Apple smart watch coming in Spring

From the Report: Apple Watch coming in spring 2015

When Tim Cook unveiled the Apple Watch in September, he teased an "early 2015" launch date. But a new statement uncovered on Sunday indicates that we may have to wait a little longer — try spring.

The new time window comes via a report from 9to5Mac, which obtained a transcript of an internal Apple video statement from Angela Ahrendts, Apple's Senior Vice President of Retail and Online Stores, addressing the company's employees.

"We're going into the holiday, we'll go into Chinese New Year, and then we've got a new watch launch coming in the spring we've got a new watch launch coming in the spring," reads the transcript of Ahrendts' video message obtained by a source in contact with the site.

Assuming Ahrendts was addressing Apple's U.S. staff, that would mean that we won't see the Apple Watch until around March 20, at the earliest.

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Many had hoped that "early 2015" meant late January or February, at the latest. This unofficial update regarding the device's launch window could serve to cool at least some of the anticipation from consumers anxious to give Apple's first wearable device a try.

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Now Drones are used for Whales

Researchers Using Drones to Study Killer Whales:

People have found all kinds of wonderful uses for drones, not limited to delivering goods, shooting movie scenes, capturing great aerial photography shots, and picking fights with birds of prey. Now, researchers are even using them to study ocean animals in some unprecedented ways.

Using a hexacopter drone, a team consisting of members of the Vancouver Aquarium and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have been able to capture some great footage of killer whales in their natural habitat. And to top it off, they’ve been able to do it without bothering the whales in the least bit.

Studying the animals via use of drones has allowed the researchers to have access to information they wouldn’t otherwise have, such as pregnancies and births, overall health information, and much more. Of course the drones have also been able to record the whales at play – a sight which I’ve heard is pretty close to amazing to witness. Using a drone instead of a helicopter has allowed the team to get closer to the whales than ever possible before.

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One can only imagine all of the uses we’ll find for drones in the years to come.

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Samsung Galaxy A5 & A3 Attracts You

Samsung Galaxy A5 and A3 phones try to capture young people's attention:

Smartphones are ever-slimming, and Samsung's just-announced Galaxy A5 and A3 models are another indication of the trend. And it couldn't be a better time, as the company is trying to stay afloat amid fierce competition.

The A5 and A3 clock in at just 6.7mm and 6.9mm thin, respectively. Of course, that's nowhere near where some smartphone designers are going, but for a mainstream audience that's pretty slender.

According to CNET, Samsung is struggling in the smartphone business as of late. The company has even pledged to "reform" its products at a fundamental level.

It seems like the latest Galaxy A5 and A3 models could be a sign that Samsung has been doing some thinking for a while now. In a news release, Samsung highlighted (more than anything else) that these phones were built with young people and social media in mind.

The metal-framed phones have AMOLED displays and 1.2 GHz Quad Core processors. The available colors seem to be named to maximize the "whoa" factor: Pearl White, Midnight Black, Platinum Silver, Soft Pink, Light Blue and Champagne Gold.

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They also have front-facing cameras for the best selfie-taking possible, and there's a GIF-animating tool. If that doesn't make it clear that Samsung's trying to make the new Galaxy phones as "cool" as possible, nothing else will.

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HP Announces Smart Watch

HP and Gilt Group unveil fashion-focused smart watch:

First teased back in August, Hewlett-Packard's new smartwatch was finally unveiled on Friday, and it looks pretty good.

Crafted through a partnership between HP and fashion designer Michael Bastian, the MB Chronowing looks exactly like a traditional watch, but also delivers email, stock market updates, calendar information, sports updates and text notifications.

The water-resistant device is available with three interchangeable straps (leather, rubber and nylon), has a battery life of up to seven days and is controlled via an app that is accessed through iOS or Android devices.

"As a men's designer, I'm very interested in all of the recent developments in the 'tech wearables' category — particularly smartwatches," said Bastian, in a statement on Gilt's website. "With the early devices I've seen, the design and feel of the watch takes a backseat to the technology… I really felt there was a need for a device that looked and felt like a stylish watch first."

There's no touchscreen (it has a monochrome LCD display) and the device won't track your heart rate, so the minimalist MB Chronowing is likely to appeal more to fans of devices like the Pebble, but are looking for something a little more fashion-friendly. 

According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, the MB Chronowing will be offered for $349 and $649 (limited edition with sapphire-glass crystal and an alligator strap).

Only 300 MB Chronowing's will be made available, sold exclusively on Gilt Groupe's flash sales site Gilt.com, starting on Nov. 7.

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The unveiling of HP's smartwatch comes just days after Microsoft took the wraps off its own new wearable, the Microsoft Band, further crowding the field of smart watches in the months leading up to the highly anticipated launch of the Apple Watch in early 2015.

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Checkout Bike having Ice Wheels

This guy made ice wheels for his bike, and they are awesome:

From the man who brought us real-life Wolverine claws and Magneto shoes that let you walk on the ceiling, comes a new invention that's just in time for the colder weather: A bike with ice wheels.

Amateur inventor Colin Furze replaced his bicycle's wimpy rubber tires with something far more dangerous and fleeting. After making the icy bike wheels in — no surprise — the freezer, he takes his creation on a tour through town and ultimately, on top of a frozen glacier.

Typical bikes could never withstand an icy terrain, but Furze flies through with ease. He has less luck, however, when riding the bike uphill on city streets.

Of course, going downhill is no picnic, either.

He also gives it a try with orange juice — because why not? Although this seems to disintegrate almost immediately.

Furze told that he's been able to fund his quirky projects thanks to the success of his previous videos.

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"It used to be just a hobby, but now I earn enough from YouTube," the former handyman said. "Now I do this all day — it's much more fun than plumbing."

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Microsoft announces wearable after early app release

Microsoft announced its first wearable Wednesday in a blog post after releasing companion apps for their product, called the Microsoft Band, in the Mac App and Google Play stores earlier in the day.

Rumors about the wearable have been swirling for some time and Forbes reported earlier this month that the band may be released "within weeks."

With the band, Microsoft will be joining a saturated market filled with businesses competing for the rising number of consumers interested in the quantified self. Lenovo quietly added a wristband tracker to its website this month and then there's the multiple Fitbit options.

According to a Microsoft privacy statement the band helps "you keep track of things like your heart rate, steps, calories burned, and sleep."

The companion Microsoft Health app is available on Windows Phone, iPhone and Android.

“We always insisted that the band had to work not just with Windows but with iOS and Android," said Matt Barlow, General Manager of Marketing for Personal Devices, according to the blog post.

"As we built Microsoft Health, we started thinking, ‘Why should Microsoft Band be the only device that feeds into and benefits from this service?’ We want it connect to any device customers are using to track their health and fitness. We want to remove any and all barriers to providing insights back to customers, regardless of the device they are wearing.”

The band will cost $199, according to The New York Times, a steal compared to the Apple Watch due out next year, which starts at $349. The band is set to be sold in Microsoft stores and on the company's website starting Thursday, the Times reports.

The app's open cloud platform "stores, organizes and learns from your fitness information in order to give specific prompts to improve your fitness," the blog post states.

The band provides guided workouts, 24-hour heart rate monitoring and automatic activity counting, as well as email previews and calendar alerts, according to the Google Play Store details. It also has Galvanic Skin Response (GSR) sensors, which can tell if you're wearing it or not and a UV sensor to help you decide on whether to apply sunscreen.

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“Once the algorithms know enough about you and your biometrics in a steady state, they will recognize patterns and opportunities to improve your health and fitness," Zulfi Alam, general manager of personal devices stated, according to the announcement post. "These proactive insights, or the ‘Intelligence Engine’ as we like to call it, are what will differentiate Microsoft Health, Microsoft Band and our products in the years to come.”

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LG develops super-thin bezel Display SmartPhone

That might seem like a strange question, given that smartphones seem to grow in size with each generation. But if you don't have the palms to hold a phablet, LG has developed an LCD panel for smartphones that obliterates the frame — called the bezel — that surrounds phone displays. That way you get maximum screenage. In fact, judging by LG's promo photos, the device looks a bit jarring, as if the screen doesn't have much of a frame at all.

The sliver-thin bezel is just 0.7mm thick — even thinner than a credit card. That's only for the left and right sides of the display, so the top and bottom portions of the bezel are more clearly visible.

The touch panel is embedded into the LCD module. That means the parts that make up the whole take up less space, so LG is able to scrape away much more of the bezel.

LG, which is based in South Korea, also uses what it calls "Neo Edge" technology, which is an adhesive that's different from double-sided tape. This unites the circuit board and backlight all on its own, so there's no need for an extra plastic panel to bring everything together, according to the company.

LG will begin mass-producing the panels in November, with the initial launch happening in China, where there's heavy demand for big displays.

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Thin seems to be a commodity in smartphones these days. Oppo, a Chinese electronics manufacturer, unveiled its Oppo R5 phone on Wednesday, and the phone is ridiculously slight at just 4.85mm thick. That may well be the thinnest smartphone out there. It's so thin that it doesn't even have a headphone jack — you'll need to use the micro-USB adapter for that.

You can be the judge if thinner is better, but there are options out there if that's your preference.

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Man Recreates Jurassic Park Explorer

Jurassic Park has to be one of the all time classics in film history. Everyone can remember the famous scene where the water “ripples” in the glass as the anticipated arrival of the T-Rex edges ever closer. One guy clearly loves the film so much that he has actually converted a Ford Explorer into his very own Jurassic Park vehicle.

Man Recreates Jurassic Park Explorer

Built by the Redditor scoodidabop, not only is the Explorer an exact replica from the outside but inside is pretty incredible too. As well as the iconic water glasses placed on the dashboard (just in case the old T-Rex decides to put in an appearance), there are also video maps of the dinosaur safari park displayed on retro CRTs and of course the case in the rear of the vehicle, that in the film contained the flashlight that caused so much trouble.

The first time I ever watched Jurassic Park as a kid, I remember being absolutely fascinated by the “high-tech” cars. Although vehicles have seen huge advancements since the film was made, I’m still waiting for them to dig up that “dino DNA”!

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Lost Warhol Works Found On Old Amiga Disks

1985 was a cool year.  The ‘now classic’ Back To The Future movie was at the cinema.  Kids were drinking Cherry Coke and those of the pop art crowd were still into Andy Warhol in a big way.  In fact, Warhol was under commission from Commodore, the creator of the Amiga computer, to produce some artwork to aid in the launch of the Amiga 1000. Some previously unknown works that were created for the project by Andy Warhol, have been recovered from 30-year-old Amiga disks.

A painstaking three-year ordeal was undertaken to recover the images as the pictures were saved in an obscure data format.  The digital images were exposed and then recovered by staff and students from Carnegie Mellon University’s computer club.

Lost Warhol Works Found On Old Amiga Disks

Self-confessed Andy Warhol fanatic and artist Cory Arcangel enrolled the club in the attempt to find and restore the images. He had noticed Warhol’s involvement in the Commodore Amiga launch, due to an uploaded video on YouTube of the 1985 event.

Arcangel wondered if Warhol had produced any other works with the Amiga and so he contacted the Andy Warhol Museum back in 2011 to have permission to search through its collection.  The search uncovered an Amiga computer and loads of floppy disks.  This led Arcangel to approach Carnegie Mellon for assistance in cataloguing the data on the storage media. The team used a form of magnetic imaging to copy the data, so the originals were not damaged.  On further examination the copied data revealed numerous files that had titles like “flower.pic” and “marilyn1.pic” that were indicative of Warhol’s works.  As the data was saved in an obscure format that even modern Amiga emulators could not read, the project was troubled somewhat.  It took some reverse engineering to recover the images.  Of the images that were recovered, many of them were signed electronic facsimiles of Warhol’s celebrated.  A total of 18 images were recovered, tweleve of which are signed by Warhol.

Arcangel said in a statement, “What’s amazing is that by looking at these images, we can see how quickly Warhol seemed to intuit the essence of what it meant to express oneself, in what then was a brand-new medium: the digital.”  This discovery and recovery project has been filmed for a documentary that will be shown in May during a public lecture at the Carnegie Library lecture hall in Pittsburgh US and for those who are interested and cannot make it, the documentary will be made avaialble online at http://nowseethis.org/ sometime afterwards.

As always, if you would like to leave a sensible comment, then please do so in the comments section below.

[Images via computerhistory & juanosborne]

SOURCE: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-27141201

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Montana Congressional Candidate Shoots Down Drone in Video

Most political campaign videos all do and say the same thing. If you don’t believe me, just go and watch a few. The candidate usually bashes his/her opponent while telling you what s/he says s/he can and will do better if he or she gets elected to office. If you’ve seen one of these videos, you’ve seen hundreds of them; there just doesn’t seem to be any kind of variety whatsoever.

That’s not to say that they’re all the same, though. Surprisingly, one of the most interesting political videos I’ve ever seen comes out of the Big Sky state of Montana. Matt Rosendale, who is a Republican candidate currently running for Congress, decided to film a video that would leave viewers knowing his clear opinion on the current state of the Government.

Montana Congressional Candidate Shoots Down Drone in Video

Time For A Little Target Practice

In the video, Matt shows the viewer what he would look like from the eyes of a drone. He then aims a rifle and proceeds to shoot the drone out of the sky, leaving the viewer to understand that there’s no room for Government spying in his vision of America. Nothing says “Vote for me!” like a little good old-fashioned target practice. Something tells me a lot of people living in Montana might share his views.

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What do you think? Is his a position you respect or do think Government spying via drones is something inevitable? Does it surprise anyone that this comes out of Montana? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.

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SOURCE: http://www.cnet.com/news/congressional-candidate-shoots-government-drone-in-ad/

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Teen Rides in Plane’s Wheel Well From California To Hawaii

Teens do crazy things all the time – it’s just part of being a kid. But there’s some teens out there who do some really crazy things and are lucky to live to be able to tell about it. While I don’t remember doing anything overly crazy when I was younger, I’m sure I did some things that have my parents heads still shaking their heads at my stupidity. But whatever I (or you) did when we were younger probably pales in comparison to what a 16-year-old boy from California did this past Sunday.

After getting into some kind of a disagreement with his family, this particular teen decided to hop over the fence at the San Jose airport and climbed into the wheel well of a Boeing 767 that was getting ready to fly to Maui. In case you’re wondering, it normally takes about 5 1/2 hours to get from San Jose to Maui via air. And, for those 5 1/2 hours, this unnamed teenager stayed in the wheel well while the plane climbed to altitudes reaching 38,000 feet.

Teen Rides in Plane’s Wheel Well From California To Hawaii

Lucky To Be Alive

When the plane finally landed in Hawaii, video footage shows the teen getting out of the wheel well and walking around outside the airport. Airport staff called security when they saw him wandering. The FBI ended up questioning him and stated he doesn’t even remember the flight and that he was unconscious for most of it.

He wasn’t charged with any kind of a crime, and everyone just seems happy he is okay after the ordeal.

I have to ask – how did employees at the San Jose airport not see a teen (or anyone for that matter!) jumping into the wheel well of a huge plane? Also, how did no one not notice him climbing over a fence to get to said plane in the first place? If anything, hopefully this incident will cause some changes to be made at airports around the world.

Teen Rides in Plane’s Wheel Well From California To Hawaii

Illustrating the altitudes the Hawaiian Airlines flight reached – not it’s actual flight path!

What do you think? Let us know in the comments section below.

[Images via avsim & q13fox]

SOURCE: http://news.yahoo.com/teen-ok-riding-wheel-well-hawaii-jet-081732305.html

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Kidnapped French Boy Was Only A Facebook Creation

It’s no surprise to anyone anymore that people will do just about anything to get a few minutes of attention. Usually, the stunts are meaningless and don’t hurt anyone. And then sometimes, someone does something that makes no sense whatsoever and makes you wonder if there are more than a few bolts loose upstairs. Matters are made even worse when the person decides to involve innocent children in the mix.

Chayson Basinio, a 2-year-old boy in France, was recently reported missing by his great aunt. She told police she hadn’t seen him in close to a week and that he might’ve been kidnapped in the parking lot of a grocery store. Naturally, the police took this claim very seriously and began a frantic search for the boy. When no evidence whatsoever turned up for him, they started to get a little suspicious of the “aunt’s” story. They discovered that the supposed aunt and two minor children created a fake Facebook page for Chayson’s father, and that Chayson, as well as his father, only existed on the internet.

Kidnapped French Boy Was Only A Facebook Creation

I have no idea what the woman’s motives for trying to pull off this hoax were. She has since been arrested for this “prank” and her true motives may soon come to light. While I’ve heard of some crazy hoaxes before, I can’t recall ever hearing something so perverse as this. When real children are actually missing all over the world, it takes someone special to send police on a manhunt for a Facebook creation.

What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments section below.

[Image via Digital Trends]

SOURCE: http://www.cnet.com/news/polices-search-for-missing-boy-finds-he-existed-only-on-facebook/

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Hogwarts is Accepting Online Students – Enroll Now!

I have some very good news for all of you Harry Potter fans out there…and let’s face it – who isn’t a Harry Potter fan? If you thought your adventure with Hogwarts was all over when you finished reading Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows for the seventh time or when you got back into your car after visiting the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, there is hope on the horizon for you.

If you’ve read the books, (and most of us have read the books…once or twice) than you know how easy it was to place yourself alongside Harry and Co. A testament to the prose skills of J.K. Rowling, it didn’t take many pages at all before you actually felt like you were sitting in class with Hermione, or soaring over the Quidditch field with Harry and the rest of the Gryffindor team. In short, we all felt like we were vicariously studying at Hogwarts as well. Well now, fans don’t have to live through Harry and his friends any longer, because they can enroll themselves into online classes at Hogwarts this very moment.

Enroll Now At Hogwarts!

Whoever is behind this website (it’s not J.K. Rowling or Warner Bros.) has done an amazing job of making Hogwarts look like a “real” online school. After you answer a few questions you get an official letter of acceptance signed by Professor McGonagall herself. Who wouldn’t want to frame that and put it on their wall?

Probably a disappointment to some, there is no sorting hat – you have to choose which house you want to belong to. And after you do that, you can sign up for your first year of classes. Here’s the neat part – your classes actually have assignments (essays) you have to complete which will be graded by someone and sent back to you.

Hogwarts is Accepting Online Students – Enroll Now!

While students won’t actually get to board the Hogwarts Express, this is just about the closest you can get to actually living out the books.

What do you think? Go ahead and check out the site here.

[Images via Reddit & harrypotter.wikia]

SOURCE: http://www.cnet.com/news/enroll-at-hogwarts-an-online-school-with-real-classes/

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Fake Your Mood With AgencyGlass

We can fake a lot of things, as that old saying “fake it till you make it” didn’t just come out of nowhere – but it’s really hard to fake things with our eyes. Unfortunately, our eyes are often tell-tale signs of exactly how we’re feeling inside – if we’re happy, our eyes light up – if we’re annoyed, well, you know how people’s eyes look when they’re ticked off. Thankfully, someone has come up with a way for our eyes to look pleasant and happy no matter what emotions may be stirring inside.

Hirotaka Osawa, a Japanese student at Tsukuba University, came up with a wearable device that “tricks” those around you into always thinking you’re in a peaceful and pleasant mood. What he designed is resemblant of Google Glass, though completely different all at the same time; he calls his glasses AgencyGlass. (I’ll admit, unless I was a secret agent or something, I don’t think AgencyGlass sounds all that cool).

Fake Your Mood With AgencyGlass

Let’s go ahead and point out the obvious – these “glasses” are more like goggles and they do look a bit off on someone’s face. But their features might outweigh any kind of design hiccups.

Using a built in bluetooth microcomputer, these glasses are able to do all kinds of neat tricks with your eyes. For example, if you nod your head back, AgencyGlass will give off the impression that you’re deep in thought about something. Using an external camera that fits in your shirt pocket, it will be able to tell when people are looking at you and will automatically make eye contact with them – no matter what your real eyes may be doing.

The best part may be that these glasses don’t mess with your normal vision at all and you can still read normally. (Though I’m not sure I’d want to read a book with these things on my head).

I like new technology, but sometimes I have to shake my head in wonder and ask, “What is the point of this?” This would be one of those times. What do you think? Is this a product you would use?

[Image via japantimes]

SOURCE: http://www.cnet.com/news/become-an-emotional-cyborg-with-wearable-digital-eyes/

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World’s Biggest Jenga Game Played With Caterpillar Excavators

If you had access to giant earth moving equipment, what would you do with it?  Maybe help out friends landscaping their new garden?  You could try to assist a local charity in making a kids playground?  What about being a little bit selfish and just have some fun with it instead! Is anybody up for a game of giant Jenga?

Well, some guys over at Caterpillar must have been thinking along the same line.  They do have access to giant machinery pretty much everyday, after all.  In order to show just how accurate and precise their excavators are, Caterpillar pitched their finest operators against each other they had a match of the famous wooden block balancing game.

World’s Biggest Jenga Game Played With Caterpillar Excavators

The video is very much self-explanatory but it is interesting to see these giant machines involved in such a ridiculous manner.  The equipment involved in this experiment was; a Caterpillar 320E medium excavator, a Caterpillar TH514C telehandler, a Caterpillar 277D multi-terrain loader, a Caterpillar M316D wheeled excavator and a Caterpillar 349E hydraulic excavator.

Each machine helped to construct and then finally collapse the 27 giant wooden beams used in the game. Each wooden beam was laminated and weighed 600 pounds.  That’s way bigger than the size of a normal Jenga block. As you can see from the video, no single piece of machinery did the majority of the work, rather each machine coordinated in building and then deconstructing the giant pile of wood.

The game was undertaken in the strictest of conditions, with all involved being professionals and used an intricate system of hand gestures. There were no injuries when the 8-ton stack of blocks collapsed.

Would you like to have ago with this kind of kit? Can you think of any other games that would be immense fun if you played them with equipmenbt such as this?  As always, if you would like to leave a sensible comment, then please do so in the comments section below.

[Image via dailydot & novafm]

SOURCE: http://www.geek.com/news/worlds-biggest-game-of-jenga-is-deftly-played-with-caterpillar-equipment-1591334/

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