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Sony SmartWatch 3 with stainless steel strap launching worldwide this week

Posted by John Callaham on 12 Feb 2015 9:21 am
Sony Smartwatch 3 stainless steel

The folks at Sony are launching a version of their SmartWatch 3 with a strap worldwide this week. However, the company has yet to announce a price tag for the new variant of their Android Wear-based device. Sony did reveal that the SmartWatch 3 stainless steel edition will come with a voucher for six months of free access to Todoist Premium. That will also be true for the upcoming adapter...

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Samsung clarifies its smart TV voice recognition terms in the wake of privacy concerns

Posted by John Callaham on 10 Feb 2015 10:28 am
Samsung Smart TV

Numerous stories were posted on Monday, claiming some of Samsung's smart TVs could listen and record the private conversations of their owners, based on a statement from the company's privacy policy. Today, Samsung issued an official statement that includes a clarification on its privacy policy, stating that voice commands on its smart TVs are only collected in certain circumstances. Here is...

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Anki's next-gen robot racing game features jumping cars and modular tracks

Posted by Derek Kessler on 10 Feb 2015 9:47 am
Anki Overdrive's modular track

It's no secret that Anki Drive has long been one of our favorite connected toys, and the next generation — Anki Overdrive — is looking to literally make a huge jump. The highlight of the new Anki Overdrive, due out in September 2015, is a modular track that replaces the roll-out mat of the first edition. The individual segments of the track are held together by magnets embedded in the edges,...

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Sling TV adds AMC, opens its doors for everyone to try out the Internet TV service

Posted by John Callaham on 9 Feb 2015 10:05 am
Sling TV adds AMC, opens its doors for everyone to try out the Internet TV service

Sling TV, the Internet-based TV service that was first announced by Dish at CES 2015, is now available for anyone to access following an invite-only beta testing period. Dish has also announced that AMC has been added to its list of networks that can be accessed with its basic fee of $20 a month. Sling TV (not to be confused with the Slingbox television set-top box), can be accessed on the...

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Google Glass will reportedly get a complete redesign under its new boss

Posted by John Callaham on 5 Feb 2015 11:26 am
Google Glass Explorer Edition

The new team in charge of Google Glass will reportedly start from scratch and create a new design for the wearable tech device. This news comes a few weeks after Google ended public sales of the Google Glass Explorer Edition and appointed Nest founder and CEO Tony Fadell as the new leader of the product team. According to what several people "with knowledge of Mr. Fadell's plans" told The...

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Swatch's smartwatch due in 3 months, won't have to be charged

Posted by Derek Kessler on 5 Feb 2015 11:20 am
Swatch makes watches. Swiss watches. Get it?

Swiss watchmaker Swatch has been toying with the idea of a smartwatch for some time, and now CEO Nick Hayek is saying that we can expect in in the next three months. Swatch isn't your typical Swiss watchmaker though — their wares fall on the much more affordable side of the watch spectrum, with retail prices as low as $50. What's most interesting, however, is Hayek's claim of a smartwatch that...

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Olympus Air is a wireless lens camera that you can control with your smartphone

Posted by Harish Jonnalagadda on 5 Feb 2015 6:42 am
Olympus Air

Sony launched the QX10 and QX100 lens cameras that you can control with your smartphone back in 2013, and now Olympus is offering its own take on the concept. Dubbed the Olympus Air 01, the wireless camera features a 16-megapixel Live MOS that can take 320 photos on a single charge. Olympus is marketing the Air series of lens cameras as an open source platform, and has mentioned that the...

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Sonos unveils limited edition Blue Note speaker to celebrate 75 years of jazz

Posted by Rich Edmonds on 4 Feb 2015 9:51 am
Sonos Blue Note Play:1

Sonos has today unveiled its first limited edition speaker, the Play:1 Blue Note. Identical to the Play:1 but with a new lick of paint, this special limited edition speaker brings to the table an elegant new look with a gorgeous blue gradient effect. It's a perfect representation of Blue Note's style matched with Sonos speaker design. Setting purchasers back by $250 (compared to $199 for the...

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Submit your best watch face designs in the Asus ZenWatch giveaway contest

Posted by Rich Edmonds on 3 Feb 2015 8:50 am
Asus Zenwatch

Asus is holding a contest for designers to create new watch faces for the ZenWatch. But fear not if you're not handy with the paintbrush (or mouse/pen), as Asus will also be rewarding those who actively participate in the voting rounds with the chance to win some prizes too. What's at stake? Well, the Asus ZenWatch of course! Designers who manage to top the following categories will be...

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Raspberry Pi 2 supports Windows 10 because customers demanded it

Posted by John Callaham on 2 Feb 2015 12:24 pm
Windows 10 Full Screen UI

Eben Upton, the CEO of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, said today that the decision to add support for Windows 10 in their newly revealed $35 Raspberry Pi 2 was due in part to customer demand. He stated, "We've had people queuing up and saying they want Windows. I think there's a sense that 'you're a real PC' if you run Windows." Previous versions of the super-cheap, and bare bones, Raspberry...

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