Peripheral News

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  Google Unveils Project Glass Augmented Reality Glasses

  05 April 2012

  Google's Project Glass asks - what would you do with a pair of AR glasses?

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  Amazon Pulls 5,000 Titles From Kindle Store

  23 February 2012

  A publishers refusal to change the terms of its contract has led Amazon to pull all its books from the Kindle Store.

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  Google To Launch Heads-Up Display Glasses

  22 February 2012

  Think Terminator-style view of the world and you're on the right track.

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  Kinect For Windows Now Available

  01 February 2012

  Microsoft has kept its word and released the version 1.0 of the SDK for Kinect for Windows.

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  Nike+ Fuelband Measures Activity in NikeFuel [Update]

  20 January 2012

  Nike’s latest entry into the sports tracker market is a wristband which aims to motivate people to be more active.

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  The Weirdest Gadgets of CES 2012

  19 January 2012

  We've rounded-up all the weirdest bits from the biggest tech conference in the world. Featuring dancing cats and see-thru computers.

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  Logitech Unveils First 1080p Webcam & Cuboid Mouse

  05 January 2012

  A square mouse may sound odd, but video chatting in glorious Full HD is certainly a more appealing prospect.

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  Queen’s Speech Available On Kindle

  22 December 2011

  One can peruse the Queen’s speech this Christmas on one’s Kindle, which is terribly nice

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  Win Western Digital and Spotify Goodies

  06 December 2011

  Competition: Western Digital WDTV media players and Spotify subscriptions up for grabs.

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  First Mirasol eReader Goes On Sale

  22 November 2011

  Qualcomm and Kyobo have partnered to launch the first ereader with a low power colour Mirasol display.

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  SD Cards To Get Smart

  10 November 2011

  The SD Association has announced new standards which could turn the humble SD card into something far smarter.

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  Kobo Purchased By Japanese Ecommerce Company

  09 November 2011

  Canadian ereader manufacturer, Kobo, has been purchased for US$315m by Rakuten.

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  Best Buy Shutting All UK Stores

  07 November 2011

  Best Buy Europe has announced that all its 11 UK stores will close.

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  Up By Jawbone Monitors Your Activity & Sleep

  03 November 2011

  The Up wristband uses a motion sensor to track you every step - and snore.

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  Amazon Launches Kindle Owners' Lending Library

  03 November 2011

  - but only in the US and only for Amazon Prime members.