This Week in Sensors

I’m not a big Disney fan. We took our three boys to the Magic Kingdom for a single day last year and it was a complete #failure.  They haven’t been indoctrinated into the subculture. Any while my kids showed no interest in “meeting” the characters I recognize that is a bit thing for many kids. […]

Another Approach to Gesture

I mentioned gesture in a post earlier this week.  Earlier this week, Microsoft Research unveiled the gloveless digital hand interface which uses cameras and gesture.  Here is a video: Another approach is the work being done by PredictGaze. PredictGaze wants to take advantage of the cameras (ie sensors) already embedded in devices like smartphones and […]

A few Recent MEMs Applications

I’m a big fan of MEMs and have written frequently about the sensorization of consumer tech.  I recently came across two interesting applications.  The first is Twine and the second is GreenGoose. Twine is a “wireless sensor block tightly integrated with a cloud-based service.” Twine has WiFi, an internal temperature sensor and accelerometer (for vibration and […]

Google Now

Google recently introduced Google Now – an app/service available on android.  Essentially, Google Now attempts to predict the information you want. Standing on a train platform – Google Now will deliver up details on the next departing train.  If you have an appointment across town, Google Now monitors traffic and alerts you when you need to […]