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Google HUD Smart Glasses described as Oakley clone, Google X tie-in

Chris Burns, Feb 6th 2012 Discuss [0]

A Heads Up Display equipped set of Smart Glasses Google may or may not be developing behind the scenes for the past few months have been tipped as real once again, this time compared directly to a pair of Oakley Thumps. This pair of glasses is known for its great eye protection and ability to play music, while Google’s pair will be aimed more at the mobile market, having fully integrated Android and a front-facing camera for information collection. These glasses have been tipped to also have a flash, perhaps for photos or perhaps for night-vision.

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Apple engineers put on false products until trust is gained

Chris Burns, Jan 30th 2012 Discuss [0]

When you're running a company so gigantic and so very profitable that even the smallest leak of information on your upcoming product line could cost you masses of cash, you've got to take Apple-level precautions. That's what its come to- when you speak about security of product names, details, and the whole lot, you compare a company to Apple, the mack-daddy of all secured product releasers. This week its become apparent that their level of secrecy runs so deep that engineers new to the company are put on projects that will not amount to anything for their first nine or so months of employment. Read The Full Story

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Mercedes-Benz DICE interior concept hands-on

Chris Burns, Jan 27th 2012 Discuss [0]

Attendees exploring CES 2012 earlier this month traveling through the automotive section of the convention would have had a difficult time not at least glimpsing the Mercedez-Benz DICE Interior Concept. In a giant mirrored box sat a completely cushiony set of seats with car dashboard and driving wheel as well as a front windshield, both the windshield and the dashboard proving themselves instantly to be more than meets the eye. This was the DICE, or Dynamic and Intuitive Control Experience, and it was with gestures that one controlled this futuristic dream technology.

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Fujitsu LIFEBOOK2013 concept docks tablet, phone & camera in laptop

Chris Davies, Jan 25th 2012 Discuss [0]

A concept Fujitsu notebook could pull together your notebook, tablet, smartphone and digital camera, according to one designer's convergence ambitions, with the Fujitsu LIFEBOOK2013 docking each mobile gadget into a core laptop chassis. Created by Prashant Kumar Chandra for Fujitsu's "A Life With Future Computing" competition, the concept consists of a roughly 17-inch notebook that uses a detachable touchscreen tablet as its keyboard; a smartphone docks into a slot at the front, lending its WWAN connection, while a digital camera slots into a cutaway on the lid. Read The Full Story

GM interactive windows concept bring fun to road trips

Shane McGlaun, Jan 19th 2012 Discuss [0]

The car technology world is growing rapidly with all sorts of cool new features inside cars to keep passengers entertained and drivers less distracted. We have a number of automakers today that are able to tie your smartphone to the car entertainment system for surfing the web and using apps. GM has something more ambitious in the works and is showing off a concept called the Windows of Opportunity project. Read The Full Story

Facebook bed pokes you by your pillow

Shane McGlaun, Jan 19th 2012 Discuss [2]

If you are the sort who can't stand being away from Facebook out of fear of missing a post or a poke from a pal, we found the bed for you. Sure, you could do what most people do and just charge your smartphone at the bedside, but this concept is better for the true Facebook fan. It's called the Facebook bed. I imagine Zuckerberg has something similar. Read The Full Story

Energy net-zero Eco-home is iPad and Kinect controlled

Chris Davies, Jan 16th 2012 Discuss [0]

A net-zero energy house concept could actually feed power into the grid using a bank of solar panels and innovative exterior insulation cladding, without sacrificing either style or geek-appeal. CHIP - or Compact Hyper-Insulated Prototype - is the handiwork of students from the Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) and California Institute of Technology (Caltech), wrapping a thick thermal envelop around a house controlled by an iPad and a Kinect sensor bar. Read The Full Story

Nissan March Nismo concept creates angry compact

Chris Davies, Jan 16th 2012 Discuss [2]

Nissan has revealed its latest concept, the March Nismo, the company's third sports-focused premium compact. Making liberal use of the Nismo tuning parts bin, the new concept is based on Nissan's altogether more sedate March compact, giving it the necessary oomph to wow at the Tokyo Auto Salon 2012. Read The Full Story

i’m circle modular computer lets phone, tablet and PC share Android quadcore

Chris Davies, Jan 13th 2012 Discuss [5]

The team behind the Android-powered i'm watch have returned with i'm circle, a modular wireless, multi-device, single processor system intended to offer ubiquitous data access across a variety of platforms. Hub of the system is "i'm core", a matchbox-scale 45 x 45 mm clip on processing unit packing a quadcore chipset; running Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, it will connect wirelessly with multiple peripherals including a smartphone-scale touchscreen, a tablet, a 21-inch desktop display and more. Read The Full Story

Chevy shows off Code 130R and Tru 140S concepts in Detroit

Shane McGlaun, Jan 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

GM's Chevrolet brand has rolled out a pair of small and compact concept cars in Detroit to lure younger buyers back to the brand. The two cars are the core 130R and the Code 140S. The 130R is a tall looking, very upright car with four seats in a couple profile. It reminds me a bit of the Camaro combined with the BMW 1 series. Read The Full Story

Volvo XC60 plug-in hybrid concept tipped ahead of North American International Auto Show in Detroit

Shane McGlaun, Jan 5th 2012 Discuss [1]

With the big Auto Show in Detroit coming up in a few days, the car world is starting to tease some of the production vehicles and concept cars that will be at the show. One of the concepts that will be there is the Volvo XC60 plug-in hybrid concept. The car promises to be a performance car and hybrid in one according to Volvo. I'd say it's more an SUV than a car. Read The Full Story

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Technology and Gadgets top 5 posts of 2011 rundown

Chris Burns, Jan 3rd 2012 Discuss [5]

What we’re about to experience is a closer look at the top five posts purely by popularity here on SlashGear inside the year 2011. That’s twelve months of the mobile explosion, the Apple vs Google war, and the launch of some pretty fantastic products and strange stories. What you’ll notice right out of the gate is that Apple held just as strong a hold on the web as it did on the market, with the top two stories being some undeniably surprising shots out of the dark. Are you ready for the winners?