Sensory Superpowers ~ Gershon D @ TEDxW...

MIT Media Lab PhD candidate Gershon Dublon from Responsive Environments group speaks at TEDxWarwick on Being There, ultimately exploring and engaging with sensory superpowers!

EarMachine ~ iOS Hearing Enhancement App...

Thanks to MedGadget for spotting the EarMachine, a Free iOS App for Hearing Problems...

"Smartphones have essentially the same hardware as hearing assist devices, including a microphone, analog-to-digital converter, and a CPU to process the audio and modulate it to the specific user. The EarMachine is a new app that harnesses the power of iPhones to do just that."

If we combine this sonic adjustment app with noise cancellation, whisperware, voice recognition, translational "babelfish" apps and we can really make progress towards Smartbuds, the acoustic analog to Glass.

Google Nose ~ Beta Launch of Fragrant Rank...

Remarkable new Google Nose enables searching 15M+ scentibyte aromabase for olfactory hits and sorting via Fragrant Rank technology...

Shine ~ Misfit's Simple Essential Activity Tracker

Check out MIT alum Sonny Vu's latest venture Misfit and their Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for Shine, a simple minimalist wireless activity tracker...