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Thursday, December 4, 2014

Cicret Smart Bracelet brings a tablet to your skin

The mobile market is not immune to trends and fads, and sometimes they can run counter to established norms. At first users wanted the smallest phone on the market. In the prehistoric pre-smartphone era some phones were so small they were almost impossible to dial. Smartphones changed that trend, and initial small versions have given way to phablets. Once again, bigger has become better. Cicret looks to solve the problem for us all with the largest useable screen packed into the smallest device possible. It seems a bit counter-intuitive, but the design is genius.


The Cicret Smart Bracelet debuted on Indiegogo and just finished its round of funding. The Smart Bracelet looks like a simple bracelet but has an embedded memory card, processor, accelerometer, vibrator, USB port, Bluetooth functionality, and Wi-Fi. The most important components consist of a pico-projector and an array of 8 proximity sensors. The projector beams the screen down onto the users forearm, and the proximity sensors track fingers to allow device interaction. The video below is simply amazing.

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Man Eaten Alive by Anaconda

Discovery's 'Eaten Alive' special airs on December 7th and will show Paul Rosolie being eaten alive by an anaconda. Rosolie spoke to Entertainment Weekly about the experience. Gillian Pensavalle (@GillianWithaG) has more.



 
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