A new site, WhereDidYouWearIt.com, is encouraging people to 'check in' when they're having sex with a condom, which shows their location of intimacy on a map. Here's how it works and why it exists.
: ReadWriteMobile ReadWriteWeb Channels ReadWriteStart ReadWriteBiz ReadWriteEnterprise ReadWriteCloud ReadWriteHack ReadWriteMobile ReadWriteMobile All Posts Archives Featured White Papers RSS Twitter Facebook Marketing Your App : Find Market Weaknesses and Exploit Them By Dan Rowinski February 29, 2012 8:00 AM View Comments Tweet This post is part of our ReadWriteMobile channel , which is dedicated to helping its community understand the strategic business and technical implications of developing mobile applications . This channel is sponsored by Alcatel-Lucent As you're exploring these resources , check out this helpful resource from our sponsors : Cultivating a Developer Ecosystem : Understanding Their Needs There are more smartphones in the hands of consumers than ever . The natural
Wondering what all the fuss is about when it comes to web-based user tracking? Mozilla Collusion will help you understand.
Shawn McCombs from thief dark has modified his Xbox 360 controller for rapid fire mode by making it fully adjustable. The video shows how the system works. It has a pot that mounts on the side which is used to make the adjustments to how the rapid fire works. “Now I will have to [...]
It's official: Apple is hosting a media event on March 7 at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater. The invitation shows an iPad, which strongly suggests the unveiling of a new tablet.
Combination case + battery seeks to give iPhone users the best of all worlds when it comes to back-up battery power.
How's that New Year's Resolution about getting fit working out for you? While your intentions were honourable, you might've already given up on the notion of exercising more and eating healthier. Well, a new iOS app might be able to help with the former.
Pico projectors have been around since 2008, and now Samsung's offering up a new Galaxy Android phone that comes with one built-in.
You might think of the above picture as some kind of air freshener for your car. Well it is a really cool system designed by Signa Chemistry to recharge your phone with the help of teaspoon of water. Via: Electronics Lab “The company, working with partners, has developed a recharge system that requires just a [...]
Photoshop is the program to which most artists, designers, and hobbyists turn. Now users can edit and enhance photos in a new version of the app made just for touchscreens.
PyroElectro highlights this attention-grabbing PIC 18F4450 based Line Following Robot project by some university students. The main purpose of this embedded system is to follow a line. You can also refer with the description below if you want to pick the idea for your academic projects. Via: PyroElectro “This was a second-year Embedded Systems Application [...]
Kerry Wong from kerrywong.com shows us how to interface to a MMA8453Q cheap accelerometer using an ATmega328 MCU. There are tons of cool projects out there that are just waiting to be designed using accelerometers! “MMA8453Q uses the I2C protocol, so I assumed that I could use the default Arduino Wire library. Unfortunately, MMA8453Q [...]
Google is rumoured to be working on wearable Goggles that augment reality with real-time, location-based information.
Through a new partnership with the NHLPA, RIM hopes to raise awareness of their recently upgraded BlackBerry PlayBook. But the effort might just backfire.
The MakerBot Replicator is here! It’s an amazing 3D printer which lets you print 3D objects in different colors. It has dual extrusion now which facilitates printing objects in two different colors simultaneously. Check out what Bre Pettis from MakerBot Industries has said about the new model. Via: MakerBot Industries “The MakerBot Replicator™ creates [...]
The New Times in the UK ran an interesting piece in their newspaper recently proclaiming that AR glasses will be here by the end of the year. Even better they went on to say that ...
Larry sent in his DIY Vacuum Motion Sensor Mouse Trap creation. “I built a mouse trap using an infrared motion sensor wall switch, an extension cord, a paper towel tube and a mini shop-vac. peanut butter is the bait. The mouse goes in the tube. The sensor senses it and turns on the shop-vac [...]
This POV Hard Drive Clock with Etched Copper Numbers is a work of art. The custom board on the back keeps track of time, spins the motor and uses LEDs to light the correct number when it is in the proper location. The numbers have been etched out of a copper PCB to [...]
Solder Fumes are often annoying. I found this really good solution to get rid of the irritating solder fumes which always tend to rise up into my nose. If you can relate to this, you can also go through this easy solution by Jean-Claude Wippler from Jeelabs. He has described a simple procedure which [...]
Cubify has launched a really cool 3D objects printer that can print objects. Those of you who are interested in decorating their houses, this is a must have gadget that you should get to enhance your creativity skills. Just check out these objects printed by The Cube. If you want to cubify your [...]
Yesterday I read an interesting article on Wired where they issued an open letter to augmented reality. In their article they question where all the killer apps are and highlight the fact that AR is ...
This app probably isn’t exactly augmented reality but I have seen a lot of apps that claim to be AR for doing a lot less. If you’re a fan of the movie the Matrix, take ...
The Augmented Planet app disappeared from the app store last year, but the good news its back, big and better than ever. The new app is a universal version for iPhone and iPad users and ...
Trawling though my inbox I came across this fun video sent to me by Young Lee. It’s a pretty sweet viral video showing some hi-tech gangsters training courtesy of augmented realty.
If the Karate Kid had ...
I know I blog a lot about iOS and often neglect our Android readers, so it’s always good to hear from Android developers who ask ‘how about me’. Good stuff.
This morning I posted about the ...
After writing a book last year on developing content for augmented reality browsers using Layar, junaio and Wikitude, I’m pleased to say that I will shortly be starting a more ambitious book project focused on ...