Send directions to your Android phone with a Google search
Sending Google Maps directions to an Android phone hasn’t been that hard for a while, but it’s now downright easy. Google has introduced a web feature that delivers instructions through a simple search. As long as your phone is properly linked to your Google account, you only have to search for “send directions” to get the ball rolling — choose the route, hit send and your device will be ready to navigate. Only some people appear to have access to this option as of this writing, but there’s a good chance that you’ll get to check it out before too long.
Filed under: Cellphones, Internet, Mobile, Google
Via: Gizmodo
Source: Google (G+)
Send directions to your Android phone with a Google search
Sending Google Maps directions to an Android phone hasn’t been that hard for a while, but it’s now downright easy. Google has introduced a web feature that delivers instructions through a simple search. As long as your phone is properly linked to your Google account, you only have to search for “send directions” to get the ball rolling — choose the route, hit send and your device will be ready to navigate. Only some people appear to have access to this option as of this writing, but there’s a good chance that you’ll get to check it out before too long.
Filed under: Cellphones, Internet, Mobile, Google
Via: Gizmodo
Source: Google (G+)
Verizon to sell LG’s Watch Urbane for $349 from April 28th
With its round face and sophisticated design, it’s easy to see why many of us think that LG’s Watch Urbane is arguably one of the most stylish looking smartwatches around. LG’s latest smartwatch only became available in Korea yesterday, and now we have news that the US carrier, Verizon, will be offering the Watch Urbane soon.
According to the leaked marketing material (courtesy of AndroidSpin), the Watch Urbane will be priced at $349 (£229). The model on offer is the standard version of the Watch Urbane that runs on the Android Wear operating system, unlike the LTE version that runs on LG’s ‘Wearable Platform‘ that is believed to be based on webOS.
The leaked material also gives away the date of availability, which is April 28th, coinciding nicely with the upcoming launch of LG’s latest flagship smartphone, the G4. The Watch Urbane does include the necessary WiFi component to take full advantage of the recent Android Wear update, unlike the square-faced G Watch. Is LG’s Watch Urbane the Android Wear smartwatch you’ve been waiting for?
Source: AndroidSpin
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Google sends a Glass-like mystery device through the FCC
Google might have just hinted at the future of its Glass headsets. The company has sent a mystery “smart BLE” (Bluetooth Low Energy) device to the FCC for approval, the A4R-CAP1, and there are a few telltale signs that it’s one of Mountain View’s wearables. Most notably, the product’s digital FCC label (shown below) not only looks a lot like a Glass interface card, but requires that you swipe to see it — that suggests a touchstrip, as you’d use on Google’s eyepiece. Mentions of an Android-like firmware revision and a battery help, too. There’s the possibility that this is another gadget that simply happens to use Glass-style navigation, but that seems less than likely. Don’t be surprised if you’re eventually plunking CAP1 on your head.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Wearables, HD, Mobile, Google
Source: FCC
Google sends a Glass-like mystery device through the FCC
Google might have just hinted at the future of its Glass headsets. The company has sent a mystery “smart BLE” (Bluetooth Low Energy) device to the FCC for approval, the A4R-CAP1, and there are a few telltale signs that it’s one of Mountain View’s wearables. Most notably, the product’s digital FCC label (shown below) not only looks a lot like a Glass interface card, but requires that you swipe to see it — that suggests a touchstrip, as you’d use on Google’s eyepiece. Mentions of an Android-like firmware revision and a battery help, too. There’s the possibility that this is another gadget that simply happens to use Glass-style navigation, but that seems less than likely. Don’t be surprised if you’re eventually plunking CAP1 on your head.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Wearables, HD, Mobile, Google
Source: FCC
New phone from Turing is extra-secure and stronger than steel
According to Engadget, San Francisco and Shenzhen, China-based Turing Robotic Industries’ upcoming Turing Phone is a device that emphasizes security and durability.
Starting with the security, the smartphone uses its own server-free encrypted communication between users and a fingerprint reader. There is a magnetic charging system, as well.
The device’s chassis is made from “liquidmorphium,” a metal alloy that supposedly is stronger than steel or aluminum. It also contains aluminum, ceramic, and plastic, which, with the alloy, should make the phone be able to take falls with ease.
The specs include last year’s Snapdragon 810 processor, 3GB of RAM, a 5.5-inch, 1080p screen, up to 128GB of internal storage, an 8-megapixel front-facing camera, and a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera with dual flashes. In addition, the Turing Phone supports North American and European LTE bands.
Turing explains that the phone should be available for shipping starting on August 10th. It’ll cost $740 unlocked for the 64GB version and $870 for the 128GB variant. It promises that some carriers will support its device, but it has not said who those carriers are yet.
If you would like to receive information about the device, here is a link to the company’s site where you can sign up for an email newsletter or find its social networking links.
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HTC tries to get creative with Cellami
HTC has released a new video that takes aim at Samsung, Apple, and really all other smartphone manufacturers through a spoof of pharmaceutical ads. The ad is for a fictional drug called Cellami which is supposed to help someone suffering from Bi-phonal Displeasure Disorder.
In the ad, HTC takes shots at Samsung by claiming Cellami can also treat SAD, or Samsung Affective Disorder, and at Apple which produces iOS, or Irritable Operating System. Cellami is described as causing a variety of side effects like blue teeth, thumb loss and “oily plastic discharges.” The video is littered with a variety of disclaimers along the bottom of the screen warning against taking it at night, before consuming citrus drinks, or when in the nude amongst others.
To avoid all these bad side effects, HTC says users can just get an HTC One M9. Their device will not only cure all the issues related to Bi-phonal Displeasure Disorder or other maladies, it does so in a safe manner.
Share your thoughts below regarding HTC’s attempt at a spoof video.
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HTC tries to get creative with Cellami
HTC has released a new video that takes aim at Samsung, Apple, and really all other smartphone manufacturers through a spoof of pharmaceutical ads. The ad is for a fictional drug called Cellami which is supposed to help someone suffering from Bi-phonal Displeasure Disorder.
In the ad, HTC takes shots at Samsung by claiming Cellami can also treat SAD, or Samsung Affective Disorder, and at Apple which produces iOS, or Irritable Operating System. Cellami is described as causing a variety of side effects like blue teeth, thumb loss and “oily plastic discharges.” The video is littered with a variety of disclaimers along the bottom of the screen warning against taking it at night, before consuming citrus drinks, or when in the nude amongst others.
To avoid all these bad side effects, HTC says users can just get an HTC One M9. Their device will not only cure all the issues related to Bi-phonal Displeasure Disorder or other maladies, it does so in a safe manner.
Share your thoughts below regarding HTC’s attempt at a spoof video.
Click here to view the embedded video.
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OPPO bezel-less phone concept revealed in images, video
It is no secret that OPPO has been working on a bezel-less design for a smartphone. This first showed up in some leaked images for what was believed to be the OPPO R7 and then again for a device that may be the OPPO R5 successor. However, other leaked renders of the R7 did not show the bezel-less design. According to this latest set of images and video, OPPO’s work is more a proof of concept and it is unclear whether the technology will make it into one of their existing lines of devices or will be part of a whole new line.
According to OPPO, the display is not technically without a bezel on the sides. However, they have figured out how to curve the front glass panel along the edges to create an illusion that no bezel is present.
Another step that OPPO had to take to make the design work was to create a rim that surrounds the display to help keep it rigid.
You can check out some of the images below of this OPPO device.
source: MyDrivers
via: GSMArena
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From garage to campus: a look at the digs of tech’s Big Five
Google, Apple, Microsoft, Facebook and Amazon: These juggernauts are at the forefront of the tech industry. And with that success comes an ever-expanding workforce, and the need for a place to put them. To keep pace with growth, these companies have been making the requisite real-estate deals in order to build physical spaces to match their forward-thinking business approach. Fortunately, their designs are also more environmentally conscious than ever before. With the eyes of the world upon them, they’ve taken the well-being of the Earth, as well as their employees, into account, building innovative work spaces in an attempt to harmonize with the world around them. Below, we take a look at some of the steps these giants of industry have made over the years as they’ve moved from garage operations to vast campuses.
[Image: NBBJ]
Filed under: Misc, HD, Mobile, Alt, Apple, Samsung, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Facebook
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