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Google’s Project Glass Awaiting Approval From US Authorities
Engadget has spotted an application for Google Glasses approval from the US Federal Communications Commission. For the first time, we’re getting a look at the specs of the heads-up display, and it might mean we aren’t far from the release of the Explorer Edition developer units. After all, Google held its first hackathon last weekend in San Francisco, with another scheduled for this weekend in NYC.
There Is Apparently An Even Smaller Apple TV
According to an FCC filing, Apple has a smaller Apple TV in the works. What’s weird is that it’s not that much smaller than the current Apple TV — the small version would be 93.78sqmm as opposed to the current version’s 98sqmm. Everything else about the FCC filing on the Apple TV looks identical to the current one.
Sonos Sound Bar Hits The FCC And May Land In Your Living Room Soon
Sonos wireless sound systems might not be cheap, but their easily switchable, multi-zone design makes having wireless music throughout your house simple. In 2012, the company added a burly sub to its lineup of products, and from the looks of this FCC filing in the US, a sound bar, called the Playbar, might drop soon.
Opinion: Hey, Can I Now Use My Phone On Planes?
I’ve travelled 29,000km on aeroplanes this year. That’s 27 flights. And on each of those 27 takeoffs and 27 landings, a hungover flight attendant has asked me and my fellow travellers to turn off our phones. I didn’t, not once. And you know what? I didn’t die. All 27 planes found the runway, none of their engines sputtered out.
FCC To FAA: C’mon, Let People Use Electronics During Takeoff
The US Federal Aviation Authority has been mulling over the idea of allowing the use of electronic devices during takeoff for a little while now. The US Federal Communications Commission, however, is getting impatient — and its chairman is now urging the FAA to get a move on.
