Memoto lapel camera turns your life into one big photoblog

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><img alt="Memoto lifeblogging camera turns your life into one big photoblog" data-src-height="411" data-src-width="619" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/memotodsc07842.jpg" /> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">There likely aren't too many people in the world crying for ways to exponentially increase the number of digital pictures in their collections, but Memoto's hoping to help wearers rethink picture taking as they know it. The device, which is roughly the size of an SD card case, clips on a shirt collar, taking five-megapixel pictures every 30 seconds without prompting, running on a battery that'll last around two days. The idea is to create a lifeblog -- an encapsulation of what you did during a given day, told through still photos.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Those images are served up to the company's proprietary software application, which uses an algorithm to group them into clusters. Visiting a user's page presents a sampling of photos from throughout the day. From there, you can drill down into the clusters to see the group of shots taken 30 seconds apart. And, of course, there's sharing on the thing, letting you post those images and groups to places like Twitter and Facebook.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><img alt="Gallery Image" height="425" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07842.jpg" width="640" /> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><img alt="Gallery Image" height="425" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07846.jpg" width="640" /> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><img alt="Gallery Image" border="0" height="425" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07849.jpg" width="640" /> <img alt="Gallery Image" height="425" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07850.jpg" width="640" /> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><img alt="Gallery Image" height="425" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07854.jpg" width="640" /> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><img alt="Gallery Image" height="425" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07859.jpg" width="640" /> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><img alt="Gallery Image" height="425" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07839.jpg" width="640" /> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> The devices we saw weren't final versions -- they were just 3D-printed prototypes brought to Austin to give showgoers an idea of what to expect when it starts shipping next month. It won't be cheap, however -- the camera will run you $279. Though Memoto assures us that, even at that price, there's been plenty of interest in the thing, with thousands of pre-orders already on the books.</div></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="349" id="viddler-3092e454" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="//www.viddler.com/embed/3092e454/?f=1&offset=0&autoplay=0&secret=62940051&disablebranding=0&view_secret=62940051" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="545"></iframe></div>

Memoto lapel camera turns your life into one big photoblog

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Roli's Seaboard is a rubber-keyed piano that may redefine the way you play

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="Roli's Seaboard is a rubberkeyed piano that may redefine the way you play handson" data-src-height="412" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/rolidsc07791.jpg" /><br />Synths are nothing new, of course -- so what makes Roli's digital piano so novel? The instrument has a patent-pending rubberized surface that lets you bend and twist the keys as you play, freeing you from fiddling around with knobs, so you can directly, physically affect the way it sounds. Think of it as the difference between bending a string on a guitar, rather than stepping on the wah-wah pedal. It's the sort of thing you really have to see in action to appreciate -- thankfully, we've got the instrument's creator Roland Lamb giving us a demo after the break.</div><div class="post-gallery" style="text-align: left;"><img alt="Gallery Image" height="425" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07766.jpg" width="640" /> </div><div class="post-gallery" style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="post-gallery" style="text-align: left;"><img alt="Gallery Image" height="425" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07767.jpg" width="640" /> </div><div class="post-gallery" style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="post-gallery" style="text-align: left;"><img alt="Gallery Image" height="425" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07768.jpg" width="640" /> </div><div class="post-gallery" style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;">According to the musician-turned-CEO, the keyboard is really just the first step for a technology that can be incorporated into all manner of devices, helping to add a level of tangibility that's so often ignored in modern digital instruments. In the meantime, we're admittedly quite taken with what this prototype is capable of. In its final version, the keyboard will look a bit different, though the top will continue to be mostly bare, depending instead on that wheel to change between instrument, pitches and the like. The final version also won't require a tethered computer, though you'll be able to hook it up to one, in order to further customize the instruments.</div><div style="text-align: left;">Roli's opening the SDK to developers for even more unexpected updates. The team is also looking to get the thing in the hands of musicians for more feedback -- we could even see the instrument playing a role in some future hip-hop productions. In the meantime, we're still awaiting more information like pricing and availability, which Lamb has promised to share with the world sometime in the near future.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="349" id="viddler-d7850d37" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="//www.viddler.com/embed/d7850d37/?f=1&offset=0&autoplay=0&secret=93434694&disablebranding=0&view_secret=93434694" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="545"></iframe></div></div>

Roli's Seaboard is a rubber-keyed piano that may redefine the way you play

  Synths are nothing new, of course -- so what makes Roli's digital piano so novel? The instrument has a patent-pending rubberized sur...

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Ube WiFi Smart Dimmer to recieve customized multitouch gesture control

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/ubedsc07575.jpg" /><br />Here's a cool little addition to the increasingly competitive world of home automation. Ube's got a WiFi Smart Dimmer that utilizes multitouch functionality to control the the lights in your house -- use one finger to turn off a single light, or use two to turn off a set. The company picked SXSW as the venue to announce the forthcoming launch of customized gestures for other smart devices -- in the example given to us by CEO Utz Baldwin, a user can input a "W" to turn on the sprinklers -- or an "A" plus up swipe to turn on an alarm and an "A" plus a down swipe to disable it.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Sadly, the functionality won't be available for the launch of the first generation, though it's likely to come in time for the second generation, along with a software update for early adopters. Interested parties can support the company via Kickstarter right now -- Ube's a bit over halfway to its goal of $280,000, with 24 days to go. You can also watch Baldwin discuss the product and today's news in a video after the break.</div><div class="post-gallery" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><h3 class="title"><b>Ube WiFi Smart Dimmer hands-on</b></h3><br /><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07564_95x95.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07567_95x95.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07570_95x95.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07572_95x95.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07573_95x95.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07575_95x95.jpg" /> </div></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="349" id="viddler-73eb430b" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="//www.viddler.com/embed/73eb430b/?f=1&offset=0&autoplay=0&secret=108673814&disablebranding=0&view_secret=108673814" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="545"></iframe></div>

Ube WiFi Smart Dimmer to recieve customized multitouch gesture control

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TI shows off LaunchPad-based prototype mouse, hints at a big followup

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="TI shows off LaunchPadbased prototype mouse, hints at a big followup" data-src-height="412" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/ti-dsc07543.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">If you've been needing a little inspiration for your next TI LaunchPad project, look no further than the company itself. Texas Instruments set up shop in the maker tent across from the Austin Convention Center this week, showing off creations built atop its line of microcontrollers. The rep we spoke with was particularly excited about this mouse hack that the company put together in a few hours, while getting ready for SXSW. The creation utilizes the Stellaris board's accelerometers to control the cursor of a windows machine on X, Y, Z axes, via USB.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">The project is more than just a hack, according to the company -- it's actually a prototype of something it's set to unveil later this year. No specifics on that front, but TI promised a 'big surprise." In the meantime, you can check out video of the project after the break.</div><div class="post-gallery" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><h3 class="title"><b>Texas Instruments LaunchPad-based prototype mouse hands-on</b></h3></div><div class="post-gallery" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07539_95x95.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07543_95x95.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07546_95x95.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07549_95x95.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07556_95x95.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07559_95x95.jpg" /> </div></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="349" id="viddler-d828b6ee" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="//www.viddler.com/embed/d828b6ee/?f=1&offset=0&autoplay=0&secret=11004650&disablebranding=0&view_secret=11004650" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="545"></iframe></div>

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Tesla gives Uber a Model S boost at SXSW, so come on and take a free ride

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="Tesla gives Uber a Model S boost at SXSW, so come on and take a free ride video" data-src-height="411" data-src-width="619" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/modelsdsc07312.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">The number of cabs per capita in Austin is probably quite reasonable for a city of under a million, but during SXSW, taxis can be difficult to come by, plagued by ridiculous traffic and a surge of carless visitors. So, to make our way from last night's Engadget+gdgt event to our hotel -- a roughly 15-mile drive north of the city center -- we turned to Uber's Android app. Selecting the UberX option, we were told, would net us a free ride, but we were expecting a clunky cab to pull up; instead, we got a brand new Tesla Model S, with a tie-clad chauffeur to match. The driver, we learned, was on loan from Dallas, while the gorgeous all-electric car was likely to quietly roll its way to distant roads following this week's Central Texas geek fest. But we weren't leaving Austin without our ride.</div><div class="post-gallery" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><h3 class="title"><b>Tesla Model S with UberX</b></h3><br /><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07309_95x95.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07312_95x95.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07315_95x95.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07318_95x95.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07319_95x95.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07322_95x95.jpg" /> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">SXSW is a largely app and social-based exhibition, but there's been quite a bit of hardware up for discussion this week -- Tesla CEO Elon Musk chatted SpaceX and Tesla for nearly an hour yesterday, after attending a showroom grand opening at The Domain, and even taking a free UberX Tesla ride of his own (in our very same car, no less). The manufacturer is clearly making a big push in Austin -- there are several charging stations located throughout the city, without which this Uber awesome experiment would not have been possible. So, to round out our experience, we dropped by one of those stations, and we even checked out Austin's first Tesla showroom, where a friendly contractor drove a Model S -- indoors -- so we could get a feel for just how quiet this machine really is.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">If you're in Austin this week, you can try your luck at UberX roulette in hopes of scoring a Model S (alternatives include vehicles from Rolls-Royce and Mercedes, to name a few). Despite those prestigious options, however, our friendly driver was thrilled to be driving the Tesla -- he even hopped out so we could snap a nighttime shot of him at the vehicle's side, which we emailed off straight away. If you're not here at SXSW, you can get a feel for the experience in our attached gallery -- then, catch that silent showroom drive after the break.</div></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="349" id="viddler-8f801a49" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="//www.viddler.com/embed/8f801a49/?f=1&offset=0&autoplay=0&secret=52071277&disablebranding=0&view_secret=52071277" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="545"></iframe></div>

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Palm Top Theater turns your iPhone into a mini-3D display

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/pttdsc07289.jpg" /><br />"Pepper's ghost" isn't the sort of phrase you hear very often at a show like SXSW. In amongst all the latest generation technology, there aren't too many folks discussing hundreds years old optical concepts. But the the idea's a driving force in the Palm Top Theater, an iPhone case that turns smartphone videos into a miniature 3D viewing experience. The peripheral utilizes three small drop down displays -- the rear is a full mirror with two half mirrors in front it, reflecting images from the phone display into what appears to be a three-dimension object -- and really, it a stunning little effect.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">The Palm Top requires the use of a proprietary file format that essentially splits the displayed image or video into three parts. The company's providing some video for users, as well as a converter app to make custom footage. The device is available now for around $36 -- not super expensive, though it's hard to see such a device as anything but a niche product, especially since the opening makes for a fairly limited viewing space. It would be extremely cool to see this on a larger space, but in the meantime, you're stuck with a little window into the technology. </div><div class="post-gallery" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><h3 class="title"><b>Palm Top Theater for iPhone hands-on</b></h3><br /><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07268_95x95.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07270_95x95.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07281_95x95.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07284_95x95.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07289_95x95.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07293_95x95.jpg" /> </div></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="349" id="viddler-bcc8754b" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="//www.viddler.com/embed/bcc8754b/?f=1&offset=0&autoplay=0&secret=101918400&disablebranding=0&view_secret=101918400" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="545"></iframe></div>

Palm Top Theater turns your iPhone into a mini-3D display

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Xi3 starts Piston pre-orders: buy an early Steambox for under $1,000

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="Xi3 starts Piston preorders buy a protoSteambox for under $1,000 " data-src-height="340" data-src-width="620" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/xi3-piston-340.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">While Xi3's Piston may only be a Steambox through its software optimization, that still leaves us with a milestone on our hands now that the system is available for pre-orders: it's the first Valve-blessed PC on sale. If you're willing to set aside just under $1,000 ($900 during SXSW), you can claim a Big Picture-friendly mini PC with an embedded, 3.2GHz version of AMD's quad-core A10 in addition to 8GB of RAM and a 128GB solid-state drive. There's no mention of the conventional spinning storage referenced at CES. Expansion is limited to larger-capacity SSDs, although that's not surprising when the entire computer is smaller than a GeForce GTX Titan. The real jolt will be the launch timing. Xi3 won't have Pistons shipping until around the holidays, which could leave some of us hunting for less-than-official (if considerably larger) substitutes for the full Steam experience.</div><div dir="ltr" id="pr_box_button" style="text-align: left;">Hide Press Release</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <em><strong>NEWS RELEASE: With Demand Growing, Xi3 Corporation Opens Pre-Orders for its PISTON Console (PC)</strong></em></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <em>Xi3 Corporation also plans to disclose additional details about its forthcoming PISTON Console at the Gaming Expo held March 8-10 during the 2013 South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas</em></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <em>SALT LAKE CITY and AUSTIN, Texas - March 8, 2013 - Xi3 Corporation today announced it will begin accepting pre-orders for its PISTON™ Console (PC) at the Gaming Expo held today, tomorrow and Sunday during the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas.</em></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <em>The list price of Xi3's PISTON Console starts at $999.99. Any PISTON Console pre-order placed between now and the end of SXSW 2013 (11:59 p.m. CST, Sunday, March 17, 2013), will receive a $100 discount off the list price, with pre-ordered PISTON Consoles shipped in time for the 2013 Holiday Season. (The special PISTON Console pre-order page is found at http://xi3.com/buy_now-piston.php.)</em></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <em>"Given the amount of awards, media attention and gamer interest the PISTON Console has generated since it was unveiled at CES 2013 in January, we've become seriously concerned that we will not be able to meet the demand for PISTON Consoles this year," said Jason A. Sullivan, founder, president and CEO of Xi3 Corporation. "That's why we have decided to begin accepting pre-orders on our PISTON Console, beginning today with the start of the SXSW Gaming Expo. Gaming Expo attendees will also get the benefit of being the first to see the PISTON Console in action."</em></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <em>Additional PISTON Console Details Forthcoming</em></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <em>Xi3 will showcase "live" gameplay on alpha versions of its PISTON Console at the 2013 SXSW Gaming Expo in Xi3's booth (#400). Additionally, Xi3 is slated to deliver a "live" on-stage presentation at the Gaming Expo on Saturday, March 9 beginning at 7 p.m.</em></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <em>"Clearly, the computer/video gaming market is huge, both in the personal computer and traditional console markets," Sullivan stated. "That being said, we believe there is a crying need for a machine that captures the best of both worlds, with the upgradeability of computer gaming rigs and the design and form factor of consoles. We believe our PISTON Consoles do exactly that-deliver the beauty and small size of consoles with the upgradeability of computers."</em></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <em>The grapefruit-sized Xi3 PISTON Console was announced at the 2013 International CES trade show in January as a "development stage system optimized for computer gameplay on large high-definition television monitors." This January announcement generated massive interest in the worldwide computer/video game industry, and Xi3 garnered several notable awards and honors for its PISTON efforts, even as a development stage product.</em></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <em>The PISTON Console is derived from the forthcoming X7A Modular™ Computer, Xi3's first power user computer. Xi3 will reveal additional product details about the PISTON Console and its plans for formally entering the game marketplace at the 2013 SXSW Gaming Expo.</em></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <em>NOTE: The 2013 SXSW Gaming Expo is being held March 8-10, 2013 in the Palmer Event Center at 900 Barton Springs Road in Austin, Texas. The hours for the Gaming Expo are as follows:</em></div></div>

Xi3 starts Piston pre-orders: buy an early Steambox for under $1,000

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Google shows off hacked speaking shoe at SXSW, promises it's not getting into the footwear business

<div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"> <img alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/googshoedsc07207.jpg" /></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">All the hype of Google's presence at this year's SXSW has, not surprisingly, largely revolved around the company's Glass project, but much to our surprise, the software giant used the show to take the wraps off yet another wearable. We spoke to a rep who kicked off our conversation with the express disclaimer that "Google is not getting into the shoe business," so you can tamp down those expectations right now. Of course, the company is still firmly in the business of creating cool projects for the purposes of promoting creativity and supporting the developer community and ethos that are the driving forces behind its Art, Copy & Code project.</div><div class="post-gallery" dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;"><h3 class="title"><b>Google hacks a shoe at SXSW</b></h3><br /><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07167_95x95.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07170_95x95.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07173_95x95.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07182_95x95.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07184_95x95.jpg" /> <img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/03/dsc07185_95x95.jpg" /> </div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">Art, Copy & Code was the centerpiece of Google's Playground, set up in a space directly across the street from the Austin Convention Center. There's a sports theme throughout, with a basketball court on one side and an obstacle course on the other. The company was letting visitors try out its new talking-shoe concept, with a custom-made microcontroller (along with assorted SparkFun pieces) on the tongue of a pair of Adidas. Above that is a circular speaker that provides feedback based on your movement (detected by internal accelerometers and gyroscopes, along with pressure sensors in the sole). The shoe will then give you aural feedback, based on how you're moving.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;">So, why hack up a perfectly nice pair of black high-tops? Google's giving the shoes character, using Bluetooth to sync up to your smartphone and "using a series of 'if and statements,' to give your shoes personality." So, some shoes will laud you for getting off the couch and others will encourage your lollygagging. Again, while the company has the blessings of Adidas, we're not going to see this on the market as such, though the Google spokesperson we talked to told us the company may be looking to open-source the information, so you can just make your own.</div></div><iframe frameborder="0" height="349" id="viddler-2b617371" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="//www.viddler.com/embed/2b617371/?f=1&offset=0&autoplay=0&secret=50893680&disablebranding=0&view_secret=50893680" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="545"></iframe></div>

Google shows off hacked speaking shoe at SXSW, promises it's not getting into the footwear business

  All the hype of Google's presence at this year's SXSW has, not surprisingly, largely revolved around the company's Glass proje...

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