We wrote a few months ago about a call for applications to a Department of Homeland Security EMERGE program to develop wearables for first responders. TechNexus, a Chicago "venture collaborative" has picked 13 companies to work with it and DHS: BearTek: wearable tech built into task-specific gloves to wirelessly control devices. Energy Bionics: Develops, manufactures and … [Read more...]
CES: Pivothead SMART Goggle Livestreams HD Video
One of the complaints about Google Glass is that other people are worried that they're being monitored without their knowing it. For Glass, it probably isn't true. But Pivothead's new SMART eyewear is designed to livestream HD video, which may be a little creepy. Pivothead, whose Indiegogo campaign ends January 11, has released an SDK that will allow the SMART to interact … [Read more...]