Accessory of the Day: Samsung Galaxy S 5 battery
Need to replace your Samsung Galaxy S 5 battery? Did you know it’s not going to cost you a ton of money to do so? Nope, you can often get away with one for under $40, sometimes far less. Such is the case with the standard battery over at Amazon. This is the same battery you’ve… Read more »
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Verizon adds wallet friendly LG G Vista to roster
Verizon Wireless on Thursday began offering the LG G Vista, an affordable 5.7-inch Android smartphone. Priced at $100 with a two-year service agreement, the device runs Android 4.4.2 KitKat and features a 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 1.5BG RAM, and 8GB internal storage. The rear offers an 8-megapixel camera with 1080p HD video capture while the front houses… Read more »
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Makerbot plants its 3D-printing flag in Europe
Makerbot has just announced the launch of an EU division called Makerbot Europe in order to replicate its US 3D-printing success overseas. The company has already been successfully selling its Replicator Mini (above) and other models through distributor Hafner’s Buro in Europe. However, it decided to acquire its distributor outright to make it easier to sell and market the 3D printers across Europe. Former Hafner chief Alexander Hafner will run the new division. MakerBot was itself recently bought by industrial 3D-printer maker Stratasys for $400 million, or so after selling nearly 22,000 3D printers across the US.
Filed under: Robots
Source: Makerbot
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Share iconic movie quotes with Quotacle’s GIF maker
We love a great idea, but when it doesn’t pan out as expected, it’s easy to get really bummed out. Today’s poorly executed great idea is called Quotacle, a web database of hundred of movies (not a typo) that lets you pull up choice quotes and export a GIF. That all sounds great, beyond the limited library, but each clip is far longer than it needs to be, resulting in a low resolution, yet very large file that dramatically minimizes the impact of an otherwise punchy quote. We took the liberty of cleaning up the Anchorman bit seen above, which just wasn’t effective at the 11 seconds you’ll find on Quotacle. Still, the site’s a decent resource for pulling up random flicks, and you can download an MP4 version instead and handle the GIF building on your own.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Internet
Via: Verge
Source: Quotacle
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Apple officially brings Beats into the fold
A smidge over two months after Apple announced its plan to nab Dr. Dre’s headphone and music streaming interests, the folks in Cupertino have officially welcomed Beats to the family. The US government didn’t seem to take issue with the purchase, giving the final stamp of approval. Both sides have also posted statements on their respective sites celebrating the union that’s now a done deal. The $3 billion dollar purchase of the Beats brand brings not only popular audio devices and a personalized streaming service into Apple’s fold, but also the talents of CEO Jimmy Iovine, Dr. Dre and music head Ian Rogers to the table for future projects. In the meantime, if you’re looking to purchase from Beats, it has moved sales to the new owner’s online store.
Welcome to the family—Jimmy, Dre, Luke, Ian and the entire beats team! http://t.coqECVlXlYQZ
– Tim Cook (@tim_cook) August 1, 2014
Filed under: Portable Audio/Video, Apple
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Watch This App: Mechanical Gears Watch Face
So you’ve got an Android Wear device and now you’re looking for some Android apps to go along with it. We’ve got you covered. Our Watch This App column is designed to help educate readers in the various apps available for the platform and highlight the best of the bunch. Watch This App: Mechanical Gears Watch Face This Wear app…… Read more »
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Home Button and Sensor Flex Cables From 4.7-Inch and 5.5-Inch iPhone 6 Shown in New Photos
Nowhereelse.fr [Google Translate] has published several high-resolution images purportedly showing flex cables from both the 4.7-inch and the 5.5-inch iPhone 6. These latest images add to the growing number of flex cables and other internal components for the iPhone 6 that have surfaced in the past few months.
These images include a possible look at the home button cables from both iPhone 6 models. The photos show two different designs for the part, each with a square section for the Touch ID sensor but distinct from the iPhone 5s part. While Apple’s iPads are also rumored to be gaining Touch ID functionality this year, the parts shown in the photos are compact enough that they are much more likely to be for the iPhone.
Another set of photos shows a flex cable with the ambient light/proximity sensors and a microphone. The corresponding part from the iPhone 5s includes the device’s FaceTime camera, but the camera is not included on the purported iPhone 6 cable.
As the rumored September launch of the iPhone 6 approaches, we expect to see additional part leaks, especially for the 5.5-inch model which may enter mass production in the coming month. Supply chain reports claim the 4.7-inch model entered mass production in July.
Rumors suggest Apple may stagger the launch of the iPhone 6, introducing the 4.7-inch model in September and following that launch with the 5.5-inch version later in the year.
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Apple Welcomes Beats to the Family as Beats Electronics Closes Its Online Store
Apple today updated its website with a new page celebrating its acquisition of Beats Electronics and Beats Music.
Today we are excited to officially welcome Beats Music and Beats Electronics to the Apple family. Music has always held a special place in our hearts, and we’re thrilled to join forces with a group of people who love it as much as we do. Beats cofounders Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre have created beautiful products that have helped millions of people deepen their connection to music. We’re delighted to be working with the team to elevate that experience even further.
And we can’t wait to hear what’s next.
The page also links visitors to the the front page of the revamped Beats Electronics website, which contains a message from the Beats team about joining Apple.
As part of these changes, Beats Electronics also has confirmed the closure of its online store. Going forward, all transactions will be handled through Apple’s Online Store and customers are advised to contact Apple about purchases made after August 1, 2014.
Apple’s acquisition of Beats Electronics and Beats Music is moving forward, with the deal recently receiving regulatory approval from the European Commission. U.S. regulators are expected to weigh in on the deal in a decision to be announced sometime this quarter.
In other acquisition news, Bloomberg also reported that Vivendi sold its 13 percent stake in Beats Electronics to Apple for $404 million. This stake was held by Vivendi’s Universal Music Group.
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Casio’s next G-Watch uses Soundhound to discover new music
Casio’s team of smart-ish G-Shock watches is getting a new member next month that’s fixated on finding new music. The romantically-named GBA-400 retains the same smartphone-friendly features that we’ve already seen, but this time you’ll be able to control music playback right from the bezel. The biggest feature, however, is that discovery app SoundHound has been baked into the accompanying G’Mix app. Once you’ve Shazamed, uh SoundHounded the track, its details will pop on the timepiece’s built-in LCD display, which we have to admit, is pretty neat. If you’re interested in picking one up, you’ll have to take a trip to Japan, where it’s launching on September 19th, priced at 23,000 yen (around $225) plus tax.
Filed under: Wearables
Source: Casio (Translated)
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