In the wearable race for covering all the parts of the body with electronics, Sony has patented a ’smart‘ wig. BBC News points some potential uses like navigation with vibration feedback for blind people or as an additional device in the gaming industry. So if you are suffering from baldness and are looking forward to […]
Navigating by ear pulling: Pull-Navi
Image: Gizmodo Recently we have learned about a Japanese invention for tactile navigation. The researchers propose a way of navigation to which we have been used to since the early childhood – by pulling the ears in the needed direction. They argue that it provides an instantaneous response and is very natural. Here is what […]
„To wear or not to wear?“ – not a question with Navipal
Recently Forbes published an interesting article regarding the use of obvious wearables and the social implications of this, The article summarizes the general negative feeling about using the wearables openly in the public, which is the case with Google Glass or Pebble smartwatch. Sensovo Navipal, which is safely hidden under your clothes effectively makes this question […]