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Control your gadget with your eyes - World’s first affordable eye tracker. Do away with swiping on your tablets and devices with the Eye Tribe Tracker, a clip-on tracker that lets users control their devices using eye movements.

Control your gadget with your eyes - World’s first affordable eye tracker

The Eye Tribe Tracker connects via USB 3 and tracks the exact point that the user is looking at on the screen. It’s the smallest eye tracker in the world and allows hands-free navigation of apps and websites on most new tablets, laptops, and desktops. The tracker also includes eye-activated login. The Eye Tribe Tracker comes with a software development kit or SDK that lets users integrate the company’s eye tracking technology into games and applications.

The first release only supports Microsoft Windows (XP SP1 or newer), but the creators are working on support for other major platforms. Startup The Eye Tribe demonstrated the tracker at TechCrunch Disrupt Europe earlier this week and announced that they are looking for the best ways to apply eye control through a competition for the development community. Gartner predicts Internet of Things will spark supply chain reaction. A huge increase in the number of devices making up the Internet of Things (IoT) will have a significant impact on how the supply chain will operate, according to a report by analyst firm Gartner.

Gartner predicts Internet of Things will spark supply chain reaction

Factors such as access to information about the supply chain and exposure to cyber-risk will become increasingly pertinent. Gartner's report suggests that IoT connected devices will reach 26 billion by 2020, up from 0.9 billion in 2009. Gartner has already warned of a number of subsequent challenges that will be faced by data centres as a result. Despite the huge rise in numbers of connected devices, Michael Burkett, Gartner's managing vice president, has argued that it's important to important to keep IoT maturity in perspective. "Some IoT devices are more mature, such as commercial telematics now used in trucking fleets to improve logistics efficiency," said Burkett. Differentiated services What is the Internet of Things and why should you care?

Con Calico, Google lancia la sfida per l'immortalità. Zband Silent Alarm. E-book, tv, coupon, contatori & C. Il datagate che pulsa intorno a noi. NON SERVE a tutti i costi il Datagate.

E-book, tv, coupon, contatori & C. Il datagate che pulsa intorno a noi

Incredible Gadgets You Would Kill For - 20 Examples. Gadgets are more unusual and more clever than normal technological objects and that makes them gain popularity. These wonderful gizmos ease our daily routine and keep us in contact with the innovative movement, making sure we don’t get stuck in the past. But of course, in the world of gadgets there are also some devices that take it a little bit far, making us gaze at them with hope that we will get our hands on them sooner.

Window phone concept Is it a window, is it a phone? No. AFGT Gaming Device This gadget seems to be the holy grail of the gaming world. Thalmic Labs Raises $14.5 Million Series A Round. Thalmic Labs has raised $14.5 million, the largest Series A round raised by any startup after going through Silicon Valley's Y Combinator program.

Thalmic Labs Raises $14.5 Million Series A Round

Thalmic Labs, which was raised in the VeloCity Garage at the Communitech Hub in Waterloo, is the maker of MYO, a wearable gesture control device. The funding round was led by Spark Capital and Intel Capital. “The funding will be used to fuel continued growth, further product development of MYO, and develop future products and technologies,” says Stephen Lake, CEO and cofounder of Thalmic. “This new investment will help us realize our vision of a new era of computing, where the lines between humans and digital technology become increasingly blurred.” "We are at the beginning of a revolution in how we interface with computers, and the team at Thalmic Labs has made some truly disruptive breakthroughs,” noted Nabeel Hyatt of Spark Capital, who will be joining the Thalmic Labs board of directors with this financing. Stampante 3D per il cibo come il replicator di Star Trek. La stampante 3D per cibo, che potrebbe essere chiamata "replicator" in onore di Star Trek, sarà disponibile in versione prototipo tra circa 6 mesi.

Stampante 3D per il cibo come il replicator di Star Trek

Systems and Materials Research Corporation ha ottenuto 125mila dollari dalla NASA per trasformare in realtà un sogno: realizzare da zero piatti fumanti. Gnammy! L'ingegnere meccanico Anjan Contractor, che si sta occupando del progetto, al momento mira a soddisfare le esigenze degli astronauti, ma domani il suo lavoro potrebbe essere utile per contrastare la fame nel mondo. "Io penso, come molti economisti, che l'attuale sistema alimentare non possa essere adeguato per 12 miliardi di persone", ha dichiarato Contractor. CES 2013: WeMo, l’interruttore che consente di gestire in remoto l’illuminazione domestica. Nintendo annuncia Mii-Verse, una componente sociale della nuova Wii U accessibile da smartphone e tablet – E3. Nel corso dell’E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) di Los Angeles, Nintendo ha svelato ufficialmente al mondo la sua nuova console Wii U.

Nintendo annuncia Mii-Verse, una componente sociale della nuova Wii U accessibile da smartphone e tablet – E3

Del nuovo prodotto, un’interessante componente rientra nei nostri interessi, stiamo parlando della Mii-verse. La Mii-verse è una componente fondamentale della Wii U, in quanto offrirà all’utente la possibilità di interagire tra uno smartphone/tablet e la nuova console di Nintendo. In questo modo quindi potrete pensare di inviare messaggi, connettervi a Mii Plaza e molto altro, semplicemente sfruttando il vostro device portatile. Come potete notare dal video promozionale proposto al termine dell’articolo, l’utente, sempre utilizzando lo smartphone in suo possesso, può navigare tra i messaggi del Mii-verse e rispondere direttamente come una chat in real time. “Mii-verse non richiede l’utilizzo del grande schermo. Date le premesse, molto probabilmente Nintendo non provvederà a creare e pubblicare un’applicazione specifica su iTunes. 3000 auto in prova in Usa L'auto intelligente è su strada.

Ecco il tablet secondo Nintendo e la console per il cloud di nVidia.