by Alfred Poor | February 26, 2015 | Enabling Tech, Medical
In spite of what you might be led to believe by the mainstream media about the “demise” of Google Glass, head-mounted computers are alive and well (including Google’s product). There are several competing systems that are gaining traction in several...
by Alfred Poor | February 5, 2015 | Enabling Tech, Medical
No, that is not a picture of Google Glass. (And no, Google Glass is not dead; the company has chosen to focus on enterprise applications instead of consumer uses.) It’s understandable if you made the mistake, however. The mainstream media has behaved for years...
by Alfred Poor | January 19, 2015 | Fitness, Health, Medical
Smart glasses are for nerds. They look goofy, and they’re incredibly expensive, and it’s not clear what the use case is for the average consumer. But not all smart glasses are the same. JINS is a company that is not yet well know in the United States, but...
by Alfred Poor | January 8, 2015 | Enabling Tech
We all know what “smart glasses” look like. They have a big prism hanging out in front like Google Glass, so that tech enthusiasts can wear them like a badge of honor. As a result, bystanders get concerned about being photographed and recorded, and wonder...
by Alfred Poor | December 12, 2014 | Fitness, Health
The market research firm Futuresource Consulting recently released the results of their recent survey of consumer interest in wearable technology. In October, the company repeated a survey that they had conducted just five months earlier in May 2014. The survey...