Coolest toy of the year: Google and Mattel give the old View-Master an exciting VR twist
Google and Mattel on Friday unveiled a new View-Master toy infused with virtual-reality technology. The Internet search giant and the toymaker plan to use Google's Cardboard virtual-reality platform to offer virtual reality, augmented reality and "photospheric" images, using a smartphone as the…
Google Said to be Testing ‘Buy’ Button in Bid to Compete with Amazon
Aware that a good many consumers jump from its online Shopping tool to merchants’ websites as soon as useful search results have been served up, Google is reportedly looking to introduce a one-click ‘buy’ button to keep Web shoppers on its pages for longer. Given the reach and scale of Google, it’s…
Google Now Lets You Prove Your Identity with a USB Security Key
It shouldn't surprise you that Google's a big proponent of online security, and that's why it's rolling out support for a new way to prove you are you who are: a USB Security Key. Google's normal approach to two-step authorization involves getting a text on your phone to verify your identity, but…
Google Inks a Deal With Novartis to Make Smart Contact Lenses
Google’s "smart contact lens" just went from patents to partners. The Google X project is now officially in lock step with healthcare giant Novartis, the parent of Alcon, which produces some of the most-widely used contact lens products on the market, including Air Optix, FreshLook and Dailies.…
Google Bought a Satellite Company for $500 Million
Google is in the ground, on the roads and floating through the skies, and now it's looking beyond, by agreeing to the half-billion dollar cash purchase of a company that says it's "built and launched the world's smallest high-resolution imaging satellite, which collects beautiful and useful images…
Google Reveals 3D-Sensing Project Tango Tablet Prototype
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTL1IXTDH30#t=13 Google just unveiled a $1,000 tablet prototype equipped with 3D-sensors and a motion-tracking camera. The tablet is the latest venture of Google's Project Tango initiative aimed at bringing 3D motion and depth sensors to mobile devices. The 7-inch…
Google’s Rumored Stars Bookmarking Service Gets A Bit More Real As Chrome Extension Leaks
We’ve been hearing rumors about Google Stars — a new bookmarking service from Google — for quite a while now, but today, the project got a bit more real thanks to an extension the well-known Google watcher Florian Kiersch found earlier today. Once installed, Stars is integrated into Chrome and…
Report: Google's Next Tablet Will Have 3D Vision Technology
Google has a new tablet in the works that incorporates advanced vision capabilities that can capture more precise three-dimensional images of objects, the Wall Street Journal reported late Thursday. Sporting a 7-inch display, the tablet will come equipped with two rear-facing cameras, infrared…
Apple Introduces the iPad Mini
Welcome to the world, iPad mini! ...and congratulations, tech fanatics everywhere who will soon finally get their hands on the real thing and squash a year’s worth of rumors about the new gadget’s what-ifs. The actual specs are in, and the new device, which enters a ring of many contenders…
Imo: Free Messaging – and a Whole Lot More
How do you message? Facebook Chat, Google Talk, AIM and Skype are just a few ways in which you can stay connected to your friends; and now there’s a new platform that takes messaging service to a new level. Imo not only lets you text for free from all of the aforementioned services but it also…