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Samsung Galaxy Note Edge spied with AT&T and U.S. Cellular support
The Samsung Galaxy Note Edge has had some interesting rumors surrounding it. While we’ve reported that it will be available through T-Mobile and Sprint, many others have reported that it will have a very limited availability in the US. Well, if this FCC filing is anything, it’s news that it might be more available than previously thought.
What this shows is that the Note Edge will carry support for AT&T (bands 2 and 4 above) and U.S. Cellular (bands 5 and 12 above). While this by no means guarantees anything, it certainly provides hope for more availability in the US.
For those who don’t know, the Note Edge is a 5.6″ screen device with a resolution of 2560 X 1600 that is a lot like the Note 4, except on the right side the screen curves around the edge to provide more functionality to access apps and information.
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via G4Games
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Apple Invites Media to October 16 Event: ‘It’s Been Way Too Long’
As expected, Apple will be holding a media event on Thursday, October 16 at the Town Hall auditorium on its Cupertino headquarters campus, with the company today sending out media invitations for the event (via The Loop). The event begins at 10:00 AM Pacific, and the invitations carry the tagline “It’s been way too long”.
Apple is expected to introduce an updated iPad Air (and possibly a new iPad mini), as well as updated iMacs with at least the 27-inch model carrying a high-resolution Retina display. OS X Yosemite is also likely to see its final overview before public launch, and one rumor has suggested updated Mac minis are also in the works and could see an announcement at the event.
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The Big Picture: a London footbridge that fans open for boats
What you see above is a bridge of a slightly different flavor. Taking inspiration from Japanese hand-fan design, the Merchant Square Bridge uses a cantilvered deck to cross the Grand Union Canal in Paddington, London. Each of the five steel beams open in sequence and use what designer Knight Architects calls shaped counterweights to assist the hydraulic jacks that raise and lower the planks. Just how much weight is needed to aid the spans? Architecture & Design says 40 tons worth — about the heft of an average humpback whale. The design of the bridge allows boats to pass under freely, and pedestrians to cross the 20 meter-wide (roughly 65 feet) body of water. To see it in action (and in the down position), check out the video we’ve embedded below if you can’t make it to London to peep in person.
Via: This Is Colossal
Source: Knight Architect Bridges (YouTube), Knight Architects
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I played ping pong with a robot and it went easy on me
No, this isn’t the Tokyo Game Show. OMRON, the alleged company behind Amazon Fire’s face-tracking feature, exhibited its ping pong robot at CEATEC just to demonstrate its automation prowess. Well, by robot we don’t mean the humanoid kind; it’s more of a large silver crane that swings a bat with three arms. It even has a stationary head that looks down upon its human challenger (including this author, as shown in the video after the break); that’s where all the sensors are stored in order to track the player and the ball. The brain, on the other hand, is tucked into a cabinet next to the robot.
For the sake of harmony between man and machine, OMRON actually lowered the robot’s performance in order to let the humans win once in a while. Apparently the robot’s strikes would be too fast if running at full capacity. Still, I was quite surprised by my metallic friend’s speedy response to my volleys — it was as if I was playing a casual game with another human, especially with the way it flipped the bat between left and right sides. The prototype did have one physical disadvantage, though: the arms weren’t long enough to reach the middle of the table, so I had to hit the ball a bit further to keep the game going — we managed 15 continuous volleys at best (and, most importantly, I came out in one piece afterwards).
While OMRON has no plans to commercialize this amusing machine, we can see how it could be repurposed for more practical tasks under constantly-changing conditions. According to Forbes’ Michael Kanellos, this could make a more sophisticated “pick and place” robot that can quickly adapt to different production lines. And when no one’s looking, it can go back to playing ping pong with fellow robots.
Filed under: Robots
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Watch the start screens for nearly every Game Boy title ever made
Up for a long nostalgia trip? You’re in for a treat. NicksplosionFX has posted a video showing the start screens for almost every original Game Boy title ever made, ranging from 4 in 1 Funpak to Zoop. Each opener only lasts a matter of seconds, but the sheer volume of games amounts to 2 hours, 42 minutes of monochrome animations and chiptunes — watch it all and you’re bound to find something that evokes your childhood. It’s thankfully in alphabetical order, so you can quickly scrub through if you’re just trying to find that one game you always played after school.
Source: NicksplosionFX (YouTube)
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Verizon announces HTC Desire 612 for tomorrow, October 9
Verizon on Tuesday announced its next Android smartphone, the HTC Desire 612, will arrive tomorrow, October 9. Sold free with a two-year service agreement, the phone is an entry-level and plastic take on HTC’s One M8 experience.
Sold as the Desire 610 by other wireless providers, the handset features a 4.7-inch display, 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 8-megapixel rear camera, and support for Verizon’s XLTE network. The Desire 612 runs Android 4.4KitKat and offers some of HTC’s special touches such as BlinkFeed and Zoe. Like the One M8, this one has dual front-facing speakers.
Verizon plans to offer the Desire 612 on its Edge equipment installation plan however they stopped short of breaking down payments.
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iPad Air 2 Dummy Model Again Showcases Touch ID, Thin Profile Ahead of Expected October Unveiling
Well-known Vietnamese blog Tinhte.vn today published images that reportedly show the design of Apple’s next generation iPad Air 2. The pictured device has the same general form factor as the existing iPad Air, but includes a thinner 7 mm profile that measures roughly the same as the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus and thinner than the current 7.5 mm iPad Air. In line with previous rumors, the iPad Air 2 model also includes a home button with a Touch ID fingerprint sensor.
Claimed iPad Air 2 mockup from Tinhte.vn
While this latest report includes detailed photographs and a video, they only give us a hint at Apple’s next-generation iPad as the device in the photos is described as a dummy model used by accessory manufacturers to test out and showcase their designs and not an actual iPad Air 2 unit leaked from a Foxconn assembly line. Similar to previous leaks, the iPad model has the same external design features seen in earlier leaks and in MacRumors‘ own dummy unit on hand since June.
Tinhte dummy unit (left) vs. MacRumors dummy unit (right)
Of perhaps most note, the Tinhte.vn and other dummy models include two distinctive small holes in the area of the rear camera — one on the back and one of the side of the casing. The hole closest to the camera is undoubtedly for a microphone, while the other hole likely marks the presumed location of the mute/rotation switch, which is not depicted ini full on the models. Today’s report and an earlier one have suggested this hole is for a microphone rather than simply marking the mute/rotation switch location, but we believe this interpretation is likely incorrect.
Apple is expected to unveil its iPad Air 2 and possibly a new Retina iPad mini at a press event to be held on October 16. The next-generation iPad Air is rumored to included a faster A8 processor, anti-reflective display, Touch ID, and a gold color option.
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We just had an out-of-body experience with this robot-Oculus project
It’s an unusual experience for a weekday afternoon: I stare up to see myself, staring up. I’m strapped into an Oculus Rift VR headset, which is both controlling (and streaming from) cameras atop a 1.5ft robot roaming around my feet. This robot on wheels is composed of segments that hold a stereo camera, storage, the ‘brains’ and importantly a wireless internet connection to stream dual camera feeds to a nearby PC — and reversely, receive movement instructions. The effect, courtesy of high-latency motion feedback from the Rift, is that when I turn to the right, or look upwards, the robot does exactly the same thing, with a motorized joint connected to the camera module matching my gaze.
Better still, I could could control it with a games controller: one analog stick commanded front and back, while a second turned the little stack of electronics around. This adds an unusual in-game effect to the process, although if you’re simply streaming a view from your immediate vicinity. It’s a surprisingly cool effect, but it’s easy to imagine this kind of setup used for remote monitoring, or even a damn fancy telepresence call. Imagine combining this Oculus Rift view with something like Softbank’s Pepper robot and well, things could get a little weird.
At CEATEC 2014 in Japan, the robot (which didn’t have a name when I visited), is hidden away from the imposing booths of Fujitsu and Toyota. It’s part of a stand showcasing entries for a Japan-based engineering and design prize, Gugen 2014. (In fact, last year’s Gugen winner was the low-cost prosthetic, Handie, which you can hear more about here.)
Filed under: Robots, Wearables
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Asda and Sainsbury’s to launch mobile payments in 2015
Mobile payments might be the next big thing for retailers, but we’ve still not reached the point where we can go out shopping and leave the wallet at home. Apple Pay may one day solve that problem, but it’s not yet launched in the US and there’s no UK release date in sight. Zapp, however, has quietly been working on its own platform, and it could change the way millions of Brits pay for their shopping. Today, the company announced that it’s teamed up with some of the UK’s biggest retailers, including Asda, Sainsbury’s, Littlewoods, House of Fraser, Thomas Cook and Clarks, to let customers whip out their phones and pay for groceries, clothing and even holidays via its app.
The app connects itself to your account, instead of requiring you to top up, acting as the go-between your bank and the retailer. Stores can then embed payment buttons on their websites, get you to scan a QR code on a bill, or even use NFC to pay for items. Because it’s contactless, you may even be able to tap your phone to complete payment (if the purchase falls under £20). Zapp is currently piloting its mobile payment tech, but already has agreements with major banks to support the platform. Retailers are set to spend “tens of millions of pounds” promoting mobile payments ahead of its launch, which is expected early next year.
Filed under: Cellphones, Internet, Mobile
Via: Marketing
Source: Zapp (PDF)
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