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05Nov/22

Vuzix Announces General Availability of M400C Smart Glasses

November 5, 2022InnovationAugmented reality, Canada, Display technology, Glasses, Human–computer interaction, Japan, Mixed reality, Multimodal interaction, Optical head-mounted display, Smart, Smartglasses, Technology, United Kingdom, United States, Vuzix, VUZIX CORPORATION, Wearable computersadmin

Vuzix® Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), (“Vuzix” or, the “Company”), a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products, today announced that its Vuzix M400C™ smart glasses are now available for customer orders in the US, Canada, UK, EU and Japan. Vuzix M400C smart glasses list for $1299.99 and interested customers should contact the Company sales department directly. Continue reading

26Oct/22

Four scenarios for a world in disorder

October 26, 2022PoliticsAfghanistan, Antony Blinken, Australia, Barack Obama, Beijing, Berlin, Brazil, Cambridge, China, Countries, Creative Commons, David Bach, Donald Trump, G20 nations, Geography of Asia, Germany, Giorgia Meloni, Greece, Hungary, Inflation, Iran, Italy, Jair Bolsonaro, James Bond, Japan, John Hopkins, Member states of the United Nations, Mussolini, North Korea, Paul Volcker, Pierre Olivier Gourinchas, Political economy, Populism, Richard Nixon, Rio Tinto, Roberto Stefan Foa, Russia, Soviet Union, Stagflation, Sweden, Taiwan, Ukraine, Unemployment, United States, Viktor Orban, Vladimir Putin, Washington, World, Xi Jinping, Yaschaadmin

David Bach, International Institute for Management Development (IMD)

Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s recent speech to the Communist Party Congress could be one of the most consequential of the decade. He told the audience – and the world – that his economic growth-crushing zero-COVID policy is here to stay, and that Beijing is more determined than ever to reunify with Taiwan, peacefully if possible and by force if necessary.

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23Oct/22

Why is 13 considered unlucky? Explaining the power of its bad reputation

October 23, 2022Human Interest13, Articles, Baldur, Barry Markovsky, Belgium, Belief, Brussels Airlines, China, Creative Commons, Evolutionary psychology, Fear, Friday the 13th, Getty Images, Human behavior, Italy, Japan, Jesus, Joe Nickell, Leonardo da Vinci, Loki, Luck, Luis, Milan, Number of the Beast, Numerology, Phobias, Richard Dawkins, Superstition, Triskaidekaphobiaadmin

Many elevators do not have a floor numbered 13 because of common superstitions about the number.
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16Aug/22

Vuzix M400 Smart Glasses Begin Use Case in Japan for Ambulance Emergency Medical Care

August 16, 2022InnovationAugmented reality, Display technology, Human–computer interaction, Izu, Japan, Mixed reality, Multimodal interaction, Smartglasses, Vuzix, VUZIX CORPORATION, Wearable computersadmin

Vuzix® Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), (“Vuzix” or, the “Company”), a leading supplier of Smart Glasses and Augmented Reality (AR) technology and products, today announced that its M400 smart glasses are currently being trialed in Japan for an emergency medical care plan with the objective of providing early treatment in an effort to improve patient outcomes and lifesaving rates for critically ill patients undergoing transport to the hospital. The collaborative effort on this trial involves Juntendo University, Shizuoka Hospital, the Shunto Izu Fire Department, and AVR Japan Co., Ltd. Continue reading

11Aug/22

Issey Miyake – a conceptual fashion designer for the many

August 11, 2022FashionClothing, Creative Commons, Culture, Fashion, Fashion design, Franck, Grace Jones, Hibakusha, Hiroshima, Humans, Issey Miyake, Japan, London, Madeleine Vionnet, Milan, Miyake, New York, Noorin Khamisani, Osaka, Paris, Pleat, Rei Kawakubo, Seibu, Tokyo, Women's oversized fashion in the United States since the 1920s, Yohji Yamamotoadmin

Noorin Khamisani, University of Portsmouth

Designer Issey Miyake has died aged 84, leaving an indelible mark on the fashion world. He was celebrated for clothing that responded to the body in movement and which was conceptual in design but also completely appropriate for the everyday. His garments were often based on simple geometric shapes made in finely pleated fabrics that resulted in new and unexpected silhouettes.

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