Chris Wiltz

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Advanced Warfare: 4 Real-Life Military Exoskeletons

November 06, 2014

This week sees the release of the latest edition of the wildly popular Call of Duty video game franchise, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. Set during a corporate-run war 50 years in the future, the game has a feature that has gamers buzzing -- the advanced exoskeletons that give players a variety of...

Is the Microsoft Band Too Late to the Wearables Party?

November 05, 2014

Design Hardware & Software

Chris Wiltz

With all the major tech companies either releasing or investing in wearables it was only a matter of time before Microsoft got in on the game. Last week the software giant released Microsoft Band a bit under the radar. There was none of the fanfare that accompanied Samsung's Galaxy Gear, Google's...

Google Reveals Prototype of 'Project Ara' Customizable Modular Smartphone

November 04, 2014

Design Hardware & Software

Chris Wiltz

Until now Google has remained relatively quiet about its modular smartphone, codenamed Project Ara , since its first developer conferences around the device last April. Now the company has announced two more developer conferences. The first will take place January 14, 2015, in Mountain View, Calif...

Nintendo Wants to Track Your Sleep and Fatigue

November 03, 2014

Gadget Freak

Chris Wiltz

During the company's Q2 investor call last week Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata announced that the gaming company is developing a sleep-tracking device — the first of what it plans as a series of quality of life (QoL) products. The tracker is being developed in conjunction with ResMed, a medical device...