Sensory Fiction concept to help you physically experience books

We’ve all heard of Smell-O-Vision as an idea meant to enhance the viewing experience. But we also know that is far from reality at the moment. But what about a book that lets you feel the plot? Well, MIT Media Lab researchers want to make that a reality with the Sensory Fiction prototype. In order to feel the book, the reader will have to wear a vest that is filled with actuators and sensors that are meant to change skin temperature through local heating; to express looseness and tightness through airbags; and simulate increased heart rate or shivering through vibration.

The researchers used the sci-fi novella “The Girl Who Was Plugged In” to pair and demonstrate the abilities of the vest. The book even comes with LED lighting to create ambient lighting for the reader.

Source: The Verge

First look at Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon

Lenovo's ThinkPad Carbon X1 is their latest take on a business ultrabook and currently the lightest 14-inch notebbok in the market. Seen here on display at CES 2014, it has special powers. You can charge it up to 80 per cent capacity in under 35 minutes thanks to RapidCharge technology. It also features the latest Intel Haswell processors, has a fingerprint reader for increased security and is military spec tested for high pressure, humidity, vibration, high temperature, temperature shock, low pressure (15,000 ft), low temperature, and dust. 

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Photos by Alex Davies shot on Sony CyberShot RX10 courtesy of Sony Canada

Red Google Nexus 5 press render leaked ahead of reported announcement

Google is supposedly selling the Nexus 5 in different colors and just ahead of the announcement date (February 4) Evleaks on Twitter posted press render of a red coloured handset on January 31. This Nexus 5 will carry the same specs as the white and black versions and will reportedly run 4.4 KitKat out of the box but will be upgraded to the new 4.4.2 build through an over-the-air update that will appear when you power up the device.

Source: Cult of Android

Pebble to launch App Store on Feb. 3

 

Pebble introduced its new App Store at CES and Android Headlines reports the store will be up and running this Monday, February 3. Pebble users can expect to find apps like Yelp and Foursquare and the other apps scattered all over. You can also expect to find clock faces on the App Store. However, you can only have eight apps on your Pebble so you’re going to have to choose wisely. And iOS users are getting first dibs on the App Store. Android users will have to wait for a bit.