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DocuPen X hits earth for all your pen scanner needs

November 8th, 2009
DocuPen X hits earth for all your pen scanner needs
“They’ve managed to cram 64MB of memory, Bluetooth, a tiny OLED screen and a lithium ion battery”

SixthSense Creator Releasing Code for Super-Cool Wearable Gesture Interface Device

November 8th, 2009
SixthSense Creator Releasing Code for Super-Cool Wearable Gesture Interface Device
“Mistry is the creator of SixthSense, a wearable gesture interface that uses a camera and tiny projector to display data and information onto surfaces, walls, and even your hand. Special fingertip sensors let users manipulate the data and use their hands to interact with it. During a presentation at the TEDIndia conference this week, the PhD student announced plans to release SixthSense under an open source license in the coming months.”

Smart Meter maker Landis+Gyr lands $100M for epic rollout

November 8th, 2009
“The Swiss company says it will use the funds for a fast and dramatic deployment of smart meters, and not just in the U.S. — it will look at rolling out its hardware in Asia, Australia and Europe as well. Smart metering in the European Union is actually far ahead of U.S. initiatives, due in part to an aggressive mandate that 80 percent of homes must be equipped with smart meters by 2020 and 100 percent by 2022.”

Lexmark Web-savvy printer loves MobileMe, iPhone and Apple RSS feeds

November 8th, 2009
“MobileMe compatibility means you can access photos stored on the online service directly from the printer, using the touchscreen.”

NXP’s sensors for smart Band-Aids, smart bottles, and pay-per-use cars

November 8th, 2009
NXP’s sensors for smart Band-Aids, smart bottles, and pay-per-use cars
“NXP Semiconductors, a chip maker that spun out of Philips in 2006, showed off prototypes for these cool applications at its headquarters in San Jose, Calif., yesterday. Based on the working products and prototypes there, it’s clear we’re headed for a wonderful world of wireless sensors.”


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