Microsoft’s HoloLens and Learning
Microsoft set the tech community abuzz with a demonstration of their new Wearable Technology, HoloLens, at the recent Build event. HoloLens works with Windows 10 to create a holographic augmented reality …
Virtual Reality Comes to Tribeca Film Festival
Virtual Reality was the new arrival at the Tribeca Film Festival this year, spurred on by the development of inexpensive VR gear from Oculus, Samsung and Google (Google Cardboard). Stanford professor …
Stunning Virtual Reality – the RoundMe App
After a wave of Virtual Reality apps for Android phones (no surprise given Google’s role here), VR apps are now coming to the iPhone. RoundMe is a newcomer to this group and …
Apple Watch Redefines Wearable Tech
Apple Watch redefines the Wearable Tech category this week. Within weeks, thousands of people will be walking the streets with a miniature computer strapped to their wrist. The talk will be: …
Disney Gets Wearable Technology
If there’s a single company that understands Wearable Technology, it’s Disney with the rollout of its MagicBand Wearable in the Magic Kingdom theme parks. Google stumbled (though we can assume another …
Apple Watch Design Lesson – Keep It Simple
As we get ready for the Apple Watch release on April 24th, developers have been hard at work designing the apps. Evernote has taken to heart lessons learned from developing apps for …
Beyond SXSWedu: The Wearable Conversation Continues
The conversation from our Wear to Learn session on Wearables in Education at SXSWedu continues. We truly enjoyed the active participation in our session and were excited to see some after-conference summaries …
Wearables and Health Concerns
The New York Times has published an article by Nick Bilton on Wearables in the Style section that tackles possible health concerns with the Apple Watch – surprisingly, it reads more …
Apple’s ResearchKit may Transform Medical Research by Crowdsourcing Data
Apple’s ResearchKit reveals the disruptive potential for the mobile devices and the Quantified Self. In just 24 hours, 11,000 iPhone owners signed up for a heart health study. As Alan Yeung, medical …
SXSWedu Preview Video: Wear to Learn
Watch the preview video for our presentation Wear to Learn on Wearables in Education at SXSWedu on Thursday morning, 10:30-11:30am in Salon F at the Hilton Austin Hotel. We are on …
Apple Watch Selection Flowchart
The Joy of Tech nailed it with their humorous Apple Watch Selection Flowchart. And this is why Apple may garner a large share of the Wearable Tech market – choice and …
Apple Watch Out of the Box – a New Era in Wearables
The long awaited Apple Watch is poised to redefine the place of Wearables in our lives. Get ready to discover your body – get ready for Digital Bodies 2.0. The most …
SXSW Session – Wear to Learn: The Body as an Interface
Join us for our SXSW-EDU session on Wearable Technology in Austin, Texas! The session will be on Thursday, March 12th at 10:30am. SXSW-EDU Description: What happens as wearable tech enters …