Employees at eyeglasses designer Michael Pachleitner Group have no reason to consult desktop computers, tablets or old-fashioned paper binders to find items in their 22,000 square-foot warehouse. The information is right in front of their faces. Alternate Reality Technology is being developed to project images or other digital information on to the lens of glasses. See one type of device under development. The Austrian company recently outfitted warehouse workers with a head-mounted device that displays digital information on a clear lens over one of the eyes. The lens gives visual directions through a Wi-Fi connection to the 1.4 million items stored in the vast warehouse. It also confirms they made the right pick, and frees up their hands. By July, the company's six warehouse pickers ... Continue reading →
Next up at BAM: Theater for the 99%. At a new playhouse the Brooklyn Academy of Music is opening in September, all the tickets are priced at $20. “It’s the democratization of the theater experience,” said BAM marketing exec Soo Pak — who predicts the pricing will draw young newcomers on tight budgets to the Fort Greene cultural facility. The BAM Fishman Space at 321 Ashland Place has just 250 seats, which will put audiences up close and personal with theater, dance and music performances. For some shows, as few as 80 seats will be set up. “The viewers will connect in a way they can’t in a larger theater,” Pak said. “We will give them a really intimate experience.” In contrast, BAM’s opera house ... Continue reading →
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William Galvin, the Massachusetts Secretary of Commonwealth, issued a subpoena to Morgan Stanley over an analyst's discussions with investors on Facebook."The Securities Division has put out a subpoena to Morgan Stanley in connection with the analyst's discussion with certain institutional investors about the revenue prospects for Facebook," a spokesperson for Galvin's office said on Tuesday. "Morgan Stanley followed the same procedures for the Facebook offering that it follows for all IPOs. These procedures are in compliance with all applicable regulations," a Morgan Stanley spokesman said in an emailed statement. The analyst's revisions came after Facebook revised its prospectus on May 9, which the firm forwarded to all of its retail and institutional clients, according to the statement. Troubled launch The much-anticipated social media site's initial ... Continue reading →
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Click to enlarge XBOX KINECT GAMES: STAR WARS / MICHAEL PHELPS: PUSH THE LIMIT One asks you to dance DDR-style with Stormtroopers. The other has you mimic swim strokes while standing up. HONDA GATHER ADVANCE 4 Shown at the 2010 Tokyo Auto Salon but dormant since, it teased gesture-based control over the sound and navigation systems. SAMSUNG SMART TV Remote-control haters can log in to the $4,000 web-enabled TV by showing their face, and change channels using their voice. FLUTTER The app lets you pause and play iTunes and Spotify with a wave of your hand. Go nuts. WAVE ALARM Anyone using an iPhone as an alarm can snooze the rooster by waving a hand over the device. ROBOT NURSES Purdue scientists built bots that ... Continue reading →
