright colour options. Linkoo can help anxious parents keep tabs on their young ones by tracking their whereabouts. They can also make calls directly to the device and if the child doesn't respond, the watch can be configured to automatically call back.
Posted By Simon Montford on Nov 13, 2014 The new Raspberry Pi Model A+ is on sale now for $20/£15.50.
Here are the specs taken directly from raspberrypi.org: The Model A+ uses the BCM2835 application processor and has 256MB RAM, but it is significantly smaller (65mm in length, versus 86mm for the Model A), consumes less power, and inherits the many improvements that made to the Model B+, including: Posted By Simon Montford on Nov 13, 2014 Some say DJI's new design is reminiscent of a dinosaur skull, which in our books is not necessarily a bad thing when it looks this good! The Inspire 1 is a major improvement when compared to its predecessor, the Phantom. It is capable of streaming 1080p video up to a mile away and at a price of $2,800 (£2749), the Inspire 1 is reasonably priced but not cheap (Phantom RRP $1,000/£999).
Posted By Simon Montford on Nov 13, 2014 Simband is not available to purchase as it is aimed at companies that wish to use their hardware to develop next generation health and fitness apps. According to Samsung, a key component of their Digital Health Initiative is a new health open reference design platform tailored to take advantage of the latest sensors, behavioural algorithms, battery technologies and displays. In other words Simband is an open data platform and open sensor platform.
Posted By Simon Montford on Nov 13, 2014 Talkase is the ideal companion for people who need a backup phone for when their primary phone's battery dies. This is because the Talkase is not only an iPhone6 case, but it also features a credit card-sized phone that can be removed when needed.
We think little wearables for little people is about to become a big growth area. In addition to the bluebooth-enabled pacifier by Blue Maestro, new kid on the block MonBaby has successfully crowdfunded their infant sleep and movement tracker.
Posted By Simon Montford on Nov 10, 2014 In addition to the Tempo, Blue Maestro has also created a Bluetooth pacifier called Pacifi, which not only monitors body temperature but also features a proximity sensor that will alert parents when the device strays out of range. The Pacifi app can also be used to find the Pacifi in the event that it has been lost or intentionally hidden by mischievous toddlers. Parents can also record when medication was administered, set-up reminder alerts, and share data with carers and medical professionals. Pacifi will be available in Autumn 2014 and will retail for approximately £30 ($47) where applicable.
Posted By Simon Montford on Nov 7, 2014 This gadget enables your smartphone to pinpoint the exact location of your wallet. It uses Bluetooth but for it to work, you need to place a slim(ish), credit card-shaped device inside.
Posted By Simon Montford on Nov 7, 2014 According to Phandroid a champagne gold version of Motorola will be made available in 18mm and 23mm watchband sizes. The metal strap will cost around $300 and a leather band version, called "cognac", will cost around $50 less.
Posted By Simon Montford on Nov 5, 2014 Jawbone launches “second phase” of wearable fitness trackers. The company's flagship product is the Up3, which will go on sale in the US later this month for $180. It contains a heart rate monitor and can measure skin temperature. Next year Jawbone plans to use over-the-air updates to give Up3 the ability to gather data on respiration and hydration. The company's aim is to add the ability to track the signs of stress and fatigue (this feature is already offered by the forthcoming Olive).
Posted By Simon Montford on Nov 8, 2014 The Keen Home Smart Vent, is a smart home air vent that promises to enhance the efficiency of the central HVAC airflow. The company has raised $1.52 million and hopes to have their product available to purchase by Spring 2015.
Posted By Simon Montford on Nov 8, 2014 Watch out Raspberry PI there is a new kid in town! Manufactured in China, Banana Pi is very similar apart from the fact that it is much more powerful. It uses Allwinner’s A20 chip with a 1GHz dual core ARM Cortex-A7, has 1Gbyte of DDR3 RAM, and an ARM Mali400MP2 graphics processor. Banana Pi can boot up with Debian Linux, Raspbien, Android, and Arch Linux.
Posted By Simon Montford on Nov 8, 2014 Of course Glass isn't the only show in town. Other producers of connected facial appendages include: Optinvent, Golden-i, Vuzix, Metra, Epson, GlassUp, ChipSip, Atheer Labs, Kopin and suspects likely to jump on the band wagon soon include Microsoft and Samsung.
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