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Motorola’s forthcoming phones could use electronic tattoos or pills to identify users, it has been announced.

'The technology, which aims to remove the need to enter passwords and replace them simply with a phone being close to a user’s body, was one of the suggestions Dennis Woodside, Motorola’s chief executive, California's D11 conference yesterday.

The tattoos have been developed by Massachusetts-based engineering firm MC10, and contain flexible electronic circuits that are attached to the wearer's skin using a rubber stamp.

Nokia has previously experimented with integrating tattoos into mobile phones, and Motorola's senior vice president of advance research, Regina Dugan, a former head of the US Pentagon's Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency, demonstrated the silicon-based technology that uses bendable electronic circuits. Initially designed for medical purposes, Motorola hopes the ‘Biostamps’ could now be used for consumer authentication purposes.

Motorola is also investigating the Proteus Digital Health pill, which has already been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration and was given European regulatory approval in 2010. Its computer chip is powered by a battery using the acid in a user’s stomach.

The pill creates a unique signal like an ECG trace that can be picked up by devices outside the body and which could be used to verify a user’s identity. It can be taken daily for up to a month, it has been claimed.

Motorola's Regina Dugan demonstrates a 'Biostamp'

Woodside admitted that such experimental ideas were not going to be on sale soon. But he claimed Motorola had “tested it authenticating a phone, and it works.'

The former Google employee, however, who was parachuted in to Motorola after its $12.5billion acquisition in 2011, said “Having the boldness to think differently about problems that everybody has every day is really important for Motorola now.'”

Dugan added “Authentication is irritating. In fact its so irritating only about half the people do it, despite the fact there is a lot of information about you on your smartphone, which makes you far more prone to identity theft.”

She said authentication takes 2.3 seconds each time for existing users, some of whom log in to their phones a 100 times a day and added Motorola would not be put off by those who felt that the new technologies were “creepy”.

Meanwhile, the Moto X phone, which will launch in October, will be struggling Motorola's first device to go on sale since its acquisition. It will know what you want to do before you do but cost significantly less than an iPhone, Motorola has claimed.

The phone, which is to largely be manufactured in America, will also use advanced sensors to anticipate user behaviour, Woodside said.

Without offering further details, he said the Moto X would change the way users “engage with how the devices are designed”, and that the “broadly distributed” phone would provide “experiences [that] are unlike other experiences out there.”

The device will also be an attempt to drive down prices of smartphones, and Woodside said the flagship device would compete with both top Android devices such as the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the HTC One as well as the iPhone, which is expected to be updated later this year.

Woodside said the Moto X “is more contextually aware of what’s going on around it. It allows you to interact with it more than other devices today. It anticipates my need”.

The device, which is likely to build on the features in Google’s ‘Now’ search product, will aim to predict what a user wants to do so that they do not waste time choosing it manually. Examples include automatically sensing a device is travelling at speed along a road and suggesting entering ‘car mode’ or making it faster to open the camera application.

Woodside added that Google wanted to sell the device at lower margins than companies such as Apple have become used to. Although he did not aim the iPhone specifically, he told the D11 conference, “Those products earn 50 per cent margins. We don’t necessarily have those constraints. Those [margins] will not persist.” He said that while computers and televisions had seen dramatic price drops in recent years, smartphones had yet to see such falls.

Mass Effect, NBA Jam, Real Racing 2 and Tiger Woods on windows mobile? Yes! Yes! Yes!
Windows Phone is catching up in titles, but if you ask phone manufacturers who support Microsoft’s system - it’s not really catching up quick enough.Mass effectReal racing 2Tiger Woods Pga tourNba jam Nokia is the one company most dependant on Windows Phone and Microsoft for its future and that’s why it’s been pushing for more better apps quicker.

And now it gets them. Coming exclusively for Nokia Lumia Windows Phones are four of the best games available on mobile - Mass Effect Infiltrator, NBA Jam, Real Racing 2 and Tiger Wood PGA Tour 12. All games are made by Electronic Arts.

Mass Effect Infiltrator first launched on Xbox and now comes on WP. It’s a pure third-person shooter with controls optimized for touch so that tapping on an opponent locks the fire on them. The game costs $6.99.

NBA Jam brings a dose of basketball fantasy in just the right time as the NBA enters its finals phase. The game lets you play your team of two against another one and costs $2.99. Real Racing 2 is one of the best racing games bringing jaw dropping graphics and realistic physics. The game is available for $4.99. Finally, there is Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 allowing you to create a custom golfer with a neat system allowing you to better gauge your shot.These are some of the most anticipated games and getting them exclusively on Lumia would be something that might push gamers into buying a Nokia device. And N.O.V.A. 3 for Windows Phone is just around the corner. Exciting times, aren’t they?

source: WPCentral

The smart home has grown in importance over the years, with new technologies being used to connect users with what used to be dumb objects. Products like the Nest thermostat show how wireless technology and mobile apps to better manage the temperature of your home. Now similar technology is being deployed by a startup called August, which provides a $199 keyless lock system powered by a mobile app.

August was founded by tech entrepreneur Jason Johnson and industrial designer Yves Behar. They were searching for a new way to give users access to their homes. The result is a keyless lock system that hooks onto your existing dead bolt and lets you unlock doors through mobile applications. For homeowners, the hardware will enable easy access to a house for themselves, as well as other approved visitors.

Johnson believes that the solution is perfect for users who want to give conditional, temporary access to people who might be coming by their house to clean or fix it while the owner isn’t home. It’s also a way for users to let friends, family or Airbnb guests to enter the house with a complete log of whomever has come in at any given time. That will allow users to see who’s entered and when.

In addition to the ability to turn on and off access to the home through an app, users will be able to send invitations to friends or family that have been connected on Facebook or on their mobile contact lists. Johnson gave the example of a dinner party where visitors could be invited and let themselves in without having to ring the doorbell.

The August smart lock is powered by Bluetooth low energy (BLE) technology, which will enable it to work without connecting to a Wi-Fi network. The team claims that the smart lock is the smallest electronic door lock on the market, and they say that it only takes 10 minutes to install. While the hardware costs $199, the service will remain free once the device has been purchased.

While Behar is well-known for industrial design work he’s done on products like the Jawbone Up, OUYA game console, and other devices, this is the first time he’s been a co-founder on one of those projects. Johnson, meanwhile, has been the CEO and co-founder of AirCover, as well as co-founder of BookShout.

August has raised $2 million in seed funding from a bunch of angels, including Jay Adelson, Matt Mullenweg, Rick Marini, Zack Bogue, Matt Ocko, Aileen Lee, Mike Marquez, David Spector, Jeff Clavier, Tony Conrad and Nicholas Negroponte, among others.

Source: techcrunch.com

Apple launched a new entry level iPod Touch early Thursday, and also quietly confirmed that they've sold 100 millon of the portable media devices since launching the line in 2007.

Both announcements came, well, without announcements of any sort; the new iPod quietly appeared in Apple's online store last night, and company spokespeople mentioned the sales milestone in a conversation with blogger Jim Dalrymple. There isn't a related press release to be found.

The $229 device features the same slim form factor, A5 chip, 4" Retina display and iOS 6 operating system as Apple's other Touch models, but lacks the rear-facing camera and larger storage capacities of the previous Touches. Available only in one configuration (16GB of storage paired with a black & silver finish), the newest iPod will ship within 24 hours and be available in Apple retail stores tomorrow.

For all the attention iPad and iPhone duly garner, iPod Touch is a pretty stunning piece of technology. Measuring a scant 6.1 mm front-to-back and weighing just over three ounces, the sixth-gen Touch is amazing to hold. The new 16-GB model retains the 4" display and front-facing camera that make it so popular for gaming and video chat/selfie photo sharing. In other words, it's perfect for the teenager in your life who's adept at sniffing out open WiFi networks but can't pay his own $80/month iPhone bill.

Curious is the fact that Apple added the new model under the radar instead of using either CEO TIm Cook's appearance at D11 this past Tuesday or the upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference to launch the device. While it's not entirely out of character for Apple to slip a relatively low-profile new device out into the wild without much hoopla, the company's marketing teams have to be aware of what they've just done to fan the flames of the "Cheap iPhone" rumor mill.

Would Steve Jobs have wanted this? Well, we might never have the chance to ask him.

Source: readwrite.com