Cool gadget covers. High design. Major coveting

Cool gadget covers. High design. Major coveting

Whether you're into supple leather or slicks wraps, you'll find a lot to covet from this vibrant and unusual collection of gadget covers. We're talking smartphones, iPads, e-readers...and I know, because I've been trying to decide which one to buy for, oh, three days.

The design team at Toviecorrie is so cool they require two separate shops to house all of their gorgeous gadget covers: Toviecorrie for cases in leather and ToviecorrieX if you prefer hard cases.

The plastic shells are only for iPhones, but the leather cases show availability for Samsung Galaxy and will fit a wider range of devices. Be sure to check each listing's measurements. The leather cases also have a soft lining and snazzy strap to keep your device secure.

The bigger-sized gadget cases are just as pretty. It's like being in a candy store! Of cases! The leather ones include Toviecorrie designs printed directly onto high quality leather, while the hard cases use printing on vegan leather with a microfiber lining.

They accept custom orders and will do any design on any size case, so just consider this a very versatile exhibition of beautiful (and sometimes paralyzing) possibilities. -

Find leather smartphone and gadget cases at Toviecorrie. Find hard smartphone and gadget cases at ToviecorrieX.

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6 Aplikasi Android Untuk Menu Sahur dan Buka Puasa

NEWSGADGETUPDATE.BLOGSPOT.COM, Jakarta : Ponsel dan tablet Android kini dengan mudah ditemui dengan pilihan teknologi dan harga yang berbeda. Sebagai sistem operasi bersifat open source, banyak vendor global dan lokal berlomba-lomba menghadirkan perangkat teranyarnya.Selain pilihan harga beragam, dukungan aplikasi dan ekosistem yang mumpuni menjadikan ketenaran Android terus meningkat. Bukan sekedar aplikasi game, Android juga didukung dengan aplikasi yang mampu mendukung produktivitas.Bagi Anda yang senang menghabiskan waktu untuk menyiapkan menu khusus saat menjalani puasa Ramadan, Android menyediakan sejumlah aplikasi menu masakan menarik. Berikut enam aplikasi untuk menu sahur dan buka puasa yang dirangkum tim NEWSGADGETUPDATE.BLOGSPOT.COM dari Google Play Store.Sesuai dengan namanya, aplikasi ini berisi resep panganan kecil yang kerap ditemui di pasar tradisional. Aplikasi yang dikembangkan oleh Gula Java Mini Studio ini menampilkan 63 resep makanan tradisional dan modern. Bahan yang digunakan relatif mudah ditemui digabungkan dengan proses pembuatan yang tidak rumit. Jadi Anda tetap bisa menikmati kenikmatan jajanan pasar dengan selera khas rumah tanpa khawatir dengan unsur kebersihan.Tidak jauh berbeda dengan aplikasi jajan pasar, aplikasi kue tradisional juga menampilkan sejumlah menu makanan yang cocok untuk berbuka puasa. Meskipun hanya menampilkan 20 resep kue tradisional, namun Anda bisa mencobanya sendiri di rumah. Beragam menu kue dengan citarasa manis, asin dan pedas dari berbagai daerah di Indonesia tersedia dalam aplikasi ini.Penasaran ingin mencoba kemampuan membuat kue yang sedikit lebih rumit? Anda bisa mencoba beberapa resep kue dalam aplikasi ini. Selain menyediakan resep kue tradisional, aplikasi Resep Kue juga menyertakan resep kue yang sedang digandrungi seperti resep Kue Red Velvet. Ada 76 resep yang bisa Anda coba buat dan hidangkan saat berkumpul dengan keluarga dan kerabat dekat.Aplikasi ini mengingatkan pecinta kuliner pada makanan tradisional khas Manado. Meskipun menggunakan nama yang sama, aplikasi Papeda bukan hanya menyediakan resep masakan dari Manado saja. Ada 32 resep masakan tradisional dari beberapa daerah di Indonesia. Selain bisa 'mencontek' resep masakan tradisional, Anda juga bisa berinteraksi dengan berbagi resep masakan kepada sesama pecinta kuliner. Sebelumnya pastikan Anda sudah terdaftar sebagai pengguna dengan memasukkan alamat email.Selama membiarkan perut dalam kondisi kosong saat berpuasa, pastikan Anda telah 'mengisinya' dengan asupan gizi seimbang. Sayuran, sebagai salah satu sumber gizi dan kaya serat menjadi bagian dari daftar menu sehari-hari saat makan malam dan santap sahur. Aplikasi ini akan menginspirasi Anda untuk memasak menu sayur yang berbeda setiap harinya. Ada 30 resep sayur sehat dengan pilihan memasak tumis hingga bersantan.Ingin menu yang juga bisa menghangatkan tubuh saat cuaca dingin? Anda bisa mencoba resep sup sebagai alternatif makan sahur. Komposisi sayur dan bahan-bahan pendukung yang lengkap bisa disajikan dengan nasi atau sumber karbohidrat lain seperti roti gandum. Aplikasi ini menyediakan 30 resep sup dasar seperti Tom Yum, Sup Pangsit, Sup Iga Kacang Merah dan beragam resep sup lainnya.Sudah punya inspirasi untuk menyajikan menu menarik pertama saat santap sahur dan berbuka puasa nanti? Selamat mencobanya di rumah. (vin/dew)

Gadget sniffs out bladder cancer in just 30 minutes

LONDON: Scientists have developed a new device that can 'smell' bladder cancer from certain odours in the urine and give an accurate diagnosis within 30 minutes. Researchers from the University of Liverpool and University of the West of England, (UWE Bristol), built the device, called ODOREADER that contains a sensor which responds to chemicals in gas emitted from urine. The device, constructed in the laboratories at UWE Bristol's Institute of Biosensor Technology, analyses this gas and produces a 'profile' of the chemicals in urine that can be read by scientists to diagnose the presence of cancer cells in the bladder. There are currently no reliable biomarkers to screen patients for bladder cancer in the same way that there are for breast and cervical cancers. Previous research has suggested that a particular odour in the urine could be detected by dogs trained to recognize the scent, indicating that methods of diagnoses could be based on the smell of certain gases. The device works by inserting a bottle containing the urine sample into the device. About 30 minutes later the ODOREADER is capable of showing the diagnosis.

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BLOG: Gadget Claims to Take the Itch Out of Your Bug Bite

Are summer bug bites driving you nuts? Are you trying to scratch with no avail? It seems calamine lotion has some competition. This thing has nothing to do with home remedies, it's bringing technology to beat your bite.

The FDA confirms Therapik delivers bug bite relief. We haven't used it, so we can't speak from experience.

What It Is:

A handheld electronic device which deliver heat to stop the bug bite.

How It Works:

Reports show most insect venom is sensitive to heat-technically speaking, thermolabile. The device deliver heat to your bites in the temperature range needed to neutralize the venom.

How You Use It:

Press the device to the bite and turn the device on, holding it on the bite for 30 seconds.

The product retails for around $13, and weighs 4 oz.

You can find more about the Therapik here.

Nokia Lumia 1020: How to Leak a Gadget Like a Pro

This post reflects the opinions of the author and not necessarily those of Mashable as a publication.

It may be the worst-kept secret in tech since the iPad.

The coming Nokia PureView Windows Phone, the Lumia 1020, has been leaked more times than an NSA PowerPoint. Over the past few weeks, we've seen a video of the phone's camera, a press photo, a photo of the gadget in the wild and another press photo. Now comes apparent confirmation of the phone's existence and name from none other than the head of Windows Phone at Microsoft.

Joe Belfiore, corporate vice president of Windows Phone at Microsoft, publicly posted at least two photos on his Flickr profile with metadata that reveals they were taken by a camera called the 'Nokia Lumia 1020,' which was first discovered by The Verge. Since no phone yet exists with that model number, it stands to reason it's the phone Nokia is planning to reveal at an event on Thursday in New York City.

Nokia wouldn't comment on the leaks, but the company appears to be taking a rather lax approach to keeping its imminent product announcements secret. A few days before the Nokia Lumia 928 was revealed in May, a two-page ad confirming its existence appeared in Vanity Fair.

Nokia's invitations for the Lumia 1020 event read, 'Zoom. Reinvented,' so there's already a little to chew on in the invite alone. Clearly, the company is strongly pushing its PureView cameraphone technology as a differentiator, and since Windows Phone is Nokia's smartphone platform, the product is, in all likelihood, a PureView Windows Phone - just as had been rumored.

Then came the leaks, which happen with many big tech reveals. But the Windows Phone chief so brazenly outing the product takes them to a new level. What's going on?

These could be genuine leaks, discovered by enthusiasts and intrepid tech reporters in search of a good story. It's also possible that Nokia architected them to drum up buzz for its product. Indeed, Belfoire hasn't gone out of his way to take down the Lumia 1020 photos from his Flickr stream.

When a product launch is imminent, a company doesn't have a lot to lose if some details leak early. Competitors can't exactly pivot on a dime, and the leaks will probably do more to cultivate interest in an upcoming event rather than detract from it.

The leaks, if they do stem from Nokia (and there's no evidence that they have), are a good example of how to make leaks work for you. Once your event is confirmed (Nokia sent invitations out in early June), slowly tease out a few details of the product as the event approaches.

Importantly, you shouldn't reveal too much, such as complete specs or multiple hands-on photos. When that happened with Sony's 'PlayStation phone,' the Xperia Play, a few years ago, it worked against the product. It's not clear whether those were real or controlled leaks (probably the former), but when the device was finally teased for the first time during Super Bowl 2011, many people thought the product had already been announced.

With the Lumia 1020, the leaks have so far worked in Nokia's favor. Although we already know what the device looks like, that's not a big deal because all Windows Phones look very similar. We still don't know a lot about the specs of the most important feature, the camera - although past PureView phones give strong clues.

We'll get the full picture Thursday, if you'll excuse the pun. And thanks to a few leaks, planned or unplanned, we're probably a bit more interested than we would be otherwise.

Do you think leaks work for or against a product launch? Let us know in the comments.

Image by Mashable, Pete Pachal

Oppo Siapkan Kamera Android Pesaing Samsung Galaxy Camera

NEWSGADGETUPDATE.BLOGSPOT.COM, China : Selain bermain di pasar smartphone, Samsung mencoba peruntungannya di segmen kamera pintar lewat jajaran produk seri Galaxy Camera. Mengikuti jejak Samsung, vendor ponsel berbasis Android asal China, Oppo dikabarkan akan segera memasuki pasar kamera pintar.Niat Oppo tampaknya akan segera diwujudkan dengan menggelar briefing untuk kamera berbasis Android. Sebagaimana dikutip dari GSM Arena, Senin (8/7/2013), kamera besutan Oppo itu disebutkan akan dibenami dengan fitur beresolusi tinggi, dan pemrosesan foto yang tetap bagus walaupun dalam kondisi pencahayaan yang kurang.Produk ini juga dikabarkan bakalan menawarkan fitur tambahan yakni replikasi gambar yang mendekati aslinya maupun desain bodi yang inovatif dengan antarmuka yang mendukung kreativitas penggunanya. Perangkat kamera pintar besutan Oppo itu dilengkapi dengan alat tambahan, yakni remote shutter dan flash.Sayangnya, informasi detil lainnya dari kamera canggih Android dari Oppo itu masih belum diketahui. Oppo sendiri belum mau mengkonfirmasikan kebenaran rumor baru yang beredar ini.Pasar smart camera yang terbilang potensial kini masih dikuasai Samsung dengan seri Galaxy NX Camera itu masih sepi pemain. Maka, bukan tak mungkin bila Oppo dan sejajaran vendor lainnya ikut meramaikan pasar kamera canggih dengan sistem operasi pintar seperti Android. Tunggu saja kabar berikutnya. (den/dew)

Sephora using high

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- What began as a high-tech gadget developed for manufacturing is now a tool to help shoppers avoid wasting money on the wrong makeup.

X-Rite's new Pantone product Capsure is helping women match their skin color to the right shade of foundation.

Capsure is a a spectrocolormeter that identifies the color of a customer's skin in seconds, then finds the closest matches from a library of color palettes loaded into its memory.

Sephora is testing the device in a handful of stores nationwide, including the Grand Rapids market where the color products maker is headquartered.

'It's so easy to use,' said Amy Davis, Sephora beauty leader for the cosmetics store in JCPenney at Woodland Mall in Kentwood.

Even with training, it's still difficult for the human eye to always accurately match the right foundation to skin color because of variables such as skin undertones and lighting.

Capsure was designed to take into account the translucent nature of skin, its texture and variations in color in a small measurement area.

It does that by using proprietary camera technology that illuminates the skin from three different directions while recording 27 color-accurate images within two seconds. The result is that shadows and other factors that distort the color are eliminated.

With eight different visible illuminations and one ultraviolet illumination, the instrument is able to more accurately define the location of a skin tone in color space than traditional colorimeters that typically have only three illuminations of red, green and blue light, says the company.

The color of the skin is then checked against the shades of 1,300 foundations Sephora carries to find the best matches. Capsure is even programmed so the data can be easily emailed to a customer so he or she can use the information for future purchases.

Davis estimates her team pulls out the store's Capsure 15 to 20 times a day to help customers choose the right foundation.

The handheld device received a 2013 Technology award from Cosmetics Business, a Switzerland-based media company that operates several magazines and websites.

The product is also being beta tested in Europe at 890 Boots UK stores, a drugstore chain.

The more upscale French retailer, Sephora, has branded the product as its Sephora + PANTONE Color IQ, and plans to roll out the technology to 300 stores in the U.S. and Canada this year.

One of those locations will be the new Sephora, opening Oct. 25 in the JCPenney store inside RiverTown Crossings mall in Grandville.

X-Rite also has a version of the product for the clothing industry to help apparel makers efficiently measure color accuracy across the supply chain, from materials to final products.

Siap Susul Android, Pengguna iOS Meningkat

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CALIFORNIA - Pengguna handset berbasis iOS dilaporkan meningkat 3,5 persen dari tahun lalu. Berdasarkan penelitian dari Kantar Worldpanel, 41,9 persen smartphone yang beredar di Amerika Serikat (AS) menggunakan produk besutan Apple. Disadur dari GSMArena, Selasa (9/7/2013), hasil ini menunjukkan bahwa sistem operasi mobile Apple itu mulai mendekati Android, dan bukan tidak mungkin akan menggeser dominasi platform besutan Google itu. 52 persen pengguna smartphone di AS menggunakan sistem operasi Google Android. Lebih lanjut, penelitian ini juga menunjukkan penjualan smartphone di beberapa operator Negeri Paman Sam itu. Verizon memimpin dengan 34.6 persen, AT&T 29 persen, Sprint 29 12.7 persen, dan T-Mobile 10.1 persen.Mayoritas pelanggan AT&T atau 60.5 persen memiliki iPhone 5, kemudian Verizon 43.8 persen pada laporan ketiga yang berakhir pada Mei 2013. Di T-Mobile iPhone generasi terbaru itu diakui mengalami keterlambatan, kendati demikian penjualan iPhone memiliki kotribusi sebesar 31 persen terhadap pendapatan T-Mobile.'53 persen pelanggan T-Mobile sebelumnya menggunakan feature phone, dan 45 persen dari pengguna iOS sebelumnya memiliki feature phone,' kata Global Consumer Insight Director Kantarl Worldpanel ComTech Dominic Sunnebo. (fmh)

Facebook Home Akan Saingi Android

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CEO Facebook Mark Zuckerberg berbicara di kantor pusatnya di Menlo Park, California, Kamis (4/4). Zuckerberg mengatakan perusahaannya tidak membuat telepon atau sistem operasi. Namun, Facebook memperkenalkan pengalaman baru bagi telepon Android. Ide dari service 'Home' ini untuk membawa konten ke pengguna, tanpa mengharuskan mereka membuka aplikasi terlebih dahulu. AP/Marcio Jose Sanchez

NEWSGADGETUPDATE.BLOGSPOT.COM, Jakarta - Facebook Home, aplikasi yang berfungsi sebagai sistem operasi di smartphone kini bebarapa kali memunculkan pembaharuannya. Aplikasi yang diluncurkan pada April 2013 itu diperbaharui dengan penambahan Widget. Dengan penambahan fitur Widget, pengguna Facebook Home dapat lebih mudah dan cepat mengakses aplikasi yang sering digunakan.Sebelumnya pada 4 Juni 2013 lalu, perusahaan media sosial raksasa itu telah meluncurkan folder untuk Facebook Home. Dengan folder itu, aplikasi yang ada bisa dikelompokkan, sehingga lebih rapi dan lebih mudah saat mengakses. Saat pengguna men- drag bagian atas tiap aplikasi, mereka bisa membuat folder dan memberi nama folder itu.Pada Mei 2013, Facebook juga telah menambahkan Dock, sebuah tampilan yang memuat aplikasi terfavorit yang terletak pada bagian bawah launcher, seperti pada iOS.Dengan sejumlah pembaharuan Facebook Home pada folder, widget, dan Dock, kemungkinan akan timbul persaingan antara Facebook Home dengan sistem operasi Android versi tradisional.Namun, meski telah ditambahkan beberapa pembaharuan, nampaknya Facebook Home masih terhambat dengan ketersediaannya yang hanya terbatas pada perangakat ponsel tertentu. Facebook Home hanya bisa diunduh pada perangkat ponsel HTC One, HTC One X, Samsung Galaxy S3, Samsung Galaxy Note 2, dan Samsung Galaxy S4.Selain itu, pengguna yang sudah membuat folder pada Android, jika ia mengunduh Facebook Home, folder itu akan hilang. Facebook belum mengemukakan cara mengatasi hal itu. Hal ini pula menjadi penghambat meluasnya penggunaan Facebook Home. Sebab, tentunya pengguna tidak ingin men- drag ulang aplikasinya saat menggunakan Facebook Home.TECHCRUNCH | APRILIANI GITA FITRIATopik Terhangat: Karya Penemu Muda | Bursa Capres 2014 | Ribut Kabut Asap | Bencana Aceh Berita terpopuler:Phone 5 Dibenci, Samsung Galaxy S4 DicintaWarga Korsel Lebih Pilih iPhone Ketimbang Samsung?iPhone Murah Dikabarkan Telah DiproduksiPeduli Sampah, Siswi SMU 6 Yogyakarta Meraih Medali Emas

FCA to Launch Car, Holiday and Gadget Insurance Investigation

Britain's Financial Conduct Authority will launch an investigation into a raft of insurance products in a bid to protect consumers from the possibility of another round of mis-selling scandals.

FCA's chief executive Martin Wheatley will tell the Association of British Insurers (ABI) Biennial Conference in a speech that the FCA is 'a very different animal to the Financial Services Authority (FSA)' and will exercise new powers to boost competition.

'Our new competition duty is the single most significant change in our objectives as a regulator,' Wheatley will say to delegates at the ABI conference.

'It means that we don't just wait for problems before we try to promote competition in the markets we regulate.'

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The FCA, which took over from the FSA in April this year, will announce the study of the market for so-called insurance add-ons, for policies sold alongside assets such as cars, gadgets or holidays.

The study focuses on whether sales to consumers, who are often offered insurance against breakage or loss immediately after buying a new product, offer value for money and that consumers understood what they were buying.

'A market that works well for consumers and for firms will be of benefit to everyone and to the UK economy. We want consumers to be in in a position to drive healthy competitive markets so that they become the new normal,' Wheatley will say.

'And where firms can profit from putting consumer first and whether they can't, they exit the market without disrupting its integrity.'

Change Under Wheatley's Rule

Wheatley will use the 100 day anniversary of the regulator to say how the FCA vastly differs from the FSA and is already making a notable difference to consumer protection.

'100 days later I think we are taking steps in the right direction. The FCA is in many areas a very different animal from the FSA,' Wheatley will tell delegates.

'We're not just asking: Is this product compliant? Does it tick every legal box? But actually: is the outcome good? Is the market competitive? And is fair treatment of consumers designed into products and culture?'

After the details of the study and the impending investigation are unveiled, Wheatley will close the conference, by telling the crowd that 'good regulation is not a zero-sum game'.

'This is not a case of one side having to win and the other having to lose. We each have a vested interest in making markets work well for all participants,' Wheatley will say.

'Regulators need to serve the market better by acting more swiftly. By intervening earlier and more intelligently to avoid crises down the line.

'That process of repair is now underway. Our first 100 days are a marker of what lies ahead.'

Before Wheatley came to power as the head of the FCA earlier this year, he launched a number of studies and investigations into a range of financial products and sectors that have been blighted by mis-selling scandals.

He unveiled a Road Map to the FCA study which illustrated how the financial industry should learn from one of the most expensive financial scandals in British banking history- Payment Protection Insurance (PPI).

UK banks have paid nearly £9bn (€10.3bn, $13.4bn) over the past two years to compensate customers mis-sold PPI.

Under Wheatley's previous command as managing director of the FSA, he was instrumental in forging the official Review for the mis-selling of derivatives to SMEs by Britain's biggest banks, which is also set to cost the industry billions of pounds in costs, compensation and consequential losses.

Meanwhile, the FCA will take over from the Office of Fair Trading in April 2014, where it plans to possibly ban advertising and how quickly loans can be made by payday lenders, as part of its crackdown on the industry, which lawmakers have described as 'preying on the vulnerable'.

The payday lending sector is worth £2bn ($3bn, €2.3bn) in the UK and is more than double the amount from 2008 to 2009.

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The Best Gadget Gifts for Kids

I saw a headline recently that opined that if kids were going to be using gadgets, then they should be educational. Perhaps my ideas are different from most, but I think using gadgets - under supervision and for reasonable periods of time - is educational. Even playing with an empty oatmeal box is educational in a sense, because it involves the child's imagination, and many gadgets can do that, too. I also think that using computers and tablets is important these days, because they are becoming such an integral part of life and business. Schools have included computer lessons in my daughter's curriculum since kindergarten, and our county is purchasing iPads that will be used by students beginning this new school year. There are gadgets that pose as simple toys and games, and there are games and books on tablets and computers. Let's look at a few of them.

Did you have a Furby? Those little toys were educational; they helped kids learn to care for and train a pet. Hasbro's Furby is available as a toy (about $60) that can interact with your child. He'll care for his Furby, feed it, play with it, and learn that how you treat a pet or a person molds how they'll interact with him. She'll also learn to speak a little Furbish and teach Furby some of her language. There are also some online games and a smartphone app for iOS or Android that will interact with the Furby and let your child translate and learn his Furby's language.

LEGO toys are imagination in a box. Children will build buildings or whole new worlds with those little plastic blocks. They can add LEGO figurines to add another layer of imagination to their play. The Architecture series may inspire the next Frank Lloyd Wright, and the Power Functions kits can inspire an interest in engineering or robotics.

Do you remember those LeapFrog learn-to-read gadgets from years ago? Well, those big, clunky devices have been replaced with small smart pens that are easy to take along. Your kid can use them to learn to read and write letters and numbers. That's pretty educational, right? And reading well is the foundation for everything else your child will learn. The LeapReader Reading and Writing System starts at about $50 for the smart pen and some starting materials. LeapFrog also offers children's LeapPad Learning Tablets that will educate and entertain kids with age-appropriate games (3-9), apps, eBooks, and music. Internet access is through the Zui secure browser, to keep your kid safe. The tablets start at $80, and they'll begin taking orders for their new LeapPad Ultra (about $150) later this month.

Of course, there are apps, games, and eBooks available for your tablet or smartphone that are designed for children. Even Angry Birds is educational; it teaches kids about trajectories and momentum - without them realizing they're learning about physics. Just be sure you make your tablet safe from unauthorized purchases before handing over your device.

These are just a couple of ideas of fun, educational gadgets that can help your child learn while becoming familiar and comfortable with technology that will undoubtedly be used in later life. These are all gadgets that should appeal to both girls and boys, and they are just a glimpse of what's available out there now.

Personal creations has birthday gifts for boys and girls; check out the personalized story books for low-tech, educational entertainment.

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Samsung launches Galaxy S4 Mini

The device has a 4. 3in ( 10. 9cm ) screen, and that is slightly bigger than its predecessor, the S3 mini.

The corporation can show over the Smartphone at an event next month, other then has not given a date for when it'llpress on sale.

The 5in ( 12. 5cm ) S4 phone launched in April, and according to actually samsung has sold more often 10 million units.

The mini version, the specifications of thatwere leaked online earlier today, can would like to actually convince customers that you should not merelyan underpowered phone sold with thehelp of the Samsungs premium galaxy brand.

Driving sales

Last year, the corporatereleased the s3 mini, that was criticized along at the time for being much less powerful than its bigger sibling.

Those hoping Samsungs galaxies S3 mini was merely a smaller version of one's companys flagship phone might be disappointed, wrote technology news web site gigaom along at the time of one's s3 minis unleash. This can be regarded the budget market.

The S4 mini has an eight-megapixel camera on its rear, compared in the S4s 13 megapixels. The minis 1.7GHz dual core processor is likewise less powerful in comparison to the quad-core chip found within the larger model.

Other than such hardware downgrades were understandable, sameNick Dillion, mobile analyst for the ovum.

The purpose of it's to supply a few of one's bits of the flagship device to some user who isn't quite as demanding and doesn't wish the most recent features and spec.

These are shaving off worth in the processor and screen and memory  otherthen the experience will surely be similar.

Samsung same several of one's software functions shown off along at the S4s glitzy launch earlier this year might possibly be on the market by the cheaper model.

Experimental

The S4 mini will be the company's latest move in its strategy of offering a smorgasbord of shapes and sizes of its devices to actual customers - instead of apples one-iPhone-per-year approach.

With a recent conference, apple boss Tim cooks same his company didn't would you like to get refocused on having multiple lines, other then didn't rule out future variants of one's iPhone.

It takes a whole lot of work, a whole lot of very detailed work toactually make a phone right if you manage the hardware, the software and of course the services around it, Mr Cook said.

Have chosen to store our energies into getting this right.

At Samsungs event on 20 June, analysts and insiders predict more merchandise by thegalaxy brand, potentially together witha model with an optical camera zoom functionality, further currently being awaterproof phone.

These virtually make every lastpermutation the most devices as is possible, seemingly to actually take a look at out the market - they've had an explicit somewhat of success with that, particularly if you doexamine the 8in galaxy note.

Or a terribly much an experiment. It's proved to actually be a reallywell known device that's spawned an entire new market segment.

IPhone Notifications To Google Glass

Google Glass - Google has already launched a MyGlass Companion application for Android via the Play Store, and though a related iOS edition has yet to reveal itself in the App Store, the organization has already mentioned that iPhone customers won't be overlooked as it pertains to the first 2014 public release of 'googleglass.'

Meanwhile, the PostOffice fine-tune works just fine for all those having a jail-broken iPhone, and it does what it purports to accomplish in pressing notices through Glass, even though there’s very little to it irrespective of a couple of options. The free fine-tune can be obtained via the BigBoss archive in Cydia, To configure the way your notifications are re-routed to Glass you navigate to your indigenous Settings and configure the way your notifications are re-routed. 

Google Glass currently might only maintain the hands of creative people, some competition winners and a number of builders, but that's perhaps not stopped the technology world from getting it self stoked up about the web giant’s technical headgear. Last month, one such innovative person, Adam Bell, had managed to route iOS notices through to Google Glass with a couple package he's placed together, and now-a fine-tune has appeared supplying a easier method for such a procedure to become achieved.

Because Google Glass is dependant on Android, its coughing potential is large, and though we're prone to be addressed with a interesting and possibly innovative applications, things that might be accomplished when builders work inside Glass’ construction can't be overlooked. With help for iOS likely to be considered a stage behind Android and thanks to the jailbreak neighborhood, iPhone customers with that creator attitude will soon be able to have considerable amounts of enjoyment with Google Glass once it ultimately does become available to everyone. Google has suggested that it’s item will end up accessible early next year, though this may normally be at the mercy of delays. But as this unique new technology is really clean, it's probably planning to charge income (depending to a month’s where you work! ) 

Xbox One Price Too High Based On Pricing Expert

Xbox One - A week ago even though Microsoft fearlessly made an U-turn on its questionable information rights administration guidelines, the large cost on their next-generation Xbox One system continues to be a matter of debate.

Economist and a pricing specialist, Rafi Mohammed, said the Xbox One cost is excessive and risks stopping the machine, even when Microsoft backtracked on customer anger that was triggered by other issues, such as for instance o-nline certification and limitations on used games.

When it's introduced this christmas the Xbox One may sell for $500. Their greatest competitor, Sony’s PlayStation 4 is likely to be readily available for $400. More over, the PlayStation’s revenue might be increased further by the very fact it gained from god promotion from the start, by supplying a process free-of the limitations Microsoft originally envisaged.

Mohammed said Microsoft’s cost for your Xbox One is surprising, considering the fact that the machine was confronted with lots of negative feedback over DRM issues.

In his view, the Xbox One cost might be decreased by building the Kinect 2.0 indicator an optional item, in the place of an one, just like it had been with precursor Xbox 360. This could provide the Xbox One nearer to the PS4 cost level. For PlayStation and customers need to spend one more $60 to obtain it. the Kinect indicator is recommended

But Microsoft authorities are extremely unlikely to create such changes and demand that the Kinect is definitely an built-in area of the Xbox One. Early in the day this month, Xbox mind Don Mattrick also reiterated that the $500 cost is justified and that Microsoft is over-delivering value to consumers.

Consoles break pre-order records

Despite other problems and the cost, Xbox One remains one of the greatest offered products in the Amazon sport area pre-orders. Microsoft’s Day One version may be the only Xbox One item while PS4 has about 5 SKUs in-the top 20., outlined on Amazon

Both units served Amazon statement the largest pre-order week actually throughout the E3 2013 week (June 10-16), with 4,000-lumen greater system acquisitions this season than last year’s E3 time. At maximum, clients were pre-ordering as much as 2,500 units each and every minute, Amazon said.

The Jump Motion Controller Is Just A Month Away

Motion Controller - Jump Motion is placed to produce its control in late July. This week it enters the following phase of the test using its early entry developers.

Later this week, the organization also intend to open the developer site to-the community, providing builders who aren’t in-the beta, an opportunity to understand Leap’s developer tools.

In an estimate to Mashable, Michael Buckwald Ceo of Leap Motion said “We possess the only technology on the planet that's able to monitor 1-0 hands, two arms, having a large amount of accuracy.”

Movement can be tracked by the Leap controller to some 100th of a millimeter. I-t allows you navigate through the Windows 8 Start display, start and play games on your computer by waving both hands in the air- you don’t need certainly to contact the keyboard!

You’d feel with it being this type of leading edge system it'll cost the world but the Leap motion controller will cost $79.99.

The activities available and programs actually make the most of the controller, with one demonstration allowing you to find out on-screen exactly what the controller sees. Still another demonstration actually shows the way the operator sees both hands, every individual hand and registers the tiniest of arm movements.

Airspace

Jump have included a breakthrough system named Airspace, where Leap motion controllers owners could search for applications that work combined with the control. Apps is likely to be kept in a launcher called Airspace Home; including apps that you obtain to use with any apps but additionally the control that you have on your pc that use the Leap Motion API. As an example the Google Earth chart may already be utilized with Leap Motion.

Builders will have the ability to promote their apps through the Airspace app-store and Buckwald claims that there will be-a mixture of settled and free apps. Rates will be different from 99 cents for some activities, to over $500 for professional programs.

You can find currently 50 apps available but this really is set to improve significantly using the launch in July.

The Leap motion controller can be obtained for pre-order now, costing $79.99, with delivery expected o-n July 22. Asus and HP have made plans to incorporate the technology in certain future PCs. 

Small Robot Bugs Go At Remarkable Speed

After unveiling small robot bugs that could travel the same as real bugs early in the day this season, Harvard researchers have now revealed a brand new insect model that could maneuver around at a remarkable rate of more than 14 inch (37cm) per second.

The robot bugs are called HAMR, brief for Harvard Ambulatory MicroRobot and they indicate a substantial development in the area of microrobotics, because of the way they may go and the technology utilized in their construction.

The technique utilized by Harvard Microrobotics Lab is called PC-MEMS (Printed Circuit Microelectromechanical Systems), making the software prototypes super easy to assemble.

More particularly, the HAMR consists of 2-3 tiny levels of various components which are sandwiched together. These supplies – smooth carbon-fiber, polymers- and ceramics, are then cut in to designs having a laser.

The laser-cut materials are come up with into a 3D shape, ac-cording to a method just like the one utilized in children’s pop-up books: the materials that are already contained in the routine behave as handles and permit the building to collapse. Various other elements have to be come up with by hand, however.

By using this process, Harvard scientists received a 1.7 inch (4.4.cm) long and 0.045 oz (1.3 grams) large software that works, measures and weighs around some real bugs. The software insect may carry significantly more than its bodyweight, like every insect, however it isn't powerful enough to carry a hydraulic system or a power generator to aid its motion. For this reason the feet of the HAMR are driven by six small but effective piezoelectric ceramic actuators.

The actuators nevertheless require a large amount of capacity to work precisely and it would be slowed by a battery added to the frame down considerably, due to the robot’s tiny size. The HAMR is consequently connected to an electrical supply for the time being. It's in a position to go at a rate as high as 8.4 human anatomy measures – 14-inch complete, per second.

Harvard boffins will continue to enhance the model and increase their re-search in to microrobotics, with-the final purpose of making high-performance ambulatory and traveling microrobots that might be in a position to perform different duties including environmental monitoring, discovering dangerous places, aiding searching and rescue missions, and several more.

WigWag: The Continuing Future Of Linked Homes?

WigWag - Every technophile goals of getting the best linked house. Possibly, you’ve actually made methods to achieve that goal. It may begin with the activity system being controlled via your telephone and/or pill. Then you will find light strategies also governed by keyless locks, and of course smart-phones. One equipment at the same time, and soon, you simply may have one of these homes we call linked homes.

Enter WigWag.

WigWag is definitely an continuing Kick-starter challenge, the best purpose which would be to equip you to “build smart surroundings everywhere with Internet-connected devices and devices by allowing you graphically create guidelines, “When” [this] occurs “Then” do [that]. No complex programming languages or computers essential, principles are often created o-n pills and smart-phones. The 3rd party products and more WigWag inside your account, the more you are able to do! ”

Isn’t that just-the dream?

The thing about WigWag is the fact that it permits you, the consumer, to identify the THEN motion as-well and determine the condition. Some examples:

• IF there’s movement thought within the deck, you receive a notice in your phone.
• WHEN the moisture reaches a particular degree, the lover becomes on.

Demonstrably, for the program to work, you should have devices which will identify the conditions.

So how exactly does WigWag work?

You will find four items to be aware of:

• Scan. Using possibly QR rules or NFC labels, you are able to release WigWag.
• Get a handle on. Via your smart-phone, you are able to get a handle on WigWag suitable devices.
• Rules. Again, you utilize your smartphone to recognize rules.
• Share. If you live with others, or you've friends keeping the night, you may share the controls and rules with them.

Base line: WigWag has the potential to be THE program for linked houses of the future.

WigWag devices

This really is only the start, however the manufacturers of WigWag came up with products to get-you going. 

Sony Launch The Xperia Z Ultra

Sony has reported the launch of the Xperia Z Ultra, a waterproof Android smart-phone using a screen. They declare it's the thinnest large-screen phone on-the market.

The organization say they plan with this system to challenge Samsung’s prominence in-the jumbo-sized phone sector.

The Ultra uses the prior Sony Xperia Z, that was introduced in January. It'll go on-sale in Indonesia, China and Singapore in July and achieve Europe in September.

Calum MacDougall, Xperia’s manager has stated that “Southeast Asia may be the industry for your item since the trend towards large-screened smartphone products is tougher there, but we also begin to see the trend in Europe as well.”

“In the section at as soon as many individuals are looking at the Galaxy Note. Now we are able to provide something that's actually distinct: a display, higher mobility, waterproofing and something different across the stylus and the pen.”

The Xperia Z Ultra may take drawings or notes written not only from the stylus, but additionally from a typical pen or metal-tipped pen.

It's only 6.5mm heavy, creating it it only slightly further compared to Huawei’s Ascend P6, the system on-the market.

Sony did away using the flap within the outlet, which presented on the initial Xperia Z, after there were issues that it had been tricky to use.

The phone could be immersed in fresh-water for approximately around 30 minutes at a level of 1.5m, that’s further than its predecesor.

Various other functions the Xperia Z Ultra provide are:

• A 1080p quality display with in-built pc software to update lower description movies and photos
• 16 gigabytes of central storage with help for 64GB microSD card
• A 8-megapixel rear camera
• A battery providing as much as 11 hours talk time or 120 hours of audio playback – a number which Sony statements is just a record

Sony isn't the only organization trying to weaken Samsung’s lead-in this Lenovo, ZTE, Acer, Asus and market; Huawei have all launched products, trying to compete for recognition. But with Samsung delivering their own Galaxy S4 and Galaxy Mega, have they previously missed the boat?