AR glasses market on the rise
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 by Brittany Hainzinger
AR glasses are a type of wearable technology that connects people to computers. Many functions of smart glasses enable users to examine data pertinent to their environment. Technology for AR glasses has advanced tremendously in recent years. Several sectors, including manufacturing, shipping, field service, inspection, and operation, are already expanding with smart gla...
Low code platforms evolve beyond application development
Wednesday, January 20, 2021 by Freeman Lightner
Edge computing, which pushes "computational" work as close as possible to the point of data collection, will attain critical mass in 2021. Already, more than 50% of new enterprise IT infrastructure will adopt edge computing as an alternative to massively centralized data centers, for proprietary data or in situations (such as transportation or defense) that ne...
Why Glass Enterprise Edition 2 is easier to develop for and deploy
Wednesday, May 22, 2019 by Richard Harris
Google made the first prototype of "Google Glass" in early 2013, and sold them as prototypes, in limited quantity for $1,500 - a hefty price to pay but super cutting edge and they came with total geeky overload.
The official public release of the glasses game later in 2014 and was met with an abundance of backlash because of obvious privacy concerns.
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9.7M developers use JavaScript
Monday, April 9, 2018 by Richard Harris
SlashData announces the release of the State of the Developer Nation Report 14th Edition, based on the results of the bi-annual Developer Economics survey, which reached 21,700+ developers from 169 countries in 9 areas of involvement in November-December 2017.State of the Developer Nation Report report focuses on 4 major themes, each with its own visualization:For the f...
Why virtual reality might not become reality for online casinos
Wednesday, March 29, 2017 by Austin Harris
The online casino industry is no stranger to innovation. Every year, gambling industry conferences are wowed with demonstrations of new technologies, and bold claims about the future of the industry. In a number of cases, these developments do make it through to the mainstream,changing the face of the industry forever. Novelties like mobile gaming and live dealer games ...
How Emotion AI is becoming a real opportunity for developers
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 by Richard Harris
We recently spoke with emotion artificial intelligence (AI) company, Affectiva, about how Emotion AI is emerging as a new opportunity for developers. Affectiva recently announced that its emotion recognition SDK has been integrated with Unity. Developers in a range of industries from gaming, education, robotics and healthcare, to experiential marketing and more ar...
HackHands Founder Gives Insights About hack.summit 2016
Saturday, December 26, 2015 by Richard Harris
HackHands founder Ed Roman sat with us to talk about the second installment of hack.summit(), which debuted last year as the largest-ever Web conference for developers with 64,000 registrants. The event, which is designed to aid non-profits focused on bringing diversity and education to tech, will be organized and promoted by Pluralsight, which recently acquired HackHan...
Augumenta Offers New Functionality to Enterprise Smartglass SDK
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 by Richard Harris
Augumenta has released new functionality to its Software Development Kit (SDK) for enterprise smartglasses applications. The platform now offers the integration of gesture control and smart surfaces, providing the basis for an enhanced and more productive user interface for augmented reality work spaces.The SDK is being used on a number of smart glasses, such as Google ...
The Future of Google Glass Now That Explorer Program Is Gone
Wednesday, February 11, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
It’s all quite on the Google smart glasses front as Google Glass is transitioning under new leadership. This transition was announced innocuously on a blog post last month which announced the “graduation” from Google[x] labs.Here is the meat of the announcement:Since we first met, interest in wearables has exploded and today it’s one of the most exciting areas in t...
What Developers Need to Know About Apple’s HealthKit and HIPAA Compliance
Wednesday, July 9, 2014 by Jason Wang
Apple gave the world a glimpse at the next wave of digital innovation at their annual WorldWide Developers conference with the launch of HealthKit and companion app Health. Both instantly turn the iPhone into arguably the largest digital health platform in the world. While wearables have captured attention and interest, from the Nike Fuelband to Google Gl...
Salesforce Offers Enterprise Developers New Salesforce Wear Developer Pack
Wednesday, June 11, 2014 by Richard Harris
The new Salesforce Wear Developer Pack is a collection of open-source starter apps that lets developers design and build wearable apps that connect to the Salesforce1 Platform. The Wear Developer Pack is now generally available and is included with all user licenses of Salesforce CRM and the Salesforce Platform.Salesforce Wear is building in support for devices which ca...
Blippar to Release New Augmented Reality Gaming Platform for Google Glass
Friday, May 30, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
Earlier this year, Blippar unveiled is augmented reality app on Google Glass, showcasing its fully functional image-recognition capabilities on the device. Now Blippar has announced its latest foray into augmented reality, with proprietary gesture-recognition technology driving its new gaming platform.Blippar's Games for Glass platform is a new gaming ex...
Moto360 Smartwatch Looks Like a Watch, Will That Turn Off Techies
Friday, May 30, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
It's easy to imagine a Star Trek engineer wearing Google Glass as he/she walks through the Starship Enterprise virtually checking the ships systems as they go. It’s not so easy to imagine doing the same with the Moto360. Unless they go back in time to 1983, then they probably would fit right in.I’m not knocking the Moto360, I’m just wondering how early adopting tec...
May 2014 Issue of ADM is Here!
Friday, May 2, 2014 by Richard Harris
Okay first a little gloating, I'm proud to announce the 12 issue of App Developer Magazine, May 2014! The issue is over 80 pages and contains some excellent resources including everything from using Facebook to help promote your app, to knowing where to invest in the mobile industry, it's all right here!Here is the complete lineup:FEATURESGuide: Using Facebook To G...
Game Developers Have a Bright Future With Google Glass
Friday, April 25, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
Game developers should keep a close eye (pun intended) on Google Glass and its potential to create immersive games. As Google points out, “With tons of tiny sensors and a screen that fits neatly above the eye, Glass is an exciting new place to play.”There are plenty of examples of Augmented Reality devices (we reported on several during GDC) but they tend to be bulky, s...
OnTheGo Platforms Launches Beta SDK for Smart Glass Augmented Reality Interface
Friday, April 18, 2014 by Richard Harris
OnTheGo Platforms has launched a new type of interface for Smart Glasses, called Ari (Augmented Reality Interface). The company points out that “Voice and touch control work well on smartphones, but smart glasses require a new, intuitive interface.” The companies Ari SDK uses a single outward facing camera to track a user’s hand motions and gestures, enabling ...
Embarcadero RAD Studio XE6 Provides C++ Visual Development Environment for Android
Friday, April 18, 2014 by Richard Harris
Embarcadero Technologies is now offering RAD Studio XE6, a multi-device, natively compiled app development platform for Windows, Android, iOS and Mac.RAD Studio XE6 introduces a C++ visual development environment for Android apps, enabling developers to modernize their Windows applications with VCL enhancements and expansion to mobile, and facilitates the crea...
One Day Google Glass Sale – Get Yours Now!
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
Google is giving US residents one day to order Google Glass and the availability is limited. If you are just filing your taxes and maybe still are smarting for writing a big check, another $1500 might not be for you.But if you want to get a Glass Explorer Edition today is the only day, well at least for today. You can choose from four titanium frames with a pr...
Top Mobile Predictions for 2015 and Beyond
Tuesday, February 25, 2014 by Richard Harris
If you had a crystal ball and looked at 2015 and 2016 to see what will be the driving factors for mobile what would you see? Garnter analyst Nick Jones provides his top 10 predictions in a recent report.And what where they? Drumroll please:1) Multiplatform/Multiarchitecture AD Tools2) HTML53) Advanced Mobile UX Design4) High-Precision Location Sensing5) Wearab...
Google Lists Glass Wearer Etiquette
Wednesday, February 19, 2014 by Richard Harris
The elephant in the room anytime you see someone with Google glass upon their face is "are they recording me", or "what are they seeing, that I'm not"! As the smart wearable device grows in popularity so will the abuse of using such a gadget. Right now you can't really buy a set of the glasses without joining the explorer program (and being approved) so the off behavior...
Adtiles Motion Ads Looks to Shake Up Native Mobile Ads
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
Pretty soon, many of the most popular apps might just be elaborate ads, packaged to entertain, published to monetize.Adtiles is helping to blur the line between what is an integral part of an app and what is advertising with its Motion Ads product, a new solution that is being added to Adtile’s native iOS SDK, Design Desk and ad serving technology. Shake your ...
Wearable Tech’s Hottest Names Converge for SXSW Panel
Wednesday, January 29, 2014 by Richard Harris
AUSTIN, Texas— Rocksauce Studios—an Austin, Texas-based mobile design and app development studio responsible for SmallCall, TickTalk, Brewski Me, and Tripini — will be presenting SXSW’s most blush-inducing panel to the 2014 Interactive Festival. Tech Off Your Clothes: Naked Truths of Wearables, will be an exciting looking into the tech industry’s most burgeoning sc...
Don't Miss the App Developer Weekly News Roundup
Saturday, October 5, 2013 by Richard Harris
Top Stories for the week of 10/5/2013App Marketing 101; Crush the Competition and Rule the App StoreWhen you’re wrapped up with writing code or testing your app one last time, thinking about marketing it might be the last thing in your mind. After all, building an app is a big accomplishment. But it is just step one on your path to achieving your goals. Whether you’re b...
GTA Gaming HUD With the Help of Google Glass Hack
Saturday, October 5, 2013 by Richard Harris
If you have GTA3 and Google glass wearable device we might have some news that could add a new level of awesomeness to the game. It's a known fact that there are at times too many indicators and information blobs on the screen at once when playing the game. But a developer Mike DiGiovanni. has created a simple hack that will allow part of the game to be displayed ...
Glass Tesla App Reveals Future Developer Opportunities
Tuesday, July 16, 2013 by Richard Harris
In his article posted on Minyanville, Jake Barach reports app developer Sahas Katta has created the Glass Tesla app for Google Glass that can manage the car manufacturer's Tesla S model climate, lock and unlock doors, open the sunroof, locate and track the vehicle, start and stop charging, and display gas mileage.Of particular interest is the usage of the Google gl...
Developers: Start Building For Google Glass Now
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 by Richard Harris
This week the specs were released for the Google Glass hardware so developers can start taking a bite of the SDK and see what is possible for interfacing with the new device, here are the specs.FitAdjustable nosepads and durable frame fits any face.Extra nosepads in two sizes.DisplayHigh resolution display is the equivalent of a 25 inch high definition screen from eight...
Google Glass the most awesome thing you will see today
Friday, February 22, 2013 by Richard Harris
A wearable computer that can interact with you and let you "live your life" without being tied down by technology? That is what the Google Glass team has envisioned - "to bring technology closer to our senses". Google Glass started about 3 years ago as a vision from an engineer named Babak Parviz as part of Google’s X Lab initiative. Then it was an early proto...
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