The next Wearable Technologies Conference will be held in Munich on January 27 and 28. QTOOTH is proud to be a part of the event as an official Media Sponsor. We learned a lot from the last one that was held in Taipei last October. It’s at these conferences that we get a real peek […]
Check Out All of the Latest Gear at the WearableTech Expo in Los Angeles
We here at QTOOTH are extremely excited to be attending the first Wearable Tech Expo to be held in Los Angeles. It promises to be a very eye-opening event with plenty of innovative technologies on display as well as talks by some of the industry’s leading luminaries. The conference is being held at the Hilton […]
Tips on How to Stop Mobile Text Spam
Mobile text spam is on the rise. Bloomberg news reports that more than 4.5 billion spam text messages were received this past year, and that is just in the United States. This growing trend ends up costing carriers money and frustrating their subscribers who have to pay for the messages and deal with determining which […]
What is Bluetooth Wireless Technology ?
Bluetooth Technology Basics: Bluetooth is a form of short-range wireless communications technology that is simple and easy to use, secure, and found in an increasing array of devices. Literally billions of devices ranging from cell phones, tablets and computers to home entertainment products, game consoles and medical devices. The reason Bluetooth was created was to replace the […]
Wireless Devices Go Battery-Free – Introducing Ambient Backscatter
Some are saying ambient backscatter technology is bringing us one step closer to an Internet-of-things reality. QTOOTH says why stop there? How about one wireless protocol, that uses zero-energy, to rule them all? Why not have one wireless signal to carry ALL communication and controller information across the whole planet? This might be a little […]
DIY Headphone Implant – Yes, Implant
So here’s a bit of news from the human evolution frontier. Grinders, also known as biohackers, are people who identify with transhumanist and biopunk ideologies. Transhumanism is the belief that it is both possible and desirable to so fundamentally alter the human condition through the use of technologies as to inaugurate a superior post-human being. […]
The Case for the Intranet of Things and the Smart Home
The following thoughts come from Kai Kreuzer. He raises a good point when he questions what it all really means when people discuss the “Internet of Things” or, as he makes a great case for, the Intranet of Things. In other words, many of us want our home and office technology to be networked and […]
Hotel Wireless Access is Top Demand of Guests
Hotel wireless access is the top customer demand of guests in their rooms and throughout the hotel properties, according to a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting on behalf of Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) in April 2013. This survey includes responses from 500 North American hotel guests, including business and recreational travelers. KEY FACTS 90 […]
Wireless ‘Under the Skin’ Sensor Implant Beams Instant Blood Test Results to Your Smartphone
A new blood-testing sub-dermal sensor has been developed by a team of scientists in Switzerland. While that may not sound particularly notable, this half-inch prototype can instantly beam several health metrics to smart devices over Bluetooth, monitoring cholesterol, blood sugar levels as well as the impact of medical treatments like chemotherapy using five built-in sensors. […]
Apple’s Tim Cook On Why The Nike+ FuelBand Works And Google Glass Doesn’t
As the future of wearable wireless technology slowly reveals itself, it is interesting to see how everyone has different views on what form it should take. One of the big takeaways from the All Things D conference was the interview with Apple’s Tim Cook who had some specific observations when it came to wearing a […]
Jabra adds headset support for Siemens’ OpenScape
Here’s a development that we here at QTOOTH have been hoping for for sometime: more seamless switching between devices on our Bluetooth devices. Wireless device maker Jabra and Siemens’ Enterprise Communications arm seek to solve this by partnering to support the latter’s OpenScape Mobile Call Swipe feature, which allows you to switch devices without losing […]
Nest Thermostat: The Heating and Cooling System That Just Keeps Getting Smarter.
A longstanding questions has ben whether technology can eliminate the planned obsolescence that seems built in to so many electronic devices. Many people have tried to change this situation with devices that can expand and add to their original functionality by updating software and firmware. so far that goal has proved very elusive to the […]
