Omate’s Lutetia is a smartwatch that women may actually like
Samsung, Pebble, LG and others may have already released a good handful of smartwatches, but we’ve yet to come across one that’s dedicated to the ladies. That’s about to change thanks to Omate, whose team of women led the designing and engineering efforts on the upcoming Lutetia. Most notably, we’re looking at a near-circular, always-on transflective LCD that’s similar to the one featured on the Alcatel Wave, and it’s covered with a curved, sapphire-coated glass piece. The body — available in silver, rose gold and gold — comes in shiny stainless steel with matching beaded wristband for a premium feminine look.
Like the Omate X, the Lutetia — named after ancient Paris — is also powered by MediaTek’s Aster MT2502 platform and runs on Nucleus RTOS, thus offering the same generous week-long battery life plus pairing capability with Android and iOS. In contrast to their TrueSmart sibling device, the X and the Lutetia serve mainly as notification watches instead of full-fledged cellular devices, but they do offer pedometer, music control, weather, stopwatch, timer and voice control features.
Omate’s CEO Laurent Le Pen said that rather than competing with the likes of Pebble, Samsung and Apple, the Lutetia is instead going after its counterparts from Michael Kors, Calvin Klein, Guess and D&G. The exec also acknowledged that like Michael Kors’ watches, his 40mm-wide, 12mm-thick timepiece is “a big lady’s watch, but not ridiculous on a woman’s wrist;” and it’s definitely smaller than the Moto 360.
Interestingly, the Lutetia will cost a little bit more than the X, but it’ll still be relatively affordable — just $169. If you or your other half are willing to take the plunge, you can go ahead and pre-order a Lutetia on Omate’s website starting from tomorrow, with shipment expected around end of December — a little ahead of the Apple Watch’s “early next year” target. Oh, and the first 1,000 “limited edition” units will get their unique codes engraved on the back, if you’re into that sort of thing.
Filed under: Wearables
The verykool SL5000 is a steal at $229
Looking for a cheap replacement for your broken cell? Perhaps you just need a device that won’t break the bank for your tweens. Hot on the review I did just a few weeks ago on the S505 Spark, verykool has just released their first 4G LTE device called the verykool SL5000.
Before I get down into the details, there are two things I need to mention. The packaging for this device is very nice and I would almost say “elegant” for a device in this price range. It comes with a strong box that slides out like a drawer, which is something I found attractive for a lower priced device. On top of that, verykool in their own “kool” way provides you with a screen protector right out of the box. Once again, this is one of those little things that they do to let you know that they appreciate your business. My last flagship device didn’t come with a screen protector so for that, I am grateful.
The verykool SL5000 is a device that doesn’t have the most modern of a processor using the Qualcomm Snapdragon 400, but with that being said, this quad-core 1.2 Ghz processor is plenty powerful enough to handle most tasks without missing a beat. My eleven year old has clocked in about 10 hours of Minecraft so far on the device and has not had any issues. It ran smooth with all the apps running in the background.
Since my Galaxy Note II decided to call it quits after two years, I actually had to use this device as my main driver for the past 10 days. For those who do not know me, I work in Mexico (but live in San Diego) and am very travel heavy. I was working in Ensenada and San Felipe, Baja California and a small stint in Yuma, Arizona. I was between American and Mexican service depending where I was working and the phone was able to handle it all. I was actually surprised. I have 7 Gmail accounts on my device, plus run Microsoft Office on it constantly and the Qualcomm 400 handled it all with ease. I was more than content.
Under the hood along with the Qualcomm 400 processor the device has 1GB RAM and a disappointing 2GB internal storage capability. Unfortunately not every app lets you full install apps on the microSD card, meaning that 2GB of internal space is really low in my opinion. This is the only knock I have on the device. I feel even budget devices should have a minimal of 4GB internal. They do make up for the lack of space by allowing up to a 64GB microSD card for external storage.
The device sports a 5.0″ FWVGA TFT LCD capacitive touch screen with full lamination (480 x 854 pixels – 198 ppi). It is a larger, beautiful screen, although I must admit it is not as sharp as the Spark S505 that I reviewed previously. For this price range and with LTE though, taking in account the screen size, I would say the screen is suffice. It isn’t wow status but it isn’t bad either. It does just fine.
Data speed was quick. One problem I did not like on the Spark was that 3G is slowwwwwwwwwwwwwwww. The SL5000 fixes that problem by adding blazing fast LTE. I’ve tried it with both AT&T and Telcel (Mexico) and got comparative results as my other devices. The same goes with the voice quality and general service. I’ve had no complaints and found my service to be at par of other devices I’ve tested.
Battery life on this device is really good. verykool claims it gets about 8 hours and I would say that it is fairly accurate. The standby time is 240 hours. Today is Monday evening and the phone still has 22% battery life yet. I haven’t used it nor charged it since Saturday. I found that to be a pretty good standby battery life and I was more than happy with the experience.
The camera is a 8.0 MP rear camera and a 2.0 MP front facing camera. The overall quality was decent and I found that I was taking better pictures that I did with my previous review with the Spark. The quality was also more consistent I found, meaning that I was getting more higher quality pictures than dull, out of focus pictures. I was satisfied and I would say that the camera definitely rivals that of my Galaxy Note II. Here is the test picture I took:
In addition to coming factory unlocked and bundled with the typical sensors and radios, the device does add FM Radio, which is a nice add on, Bluetooth 4.0, and Wi-Fi Hotspot. All in all this is a pretty solid device. The only real knock on the device to me is the lack of hard drive space but can be explained away having the lower price as part of the give and take.
You can grab the verykool SL5000 on Amazon.com for the almost free price of $229.80.
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Dropbox usernames and passwords leak online, Denies responsibility and says passwords expired
It seems like just about every day there is some sort of hack involving an online service. Today’s hack is from Dropbox.
A user posted files on Reddit that contained a bunch of usernames and passwords for Dropbox accounts. The poster said there were close to 7,000,000 more, but asked for Bitcoin donations to reveal them.
Later, Dropbox made a statement to The Next Web saying that they are not to be blamed, and they were stolen from other third party services……
Dropbox has not been hacked. These usernames and passwords were unfortunately stolen from other services and used in attempts to log in to Dropbox accounts. We’d previously detected these attacks and the vast majority of the passwords posted have been expired for some time now. All other remaining passwords have been expired as well.
Dropbox also said they performed password resets when it detected any suspicious activity on these accounts, which was a few months ago.
source: TheNextWeb
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Verizon to launch Motorola Droid Turbo at an event on October 28th
Just a few days ago, Verizon “accidentally” tweeted an image of the upcoming Motorola Droid Turbo, and then quickly pulled that image. It wasn’t the first time the Turbo had leaked, with a user manual making the rounds earlier in the week. Today we have the final piece of the puzzle as Verizon has put a countdown clock on their site, redirected from DroidDoes.com. The countdown shows a phone identical to what we’ve already seen and ends on October 28th, the same day as an upcoming Verizon event (the flyer for which features the same image as the countdown clock), so it is safe to assume that the Turbo will launch that day.
The Droid Turbo’s alleged specifications include a 5.2-inch QHD display, a Snapdragon 805, 3GB of RAM and a huge 3,900 mAh battery. The Turbo is also rumored to have a 21-megapixel camera and will feature Qi wireless charging and Motorola’s turbo charging technology. Its shaping up to be a monster of a device, do any of our readers plan on upgrading to the Turbo? Let us know in the comments below!
Source: Verizon
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Skype launches new video messaging app called Skype Qik
Do you remember video streaming service called Qik? Well Skype acquired them a few years ago and closed down the app, but it’s back in a new format. It’s called Skype Qik, and it’s all about video messaging. Basically, it’s just like texting, but with video instead.
You can set up a group of friends and quickly and easily send short videos. If you ever want to delete a video, you can, but the app will automatically delete content after two weeks.
Features
- Create groups in a flash: grab a bunch of friends from your phone’s address book and start a private chat.
- Pre-record and send video clips (Qik Fliks): can’t respond right away? Thumbs-ups, smileys and more, starring you.
- Erase your message and it disappears from the conversation.**
- Keep it fresh—messages are automatically erased from Qik after two weeks.
- Start a conversation any time—no login, usernames, or passwords needed.
* Mobile data rates may apply.. We recommend using an unlimited data plan or WiFi connection.
** It may be possible for recipients to capture and save videos elsewhere before you delete them from Qik.
So if you’re looking for another way of communicating with your friends, Skype Qik might be exactly what you’re looking for. We have screenshots, a video, and download links below.
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First official Nexus 6 press render leaked courtesy of @evleaks
While the Nexus 6 has been caught in the wild, rendered by eager journalists, and shown dwarfing the LG G3 in size, famed leaker @evleaks has temporarily come out of retirement to bring us the first press render of the Nexus 6 from Motorola themselves. It looks exactly as we’ve heard it described in the past, which isn’t a disappointment by any means, the Nexus 6 is shaping up to be an excellent device both in specs and design.
Considering @evleaks has a pretty solid track record and the photo matches the rumored design, its safe to say we just caught our first official glimpse of the hotly anticipated Nexus 6. The rumored specs feature a 5.9-inch QUD display, a Snapdragon 805 supplemented by an Adreno 420 GPU, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage, and a substantial 3,300mAh battery. With any luck the included 12-megapixel camera (with 4K support) will be better than past Nexus offerings. Hit the comments with your thoughts on the upcoming device.
Source: @evleaks
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Google Shopping Express shortens name and launches in three more cities with more retailers
Today Google announced that Google Express (formerly known as Google Shopping Express) has launced in Boston, Chicago and Washington, D.C. bringing a ton of new retailers with it. For those unfamiliar with the service, it is a same-day delivery service that lets you order from multiple local retailers and have the products delivered by Google themselves. The service does not mark-up any of the products but does require a membership fee of $95/year or $10/month. There is also a $4.99 per-order pay-as-you-go option, and a three-month trial for new users.
As mentioned before, Google added 16 new stores which you can see in the above photo. Google claims that with today’s expansion over 7 million people have access to same-day delivery and 12 million Californians have access to next-day services. Google Express seems like a great service, do any of you use it? Let us know in the comments below!
Source: Google
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Apple Notifies Service Provider Network of Upcoming Support for Beats Products
Apple service providers will apparently soon be responsible for offering post-sales support for Beats headphones and speakers, reports Greek blog techingreek.com. The news comes from an internal memo dated today alerting official service providers to upcoming contract changes and future training documents regarding Beats products, and Apple’s own retail stores will undoubtedly offer similar levels of support.
This move to support Beats music hardware is a necessary part of Apple’s broader integration of Beats’ products and services into the Cupertino company following the recent merger of the two companies. Apple is stocking its online and retail stores with Beats products and also is expected to overhaul and rebrand the Beats streaming music service early next year.
Apple acquired Beats Electronics and the Beats streaming music service earlier this year in a deal worth roughly $3 billion. As part of this merger, Apple gained a popular line of headphones and music accessories, a streaming music service, and the combined talent and music industry connections of Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre.
Amazon opening second retail store in San Francisco
Seething with jealousy because you live in California and that Amazon retail store in Manhattan is too far out of reach? Well, maybe the news that the online-shopping giant is setting up shop in San Francisco will help allay any envy. Amazon’s City By the Bay pop-up shop is set to open in the Westfield San Francisco CentreOctober 22nd, according to GeekWire. What’s on offer? Mostly Fire devices from the sound of it. It’s too early to tell if this store will carry the same benefits as the Gotham retail location (pick-up, drop off or a return spot, namely), but, if anything, it shows that Bezos isn’t afraid of trying out traditional sales models in more than one spot, either. If you’d rather not traverse into the city, there’s apparently a Sacramento pop-up opening, too.
Source: GeekWire
Skype Qik lets you swap short video messages with your friends
Skype may be one of the better-known options for video messaging, but it doesn’t hold a candle to a services like Snapchat if you just want simple, back-and-forth discussions. The Skype team isn’t taking this competition lying down, though — it just rolled out Skype Qik, its own take on rapid-fire video delivery. The mobile-only app is focused solely on swapping short clips (up to 42 seconds; yes, it’s a nod to Hitchhiker’s Guide) as part of conversations with your phone contacts. In theory, it’s just what you need to coordinate a night out or catch up with pals who are rarely available at the same time. All messages vanish after two weeks to help protect your privacy, and you can pre-record “Qik Fliks” to use when you’re either too busy or just want to reply with your favorite internet meme.
The new service is available on Android, iOS and Windows Phone today, and it’s free to use. The feature lists are largely the same, although it will take a few months before you can capture Qik Fliks on Windows devices. Just don’t expect to see desktop versions any time soon; you need a phone number to sign up, so you won’t be joining in from your Surface. The company also tells Engadget that there aren’t any current plans to fold Skype Qik’s features into existing apps, so you’ll need to carry two apps on your device if you want to place old-school video calls. Still, it’s good to see Skype stepping outside of its comfort zone — it risked being left by the wayside as a new wave of messaging apps took over.
Filed under: Cellphones, Internet, Mobile, Microsoft
Source: Skype Blogs
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