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3D printers have become all of the rage these days and there are plenty of good reasons for that. After all, these devices can do some pretty amazing things like creating spectacular architectural models and even working gears that are ready to go immediately upon render. But how about printing a model airplane that can actually fly? Yes, they can now do
There's no doubt that augmented reality (AR) is hot area at the moment, with several exhibitors at Gadget Show Live showing off products and software. Metaio is one such company and it provides AR software for Vuzix's high-tech glasses. Sascha Kiener from Metaio gave me an impressive demonstration of the their product. I put on a pair of glasses and when
Microsoft can rightly claim to have brought gesture recognition to the consumer market through Kinect for Xbox in 2010, but SoftKinetic has been in the business since 2007, providing hardware and software solutions for the consumer electronics and professional markets. Andy and Courtney find out more from Virgile Delporte. SoftKinetic are team of mathematicians, 3D imaging specialists, software engineers and game
Gunnar's digital performance eyewear is a range of spectacles designed for people who spend too much time in front of a screen. Typically stylish and yellow-lensed, Todd occasionally wears a pair of Gunnars while doing the GNC show. Joe Croft dropped in to show off the latest specs and Gunnar currently has a four-way line-up with Advanced Computer, Advanced Gaming,
This looks more like an instrument of torture than any kind of bird I've seen but fortunately it's not and it's actually the virtual reality controller from Leonar3Do's desktop VR kit. Andy and Courtney breathe a sigh of relief and chat to Stewart Oldroyd from Leonar3Do. Hungarian start-up have created "the world's first desktop VR kit", consisting of the scary
If you've never come across a MakerBot before, think of it is an inkjet printer, which instead of printing on paper with ink, prints a three dimensional object with plastic. Andy and Don investigate further with Bre from MakerBot. Announced at CES, the MakerBot Replicator is bigger and better, with an increased volume capacity and the dual extrusion, i.e. able to
Todd and Steve Lee (from Waves Of Tech) talk about seeing the 3D TV's at the Toshiba booth at CES 2012. The one that impressed them the most was Toshiba's 55inch 4k tv which will ship sometime in "early 2012" and cost somewhat less then $10,000. I personally don't know how much I would use the 3D on the set,