[Opinion] What an ideal smartwatch should be like

Smartwatches seem like all the rage right now, and I am extremely excited about the future of them and wearable computing in general. I have spent about a year using the Motorola MOTOACTV, and it has become almost as close to me as my phone. My primary use case for the device is that of a fitness tracking device, but what I really wanted to do was explore the possibilities regarding how such a watch should work. The key advantage that the smartwatch platform brings is giving developers the capability to add another key element to the experience their mobile apps provide.

Android Phone , [Opinion] What an ideal smartwatch should be like, [Opinion] What an ideal smartwatch should be like

Verizon officially selling 32GB Samsung Galaxy S4

AT&T had timed exclusivity on the Samsung Galaxy S4 in 32GB flavoring, but the nation's biggest carrier — Verizon — has finally gotten a chance to shine with that same configuration. A 32GB Galaxy S4 device is quite important considering nearly half of the 16GB configuration is taken up by the system. With apps growing in size everyday it's become increasingly difficult to deal with suggest little storage.

Android Phone , Verizon officially selling 32GB Samsung Galaxy S4, Verizon officially selling 32GB Samsung Galaxy S4

SlimScan receipt scanner stores in your wallet

The Planon SlimScan SS100 is a credit card sized scanner that has been designed for scanning receipts and business cards. It's about the same size as a stack of 3 credit cards at 2.0 x 3.1 x 0.12 inch, so it stores easily in a card slot in your wallet. Images are scanned at 300 dpi and can be organized into folders on the device and then downloaded to a computer using a USB cable with the provided software. The SlimScan has a rechargeable battery and enough memory to hold up to 600 2.75 inches x up to 36 inch scans with 24bit color.

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2013 Pikes Peak Hill Climb, Practice Day 4

The fourth and final practice day of the 91st Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is complete. Tomorrow everyone will make any last-minute adjustments and get their cars, their bits and bobs lined up in the pits for Sunday morning's this-time-it-counts run. The Unlimited runners took on the top section of the course today, Sébastien Loeb and his big-mouth Peugeot acing the practice test again with a time of 2:11. Rhys Millen's team proved its got the engine issues of two days ago in the Hyundai PM580T sorted out, posting the next-best time at 2:27.16.

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Guinness To Champion Talent And Creativity To Build A Brighter Future In Ireland

Arthur Guinness Projects To Invest €3 Million Over Three YearsOn Wednesday, 26th June, GUINNESS® & Co. launched a major new cultural initiative, Arthur Guinness Projects®, designed to champion and celebrate people whose ideas, passion and spirit are enhancing and shaping our culture and identity.Continuing the GUINNESS tradition of supporting talent and ingenuity in Ireland, the initiative sets out to invest in Ireland’s creators, visionaries and innovators across four areas of creativity and culture; Music, Sport, Arts and Food.

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Xbox 360 Welcomes Time Warner Cable Live TV App Later This Summer

Video game consoles have a wide variety of options users can choose from that provide streaming video services on the fly. The Xbox 360, for example, has Netflix, Hulu and even a FiOS app that allows its users, who are subscribers to the cable provider, to be able to watch live TV from a small selection of channels. It looks like another cable provider will be throwing their app into the Xbox 360 ring as Time Warner Cable has announced it will be releasing its TWC TV app onto the console later this summer. . The TWC TV app will deliver up to 300 channels for Xbox 360 owners who also  are Xbox Live Gold members.

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VW Golf GTI wrung out by Chris Harris

Enthusiasts like nothing more than to crucify modern interpretations of their favorite performance models for failing to live up to some imagined ethos. Even the Volkswagen GTI has suffered its fair share of slings and arrows for growing in size and curb weight. Chris Harris recently spent some time with the all-new MK VII GTI to find out if growing up means giving up on what makes the machine so special. Judging by his comments, Harris certainly doesn't think so. Yes, the new GTI is considerably more comfortable than its predecessors, but that's hardly a bad thing.

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Hone makes it easier to keep up with your keys

If you are always searching for your keys, the Hone key fob will help you quickly find them.  The fob will begin to flash and beep when you use the app on your iPhone (4S, 5) or iPad (3, 4, or mini) to issue a command, alerting you to the location of your keys – or anything else you can attach to a keyring.

The Gadgeteer , Hone makes it easier to keep up with your keys, Hone makes it easier to keep up with your keys

CyanogenMod 10.1.0 stable release is here, but Exynos 4 devices are left out

In case you haven't been keeping up with the CyanogenMod team (by following their blog or Google+ account), the team has released CyanogenMod 10.1.0 stable for a plethora of devices. Nearly all of the devices which got release candidates and milestone releases have gotten a stable version, so if your device fell under that category you'll want to check Get.CM for your download. Unfortunately, one big group of users is being left out of the fun. Specifically, those with phones based on Exynos 4 are being told that builds for that suite of devices will remain at nightly status indefinitely.

Android Phone , CyanogenMod 10.1.0 stable release is here, but Exynos 4 devices are left out, CyanogenMod 10.1.0 stable release is here, but Exynos 4 devices are left out

AT&T's Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Jelly Bean update now available

AT&T has announced that the Jelly Bean update for its Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 is now available for the public to download. The upgrade won't completely overhaul your experience, but it will bring the goodies Google introduced such as the ability to expand and act on notifications right from within the notification pane. Other changes will include easier home-screen manipulation, improved keyboard and word suggestion speeds, and more. Unfortunately the upgrade is not going out over the air, so if you want to grab it you'll need access to a PC.

Android Phone , AT&T's Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Jelly Bean update now available, AT&T's Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 Jelly Bean update now available

Deal of the Day - HP ENVY TouchSmart 15t-j000 Quad Edition Core i7 "Haswell" touchscreen laptop

Thursday's LogicBUY Deal is the configurable 15.6″ HP ENVY TouchSmart 15t-j000 Quad Edition notebook with “Haswell” CPU, starting at $774.99.  Features:. Intel 4th-gen Core i7-4700MQ 2.3GHz Quad-core CPU8GB RAM1TB hard drive, card reader15.6″ 1366 X 768 LED-backlit touch LCD802.11n WiFiHD WebcamFour USB 3.0 ports, HDMIWindows 8Beats Audio with four speakers and dual drive sub-woofers.
$899.99 – $50 instant savings – $75 coupon code = $774.99 with $9.99 shipping.

This deal expires June 29, 2013 or sooner.

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HTC One launches in Glamour Red, available exclusively at Phones4U in the UK

Well, I guess HTC can stop pretending that there is no red HTC One now. The company has just revealed that the phone would be headed to the United Kingdom in a new color — Glamour Red — and that those who want it would only be able to get it from one place. That place is popular retailer Phones4U. This edition of the HTC One is the same as every other non-Chinese version, though we aren't sure whether or not this particular model will come in standard 32GB flavoring or the more sweet 64GB.
Exclusivity in the United Kingdom doesn't mean the phone has no chance of making it anywhere else, though.


Android Phone , HTC One launches in Glamour Red, available exclusively at Phones4U in the UK, HTC One launches in Glamour Red, available exclusively at Phones4U in the UK

Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded For PC And Mac Now Available

If you remember playing Leisure Suit Larry back in the day, and remembering enjoying the game immensely, you will be pleased to learn that Leisure Suit Larry Reload will launch on the 27th of June at 12AM PT. This is basically the Kickstarted version of the 1980s original and is headed up by the game's original designer, Al Lowe, with music scored by Austin Wintory of Journey fame, and co-designed by Josh Mandel, formerly of Sierra Online.

Ubergizmo , Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded For PC And Mac Now Available, Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded For PC And Mac Now Available

Jaguar turns down offers to join V8 Supercars, questions AMG, Volvo participation

Rumors have swirled in recent weeks that Jaguar may be the next manufacturer to join the V8 Supercars racing series, made popular in Australia but now well-known in other parts of the world as well. Sadly, Jag's participation is not to be. In fact, it would be "insane," according to Jaguar Land Rover Asia Pacific Managing Director David Blackhall, for it to accept either of the two offers it has received to bring Jaguar into V8 Supercars. Not only is Jaguar not interested in entering V8 Supercars, says Blackhall, it also fails to understand the recent entries from AMG and Volvo.

Autoblog , Jaguar turns down offers to join V8 Supercars, questions AMG, Volvo participation, Jaguar turns down offers to join V8 Supercars, questions AMG, Volvo participation

Prior Scientific Selects Epicor for Advanced Planning and Scheduling

Material Requirements Planning Features Highlighted as “The Best We Saw in the Market”Epicor Software Corporation, a global leader in business software solutions for manufacturing, distribution, retail and services organisations, today announced that Prior Scientific, a UK-based global designer and manufacturer of scientific instrumentation, specialising in microscope automation, has selected the Epicor next-generation enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution to give greater flexibility to its production planning.Since 1919, Prior Scientific has offered a wide range of standard, OEM and customised solutions to the scien

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Small businesses losing customers, revenue & reputation due to outdated payment facilities

1 in 5 consumers abandons purchases due to inability to pay by bank cardLaunch of new mobile pay as you go ‘Chip & PIN’ service: WorldPay ZincLondon – 27th June, 2013 – New findings from a survey* supporting the launch of WorldPay Zinc, the new pay as you go mobile payment service that enables card payments on the move, reveal that many of the UK’s four million small businesses could be missing out on an extra 20% of revenue simply because they are not offering customers the option of paying for goods and services by debit and credit card.

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Mini Mango Style Rechargeable MP3 Player

Check out this Mini Mango Style Rechargeable MP3 Player. This lightweight and easy to use MP3 player has a microSD card slot, a USB port, a 3.5mm earphone jack, a built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery and supports for both MP3 and WMA music formats. Grab yours now for just $5.11.

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Japanese Robots: Yaskawa Motoman Opens Shop in China; Shudder the Labor Market?

Of planet Earth's estimated 1,240,000 operational industrial robots, about 230,000 were made in Japan and sold around the world by Yaskawa Motoman. Earlier this week, they opened their first overseas factory in China, which means that the Chinese are building robots for the Japanese in China to sell to China. It's totally meta. · · ·

The Robots:
Those who like robots but live their lives outside of industrial robo-geekery probably know Yaskawa Motoman not by name, but by the YouTube footprint of various machines dealing cards, making food, playing golf, assembling stuff, stacking stuff, etc.

Akihabara News , Japanese Robots: Yaskawa Motoman Opens Shop in China; Shudder the Labor Market?, Japanese Robots: Yaskawa Motoman Opens Shop in China; Shudder the Labor Market?

NVIDIA Shield Delayed Due To "Mechanical Issue"

NVIDIA has just announced that it will delay the shipment of its SHIELD Android game console to “July” (from June 27) as it has found a mechanical issue in (what is probably) the first batch of product. According to NVIDIA, a “3rd party” component is the root cause. We don't know anything about the severity of the problem but since NVIDIA builds all the critical components, it can't be that bad. Also, the term “mechanical” would indicate that it has something to do with the body rather than the electronics, which is always reassuring.

Ubergizmo , NVIDIA Shield Delayed Due To "Mechanical Issue", NVIDIA Shield Delayed Due To "Mechanical Issue"

Samsung officially announces Galaxy S4 with LTE-Advanced

Samsung informally mentioned that it was working on bringing a version of its Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone with LTE-Advanced radios to market, but they just made things a bit more official with today's press release. Samsung is calling it the world's first commercially-available smartphone with LTE-A, and they claim it is capable of reaching speeds of up to double of what is possible today. Of course, actually reaching those speeds would require a carrier that has deployed an LTE-Advanced infrastructure, something most carriers will look to do in the months and years to come.

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WP8 Samsung ATIV S Neo and HTC 8XT for Sprint announced

Two new Windows Phone 8 offerings will be making their way stateside on Sprint's 4G LTE network this summer. The first is the HTC 8XT, toting a 4.3-inch display of WVGA resolution as well as a Snapdragon 400 chipset with a 1.4 GHz dual-core Krait CPU. The RAM is 1GB, while internal memory is only 8 GB but can be expanded by up to 64GB thanks to the microSD card slot.

GSM Arena , WP8 Samsung ATIV S Neo and HTC 8XT for Sprint announced, WP8 Samsung ATIV S Neo and HTC 8XT for Sprint announced

The Experience Economy dominates the Confirmit Community Conference

London, UK and Oslo, Norway and New York, US: 26 June 2013 - Attendees at the Confirmit Community Conference in London last week have been warned that 95% of customer feedback is going into landfill.  Increasing volumes of feedback data from multiple sources means that businesses must distil real value from raw data in order to listen harder and act faster upon what customers have to say.The message to business leaders is clear; the rise of social, mobile, cloud and big data is shifting the balance of power to the customer.  Customers care more about the customer experience than ever before – get it wrong and they

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Foursquare Gives Your Friends The Power To Check You In

Foursquare users have been tagging themselves to anywhere and everywhere they please over the years, but one feature many people have been wanting ever since the application was launched was the ability to check in your friends if you all happen to be at the same place. Foursquare has certainly noticed as over 90% of mentions typically include a person you're currently with, and today, they're allowing people to check in their friends. The process of checking in your friends is easy as you'll first check into whatever it is you and your friends are doing, then proceed to tap the “I'm with...” option to add people you're with.

Ubergizmo , Foursquare Gives Your Friends The Power To Check You In, Foursquare Gives Your Friends The Power To Check You In

Rugged Casio G'zOne Commando 4G LTE for Verizon gets official, will be out on June 27 for $99.99

Around a couple of weeks after it got leaked, here we are today when the Casio G'zOne Commando 4G LTE has been officially announced by Verizon. And it's exactly what you thought it would be – a very rugged and extremely rugged-looking follow-up to the non-4G version from a while back. The innards have been updated a bit, the design too, and a new iteration of Android is running the show. The new G'zOne Commando 4G LTE has a 4-inch 480×800 touchscreen, an 8 MP rear camera with 1080p Full HD video recording, a 1.3 MP front camera, a 1.5 GHz dual-core processor, 1 GB of RAM, and 16 GB of built-in storage space.


Unwired View , Rugged Casio G'zOne Commando 4G LTE for Verizon gets official, will be out on June 27 for $99.99, Rugged Casio G'zOne Commando 4G LTE for Verizon gets official, will be out on June 27 for $99.99

Sony Xperia ZL Review

The Sony Xperia ZL has been available for purchase since March 2013, but we have yet to see the AT&T version which made its way through the FCC earlier that same month. Unfortunately for those who have been looking to pick up a subsidized version of the Xperia ZL, the only way to get your hands on the device is by paying its full retail price of $759.99 at Sony's online store, although it recently went through a price cut and is now available for $569.99. Regardless of the Xperia ZL's inability to make its way to the U.S.

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Seiki Announces 39″ 4K TV For Just $699

While UHD/4K televisions have yet to become the industry standard, we're guessing that at the rate technology is progressing and with customers becoming more demanding, it will only be a matter of time. However at the moment 4K TVs are just too expensive, or are they. If you're looking to hop aboard the 4K bandwagon but don't want to break the bank, Seiki has announced a 4K television that will set you back $700, which while still pricey for some, isn't too outrageous for its standard. The company has announced their 39x4K television that is expected to see a release by the end of June.

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Thanko - USB Shoes Cooler "Mure Mure Non Non" - Send cool air in your shoes and clear the stuffy sweaty air out!

Most Japanese salarymen (meaning corporate employees in Japanese) have to wear leather dress shoes even in the summer time. Can you imagine how terrible it feels to wear the leather shoes all day. Inside of the shoes will become very humid, sweaty and hot…. Previously we wrote about Thanko's “USB Necktie Cooler 3″ as a savior of Japanese salarymen in the summer time.










Akihabara News , Thanko - USB Shoes Cooler "Mure Mure Non Non" - Send cool air in your shoes and clear the stuffy sweaty air out!, Thanko - USB Shoes Cooler "Mure Mure Non Non" - Send cool air in your shoes and clear the stuffy sweaty air out!

Vine Downloads Slide With Video On Instagram's Release

Twitter's Vine service that served up short video snippets must have sparked off an idea in the minds of Facebook executives, as they mulled whether their Instagram purchase could also do more. Apparently, the answer was yes, and in response to Vine, Video On Instagram was announced last week which sported a video recording feature that is pretty much the same as Vine's, allowing you to shoot and share 15-second video clips (compared to Vine's 6-second video clips).

Ubergizmo , Vine Downloads Slide With Video On Instagram's Release, Vine Downloads Slide With Video On Instagram's Release

6.44″ Sony Xperia ZU (or Z Ultra) gets photographed yet again, pencil-on-touchscreen action depicted

Sony's first phablet will be called Xperia ZU, or Xperia Z Ultra (the jury's still out). And apparently, it could get official as early as tomorrow, during an event at which the Xperia C will be announced. The Xperia ZU has seen a fair number of leaks over the past few weeks, but what we have today is another actual picture showing the handset in operation (the first one having surfaced a couple of weeks ago).
The rumor about the fact that you'll be able to operate the ZU's touchscreen with a pencil (or even a ballpoint pen) seems to have been legit after all, as this image too chooses to emphasize this.

Unwired View , 6.44″ Sony Xperia ZU (or Z Ultra) gets photographed yet again, pencil-on-touchscreen action depicted, 6.44″ Sony Xperia ZU (or Z Ultra) gets photographed yet again, pencil-on-touchscreen action depicted

Wells Fargo Gives You Option For SMS Receipts At ATMs

So, you want to go green and tend to find many different ways of getting around it. Why not add one more to your growing list. Wells Fargo has just announced earlier this morning that their customers now have a choice to receive receipts over a text message whenever they perform a transaction that warrants a receipt at one of the company's own automated teller machines (ATMs). Of course, there is always the old school choice of having your receipts be printed out at the ATM, or if you have a heart to reduce the consumption of paper, how about having the statement emailed to your on-file email address.

Ubergizmo , Wells Fargo Gives You Option For SMS Receipts At ATMs, Wells Fargo Gives You Option For SMS Receipts At ATMs

Brother ImageCenter ADS-2500W High Speed Document Scanner review

Earlier this year, Bill and I reviewed several of the Panasonic KV-Series document scanners. We both agreed that they were very capable pieces of hardware. The only issue I had with it is that Panasonic had not developed OSX drivers for those of us who use Macs, a huge oversight in my opinion. My only viable option was to run Windows via BootCamp or Parallels – a tolerable but not very eloquent solution.






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Garmin announces $700 outdoor GPS unit running Android

Garmin was quickly chased out of the Android smartphone game when it tried to release a bevy of Nuvi-branded smartphones in conjunction with ASUS, but the navigation company has decided to give Android another go. The catch is it's not a phone this time — it's a standalone GPS unit called the Garmin Monterra. And it costs $650 (or $700 if you want world maps). That's quite a steep price considering the device doesn't house cellular radios. It has your standard suite of sensors and connectivity features otherwise, including Bluetooth, WiFi, NFC and Ant+.

Android Phone , Garmin announces $700 outdoor GPS unit running Android, Garmin announces $700 outdoor GPS unit running Android

Buick celebrates 110 years by naming most significant model of each decade

In May of 1903, Buick began work on its first vehicle, the 1904 Model B, the first example of which was sold to a doctor in Flint, Michigan. That first sale was appropriate since later on, Buick became known as a "doctor's car." The Model B is the first of 11 cars chosen by Buick to highlight each decade of the company's 110-year history. The 1916 D-45 Touring with a six-cylinder engine was Buick's highest seller that year, and helped push overall sales past six figures for the first time, making Buick the top-selling automotive brand. In 1931, Series 50 got an eight-cylinder engine, which helped the company survive the Great Depression.

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Backup camera rule pushed to 2015

Once again, the federal mandate for backup cameras has been delayed. According to Automotive News, the rule requiring backup cameras in new cars is being pushed back to 2015, reportedly because regulators are now considering giving safety rating incentives to vehicles equipped with this new technology. US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who will be stepping down from his role once a successor is confirmed, said that more analysis of the rule's cost to the auto industry as a whole is necessary before the mandate is officially issued, Automotive News reports.

Autoblog , Backup camera rule pushed to 2015, Backup camera rule pushed to 2015

Alleged LG Optimus G2 screenshots show onscreen keys

A trio of leaked screenshots that allegedly come from the LG Optimus G2 have appeared revealing a bit of what LG has been cooking for its upcoming Android flagship smartphone. The images in question show that the company hasn't altered the look of the Optimus UI too much, but has rather given it a few refreshing touches here and there. What the screenshots do reveal though, is the resolution of the Optimus G2. The smartphone's 5" screen is now confirmed to have full HD resolution .

Here are the screenshots themselves.



GSM Arena , Alleged LG Optimus G2 screenshots show onscreen keys, Alleged LG Optimus G2 screenshots show onscreen keys

Get the world's thinnest portable mobile charger in the Jackery Air

When I first saw the Jackery Air on Kickstarter , I thought it looked like every other portable charger. That is, until the picture of it side by side with the iPhone 5 came up. This charger is as thin as the iPhone 5 and looks to be nearly the same width and height as well, with one end tapering down to nearly half the thickness of an iPhone 5. Delving deeper, the Jackery Air comes in two models: the 2800 mAh and 5000 mAh. Both are orange and weigh around 5 ounces apiece.  When not in use, the Jackery Air claims to hold its charge for 6 months. The lightweight aluminum frame provides durability without sacrificing weight.

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