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Myo integrates its gesture-tracking armband with Google Glass and other smartglasses

Aug19
by on August 19, 2014 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider

Thalmic Labs has added support for smartglasses to its Myo gesture control armband. Supported headsets include Google Glass, Recon Jet and Epson Moverio. While wearing a heads-up display and an armband might seem inconvenient, the integration is intended for workplace environments like construction, healthcare, bike messengers and field service. The idea is that Myo can help in situations where you wouldn’t want a device in your hands. Initial partnerships include: Augmedix, a Google Glass app for physicians; APX Labs, an app for field workers at sites like wind mills and oil refineries; and Closeout by Bridgit, software for managing construction progress. The…

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Beautiful Open: A compendium of beautiful open source projects

Aug19
by on August 19, 2014 at 12:22 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Here’s a neat little online resource for you, courtesy of Chicago-based GroupOn developer Trek Glowacki. Beautiful Open is a compendium of beautifully-designed open source projects, showcasing everything from content management systems (CMS) to Javascript SVG libraries. The resource is growing all the time, and it accepts submissions from the community too, though naturally not all will make it through. ➤ Beautiful Open

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Report: India’s smartphone shipments jumped 84% in a year, still lots of room for growth

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by on August 19, 2014 at 12:05 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Asia, India

Smartphones continue to grow at a fast pace in India. That’s according to the latest report from IDC, which says shipments in Q2 2014 grew 84 percent year-on-year and an impressive 11 percent quarter-on-quarter. Yet, despite those figures, there is plenty of scope for further development. IDC says feature phones accounted for a dominant 71 percent of all shipments in the last quarter, which echoes recent findings from Counterpoint Research. Like Counterpoint, IDC found that local player Micromax topped the list for smartphones and feature phones combined, but Samsung lead on smartphones. Going forward, IDC says the sub-$200 segment will be increasingly important as…

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WikiWand makes Wikipedia beautiful

Aug19
by on August 19, 2014 at 11:33 am
Posted In: Apps, Around the Web, Insider, Product Reviews

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Wikipedia is one of the Web’s most visited properties. From quantum mechanics to Laurel and Hardy, the online encyclopedia delivers good primers on just about any topic you can think of. But doesn’t the interface sometimes feel as though it belongs to a previous era? The Wikipedia of August 2004 reveals not a lot has changed, aesthetically at least. This is where WikiWand wants to help. WikiWand is the handiwork of Lior Grossman, who co-founded the startup back in 2013 before recently tying up $600,000 in funding to build the Wikipedia of the Future. Available as an extension for Chrome,…

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This chart shows the world’s internet usage shifting to smartphones

Aug19
by on August 19, 2014 at 10:47 am
Posted In: Around the Web, Shareables

It’s well known that mobile phones are increasingly the primary device for accessing the internet across the world. Here’s a great way to illustrate that using Google’s Public Data service. Plotting smartphone usage against PC usage produces this fascinating chart which literally shows the rise of smartphone usage over the past three years. Click Play to see the data change over time The chart is not optimized for mobile. Apologies for that. It’s worth bearing in mind that this data comes from TNS Germany which, though a reputable source of information, means there may be anomalies. Nonetheless, it demonstrates one of the most important technological trends of the…

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