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By MoneyMorning.com.au<\/u><\/a> <\/p>\n

TECHNOLOGY: Another Glass Hails the New Category of Devices<\/h2>\n

\n Google Glass<\/strong> is a real game changer when it comes to interaction with your devices and the digital world. When tech like this comes along it can spark the beginning of a whole new genre of communication. But some of the sceptics believe it’s not going to take off. They believe it’s a niche product that has no mass appeal.<\/p>\n

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One of the signs that new tech like this is going to have mass appeal is when similar devices are brought to market. A bit of healthy competition. That typically drives innovation and development of technology to higher levels.<\/p>\n

And there is some healthy competition now in the wearable tech space. It’s an alternative to Google Glass. Surprisingly, it’s gone unnoticed. We think mainly because Vuzix (the manufacturer) doesn’t have the marketing budget of Google.<\/p>\n

The Vuzix Smart Glasses<\/strong> M100 is the device to take on Google. It’s a new type of enhanced ‘hands-free’ smartphone device. It operates on the Android OS and you can text, video, message, email, navigate and listen to audio. <\/p>\n

Basically everything you’d expect from your phone, wearable on your head. It looks just as ‘futurey’ as Google Glass, and hopefully it’s as easy to use as it promises. Either way with now more than one type of ‘Glass’ device available, it’s a real signal this will become a new category of devices.<\/p>\n

HEALTH: How We Know We Don’t Have Superpowers<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

A few weeks ago we mentioned that a few of us were getting our DNA analysed<\/strong>. Hopefully this was going to prove the theory that some of us were indeed superpower mutants. In turn we could all design our own superhero outfits, and be justified in wearing them.<\/p>\n

This week our DNA results arrived from 23andme.com<\/strong>. Sadly it didn’t say we had superhuman powers. But it did give us information and insight into our personal medical crystal ball. It predicted our chance of certain diseases, our reaction to certain drugs, and gave us ancestral information.<\/p>\n


Source: 23andme.com<\/em><\/p>\n

For an example of exactly what kind of information we got, here’s some key findings from my DNA results. I have a:<\/p>\n