Month: August 2014
Separate Xbox One Kinect rumoured to be launching in October
If you're one of those Xbox One owners who picked the system up without a Kinect, you've probably been wondering if you'd ever be able to buy a standalone Kinect. Now Microsoft is reportedly going to be selling the Xbox One Kinect sensor from October 6. According to Windows Phone Central, which quotes unnamed sources,…
Jabra Sport Pulse wireless earphones measure your heart rate
Jabra has unveiled its latest wireless earbuds which feature a built-in heart-rate monitor and aerobic capacity measure. The Jabra Sport Pulse is a Dolby-enhanced pair of Bluetooth 4.0 LE wireless earbuds whhich, as well as the heart-rate monitor, also freatures an accelerometer, pedometer and access to individual tailored coaching as you exercise. Designed to complement…
How clone apps are making the world a worse place
When Flappy Bird took the world by storm earlier this year, it perhaps understandably overwhelmed creator Dong Nguyen who hadn't expected his little game to receive millions of downloads. A few days after it made it big (many months after it first hit the app store), he pulled it from iOS and Android... a few…
LG G3 to hit 10 million sales… Amazon Fire Phone to receive patronising “good effort” award?
We've seen some big launches over the last year - but that doesn't ever mean companies launching phones can expect big results. First, the good news for LG, which according to the Korea Times, reckons that it is going to hit 10 million LG G3 units sold for the first time since it entered the…
HTC unveils new Desire 510 with 4G LTE
HTC has launched what it says is its most affordable smartphone in the Desire lineup to support 4G LTE. The Desire 510, the successor to the budget Desire 500 launched last year, features a 4.7-inch screen with a resolution of 480x854 pixels, is powered by a Qualcomm quad-core 1.2GHz Snapdragon 410 processor, has 8GB of…
GoPro launches official dog harness
Now you can strap your GoPro to your dog - thanks to a new harness from the company. The GoPro Fetch, as it is known, is compatible with all dogs from 7-54kg, and can be mounted to Rover's back or stomach. Apparently the harness is fully washable and padded, to make sure your pooch is…
Link and Animal Crossing’s Villager coming to Mario Kart 8 via DLC
Nintendo has announced two forthcoming packs of downloadable content for Mario Kart 8 which in a change for the series means that you'll not only be able to play as characters from the Mario Universe (or, umm, drive a Mercedes), but you'll be able to play as Link from the Legend of Zelda games, or…
Instagram launches “Hyperlapse” app
Instagram has this evening launched a new app - "Hyperlapse" is designed for creating short timelapse videos. Apparently the way it works is by slowing the frame rate at which video is recorded, so that when you play it back events happen much quicker. It also appears to apply some smoothing algorithms (not unlike this)…
Jawbone shows how people were affected by San Francisco earthquake
Over the weekend San Francisco was hit by a major earthquake. The South Napa quake was apparently the strongest to hit Northern California in 25 years - and what's amazing is that thanks to wearable technology, we're able to see exactly how people felt it. In a blog post on the Jawbone site, the company…
LG to unveil G3 Stylus
Korean manufacturer LG will officially launch its new G3 Stylus budget Android smartphone at the IFA trade show in Berlin next week. The stylus-equipped LG phone features a 5.5-inch screen with a 960x540-pixel resolution, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and a 3,000 mAh battery, has 8GB of onboard storage and 1GB RAM, a…
