Google and Samsonite’s smart backpack is a better use of Jacquard
But only if you’re still carrying a backpack to places these days.
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Pixel 4 XL teardown reveals remarkably tiny Soli chip
The chip was so small iFixit had trouble finding it.
11Google and Levis' second jacket is smarter, but still a novelty
New tricks don't break Jacquard out of its niche.
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Google's latest wearable is an Yves Saint Laurent backpack
It's the second Jacquard product from Google's ATAP division.
Google wins FCC approval to keep developing radar-based hand sensor
Project Soli can operate at higher power levels than currently allowed.
Head of Facebook’s future lab will leave early next year
The ex-DARPA, ex-ATAP director is still looking to the future.
Fashion and technology will inevitably become one
Smart fabrics and power laces are just the beginning.
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The smart jacket from Google and Levi's arrives this fall for $350
This connected garment won't be cheap.
Project Ara's death is bad news for the weird side of Google
Lots of the stranger Alphabet initiatives are struggling to make headway.
6$500 Lenovo Phab2 Pro is the first Google Tango phone
Extra cameras and sensors let the device 'see' its surroundings in a whole new way.
Inhabitat's Week in Green: A VW bug made out of timber
In other news, check out the world's first 3D-printed motorcycle.
Android will have password-free sign-ins by the end of 2016
Google wants developers to have Project Abacus in their hands within months.
Google controls a smartwatch with radar-powered finger gestures
Project Soli could change the way we interact with our tech.
Google aims to launch its consumer Project Ara phone in 2017
But developers can get their new kits later this year.
Google and Levis are releasing their smart jacket early next year
The first garment using ATAP's Project Jacquard sensor fabric tech is almost ready.
Google grabs ex-Motorola president to unify its hardware groups
Rick Osterloh is back at Google and in charge of Glass -- and much more.
Facebook poaches Google's advanced technology lead
Regina Dugan is leaving ATAP to work on 'breakthrough products.'
