Enjoy some classic art on your lock screen with Muse Art Lock Screen
Art has always held a spot close to the hearts of human beings. We’ve been painting scenes to describe life since before we could write words and there have been some truly prolific artists over the years. Even if it’s not as popular a medium as it once was, almost anyone can appreciate art and with Muse Art Lock Screen, you can view it on your lock screen. Let’s take a closer look.
Functionality
What Muse Art Lock Screen actually do? As the name implies, this is a lock screen replacement application that aims to replace your current lock screen with a random piece of artwork. It’s really very simple to use. You download the application, open it, and then it will replace your lock screen. You then go into the settings, disable the stock lock screen, and from that point forward, you’ll be greeted by a piece of art every time you turn on your device.
The app allows for light customization. You can browse art by the publication it was published in, the museum its held in, in art collections, or by the artists themselves. From there you can find the art that you like. Once you do, you can give it a favorite. Muse Art Lock Screen will use art that you’ve favorited to try to show more art that you would like based on the art you’ve viewed and favorited. All art that gets favorited also shows up in My Gallery so you can view them whenever you want.
On top of all of that, the app will also let you check out various art blogs and sites including the Huffington Post art section, The New York Times, and other prominent sites. It’s hidden a little bit inside of the app and you’ll have to browse to find that sort of stuff but it is there.
That’s really it. Muse Art is a very simple application with a lot of content. You just set it up then you can browse art or just wait for it to appear on your lock screen. There isn’t much else to it!
The Good
Here’s what we liked about Muse Art Lock Screen:
- It’s very simple. No ridiculous set ups or anything. You download it, enable it, and it goes.
- There is a lot of content. Currently over 100,000 pieces of art that you can browse through.
- You can find additional information about each painting by swiping your finger to the left. This lets you see additional details about the artist and the artwork.
- You can pseudo-customize the kind of art you get by browsing through the collections and finding your favorites. This helps the app choose art that is better suited to your tastes.
- It’s free with no in-app purchases.
- You can sign up for a Muse Art account if you want to or not. The app works either way.
- The developers do a fairly good job of listening to customers. For instance, a recent update removed nudist art from the lock screen portion of the app after users complained about it.
The Bad
And here’s what wasn’t so great:
- Organization could have been a little better. If you’re browsing artists, you can search but there’s no easy way to just browse artists whose names begin with M without scrolling all the way down to M yourself.
- The app will occasionally show you the same piece of art multiple times. This only seems to happen if you only have a few pieces of art favorited and you don’t have an account logged in.
- This is both a pro and a con. Muse Art itself does not have any security settings. However, it does allow for the stock Android lock screen to remain enabled in case you need it for security purposes. It’s a bit annoying going through two lock screens but if you use an actual lock on your lock screen, you’ll have to get used to using both this and the stock Android lock screen.
Wrap up
Overall, this is a fairly simple and easy lock screen. It has a lot of art and it shows right up on your lock screen. The app itself is a bit of an after thought but still a fun place to browse around and check out artists and build your collection of favorites. Obviously, for maximum enjoyment, you’ll probably want to disable the stock lock screen unless you use it for security. In our testing, both configurations worked very well and we have no complaints about the basic functionality of the app.
It’s free with no in-app purchases so there’s no real reason not to try it out. If you’re interested, check out the button below!
Samsung Galaxy S6 Active details come to light
There have been reports of a Galaxy S6 Active ever since it was rumored that the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge wouldn’t be water resistant. Today, we get our first look at the Galaxy S6 Active thanks to an anonymous tipster over at GSMArena. Not only that, Phandroid confirmed that it is the device they saw earlier today. Their source didn’t want to be revealed.
Samsung fans have been clamoring over the thought of a Galaxy S6 Active, mainly due to its features compared to its non-Active counterparts. It will be water resistant, most likely IP68 rated, but it also comes with a larger battery. It features a much larger 3,500 mAh battery compared to the 2,600 mAh battery on the S6 edge and the 2,550 mAh battery on the flat S6.
As seen in the pictures, the Galaxy S6 Active looks more akin to the Galaxy S5 Active than the regular Galaxy S6. The only thing it really has in common is the specifications and camera location. Aside from that, the speaker has been relocated to the back of the device to account for the larger battery and thicker profile. It lacks a fingerprint sensor, but makes up for it with heavier, more tactile buttons. It will still feature the powerful Exynos 7420 processor, 3 GB of RAM, 16 megapixel rear-facing camera, and a 5.1 inch QHD display.
With actual images of the Galaxy S6 Active leaking out, more are probably on the way along with an official announcement. It is definitely a complete product due to the carrier branding seen on the back of the device. It’s only a matter of time; once AT&T and Samsung make the S6 Active official, we’ll be sure to have you covered.
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Is this the Samsung Galaxy S6 Active?
Samsung has released ‘Active’ versions of their flagship phones since the Galaxy S4 in 2013. The Galaxy S6 will continue that streak for the company and here we have an alleged image of the Galaxy S6 Active. It shows the device, obviously for AT&T, built with durability as the focus. The camera and heart rate monitor have not moved at all, but the speaker is now situated on rear’s bottom left corner.
The internal specifications are likely to remain the same and Samsung is said to be swapping out the 2600mAh battery for one sized at 3500mAh. So this device will have durability and longevity on its side.
Source: GSMArena
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New Moto 360 may have just been Bluetooth certified
The next generation Moto 360 has likely just passed through official Bluetooth certification, which might indicate that we’ll see the successor to Motorola’s rounded smartwatch relatively soon.
The device has a model number of BTMW03, which is extremely similar to the Moto 360’s BTMW01 model. The certification also mentions that it’s an Android product, so that rules out any type of Bluetooth speaker, headset, or other accessory. It either has to be the new 360, or something completely out of left field that no one’s expecting. The former is a safer bet.
The certification unfortunately doesn’t reveal much else about the device, except that it’ll be using Bluetooth 4.1. Hopefully we’ll know more soon.
source: Bluetooth SIG
via: Droid Life
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Domino’s accepting hashtags and pizza emojis for orders
Ordering pizza once involved a telephone or an internet connection. Remember those days? Of course not! We have evolved. Domino’s, the pizza chain that supports smartwatches, wants customers to be able to order through Twitter. Simply have an online profile housed on the Domino’s site and enable the Easy Order option. Then use ‘#EasyOrder’ along with the pizza chain’s handle after jotting down an order.
Since Twitter limits the amount of characters in a Tweet, Domino’s has an alternative. The pizza emoji.
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Facebook’s plan to host full news articles could start tomorrow
Facebook wants to do for news content what it’s done with native video, and the first bit of self-hosted editorial content (“Instant Articles”) could go live tomorrow. It’s starting with The New York Times and will include Buzzfeed, NBC News and National Geographic if unnamed sources speaking to New York Magazine are to be believed. Apparently NYT‘s business side is why a deal that surfaced in late March is only coming to fruition now, with CEO Mark Thompson’s push for “the most favorable” terms causing delays.
A Wall Street Journal report says The Social Network is offering to let publishers keep 100 percent of the money from ads they sell against an article, or 70 percent if Facebook sells the ad. That bit is incredibly important because without traffic going to, say, nytimes.com, and staying on Facebook instead, a publication could lose its ability to pay the bills and its employees. The big argument seems to be that NYT is working to insulate its million-plus digital subscribers from free content hosted on Zuckerberg’s baby, thus rendering a subscription kind of pointless. Regardless of if this is happening tomorrow or not, we won’t have to wait too long before we find out.
[Image credit: Alamy]
Filed under: Internet, Facebook
Via: Poynter
Source: New York Magazine, Wall Street Journal
This drone follows you down the trail after you toss it up in the air
Aerial footage is a nice way to capture those action sports endeavors, and it’s even better if you can fit the gear in your backpack. Lily ticks those boxes, and all you have to do to launch it is toss it up in the air. Once airborne, the camera UAV will follow you down the slopes or along the trail thanks to a tracking device that you wear on your wrist (or stuff in a pocket, we’d surmise). It’s a similar setup to the Airdog we saw on Kickstarter last year. On board, the drone packs a camera capable of 12-megapixel stills, 1080p footage at 60 frames per second and 720p video at 120 fps. Those optics offer a 94-degree filed of view and the settings can be dialed in with a smartphone app. You can take the thing out on the water too, as the drone is waterproof and floats — should it land in the rapids.
The GPS tracker not only ensures the Lily stays close by, but it alerts the drone to elevation changes (like jumps). That circular gadget offers controls that launch the drone, snap a photo and tell it whether to fly in front, behind, to the side or circle you. It’ll also position the UAV closer or further away to properly document the action. As you might expect, there’s a waterproof case for the accessory, too. There’s also a built-in microphone to capture every expletive you utter coming down the mountain. Lily won’t ship until February 2016 as it’s still in the prototype stage. If you’re willing to put down some funds now, you can secure one for $499. When the drone arrives early next year, it’ll be priced at $999.
Via: Mashable
Source: Lily
Ultra HD Blu-ray is bringing high-res movies home soon
After Blu-ray and HD DVD ushered in the age of HD and 1080p movies for the masses, discs were beaten to 4K by streaming services like Netflix, YouTube and Amazon. While the internet is still doing most of the heavy lifting for 4K, the Ultra HD Blu-ray specification is finally complete which means we should see movies and players arriving later this year. Besides being compatible with the 10,000~ Blu-ray discs already out, Ultra HD Blu-ray players will be ready for high-res 3,840 x 2,160 video, “next generation object-based sound formats” (think DTS: X and Dolby Atmos), more colors, high dynamic range (HDR) and even high frame rate video. That’s a lot of buzzwords to say movies will have the capability to look and sound better at your home than they ever have before. The BDA also made vague reference to a “digital bridge” setup for extending your movie purchased on a disc to other devices like phones and tablets, but didn’t say exactly how that will work, or if it’s going to be any better than Ultraviolet.
The discs themselves are upgraded too, ready to hold 66GB or 100GB of data, up from the 25GB/50GB size of the current Blu-ray spec. According to the association licensing is expected to start this summer, and Samsung already announced it plans to release a player later this year. Hopefully, whatever it produces is better (and cheaper) than the slow, glitchy $1,000 BD-P1000 that kicked off the Blu-ray era years ago. Panasonic showed off a demo player at CES this year, and we’re sure other manufacturers will follow suit.
For people looking to future proof their setup, the new crop of Ultra HD TVs hitting shelves this year have support for the high-res video, plus HDR color, but they may need to support a new HDMI 2.0a standard to get the most out of new discs. There’s still a few more questions than answers about the rollout of 4K content, but as the picture clears up over the summer and into the holidays, we should have more information.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD, Samsung, Sony
Jupiter’s moon Europa might be coated in irradiated sea salt
Astronomers have spent more than a decade trying to identify the dark substance erupting from geological features on the surface of Europa. Now, a team of researchers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab believe they’ve identified the mystery material as sea salt. You know, from the ocean that NASA suspects is hiding under Europa’s icy surface. The team, led by planetary scientist Kevin Hand, began its investigation by building a testing device that recreates the extreme conditions found on the gas giant’s moon. “We call it our ‘Europa in a can,’” Hand said in a statement. “The spectra of these materials can then be compared to those collected by spacecraft and telescopes.”
With it, the team subjected samples of common table salt (sodium chloride) to negative 280 degree Fahrenheit temperatures, intense radiation and near-vacuum conditions. After just a few hours, the previously white salt began to darken (as you can see above). Interestingly, the longer the team left samples in the device, the darker the samples became. When Hand’s team inspected the salt samples, they found the chemical compound’s spectra bore a striking resemblance to data gathered during previous studies by the Galileo spacecraft. “This work tells us the chemical signature of radiation-baked sodium chloride is a compelling match to spacecraft data for Europa’s mystery material,” Hand said. Unfortunately, Earth-based telescopes lack the resolution needed to corroborate the team’s findings so NASA will have to wait for a future mission to Jupiter to confirm these results.
[Image Credit: NASA Jet Propulsion Lab]
Filed under: Science
Source: NASA
Deal: Take $125 off when you buy a Moto X (2nd Gen.) in Walnut or Teak
Looking for a well-built, customizable smartphone for cheap? Motorola may have a pretty nice deal for you. From now until Tuesday, May 19th, you can save $125 (or 23%) when you purchase a Pure Edition Moto X (2nd Gen.) customized with either Walnut or Teak backplates. That means you can grab a 16GB model with one of the “specialty” backplates for just $399. Not bad at all!
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If you need a refresher, the 2014 Moto X has a 5.2-inch Full HD AMOLED display, a 2.5GHz Snapdragon 801 processor, 2GB of RAM, a 2300mAh battery, a 13MP rear-facing camera and a 2MP front-facing camera. Even though the 2nd Gen. Moto X didn’t bring the most high-end specs to the table, it was still one of our favorite smartphones of 2014. If you’d like some more information, check out our full review.
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