Google recently launched their Google Glass for developers, and now Google’s Eric Schmidt has announced that the consumer version of Google Glass is expected to launch in 2014.

In a recent interview with the BBC, Schmidt hinted that we can expect to see the consumer version of Google Glass launch next year, you can see what he had to say below.

"Well, the developers are beginning now. It would be fair to say that there will be thousands of these in use by developers over the next months and based on their feedback we’ll make some product changes and it’s probably a year-ish away,

So basically it looks like we will have to wait until some time in 2014 for the consumer version of Goo ... Read more »

Leap Motion has announced that their new motion control system has now been integrated within Google Earth 7.1, and now allows users to navigate the world with Leap Motion’s 3D controller.

This week Google has launched their new Google Earth Pro 7.1 which allows you to view any location in the world or even locations outside our world, like galaxies in outer space. Watch the video after the jump to see Leap Motion in action with Google Earth.

"Google Earth now supports Leap Motion. Soon you’ll soar around San Francisco, the Grand Canyon, Paris, NYC and more. #LeapInto Google Earth, and is available on PC, Mac, and Linux versions of Google Earth”

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Google has announced that their Google Street View is now available in 50 different countries around the world, the 50th country to get the mapping service is Hungary, and Google are also expanding their coverage in Poland and Romania.

Google originally launched Street View back in 2007, back then the service was available in a total of five cities in the US, so things have expanded quite a bit over the last six years.

Today, we’ve reached 50 countries with the launch of Street View in Hungary and Lesotho and are significantly expanding our coverage in Poland and Romania, among other locations around the world. This is also the largest single update of Street View imagery we’ve ever pushed, including new and updated imagery for nearly 350,000 miles of roads across 14 countries. ... Read more »

A new concept bike currently under development called the SandwichBike, provides cyclists with a unique way to build and customise their ride.

The SandwichBike has been created by Basten Leijh who had to rethink every aspect of the classic velocipede, to create a kit that can be shipped world wide and constructed with ease. Watch the video after the jump to learn more about the SandwichBike project and see it in action.

The SandwichBike is constructed as a ‘sandwich’ of two weather coated frames of layered plywood, which are bonded together by ‘smart cylinders’, to create a ‘rock-solid piece of technology’. say its creator.

"The Sandwichbike fits in a small, flat package, so ... Read more »

The Ressence Type 3 watch mechanics are enclosed in a unique bubble which is filled with a naphtha-type liquid, which tricks the brain into seeing the dial in two-dimensions rather than three, say its creators.

Ressence explains a little more about their new Type 3 watch:

"The Ressence Type 3 watch indications and their mechanisms are mounted inside a bubble crafted from extremely tough, anti-reflective sapphire crystal. The complication and indications follow the shape of the crystal. The mechani ... Read more »

Back in 2011 Twitter purchased the popular mobile application TweetDeck, the company announced recently that they would close the app in May, which means that the application will no longer function on iOS or Android.

Twitter has now announced that TweeDeck will close on the 7th of May, which means from the 7th of May onwards you will no longer be able to use the application on Google’s Android platform and Apple’s iOS platform.

TweetDeck AIR, TweetDeck for Android and TweetDeck for iPhone will be removed from their respective app stores and will stop functioning on May 7. Our Facebook integration will also stop on May 7.

So if you are still using TweetDeck, now might be a good time to find an alternative, you can find out more details ... Read more »

A recent survey conducted by ChangeWave Research was published on Friday they look at the likelihood of consumers across America to purchase an Apple iWatch. According to the survey, 19% of consumers are very likely or somewhat likely to purchase an Apple smart watch. The survey found that 5% of those polled are very likely to purchase the iWatch.

Another 14% were somewhat likely to make the purchase. Apple hasn’t officially confirmed that it is working on an iWatch, but rumors and reports continue to circulate that the device is coming. Apple has a long and successful track record of launching new product categories that going to revolutionize industry.

The technology company did this with both the iPod and the iPad. Apple also spurred t ... Read more »

If you can’t get enough of Iron Man gear, you are sure to like this Iron Man mouse which has been launched in conjunction with E-Blue and Marvel Studios.

The Iron Man Mouse has been designed to look like the helmet from Tony Stark’s Iron Man suit and is the first limited edition Iron Man 3 wireless mouse of its kind.

The E-Blue Iron Man mouse is powered by dual AAA batteries and is equipped with a 1000 dpi sensor for tracking and the eyes within the mask light up when in use.

The new Iron Man mouse is now available in Chins for 699 yuan approximately $113, however no information on worldwide availability or pricing has been released as yet. But to whet your appetite a little more ... Read more »

Asus has announced that it will be launching a new Republic of Gamers (ROG) branded PCIe solid state disk (SSD) next month, in the form of the RAIDR Express.

Spscific details on the new Asus RAIDR Express are still a little scarce at the moment, but the new solid state disk (SSD) was first unveiled back in CES earlier this year.

However what we do know is that the new Republic of Gamers PCIe solid state disk (SSD) will provide 830MB/s read and 810MB/s writes, and will feature Toshiba MLC NAND.

"The Raidr Express series features a built-in AHCI driver and supports both legacy and UEFI BIOS systems. The storage also features Asustek’s SSD TweakIt and ROG HybriDisk technologies to e ... Read more »

Virgin Media has announced 21 new TV channels will be arriving to its cloud-based TV Anywhere service thats allows users to watch both live and on-demand content via mobile devices and tablets.

The new TV channels will be available on both the iOS and browser based TV Anywhere service and include : Animal Planet, Cartoonito, Channel 4, Discovery Channel, Discovery History, Discovery Home & Health, Discovery Science, Discovery Shed, Discovery Turbo, Dmax, I.D. and More 4.

Other new TV Anywhere channels area also available from laptop and PC versions of TV anywhere and include : MTV, Nick Jnr, Nickleodeon, Quest, Sky 2, Sky Arts 1, Sky LivingIt, Syfy, TLC (from 30th April) and Universal Channel. Sco ... Read more »