By Kyle Russell Despite giving no information about release date, price, or technical specs, Microsoft surprised many tech bloggers today with the announcement of Windows Holographic and the HoloLens, an operating system and headset for augmented reality computing. Read More …read more Source: TechCrunch Gadgets

By Darrell Etherington Microsoft and NASA are teaming up to make remote working on the Red Planet a reality, using the newly announced HoloLens headset, and the Windows Holographic technology that it supports. The platform is called OnSight, and is being developed out of NASA’s Pasadena-based Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). It uses the Mars Curiosity…

By John Biggs Researchers at North Carolina State University have built a new form of “dry” EKG/EMG sensors that allow doctors to get high-density data on a patient’s heart performance in a package that can be worn for extended periods of time. Traditional EKG sensors require a wet gel layer to be placed down between…

By Gabie Kur Introduction, specs and features Canon’s Maxify MB5320 is the latest installment in the company’s small business hardware designed to bring low-cost printing capabilities to smaller and home offices. This is part of Canon’s push to place a chokehold on the small office/home office (SOHO) market. The MB5320 is a wireless inkjet all-in-one…

By Gabie Kur Introduction, specs and features Canon’s Maxify MB5320 is the latest installment in the company’s small business hardware designed to bring low-cost printing capabilities to smaller and home offices. This is part of Canon’s push to place a chokehold on the small office/home office (SOHO) market. The MB5320 is a wireless inkjet all-in-one…

By Darrell Etherington It was a very Windows day, with Microsoft unveiling lots more about Windows 10, the next generation of its operating system, including how it will work across mobile, tablet, desktop and other platforms. The biggest surprise was probably the new HoloLens augmented reality headset Microsoft created, and the Windows Holographic software it…

By Michael Rougeau Probably the biggest gaming news to come out of Microsoft’s Windows 10 event today was that players will be able to stream any Xbox One game to a Windows 10 PC or tablet. Microsoft Studios and Xbox head Phil Spencer was on hand to show the feature off using Forza Horizon 2.…

By Michael Rougeau Probably the biggest gaming news to come out of Microsoft’s Windows 10 event today was that players will be able to stream any Xbox One game to a Windows 10 PC or tablet. Microsoft Studios and Xbox head Phil Spencer was on hand to show off the feature using Forza Horizon 2.…

By Darrell Etherington Microsoft wants to make your Xbox One a local game server for all your Windows 10 devices, the company announced today. Xbox lead Phil Spencer showed off the new feature on stage today in Seattle at Microsoft’s special event, playing Forza on Xbox One and streaming it to a Surface 3 where…

By Darrell Etherington Microsoft’s key takeaway for its Windows preview event today is that Windows 10 is everywhere – including Xbox. The gaming console’s inclusion in today’s announcements helped reinforce Redmond’s ambitious cross-device intentions. Microsoft Xbox gaming lead Phil Spencer opened the company’s discussion of gaming by talking about how personal the experience is,… Read…

By Michelle Fitzsimmons Windows 10 isn’t just about productivity; Microsoft has outlined how the new operating system will enhance PC gaming by expanding the Xbox One experience. The Xbox app for Windows 10 was detailed at Microsoft’s event, and the company said it will come installed on every Windows 10 PC and laptop. The app…

By Michelle Fitzsimmons Windows 10 isn’t just about productivity – Microsoft outlined how the new operating system will enhance PC gaming by expanding the Xbox One experience. The Xbox app for Windows 10 was detailed at Microsoft’s event, and the company said it will come installed on every Windows 10 PC and laptop. The app…

By Darrell Etherington Windows 10 was hailed as a cross-platform OS that makes it easy to build once and ship to almost anything at Microsoft’s special event today. Microsoft EVP of Operating Systems Terry Myserson said it was the “only platform that enables innovation across this broad range of devices.” Myserson kicked off the entire…

By John Biggs If you, like Stimpy, can’t stop yourself from pressing buttons due to Space Madness, Spark has something for you. A new product, called the Spark Button, is essentially just that: a button. What will happen when you press it? Maybe something good? Maybe something bad? I guess we’ll never know. But what…

By Chuong Nguyen Pico projectors, wireless charging, Intel Broadwell One of the challenges of implementing new technology in a small business environment is ensuring that the new gadgets you adopt do not impede your business operations. As small business owners seek out tools that are easy to use and simplify their workflow, we take a…