Month: September 2014

Pebble has improved and dropped the price of its smartwatch

Pebble is today announcing an upgrade to its fitness tracking features initially launched earlier this year. The Pebble and Pebble Steel will now be able to track a wearer’s steps and sleep activity in the background, letting users count their steps and use any watch face they please. Prior to this, a Pebble wearer had… Continue reading Pebble has improved and dropped the price of its smartwatch

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Google is offering unlimited cloud storage to students

Google’s invasion of our classrooms continues unabated. Back in August in the search giant released an online education tool for teachers who wanted to digitally manage their classes, and now it’s launched an improved version of Google Drive that’s free for folks toiling away in academia. The company’s new Drive for Education is basically the… Continue reading Google is offering unlimited cloud storage to students

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FCC unanimously votes to put an end to its sport blackout rules

The Federal Communications Commission today unanimously voted to eliminate its sports blackout rules, challenging the National Football League to end its own policies that sometimes prevent fans from watching home games on TV. “Today’s FCC action makes clear: if leagues want to mistreat fans, they will have to do so without Uncle Sam’s help,” said… Continue reading FCC unanimously votes to put an end to its sport blackout rules

More info on the upcoming Nexus 6 smartphone has been leaked

The giant fish tale of Google’s Nexus 6 is getting less murky. Android Police says it has “new information” confirming the phone will be called the Nexus 6 and sport a 5.9-inch Quad HD display, “Quad HD” typically equals 2560 x 1440 resolution, with 496 pixels-per-inch. That’s even bigger than the 5.7-inch Galaxy Note 4,… Continue reading More info on the upcoming Nexus 6 smartphone has been leaked

Apple is working on an interactive holographic display

Apple is investigating touch-sensitive holographic displays for future Macs and iOS devices, according to a new patent published today. As described, the patent would emulate the current touch-based interface for iPhones and tablets, only using near-field proximity in place of physical touch. The 3-D holographic images would be produced using beams of light, using a lens… Continue reading Apple is working on an interactive holographic display

NHL is equipping hockey players with GoPro cameras

GoPro’s tiny cameras are about to make watching hockey a bit more interesting: this coming season, NHL games on NBC and Rogers will start cutting to point-of-view footage that’s been captured by GoPro cameras. Unfortunately, the footage won’t actually be live and from the game, instead, it’ll be prerecorded footage of select players demonstrating what… Continue reading NHL is equipping hockey players with GoPro cameras

NVIDIA’s has launched its LTE-enabled 32GB SHIELD Tablet

NVIDIA’s LTE-enabled 32GB SHIELD Tablet is finally available to purchase, though it won’t come cheap. The 8-inch device is available for $299 on-contract or $399 for an unlocked version that works on over 70 different carrier networks around the world including AT&T here in the U.S. The Wi-Fi only version sells for $299. I just… Continue reading NVIDIA’s has launched its LTE-enabled 32GB SHIELD Tablet