When you're as big as the Tata Group (and if you don't know about the company, you should read up on it), you can develop hardware products just for your own internal use. That's apparently what the company is doing with a piece of wristware building a safety watch for workers in several of its subsidiaries. The Economic Times of India reports that Tata CIO Gopichand … [Read more...]
Google Glass for Enterprise Hits the FCC
All electronic devices in the United States need approval from the FCC before they hit the market; it's usually (but not always) the last stop between Engineering or Manufacturing and Sales. Google has filed an application for Glass for Enterprise, the refined business version of the Glass that the company sold to "explorers" up until early this year. The enterprise version … [Read more...]
Aviation Wearable Keeps Planes in the Air
The Australian aerospace company TAE will soon begin commercializing wearable gear that will help aircraft technicians keep airplanes flying. A story in the Australian Financial Review says Guardian Mentor Remote, developed by the Australian national science agency CSIRO, comprises a headset and visor that can let technicians bring in experts to help wherever they are in the … [Read more...]
New Enterprise Glass Details Reported
The drip of information about the Google Glass Enterprise Edition appears to have started. 9to5Google is citing "several sources familiar with advanced prototypes" as saying that the business-oriented version will have a larger display prism that's easier to see than the initial Explorer edition. Also, the site reports that Enterprise Glass will be powered by an Intel Atom … [Read more...]
Boeing Study Validates Cost Savings of Augmented Reality
Any new technology application will meet justified skepticism, and virtual/augmented reality is certainly no exception. Aerospace giant Boeing has concluded a study that strongly indicates significant cost savings of augmented reality in complex factory floor environments. Paul Davies, of Boeing's Research & Technology Group, told the Augmented World Expo that his … [Read more...]
MWC Day 1: Good Technology Brings Wearables Into the Enterprise
Corporate IT directors tend to be control freaks, and for good reasons. The "bring your own devices" movement is driven primarily by users who want to be able to unify the same technology in their business and personal lives; IT directors, who are responsible for the security of corporate data, have had to suck it up as best they can. Good Technology has made a nice business … [Read more...]