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Wearable Technology, the next User Experience Frontier

Wearable Technology, the next User Experience Frontier

Posted on 08. Sep, 2009 by .

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With the explosion of mobile device usage, technology has never been as portable as it is today. But portability alone does not necessarily determine a productive and satisfying user experience.  Mobile devices are infamous for their poor usability and so looking at the emergence of wearable technology; I cannot but feel a little concerned. Not due to [...]

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IBM patents Matrix-style, bullet dodging armor

Posted on 15. Feb, 2009 by .

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IBM was recently granted a patent for bionic body armor, originally filed last March, that’s intended to enable the wearer to dodge bullets. The device works by constantly emitting electromagnetic waves that bounce off any fast-moving projectiles. If the object in question is determined to be a threat, muscle stimulators activate and cause the wearer’s [...]

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