Hearing aids often meet with resistance from the very people who could use them most—either because they're not comfortable, they're too obvious, or they're too expensive. Startup Eargo` aims to transform the market by solving all three of these common issues. At first glance, you wouldn't even think Eargo is a hearing aid. The design, says co-founder Raphael Michel, … [Read more...]
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Google’s Project Soli Rethinks Interaction
Google took the wraps off Project Soli during its Google I/O developer conference, quietly introducing a highly sensitive motion sensor that could reshape how we interact with close-range devices. We've seen radar signals used in various ways, and generally in much larger sizes and forms than what Google unveiled at I/O. Project Soli, Google says, marks the first time radar … [Read more...]
What to Expect From Levi’s Deal with Google
A fashion designer at Google's annual I/O developer conference? Inconceivable. But with the unveiling of Project Jacquard, Google's touch-enabled material, it suddenly makes sense that Paul Dillinger, Levi Strauss’s head of global product innovation. could be seen wandering amidst developers. After all, the world of apps and fashion are about to collide, and Levi's will be … [Read more...]
Google’s Project Jacquard Transforms Clothing Into Wearables
Dr. Ivan Poupyrev is part of Google’s secretive ATAP division, a team of Googlers tasked with making the stuff of science fiction reality. Take Project Jacquard, introduced by Poupyrev not at Google I/O's 2015 keynote but rather at an under-the-radar standing-room-only session on the second day of the conference. Project Jacquard won't fly under the radar anymore. It was one … [Read more...]