Are you a real workout enthusiast, who wants to keep a track of your active life? Then Nike’s new Fuel Band is just the thing for you!
With a tagline that says “Life is a sport”, Nike Fuel Band is an accessory which keeps you updated about your daily fitness activities with a 3D sport-tested accelerometer and four different options such as Time, Calories, Steps and Nike Fuel. It tracks many activities such as running, walking, dancing, basketball and translates all your moves to Nike Fuel.
First, you need to decide how active you want to be and set a daily target. Then the Nike Fuel Band tracks you throughout the day indicating how successfully you reached the daily target! It flashes from red to green regularly and green indicates you have achieved your target! It is certainly a great booster for all the sporty people, allowing them to challenge themselves everyday!
Nike Fuel Band can be connected to iOS 4 & 5 via USB & Bluetooth with the Nike+Fuel Band app.
Nike Fuel Band is available for $149.99!
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Worried about what those nasty drops and scratches can do to your precious iPhone? You don’t have to!
Car manufacturer Nissan has integrated its advanced vehicle manufacturing technology to an iPhone case which can stand scratches. Made of an ABS plastic shell with a Polyrotaxane-based paint layer, the case mends itself by a chemical reaction.
So how is it done? The polyrotaxane in the paint react to any damages like scratches or cuts on the surface and the gel-like flexible coating fills the gap. Then the chemical structure is back to its original state. According to Nissan, a small graze will take about an hour and a deep cut will take at least a week to heal!
This is not the typical fancy iPhone case either. It has a grippy texture unlike the usual glossy finish of other cases. But it protects what matters, your iPhone in its pristine look!
Nissan hopes to take the prototype to Europe this year!
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Google proudly announced the open sourcing of its Google Sky map (window on the sky) delighting many star gazers!
Launched in May 2009, the app was developed by Google developers at Pittsburgh. The big announcement came along with the shutting down of several other Google services like Picnik, Urchin, Needlebase, Google Message Continuity and the Social Graph API.
The Google Research Blog said “Today, we are delighted to announce that we are going to share Sky Map in a different way: we are donating Sky Map to the community. We are collaborating with Carnegie Mellon University in an exciting partnership that will see further development of Sky Map as a series of student projects. Sky Map’s development will now be driven by the students, with Google engineers remaining closely involved as advisors.”
Google Sky Map displays the sky map of the area the device faces, using the Android phone’s compass, GPS and clock. The app is Android only for the moment!
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Smart phones, smart cars and here comes the smart accessories, the new WiFi cufflinks are more than just a style statement!
Made from polished silver, one of these cufflinks is a WiFi hotspot while the other act as a 2GB flash drive. using them is quite easy as well. After downloading and installing the correct software onto the computer, users need to run the set up for the cufflinks. The most important thing is, before wearing them, make sure they are connected to the computer. When all done, the cufflinks are ready to go anywhere!
The WiFi cufflinks are said to be compatible with iPad, iPhone and all other Android devices as well. These wearable gadgets have appeared in several e- retail sites with a $250 pricetag! Yes, they are quite expensive but it’s a hotspot on your suit! And for all those Geeks, it can’t get better than this!
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Here’s something to you shouldn’t miss at the CES 2012! Lenovo will show case their new Idea Tab S2 hybrid at Las Vegas show.
The Idea Tab S2 10 inch version packs in Android 4.0 Ice Cream sandwich and 1.5 GHz dual core Snapdragon 8x60A or 8960. Sporting a 1,280×800 LED backlit IPS display, the S2 has front facing 1.3 Mp and rear 5Mp cameras with auto focus. With a 64 GB memory, the S2 10 inch slate is said to be one of the thinnest (thinner than Asus Transformer Prime) and the lightest. It weighs 1.3 lbs with a 0.34 inch thick chassis. The Tab also includes other features like WiFi, 3 G and HDMI.
The normal battery life is approximately 9 hours which could be extended by adding the keyboard dock for $200. The keyboard dock comes with add-ons like secondary battery, keyboard and touchpad, card reader, USB 2.0 ports.
The Idea Pad S2 10 inch will be out this spring!
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Just days before CES 2012, Motorola has come out with two handsets already! The Android Gingerbread handsets are called Motorola MOTOLUXE and Defy Mini.
The stylish out of the two is MOTOLUXE which has a 4 inch edge –to-edge touchscreen display, 8megepixel camera & flash, MotoSwitch UI, VGA front camera, and a lit lanyard slot for email, text and voicemail alerts. With a 1400 mAh battery, the MOTOLUXE will be available in licorice or white.
The Defy Mini is meant for more rugged use with its water-resistant, dust proof, and scratch resistant Gorilla Glass display. It comes with a 3.2 inch touchscreen display, 3 megapixel camera & flash, VGA front camera, and a 1650 mAh battery.
The two devices are set for a February release in China, Europe and Latin America.
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Two months of waiting finally paid off! The official Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Hybrid news is out!
The hybrid X1 promises smooth switching from one platform to another! It packs in a dual-core Qualcomm CPU and a custom base Android OS kernel on its motherboard. There are integrated Intel graphics in a 13-inch (1366 x 768) Gorilla Glass display with a brightness of 350 nits. It will feature Intel Core i3, i5 or i7 processors.
The low power Instant Media mode promises to stretch X1’s battery life by switching Android when Windows 7 and main Intel Core series CPU are asleep. Using the Android OS here is little different to the usual experience: you can’t access the market, so no app downloads! The OS boots in seconds and the launcher looks a lot like Idea Pad K1.
With a starting price of $1,599, the X1 is set to hit the markets by second quarter this year.
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The latest rumors around talks about a new WP7 called HTC Radiant which is said to be the successor of HTC Titan. Though the two phones said to have similar looks, the Radiant is will be launched as a new series.
This LTE unit will hit the CES this year and eventually come to AT & T. A leaked image shows a front facing camera, different arrangement of buttons, a unibody profile with non-removable battery and rear camera with LED flash.
With its striking similarity to HTC Titan, the device is said to pack more or less the similar features. So its processor could be the same as Titan’s 1.5GHz with 512MB RAM or better than that with the 4.7 inch display. The Radiant will have a better battery life than Titan’s 1600mAh to support its screen and additional power required for LTE.
If the HTC Radiant is headed for CES, it’s launch and details won’t remain a mystery for long!
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Facebook and Twitter will have tough competition in 2012! And there is a new social network creating quite a buzz!
Pinterest ,which is an invitation only site, shows a remarkable growth and attracted the attention of many by now! It is an online pinboard which allows its users to organise and share the things they love.
Users can create boards to showcase their likes and pin images for the others to see. The site has a simple design so that users don’t have to worry about complicated procedure. All they have to do is to click the official Pin it button and select an image they like. The site also features video sharing.
According to Experian Hitwise Pinterest had 11 million visitors week ending 17 December! With Its popularity, analysts believe that the site is a good place to market products and carry out internet base businesses.
Pinterest was co-founded by Ben Silberman, Evan Sharp (ex-Facebook design team member) and Paul Sciarra.
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Here’s great news for all those who love Siri! Avatron’s new app called Air Dictate let Siri control the Macs! So now Siri will be your new PA taking care of the business letters.
All you have to do is to dictate letters and memos while Siri meticulously works on the Mac. And, voila! What you just dictated will appear on your text editor without you typing anything at all!
The Air Dictate app can be downloaded for $1 and then head on to the Avatron’s website to download the Air Dictate Receiver software for your Mac. This works for any Siri enable device except for jailbreakers and compatible with all Mac machines running OS X 10.6.8 or later. However to use the app both devices need to be in the same WiFi network.
For now Air Dictate is limited to text commands and iTunes App Store describes it as “With Air Dictate, you can enter text on your Mac by talking into your iPhone 4S. It’s that simple.”
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