Added 10 September, 2013
Wearable computing is the next frontier of for electronics firms. Even casual trend watchers know that this is the year of the smartwatch. But regular readers of WikiTrend know that there are lots of other tech-enabled wearables coming to market as well. The latest offering is BearTek Gloves that incorporate Bluetooth controls designed to allow...
Added 10 September, 2013
If you read WikiTrend regularly, you know that mobile attachments are where it's at when it comes to the Next Big Thing for smartphones. New products just keep on coming. Professional photographers would be nowhere without a light meters. But why have a separate device that could cost hundreds of dollars when you can simply have a small attachment...
Added 7 September, 2013
Digital art is often seen in contemporary art galleries these days, but it hasn't really made it yet to the walls of most homes we've visited. That may be changing now that Phillips, an eminent auction house, has teamed with Tumblr to create Paddles On!, a global auction of works by artists who are using digital technologies. Recognizing the...
Added 6 September, 2013
While companies like Samsung, Sony an Apple are falling all over themselves to create the most multi-functional wrist pieces, Kapture is offering a single simple feature that will undoubtedly be copied by the others: An always-on voice recorder that captures everything, then lets you decide later what you want to hang on to. Not sure what you just...
Added 6 September, 2013
Apple recently hired Paul Deneve, the former CEO of Yves Saint Laurent Group, to help them make tech fashionable. And Google is experimenting with hiding Glass in real, fashionable glasses frames. At the same time, clothing companies are incorporating technology into their products. The ear muff brand called 180s has just introduced ear warmers...
Added 5 September, 2013
All this talk of wearable technology lately is leading to actual talk. The age of Dick Tracy is here with a slew of new smartwatches that let you interact with the world via the phone in your pocket, without the pesky inconvenience of having to actually take said phone out of your pocket. One of the latest entries is the HOT Smartwatch, a new...
Added 5 September, 2013
We've written a lot about the rise of mobile attachments lately. And, unless you've been asleep for the last year, you are aware that "selfies" – in both deed and word – have gone mainstream. Now the two meet in one on-trend gadget, the #TheSelfie, a remote shutter release that makes it easy to take selfies or group shots. There's no special...
Added 4 September, 2013
While we haven't seen many apps lately that are truly game-changing, innovative mobile phone attachments keep coming at us with wicked speed. Photographers can finally take great pictures with their smartphones using the iblazr, the first fully synchronized flash for iPhone, iPad and Android. Launched as a Kickstarter, iblazr connects to the audio...
Added 3 September, 2013
Regular readers of WikiTrend will know that, which there hasn't been a whole lot of excitement lately in the smartphone app world, all the action has turned towards physical attachments that let you use your mobile in innovative new ways. Now there is a Kickstarter campaign for an attachment that lets you use your smartphone in completely new ways...
Added 2 September, 2013
Wearable technology is all the rage these days, what with new smart watches and biofeedback devices coming down the pike, this will be the Big Story of 2014. Getting an early jump on the trend is the Owlet Vitals Monitor, a device worn on a baby's leg that continuously lets parents see breathing and heart rate right on their mobile device. In...