9th March 2013 Archive

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• Google Glass to recognize you by your FASHION SENSE

  'I'm not staring at your butt, my spatiogram analysis system is'

  The überhyped Google Glass augmented-reality specs will take a step beyond mere facial recognition technology, and recognize you not only by your features, but by what you're wearing. The technology to be incorporated into Google's geeky goggles is called InSight, and was developed by Srihari Nelakuditi of the University of …

  Hardware 9 Mar 01:19

• MakerBot demos 3D object scanner that fits on your desk

  Printable garden gnomes in as little as three minutes

  MakerBot, producer of the Replicator line of desktop 3D printers, took to the stage at the SXSW Interactive conference in Austin, Texas on Friday to demo a prototype of its first desktop 3D scanner. While 3D printing may be no big deal these days – numerous affordable models are available and enthusiasts are using them to …

  Hardware 9 Mar 01:25

• Seattle drinking den bans Google Glass geeks

  Violent consequences for Google-eyed privacy violators

  A Seattle bar has issued a preemptive ban of Google Glass to preserve the privacy of its tipplers. The 5 Point Cafe in Seattle announced plans to suppress the futuristic devices on its Facebook page this week, and didn't mince words. "The 5 Point is the first Seattle business to ban in advance Google Glasses," the bar wrote …

  Hardware 9 Mar 01:58

• On International Woman's Day we remember Grace Hopper

  Feature The Rear Admiral who changed the world of computing

  Once again some of the world is celebrating International Woman's Day (IWD), and it's time to reflect on great female role models. Ada Lovelace usually grabs most of the attention but I'd like to use IWD as an excuse to pay a tribute to a personal female hero of computing: US Rear Admiral Grace Hopper. Amazing Grace was in at …

  Developer 9 Mar 02:22