Huawei Honor 7 to be announced on June 30
Huawei has announced quite the number of devices this year. Heck, they even put up a sale on their US website Anniversary a few weeks back. Huawei’s latest flagship device, the Huawei P8 Max phablet, is their latest offering and has been raking in the news recently.
Well, the Huawei P8 Max is not the only device worth talking about as the Huawei Honor 7 is also slated to release sometime soon. While there has been no offical response from Huawei as to when we can expect the device to hit shelves, there have been many a leak that have nonetheless given us a taste of the Honor 7. From images leaked online to a rumored spec list of the device, the Honor 7 has not been a very kept secret. Huawei teased the device in China few days back, and it hinted at the arrival of the Honor 7 by June 24, but nothing was confirmed.
A new leak has surfaced today which confirms the release date of Huawei Honor 7. As usual, Huawei has turned to their official Weibo account posting a picture which confirms the arrival of the device on June 30. The device launch is set to take place in Beijing.
Since, the Huawei Honor 7 has already been certified in China, we have a quite a bit of info on it. Among its specs, it includes a 5-inch 1080p display, 16 or 64GB on-board storage, along with 3 or 4GB of RAM for the two variants, powered by a 3,280 mAh battery. The Honor 7 will sport a fingerprint scanner running on Huawei’s HiSilicon Kirin 935 64-bit octa-core processor.The smartphone is rumored to run Android Lollipop with Huawei’s Emotion UI on top.
Recent leaks suggest that the standard version of Huawei Honor 7 will be priced at 1,999 Yuan ($322), and the higher-end model might cost close to 2,699 Yuan ($435). The standard version is set to release on June 30 and the higher-end model later in July.
So far, the rumors have been pretty accurate concerning this device but, nothing can’t be said for sure until the official announcement.
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The Complete 2015 Learn to Code Bundle, $59
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$299 buys you the ergonomic keyboard your wrists deserve
There are plenty of ergonomic keyboards, but the creators of Keyboardio believe that theirs is the only one that a serious typist should buy. It’s been created by Jesse Vincent, a name familiar to anyone involved with the Perl community, who has spent more than two years researching the most comfortable way to type words. That’s why the hardware comes in this exaggerated butterfly-style layout with heavily customized keycaps covering mechanical keys. Surrounding the outside is a maple wood exterior that, Vincent believes, makes it the first computer accessory made to “heirloom grade.”
Open-source and customization are at the heart of everything behind the Keyboardio, so you can set the Model 01 at a variety of heights or split the two halves completely, should you choose. Beneath each of the custom keycaps you’ll find a programmable LED as well as a mechanical keyswitch from Canadian company Matias. In fact, these are the same switches that you’ll find in that company’s Quiet Pro, combining a great feeling with office-friendly clickiness. The system’s open-source software is also available for tinkering with, and users will be encouraged to share their tweaks with fellow users online.
As much as you may want one of these, you won’t be able to sprint down to your nearest store to buy one. That’s because, as always, the company is looking for your patronage on Kickstarter, with $299 securing you a Model 01. If you’d prefer something a bit fancier, then a small group of mahogany-enclosed variants will also be crafted, setting you back $999 a piece.
Shipping is due to commence in April 2016, but if you’re not yet sold, there’s also the option to try before you buy. Tomorrow (June 16th) will see the company kick off a nationwide tour of hackerspaces and “cool companies” for interested parties. The journey begins in Boston before heading to New York and across 20 major locations before concluding on July 13th in San Francisco. Full details, as well as everything else, can be found at the company’s Kickstarter page.
Filed under: Peripherals
Source: Keyboardio, Kickstarter
BBC trials a way to explain complex backstories in its shows
Most of the BBC’s programming is only available for 30 days on iPlayer, so trying to keep up with long-running and complicated TV shows can be a pain. Want to remember how River Song fits into the Doctor Who universe, but don’t have the DVD box sets to hand? Your best option is normally to browse Wikipedia or some Whovian fan sites. To tackle the problem, the BBC is experimenting with a site format called “Story Explorer,” which could explain storylines and characters for some of its most popular shows. Today, the broadcaster is launching a version for its Home Front radio drama with custom illustrations, text descriptions and audio snippets. More importantly, the key events are laid out as simple, vertical timelines so that you can easily track the show’s wartime chronology.
With three seasons, sixteen interlocking storylines and 21 hours of audio, Story Explorer could be a valuable resource for new and lapsed Home Front fans. It’s been released as part of BBC Taster, a place where the broadcaster can share some of its more creative and forward-thinking ideas with the public. There’s a good chance it won’t be taken any further, although the BBC is already asking on its blog whether license fee payers would like an “informative, attractive and scalable” version “linked through to the rest of the BBC and the web.” Sort of like a multimedia Wikipedia for BBC shows, then. The broadcaster has suggested that the same format could be used to support shows like Doctor Who, Casualty, Luther, Poldark, Wolf Hall and The Killing. It sounds like a pretty good idea to us — an easy way for younger Who fans to recap early seasons would go down a storm.
Filed under: Home Entertainment
Via: BBC
Source: Story Explorer
SpaceX hosts competition for the best Hyperloop pod design
While a few private companies are hard at work developing a commercial version of Elon Musk’s Hyperloop concept, SpaceX is hosting a pod design competition. Intended for students and independent engineering teams, the challenge is to construct a human-scale pod concept that could be used for the high-speed transportation system. Competing teams will not only build a full-sized version of a people mover, but they’ll put the pods through their paces on a one-mile test track at the SpaceX facility in Hawthorne, California next summer. Before the test vehicles are built, the company will host a design weekend at Texas A&M University in January where design teams will have a chance to meet with SpaceX officials before moving forward.
SpaceX and Elon Musk aren’t pursuing the actual development of the Hyperloop system, but they are working to make a functional prototype a reality — hence the contest. What’s more, teams that don’t plan to actually make one can still submit designs for the whole pod or an individual system (aerodynamics or braking, for example). Think you might have an idea for getting folks from LA to San Fran in 30 minutes in comfort and style? The deadline for entries is September 15th.
Announcing the @SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition http://t.co/ZQHjHtkuAj https://t.co/AtCkkRnjHt
– Hyperloop (@Hyperloop) June 15, 2015
Filed under: Transportation
Source: SpaceX
Microsoft E3 2015 Xbox liveblog!
Welcome to E3 2015! Today is Day Zero and we have a lineup of major showcases ahead of us, starting with Microsoft’s Xbox press conference at 9AM PT. We expect to see new footage and details about Halo 5: Guardians, Rise of the Tomb Raider, Forza 6 and a ton of smaller, though no less impressive, games. Plus, this conference comes hot on the heels of Oculus’ announcement that all Rift virtual reality headsets will ship with an Xbox One controller and feature Windows 10 integration, including the ability to play Xbox One games in the Rift, in a simulated cinema, via Xbox-to-Windows streaming. Naturally, there will be surprises galore. And it starts at 9:30am PT. Join us!
Here’s where to watch Microsoft’s Xbox event at E3 2015
If you’re an Xbox fan, today is the day you’ve been waiting for. Microsoft’s getting ready to show us what’s next for the platform, live from E3 2015 in Los Angeles. Will we learn additional details about Halo 5: Guardians? There’s a good chance. Or, perhaps, the company plans to talk more about its recently announced partnership with Oculus — new VR experiences? Either way, you can watch it all unfold via Twitch, YouTube or the Xbox E3 website. For your convenience, there’s an embed after the break, but don’t forget to join our liveblog, where we’ll be bringing you the news as it happens. The event starts at 12:30PM ET.
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Filed under: Gaming, Home Entertainment, HD, Microsoft
Source: Xbox
Investment bank ‘confirms’ Razer quietly bought OUYA
One of the problems with keeping the news of a recent engagement a secret is that, sometimes, an investment banker runs off and tells your parents before you can. That’s the sticky situation that has met Razer and Ouya, since their recent union has been revealed by the latter’s advisors at Mesa Global. The news comes a week after the first rumors that corporate wedding bells were in the air, which was met with a non-denial from the high-end gaming company. There’s no word on the specifics of the deal, but like an angry relative, we’ve sent Facebook messages to representatives of both companies in the hope of getting a picture of the ring. Still, if Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan had any big announcements ready for E3, they probably just got ruined. Bankers, eh?
Filed under: Gaming
Via: Liliputing
Source: Mesa Global
Google changes architect for new London headquarters
According to recent reports, Google has made a change in the architect working on designs for a new European headquarters to be located in London. Sources indicate Google has retained British designer Thomas Heatherwick to start working on the project, replacing AHMM. Heatherwick is one of two firms that has been working with Google on a new headquarters facility in Mountain View.
Allegedly, the change comes after Larry Page reviewed proposals from AHMM for the London facility that included an indoor climbing wall and a track on the roof only to find them “boring.” The fallout from that incident supposedly caused several AHMM staff members to leave the company. AHMM has not commented on this latest development and it is not clear whether they may still be working as part of a team with Heatherwick.
Heatherwick has been involved in several high profile projects recently like the Olympic cauldron for the 2012 London games and he recently redesigned Routemaster buses in London. The Google headquarters project is expected to be a £1 billion ($1.56 billion USD) project. However, no date for completion of the project has been set.
source: Business Insider
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Huawei’s Honor 7 teaser poster points to June 30
On June 30, Huawei should have another handset announced for the world to see. The company released a teaser poster that points to the Honor 7 debuting at the end of this month. Aside from the June 30 date explicitly listed, Huawei hints at a fingerprint scanner with the faded fingerprint containing the number seven.
Other specifications expected to appear with the Honor 7 include a 5-inch display, Kirin 935 octa-core processor, 13MP camera with OIS, and 3280mAh battery. There may be two versions as well. The standard version is said to have 3GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage while the high-end version raises that to 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage.
Hit the break for the teaser poster.
Source: Weibo
Via: GizmoChina
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