Choose Your Own Next-Gen Android Giveaway
Ready for a new next-gen handset but aren’t prepared to shell out the clams for the hefty upgrade? Today just might be your day! We’re giving away a top-tier next-gen handset of …
11
Feb
Choose Your Own Next-Gen Android Giveaway
Ready for a new next-gen handset but aren’t prepared to shell out the clams for the hefty upgrade? Today just might be your day! We’re giving away a top-tier next-gen handset of choice to ONE lucky winner in the Choose Your Own Next-Gen Android Giveaway!
The winner will choose between a Samsung Galaxy S6, LG G Flex 2, or HTC One M9. Brand new and ready to use! One of these may have your name written all over it.There’s no purchase necessary and no complicated forms to fill out. All you’ll have to do is visit our contest page, click ENTER NOW, and submit your email address. It’s as easy as that. Sharing via social media gains you more entries. Good luck!
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11
Feb
Inateck BTSP-10 Plus Bluetooth speaker review
Not long ago I was able to review a fantastic Bluetooth speaker from Inateck called the BTSP-10. I found that the BTSP-10 was a great little speaker, especially for the price. Well, Inateck recently got in touch with me and asked if I would like to try an updated version of the BTSP-10. It took me about two seconds to decide that I wanted to get my hands on the new BTSP-10 Plus. Inateck makes great gear, but is this updated speaker worth picking up? Read on to find out.
When I reviewed the first BTSP-10 I was surprised by the size of the speaker. I don’t know why, but I was expecting a bigger speaker. While I wasn’t surprised on the second go around, it’s worth noting that this is a very compact speaker. You will have no problem finding space to carry this speaker on your adventures. Like the original BTSP-10, the Plus version is also a very sturdy piece of kit. I have abused the original speaker in numerous different ways and never had a problem. It feels like the Plus version should carry on this tradition. The updated speaker is covered in a soft touch rubber, that makes it very grippy and easy to hold onto. The new version has a red grill instead of the blue of the original. For the most part it’s an attractive little speaker, but I have to admit that I’m not a huge fan of the octagons that cover the speaker. I don’t know why Inateck decided they wanted to use a stop sign has the major design influence, but I feel like the speaker would look better if the surface was smooth and the red grill was uncovered.
The BTSP-10 Plus offers two major improvements over the original version, a second speaker and a bigger battery. These both prove to be welcome additions prove. The original speaker sounded good, but if you cranked up the volume the sound quality suffered. This wasn’t a huge issue if you were listening in a confined space, but if you ventured outdoors performance suffered. The Plus version definitely improves in this area, you can get much better sound quality at higher volumes. As far as the overall sound quality, the BTSP-10 Plus doesn’t disappoint. The high and mid range are very clear and precise, but the bass performance isn’t the greatest. While the Plus version improves on the original, this little speaker just doesn’t provide a lot of bass. Overall, I found that the sound coming out of this little thing is impressive, but if you prefer bone rattling bass you might want to look elsewhere. Inateck also improved on the original speakers batteries life. The Plus version should give you almost 15 hours of music playback. I have to admit that I didn’t get near the claimed 15 hours, but I left the speaker playing through the night a couple times and it was still going strong come morning.
Of course the most important aspect of a Bluetooth speaker is the ability to play music, but there are a couple extra features to be found in the BTSP-10 Plus. Bluetooth 4.0 makes it painless to pair your smartphone with the speaker and a microphone makes this a convenient speakerphone. I only made a couple calls but the speaker performed decently. You can hear callers clearly, but you need to stay pretty close to the speaker so the person on the other end of the line can hear you. I wouldn’t want to use this speaker for an important conference call, but in a pinch it should work for a hands free call.
I have to admit that the original BTSP-10 was a pretty great Bluetooth speaker, especially for the price. There wasn’t exactly a lot of room for improvement over the original, but Inateck deftly identified the originals shortcomings and made improvements. Sound quality is much better overall, especially at higher volumes and the battery should provide enough life to outlast just about any party. I would argue that the only thing Inateck didn’t improve was the looks of the speaker, but honestly that isn’t such a big deal. When you consider that the BTSP-10 Plus is available for $49.99 its easy to look past a few octagons. You can find the Inateck BTSP-10 Plus on Amazon or Inateck’s website.
On a side note, the nice people at Inateck gave me this promo code for their BK1003E stainless steel Bluetooth keyboard: UCDKD237. Enter that code and you will save $5.
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11
Feb
Review – WaterField Designs Cargo laptop bag
Recently we have been looking at Surface Pro 3 cases by San Francisco-based company WaterField Designs. Their Outback sleeve and Outback Solo bag are custom made to fit the Surface Pro 3.
But you don’t have to have a Surface to experience the quality of their products. They make general purpose bags, as well. Case in point, the WaterField Designs Cargo laptop bag.
11
Feb
iFixit tears apart the Dell XPS 13 and finds it easy to repair
The recently launched Dell XPS 13 with Windows 8.1 is the latest subject of the iFixit teardown team. They used their collection of screwdrivers, tweezers and other tools to break down this impressive notebook and found that it can be repaired, if needed, without much fuss.
11
Feb
Review – WaterField Designs Cargo laptop bag
Recently we have been looking at Surface Pro 3 cases by San Francisco-based company WaterField Designs. Their Outback sleeve and Outback Solo bag are custom made to fit the Surface Pro 3.
But you don’t have to have a Surface to experience the quality of their products. They make general purpose bags, as well. Case in point, the WaterField Designs Cargo laptop bag.
11
Feb
Deal Alert: Amazon offering 40% off selected Philips Bluetooth speakers
Today only, Amazon is offering savings of up to 40 percent on a small selection of Philips Bluetooth speakers, the lowest prices ever offered by the retailer.
There’s a choice to be had between the ultra-portable Philips BT2500B/37 for $29.99, the BT3500B/37 for $47.99 or the SB365/37 for $59.99, which all come with shipping included.
The SB365 is the most powerful of the selection, offering one touch NFC for fast Bluetooth pairing, room for 4 rechargeable AA batteries (not-included) for portability, and an audio-in jack for connecting up your other media devices. The BT3500B is a 10W system which again offers quick NFC pairing, while the BT2500B is the smallest, most portable speaker in the series, without the NFC functionality and less one speaker.
The deals last for today (February 11th) only and are available with one-day shipping too.
11
Feb
HTC should hire the designer of these M9 renders
If you’re a phone geek, phones are inherently sexy. Well, most of them are. For the rest of the world, some coaxing is required. Press shots and promotional images play a big role in this, which is why companies hire armies of photographers, graphic designers, and 3D artists to make sure their products look at their absolute best.
Enter Jonas Daehnert, an industrial designer based in Germany, who runs a design firm called PhoneDesigner. Jonas took all the information that’s currently available on the One (M9) and created this set of beautiful renders. The stock Android screen simulation is definitely off, but on the hardware side, what you see in these high-quality renders should be pretty close to the real thing.
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This work is definitely impressive – Jonas took a set of inconsistent blurry cam shots and turned them into some very convincing images. They get your pulse racing, so to speak, especially if you’re an HTC fan. So, HTC or anyone else looking for talented industrial designers, maybe check this guy out?
We’ll only find out how accurate these luscious renders are on March 1. Meanwhile, would you be interested in the M9 if it ends up looking like this?
11
Feb
Police are using software to predict where crime will happen
Police are unlikely to ever have a Minority Report-like ability to get inside would-be criminals’ heads, but they may already have the next-best thing. Developers like PredPol are offering “predictive policing” software that tells cops where and when crimes are likely to happen based on the location, the nature of the crime and the time of day. The software knows that there’s a good chance that a burglary or gang slaying will lead to similar activity in a given area, or that you’ll see drunken fights outside of a dive bar in the early morning. Theoretically, police just have to patrol these areas more often to stop crime before it starts.
There are some signs that the strategy may be working; as Forbes notes, early results in cities like Atlanta, Los Angeles and Santa Cruz saw both reduced crime rates and better prediction compared to conventional analysts. However, the jury’s still out. Without more extensive studies, it’s hard to know whether the drops are directly related to predictive software or can be chalked up to other factors, such as crooks moving to other areas. Also, the tools could tempt police departments into leaning too much on code instead of understanding neighborhoods and tackling deep-seated problems. If the software is both proven effective and used wisely, though, it could cut back on unnecessary tragedies and familiarize rookie cops with known trouble spots.
Filed under: Software
11
Feb
Dell’s XPS 13 is easy to fix despite its size
Give Dell’s XPS 13 a cursory glance and you might think that it would be a nightmare to fix. You’d surely have to get a specialist to look at something so densely packed, wouldn’t you? Not so fast. The repair-it-yourself advocates at iFixit have torn down the new XPS, and it turns out that this compact Ultrabook is surprisingly easy to maintain if you’re willing to put in a little elbow grease. About the only showstopper (as on many super-thin laptops) is the soldered-on RAM — virtually every other part is easy to replace, and Dell helps you out by posting service manuals and labeling connectors. Even the signature near-borderless display isn’t as hard to take apart as you’d imagine. Whether or not you like the XPS 13 when it’s fully assembled, this teardown shows that ultraportables can still be DIY-friendly.
Source: iFixit
11
Feb
Dropbox extension for Chrome allows users to quickly attach file links on Gmail
Dropbox has introduced a new extension for the Chrome browser which allows users to attach file links from Dropbox on new messages composed using Gmail.
As seen from the image above, enabling this extension introduces a new Dropbox icon at the bottom of the Compose Message window on Gmail. Here, users can easily add links to files that are available on their Dropbox account.
Naturally, users will need to hook up their Dropbox account to enable access to the files stored on the cloud. The extension is available from the Chrome Web Store as a beta, so there might be some niggles on board, although it should work fine for the most part.
This is a nifty extension to have, especially if you share a lot of Dropbox files using Gmail. Hit the link below to get your hands on the extension.
Source: Chrome Web Store
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