Gran Turismo documentary ‘Kaz’ premieres on Hulu January 22nd
If you were wondering exactly when and where you’d be able to watch the Gran Turismo documentary, we have the answer. On January 22nd, Kaz: Pushing the Virtual Divide will make its way into your home via Hulu streaming. PlayStation is hosting a round-table discussion with the filmmakers and Kazunori Yamauchi himself via its Twitch.tv channel that day, too. Need an incentive to tune in? Well, during the broadcast, you’ll have a chance at winning $1,000,000 — in Gran Turismo 6 bucks, of course. Now if you’ll excuse us, we need some time to ponder why Sony didn’t debut the film on its own streaming video service.
Filed under: Gaming, Home Entertainment, HD, Sony
Source: PS Blog
One Day All Wheels Will Be Square [Infographic]
For far too long we have had to deal with the tyranny of the circle.To me, it has always been the smuggest of shapes. Once a circle, or to a lesser extent it’s evil cousin the wheel, is brought into play, it can only mean one thing: doing something. Curves are an indicator of action and action means I will have to leave my large, padded, reclining chair and move in some way. And as we all know, nothing good can come of that.Thankfully other lazy people like myself have also decided that curves, circles and wheels are pushy good-for-nothings who probably talk smack about you behind your back and need to be eradicated. They have tried to seek out an alternative and have turned to the safe, reliable square for inspiration. Ah, the square. There’s a shape that will never let you down. Just think of all the wonderful things that are square shaped: crisp sandwiches, potato waffles, oven chips.As this erstwhile Infographic explains, the boffins are winning their war on the stupid, old-fashioned round wheel and are bringing in a bright new future with thrilling cubist designs – finally the domination of the circle could be coming to an end. And just think what could come next – square flowers, a hexagon sun, a triangular tambourine. The options are limitless.And if you’d like to join this new non-circular revolution, just swipe the code to this Infographic and spread the propaganda at any venue where you feel the wheel is getting the upper hand. And remember that squares are the shape of things to come.All blogged out? Go check out our super-duper four wheel experience days!
via One Day All Wheels Will Be Square [Infographic] | Wish.co.uk Blog.
LG G3 may debut in May
LG’s big flagship smartphone may arrive much earlier than originally expected, if the latest rumors prove accurate. According to a report out of Korea’s asiae.co.kr, the G3 will be released in May some months sooner than anticipated. Details in the handset are almost non-existent but it’s said to include a QHD display (1440 x 2560) display.
As for the presumed launch of the LG G Pro 2, that one should debut at Mobile World Congress in February.
With HTC rumored to introduce the HTC One in late March and Samsung following close after with the Galaxy S5, LG would be wise to step on the gas. And, all things considered, we should be treated to plenty of rumors and leaks in the coming weeks.
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Sprint getting help from banks in potential T-Mobile bid – WSJ
Sprint has been working with at least two banks to help gather the necessary funds for a T-Mobile takeover, says the Wall Street Journal. The news outlet reports that sale price could fetch as high as $50 billion, if it ever goes through. T-Mobile is currently valued around $26 billion and will likely climb with continued success and progression of the buyout. Sprint will need to come to the table with a big bag of money should they hope to acquire T-Mobile. But, even if the two come to terms, the deal will have to gain regulatory approval from government agencies. AT&T’s deal with T-Mobile was shot down a few years back when the $39B proposal lined up for the regulators.
WSJ (subscription) via AndroidCentral
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Moto Maker adds Walnut, Teak and Ebony finishes; premium price changed to $25
Motorola on Friday announced that Walnut, Teak and Ebony finishes will soon be available for customers looking to create a Moto X. Set to arrive on January 21, the three colors join Bamboo as completely unique back panels (no two are alike).
In addition to the new finish options, Motorola has slashed the price for the wood backs. The bamboo price has been halved to only $25 effective immediately; the others will get this price when they start on the 21st.
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Google working on smart contact lens to aide diabetics
At Google X, the Internet giant’s secret facility, Googlers are working on projects out of the norm, like Google Glass, to make the world a better place.
Today Google introduced one of its projects that aims to help people with diabetes, smart contact lenses.
Before you start imagining tiny devices able to place notifications literally in your eye or to be able to watch YouTube videos, these are strictly to help manage diabetes, which Google says is “affecting one in 19 people on the planet.”
You may have heard about diabetes, but if you’re not completely sure what it is, someone that has diabetes is not able to keep their blood sugar levels under control.
Since diabetics usually need to usually wear some sort of sensor or need to prick their finger and test drops of blood throughout the day to manage their glucose levels, Google X set out to make it less painful though computer ”chips and sensors so small they look like bits of glitter, and an antenna thinner than a human hair”.
What the smart contact lenses will do is check the glucose in tears thanks to a tiny wireless chip and miniaturized glucose sensor that are embedded between two layers of soft contact lens material.
The prototypes are able to generate one reading per second and Google may eventually integrate tiny LEDs into the lenses as an indicator for dramatic changes in glucose levels.
Google X’s smart lenses are still in the very early stages, but there have ready been multiple clinical research studies and discussions with the FDA. Google is also currently looking for partners to help develop apps to make the measurements available to the wearer and their doctor. So depending on how long these take to come to market. you may be able to get this information on your smartphone, smartwatch, Google, Glass, smart glasses, etc.?
With projects like this, it seems anything is possible thanks to tech. So, what are your thoughts on the smart contact lenses? Do you think they will catch on or are they too strange?
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Google’s Chrome remote desktop app will come to iOS as well as Android
The desktop versions of Chrome make it easy to access remote PCs (and Chromebooks) linked together by your Google account, but this feature hasn’t yet made the trek across to Chrome’s mobile manifestations. We know that an official Android “Chromoting” app (an early build of which is shown in the screenshot above) has been in the works for a while, and now there’s evidence it’ll come to iOS too. Radio chatter between Chromium developers reveals that the iOS version is still at an “unpolished” design stage, but it also suggests that a good few devs have it on their to-do lists — and although we have very little detail about how the final Chromoting app will work, these folks must believe that it’ll do something different (or better, or easier) than the hoards of existing alternatives.
[Image courtesy of Chrome Story]
Filed under: Internet, Software, Mobile, Google
Via: 9to5mac
Source: Chromium
Motorola expands Moto X wood finish options, drops the price premium to $25
If you’ve wanted a Moto X with a wood finish, but didn’t like bamboo or the $100 price premium over a regular model, we have good news: Motorola has just made the option a lot more appealing. Starting January 21st, you’ll get to customize the Android smartphone with an ebony, teak or walnut backing (rosewood isn’t an option, alas). That astronomical price has come down to Earth, too, as the wood option now costs a more reasonable $25. We can’t imagine that many prospective Moto X buyers have been waiting for a device that matches their coffee table, but those particularly demanding customers should be very happy after next week.
Filed under: Cellphones, Mobile, Google
Source: Official Motorola Blog
Spark shows how to build a Nest-like, open source thermostat
Wish you’d had the foresight to build the Nest thermostat and get Google’s attention? You can’t travel back in time, but Spark may give you the next best thing. It just posted a walkthrough showing how to build a smart thermostat of your own. The device centers around both the company’s WiFi-equipped Spark Core as well as off-the-shelf displays and sensors from Adafruit, Honeywell and Panasonic. Its software won’t compete with anything from Nest, but you can both change the temperature and view historical data from most any modern web browser. More importantly, it’s open source — you can program your own features or simply learn how things tick. While Spark’s thermostat won’t be an easy DIY project unless you’re good with a CNC mill, it’s proof that you don’t need a vast array of resources to build your own climate controller.
[Thanks, Binoy]
Filed under: Household
Source: Spark Labs
Sony Xperia Z2 (Sirius) to make Mobile World Congress Appearance
As the news from CES 2014 starts to slowly die down, we start looking to what manufacturers will be showing the world at Mobile World Congress. Sony will be among the many OEMs that will be in attendance at the mobile focused conference in February and we all expect another round of announcements from them/ Seem that a reliable source for AndroidSAS has clued them in to something that we can all expect to see and hear about shortly. The new Sony Xperia Z2, codenamed Sirius, is said to be making its way to public viewing next month.
The supposedly confirmed specs land the Xperia Z2 with a 5.2-inch display at a resolution of 2560 x 1440. It will pull in the 20.7 MP camera that is currently found in the stateside Xperia Z1s with T-Mobile. Of course it will feature the same water resistant component that many of us have come to love. It is also said that it will sport a 3700 mAh battery, which is fantastic really, right along with the Mobile Bravia Engine 3 with modified X-Reality. We fully expect it look relatively similar to Xperia Z1, but a bit larger with more power and a much better screen.
While this information is said to be “confirmed” by a “very reliable source”, that source isn’t one of ours. The information does seem to match up with other Xperia Z2 leaks and it may very well be right on point. As with all things of this nature, we won’t get too excited until Sony actually makes the announcement. However, if the small bit of information that is listed is true and it makes its way to T-Mobile, I will be all over it.
Source: AndroidSAS
Image is of the Xperia Z1 Honami
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