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Gadgets

Stop Mangling Your Goggles And Behold The Power Of Magnetic Lenses

2:00AM February 9, 2012 | Roberto Baldwin

After a few seasons on the slopes, you realise that having a set of goggles with interchangeable lenses is a must. Then you realise that changing the lenses on those goggles is a huge pain in the arse. Well magical magnets are once again the answer to all of our troubles. More »

Gadgets

Bone Conducting Ski Goggles: Say It With Your Skull

5:30AM February 5, 2012 | Andrew Liszewski

Microphones can’t discriminate what they hear, which can lead to noisy conversations if you’re careening down a snowy hill. But by picking up the vibrations in your skull while you talk, Buhel’s new SpeakGoggle G33s promise to clearly decipher every word. More »

Science

The Secret Future Of Night Vision Tech

6:00AM September 15, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

Even as an ageing tech, night vision is still pretty awesome. But Wired’s Noah Shachtman got a rare up-close look at the bleeding edge night vision tech that’s in the field and being developed behind closed doors. More »

Entertainment

Sony’s Wearable 3D Home Theatre Sits On Your Face

11:55PM August 31, 2011 | Brent Rose

File this one under crazy/awesome/but really more crazy. Later this year, Sony will be releasing personal 3D home theatre headgear for one viewer at a time. Called the HMZ-T1, it’s your chance to finally quash your Geordi La Forge envy. More »

Gadgets

Virtual Reality Goggles For iPhone Turn 2D Content Into ’3D’

3:00AM August 19, 2011 | Kat Hannaford

Good ol’ Hammacher Schlemmer — they’ve taken one company’s outlandish idea of a virtual reality viewer for the iPhone, and turned it into a $US50 contraption nobody will buy. More »

Gadgets

Swimming Goggles Made From Fish Scales

4:00AM July 17, 2011 | Kwame Opam

While they don’t come with gills, these goggles are good enough for any trip to the beach. Because they’re made out of actual fish scales. Unique! Designed by Erik de Laurens, they’re part of a project he calls Fish Feast. More »

Software

Google’s Goggles App Brings The Getty Museum To Life

9:17AM June 28, 2011 | Kelly Hodgkins

Google Goggles is getting all museum-y on us. Google has partnered with the Getty Museum to let visitors photograph artwork with Goggles and receive a guided virtual tour in exchange. More »

Software

Google Goggles Is Good At Turning Business Cards Into Contacts

5:38AM May 10, 2011 | Adam Pash

Android: Today’s update to Google Goggles brings improved business card recognition to the search-by-photo app, streamlining the process of converting a colleague’s business card into a digital contact. Goggles had biz card recognition previously, but it has gotten much better at turning cards to contacts since we first mentioned the feature. More »

Science

Night Vision Goggles Are Finally Awesome Again

6:00AM April 21, 2011 | Kyle Wagner

Night vision is one of those technologies we instinctively think is all high tech, but after 30-plus years, it’s a bit rough around the edges. SA Photonics’ new Hi-Res Night Vision System brings it back up to speed. More »

Science

Darpa’s Hologram Goggles Will Unleash Drone Hell

12:40AM April 12, 2011 | Noah Shachtman - Wired

The Pentagon’s mad-science arm wants robotic death-from-above, on demand. And the key to getting it done just might be holograms. More »