TikTok parent Co. ByteDance may buy Pico, why that is big news for AR/VR Well, seems the deal went through! Right now, its still a rumor, but let say the ByteDance Pico deal goes through. What does that mean for the AR / VR space? Currently the consumer VR space is pretty much dominated by Facebook with the Oculus Quest. A very good device, lots of content, very affordable… Read More
Driverless cabs on NY streets by 2016?? Ehh.. I’m not sure about that Ok, so this article on driver-less cabs just popped up saying NY’s Mayor de Blasio just signed with Google to have them put out a fleet of 5000 driver-less cars in Brooklyn and Queens. They will be called Zippie. Nice. And that is not all; order now and get an ATM machine, vending machine spitting… Read More
VR Theme Park! Yes its TECHNICALLY doable, but financially? I just saw this and it already on my bucket list. THE VOID. A VR Theme park where virtual reality technology is taking to it’s cutting edge. And it looks great! But after a bit of thinking, Utah? Really? Why is this not in California? And this will take A LOT of capital, does this… Read More
What has Pebble up its sleeve? New hardware? We know new software… but what else? So what does Pebble have up its sleeve.. and targeted for ours.. Based on the announcement it seems pretty clear some new platform upgrades. But that about it. Well, I have my wishlist handy. I have an app for the Pebble called NewsSnacker. Its not complicated but does what I want. Lately I have been… Read More
Can you catch a Virus from an E-Cigarette? Perhaps you need a USB Condom A computer virus that is, and you can. Seems there is a reported case, on Reddit, of an e-cigarette delivering a payload of malware once plugged into the USB port. A cheap device from China it seems. No shocker there. So what should we learn from this especially given the post I did yesterday on… Read More
Square Lets You Pre-Order Coffee So It’s Hot When You Arrive Square really wants to be a part of your daily routine, so what better place to start than coffee? Mashable dot com says Square announced a new feature today that lets customers pre-order a cup of coffee so that their beverage is ready when they arrive. Traditionally, remote ordering has been difficult to execute for… Read More
The Bidding For An iPhone 6 Prototype On eBay Is Up To $94,000 What appears to be a rare iPhone 6 prototype is currently up for auction on eBay after Apple mistakenly sent it out, a customer claims. According to one eBay seller, Apple accidentally sent her an early version of the 6 upon renewing her contract; so far, there are 166 bids on kimberlyk1018 ‘s product. The… Read More
Apple patent application reinvents remote control for the smartphone age Apple says today’s remote control is outdated. With that in mind, Apple laid out in a patent application published Thursday a new kind of digital remote control for its Apple TV set-top box that uses icons and pictures, similar to those graphic interfaces on TV, but shrunken down and customized for a smartphone or tablet… Read More
Windows 9 rumors, something new, something old So already the rumor mill has been churning for Windows 9. According to BetaNews, Win9 will see a return to some well loved and missed elements of Win7 and a few news things that may or may not leave a good taste in your mouth. Speaking of taste, the return of the Start button and… Read More
Google Cardboard now in Plastic if the Samsung rumors are true Last week at Google I/O, they sprang a cardboard phone holder that basically turn your smartphone into a VR HMD display device. Its extremely cleaver, and was quite the hit. So much so, there is a strong demand for these guys even a week later. Now we are hearing rumors that a plastic version of… Read More
Why would samsung leave Android for Tizen? There could be a reason, but it may not be a good one .. yet Recently there has been rumors that Samsung will release the new gear and a new set of phones running on the little known Tizen OS. Which seen a bit odd given the experience they had with Bada. Remember Bada? Do not blame you if you do not. Bada was actually a good OS, and the… Read More
Rumors of a larger iphone 6 most likely true, and here is why. Funny enough, a few days back I wrote a post on how I thought my iphone 4 looked small compared to my Samsung. Too small in fact. Sure I can still use it, but the difference is very noticeable. Then later that even Mashable broke a story with leaks images of the iphone 6 that… Read More
Google Doodle for 2014? I saw this on Twitter from Japan. So could be legit. Not sure but what the heck. Image only. Here is my source. pic.twitter.com/Jle0YXFsjG… Read More
Google watch is coming. And I think it will be a winner The Wall Street Journal reported that Google Watch is just a few months away as they reach out to Chinese manufactures. They also supported the rumor it will run Android integrated with Google Now. Makes sense of course. They have been working on Google Now for a while, have it working with Google Glass, so… Read More
First in the great smartwatch war, Samsung Galaxy Gear. But would you want one? The news has already been out there, Samsung will release their watch Sept 4th beating Apple to the punch. Apple may not be too worried about this since rumors hold that there will not be an Apple compatible version of the app anytime soon. One can even question if Apple would allow this in the… Read More
If you plan on jailbreaking your iphone, better do it now Yup, the cat and mouse games goes on. Its rumored that iOS 6.1.3, that has been released to beta testers, will close the whole used by the jailbreak Evasi0n. This new release is not just to close the exploit keep in mind, there are plenty of other bugs in 6.1 that needs to be address,… Read More
An Apple watch, or iWatch. Sure. Heck, called that last year Almost exactly a year in fact I wrote about an Apple smart watch. It makes sense given what can be done with siri. Well now rumors are flying around ( broken by mobilegeeks and BI ) that Apple is finally getting around to building a watch. Given the move to more portable and wearable computing,… Read More
Is FileSonic Toast? If you used the popular Torrent sharing site “FileSonic”, you may have noticed that the site has been down sense Wednesday. This comes a few months after the site started to limit what its users could upload and download, reportedly after MegaUpload had been raided by the FBI for copyrighted material. Eventually, completely disabling any… Read More
Here are the rumored iphone5 earbuds (headphones). And.. what? Video Ok, so first off, I have no idea how real this is, however, Tinhte.vn, who released the photos and images have been able to get sneak peaks before, let’s have some fun and say they are legit. Also check the vidoe at the end of the post. First off, how in the world are these… Read More
Got a 3GS? Why not trade up for a 4S? According to recent reports released by Apple, 3GS devices my be running low in the arsenal of their products. With a release date of late September moved forward to the 12th, the new iPhone5 looks like it may be pushing the (now 3 year old) iPhone 3GS to the curb. According to 9to5mac.com… “until further… Read More