Microsoft is building its own tablet PC for Windows 8

 
The world's largest software company is bringing out its own challenger for the iPad. But the advantage of Apple's huge and the task can also be dangerous for Microsoft. Microsoft wants to break the dominance of Apple's iPad, and even rises to the booming business with its tablet computers. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer introduced the sleek, lightweight personal computer called "Surface" on Monday against Los Angeles.

"The Surface is a PC. The Surface is a tablet. And the surface is something new," Ballmer announced. It is a turning point for Microsoft: Usually, the Group sells its Windows operating system only, then build the computer PC makers like Hewlett-Packard or Dell. "Microsoft is apparently here to a more cohesive strategy," said Francisco Jeronimo, an analyst at IDC. "If this is indeed the case, then they must take a different route and buy a manufacturer who knows the supply chain and controlled."

The Microsoft Tablets are about as big as an iPad, but have a slightly wider 16:9 screen with a diagonal of 10.6 inches (26.9 cm) and a USB port and a slot for MicroSD memory cards. The most striking features are the built-in stand and removable screen protector that has a full keyboard along with touch pad. The variant "cover type" has traditional click-buttons, the Model "Touch Cover" is a little thinner by a touch-sensitive surface. Keyboard Cover gives it the iPad, but Apple makes this business accessory vendors.

There are two surface types: the more powerful and thicker device "Surface Pro" - more of a competition for the Ultra-book concept - is powered by an Intel processor and the PC version of Windows 8, the thinner and lighter brother "surface" with the ARM processors optimized for mobile offshoot Windows RT. Both devices have Microsoft Office office suite. With a weight of 676 grams and a thickness of 9.3 millimeters, the RT variant is on par with the third-generation iPad.

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Surface: A New Family of PCs for Windows

Photo: Microsoft

Apple iPad is also a good two years after the start of the first version of the benchmark in the rapidly growing tablet market. The market researcher IDC anticipate that this year, sold 107.4 million tablets and 62.5 percent of which come from Apple is. Most of the remaining equipment is powered by Google's Android operating system. Microsoft has to start from scratch.

It had both the Windows and Office Group expanded even more than a decade, the idea of ​​the tablet computer. Success was, however, mainly because the equipment too heavy, the batteries too quickly abandoned and the operation was too unwieldy. Only Apple succeeded with the iPad initially ridiculed by Ballmer to revive the market believed dead. Now Microsoft is trying to jump on the moving train.

Ballmer noted that Microsoft has a tradition as a hardware manufacturer. The software giant has long been sold computer accessories such as mice, keyboards or webcams and is successful with its Xbox game console. However, there were flops like the Zune player, the iPod could never be dangerous for Apple, and quickly abandoned children mobile phones.

In addition, Microsoft makes with the surface of all tablets now its main partners - the PC makers - a direct competitor. Companies such as Asus are planning their own long-Windows Tablets. "On the hardware front you have to ask, what does that say about the tablets that Microsoft gets to see in advance of the launch of Windows 8 its OEM partners," says Jan Dawson, chief telecoms analyst at Ovum. "Either they are not using the devices happy or they do not content to get from selling the Windows Tablets only one license fee. Either way is a big vote of no confidence against the OEMs who should feel offended right."




Currently, Microsoft has a difficult time in the mobile sector: The smartphone operating system, Windows Mobile 7 is stuck in spite of a great partner like Nokia in market share of a few percent. Apple iPhone and runs iOS iPad with the same system. Given the close cooperation with Nokia is also very surprising that the surface-no mobile computer, but only Wi-Fi on board.

Publication dates and prices for its tablet computer called Microsoft yet. The group revealed only that the smaller surface-variant to appear together with the final version of the new Windows system. That should be in the fall. The powerful surface-type with an Intel PC processor followed three months later. At the rate it was only that he should "in comparable units" are.

Besides price, the success of the Surface devices primarily depend on whether Microsoft hinbekommt a continuous integration with the remainder of its ecosystem (PC, Xbox, Windows Phone) and may imply potential buyers with a similar value as Apple has been for years with iPhone, iPad, Macs and iTunes creates. "In theory, Windows 8 and provide all the advantages of both the tablet surface-enhanced environment as the traditional desktop approach to programs," says Ovum expert Dawson. "In reality, however, at least the versions that you can try out up to now, a terrible mishmash of both worlds, the consumer probably just confused.

New MacBook Air under scrutiny here is the result

 

The new MacBook Air, MacBook Air also said Intel Next Generation Dual-Core Processors, is externally identical to the previous model, but it is inside that things change. Our friends in Europe TechWeek they put their hands to give us a complete overview of news and some advice to those who still had not purchased.

The processor is the Intel Core i5 series of third-generation integrated graphics Intel HD 4000, exchangeable with Core i7 2.0 Ghz (150 euros more). MacBook Air can now have up to 8 Gbytes of Ram DDR3L faster than 1.6 GHz (cost 100 euros more). SSD storage is taken and there are USB 3.0 powered, but does not allow charging of devices when the computer is in standby.




The SD card reader is only on 13-inch model, the same one that has the autonomy to 7 hours due to the fact that it contains a larger battery of the model 11. So, be careful when buying what you want from your laptop.

Apple obtained in the U.S. ban against Samsung's Galaxy Tab 10.1

Samsung threatens a U.S. ban on the sale of its Android tablet Galaxy Tab 10.1. A district court in Northern California has issued at the request of Apple an injunction. As Reuters reports, the ban comes into force as soon as Apple has lodged a security of 2.6 million dollars.


"While Samsung has the right to compete with Apple, it has no right to unfair competition by flooding the market with counterfeit products," District Judge Lucy Koh wrote in their explanation. According to Reuters, Samsung will probably appeal to the competent Court of Appeals in Washington Appeal against the decision.


"Apple has applied for based on a single design patent, which describes only one aspect of the overall design of the product, an injunction against the Galaxy Tab 10.1", Reuters quoted a Samsung spokesman. "If Apple continues to derive rights from such a general patent, this could restrict design innovation and progress in the industry."


An Apple spokeswoman simply repeated an earlier statement, Samsung have obviously copied the design of the iPad. "We have to defend Apple's intellectual property when companies steal our ideas."


Apple is trying for some time to stop the sale of Samsung's Android tablets. Last October, a judge had ruled Koh, Samsung's Galaxy product line that Apple infringed patents. A ban in December, still she refused on the grounds that Apple is justified by the sale of the Samsung tablets no resulting damage available. In May, an appeals court overturned that decision again. Thus, the ban applies only to the beginning of the trial on 30 July.


Apple and Samsung have been arguing for months that the iPhone smartphones and tablets of the Koreans and copies of Apple's iPad, and who are used whose patents without a license. Had started the conflict in April 2011 with a case of a district court in California filed suit Apple, the Samsung has responded with several counterclaims since then. Meanwhile the conflict concerned courts in Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, Japan, South Korea, France, Italy and the United States.

Samsung Galaxy Notes 2 coming in September and the flexible screen with Android 5?

 

He spoke again furiously Samsung Galaxy notes that two of the second version of the hybrid smartphone / tablet from Samsung that could see the light in September, just at the IFA 2012 in Berlin and then exit the market in the vicinity of the launch of new iPhone. Taking profusely from specification of the excellent Samsung Galaxy S3 just come on the market, the new notes would increase up to 5.5 inches diagonally, and would maintain, however, a Dual Core 1.8Ghz from 5212 Exynos. It could be the first smartphone running Android on board 5, on the other hand, the operating system should debut later this month at the conference Google I / O, if it was to be version 4.1 aka Jelly Bean. The second entry is more striking: the screen would be flexible, but did not specify how, and especially with that application.






Samsung Galaxy Notes 2 could be the new smartphone topclass that could see the light of officialdom in the autumn just in the output of the sixth model of the iPhone that will be called the new iPhone or iPhone 5 (by the way, here it is in the rendering white). Compared to the first version of Samsung Galaxy notes that proposed for the first time a display of 5.3 inches by well-known as the debut "phablet" should take a substantial slice of the characteristics of the newly introduced Samsung Galaxy S3 fresh Italian release with some significant differences as a screen that could rise to a diagonal of 5.5 inches, but a dual core processor that would remain.

According blurted preview, Samsung Galaxy 2 Notes monterebbe thus a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display resolution of 1680 × 1050 WSXGA pixels with a definition of 360 dpi and above with D-Pen technology to sense deeply the ' input pen on the screen to write, draw or mess. In addition it would also be flexible but it is unclear how and with what application. Not rise by resolution that the camera should remain 8-megapixel Full HD with sound recording, and that connection will be fast HSPA + LTE otherwise where available.

But here's the full specification of Samsung Galaxy 2 Notes:

Android OS 5 or 4.1 Jelly Bean

Technology S-Pen

Super AMOLED touchscreen 5.5-inch WSXGA resolution of 1680 × 1050 pixels

8 megapixel camera with sound recording Full HD

VGA camera

GPS, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi

Connectivity LTE and HSPA +

The processor of Samsung Galaxy 2 Notes would be a dual-core architecture Exynos 5250 with Cortex-A15 1.8GHz accompanied by 2GB of RAM, while the internal memory should be 16 or 32GB with potential for expansion via microSD. Do not rule out Samsung's proprietary interface Touchwiz Nature UX already seen on the Galaxy S3. Certainly be hearing about it in the coming weeks. In the meantime, what do you think?

Here's how your iPhone can become a small weather station

 

If you're a surfer, you are used to control the weather forecast to pick the right time to take the PEL board and ride the waves. But the forecasts do not always reflect reality and a method of direct observation could very comfortable. The anemometer Shaka is just what you need: attaches directly to your iPhone and turns it into a small weather station.




When available, the meter of wind from $ 60 (50 euros) will cling to the audio jack of your smartphone and will provide data on wind speed, direction and temperature associated with the app. The app also allows you to compare the data obtained with those of the previous days, share them with friends on social networks (of course) and to contribute to the map that provides wind data in real time. So even if the conditions are not optimal where you are, you can always see if there's a place in the area where things are better.


In fact, connecting to the audio jack, there is no reason why this gadget should not be able to be used on any smartphone, but the development of the app. So you'd expect to see in Android version and / oWindows Phone.

MacBook Pro Retina Display: the most expensive to upgrade or repair

 
The new MacBook Pro with Retinal Display technology is a piece of high quality and class, so thin, lightweight and above all with that screen resolution unmatched among its competitors. The jewel of Cupertino has not only pro, but also a list of cons to consider when purchasing. Mainly, we can sum up the criticisms of the new MacBook Pro with the phrase "The most expensive notebook to upgrade or repair, as far as hardware, precisely because of its structure." In short, to make it so seductive and perfect eye has had to make the device virtually impossible to repair or upgrade it with new components with the DIY.

The warning is not an analyst but a true expert in any field of assembly / disassembly and components of modern electronic devices like Kyle Wiens of iFixit, which on Wired U.S. explained why the purchase of the new MacBook Pro to be properly weighted . Kyle's intervention focuses on the major difficulty nell'upgrade and repair of Apple notebooks. And the reason lies in its engineering and in its particular assemblage that has meant that not only access but also the same "extrapolation" of the components has to be professionals and do not freak DIY.

The Ram, for example, has merged with the logic board, the battery is glued to the case and the much appreciated Retina Display is one with the glass. Especially the latter especially opens to two scenarios: the repair will be performed by more than an expert on the extreme delicacy of the procedure and in case of impact is difficult to just break the glass, but will also involved the panel below. It follows that the costs are soaring so important, especially given the need to deliver the notebook to customer-service officers.

Secondly, if you want to increase the RAM or replace the internal memory, no longer as simple as a time, but you will need to rely once more specialist staff. Not to mention the cost of battery replacement, which undergoes a nice +54%. It 's the price you pay for one of the examples of more advanced technology and beautiful to look at the moment, but justifies the purchase? Let us know in the comments, in the meantime we leave you with the technical details of the New macbook pro:

Processor Intel Core i7 quad-core up to 2.7 GHz with Turbo Boost speeds up to 3.7 GHz

Ram 16GB maximum 1600MHz

NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M

Retina Display, 2880 x 1800 pixels at 220ppi and 5 million pixels (3 more than the HD TV)

SSD up to 768GB

Two Thunderbolt ports, two USB 3.0 and HDMI input

Battery up to 7 hours with Adaptive Charging technology

FaceTime HD

Multi-Touch glass trackpad

Wi-Fi 802.11n 3-stream

IPad vs Microsoft Surface: the comparison between the two tablet

 

Microsoft Surface is now official and we know most of the technical: we start from this information purely to draw a comparison between the two hardware versions of the proposed Redmond and the yardstick that Apple iPad third generation. Above a table that simplifies the comparison, after the jump cards extended techniques and extended the comparison between the two (actually three) devices that are preparing to fight a high-quality shots. It remains a question: what will it cost the family and especially when it comes out Surface? We hope soon to have more information.






This night has been revealed the first tablet marked directly from Microsoft Surface and its name is: I have been formalized two versions that vary by processor, screen resolution and size / weight. The name is the same as that of the famous desktop-computer-touchscreen now in its second generation. Inziamo immediately by the technical characteristics of the two models with appropriately placed side-

RT operating system Windows 8 or Windows Pro 8

ARM processors or Intel X86

Weight 676 grams or 903 grams

Thickness of 9.3 mm or 13.5 mm

Display 10.6 "HD ClearType

Battery W 31.5-h

microSD, USB 2.0, Micro HD Video, 2 × 2 MIMO antenna

Memory 32 GB, 64 GB and 128GB (Intel only)

Applications Office '15 'Apps, Touch Cover, Cover Type and Touch Cover, Cover Type, Palm Block with Pen

The new iPad aka iPad 3 now we know everything and most of all, with a thickness only slightly greater than iPad 2, significantly increases the power than previous models making substantial innovations. Despite not having a motor driven excessively, it can leverage the proprietary interface and the IOS operating system to squeeze the best performance. Here is a summary of the data sheet:

Retina Display touchscreen multitouch screen resolution 2048 × 1536 pixels

Dual core processor with graphics quad core Apple A5X

Memory 16, 32 and 64GB

5-megapixel back camera with sound recording HD

ISight Camera Front

Wi-Fi

LTE connectivity

Battery 10 hours, 9 in LTE

The comparison between the sheets is easily done. The screen is 10.6-inches of Surface against 9.7 inches of iPad, both are capacitive multitouch, but lacks complete data on the density per inch of the Microsoft proposal. If the Surface Arm is only slightly heavier than the iPad, one with Intel pays a higher weight of 300 grams. The memory of iPad 3 is 16, 32 or 64, to Surface "Arm" and the 32 or 64GB of Surface "Intel" up to 128GB. The battery iPad Surface and upper are equivalent, the model uses Arm expansion via microSD slot thanks to the Intel microSDXC present and only Microsoft mounted USB 2.0 with USB 3.0 the top, which is also the only to use the stylus input. The tablet in Redmond rely on stereo speakers but it is unclear whether Bluetooth fit them, 4G, GPS with compass, accelerometer, gyroscope and sensor environment. We await full information on the technical specifications: in general the higher model of Surface can be considered a laptop disguised as a tablet, but even an advantage in hardware must demonstrate the ability to fight at the software level with iPad, which always has the immense wealth from its Store.

Zenbook UX32VD: the new, powerful, Asus ultrabook

 

The ultrabook conquer more and more space in the notebook market and producers continue to present models, as Asus has just launched a new family arrived Zenbook, the UX32VD.

Equipped with NVIDIA GeForce GT 620M with 1GB GDDR5 video memory and GPU "Kepler" to 28Nm of NVIDIA, the UX32VD is a candidate to better management of video and games.




The screen is 13.3-inch IPS Full HD 1080p resolution, brightness of 350 cd/m2 and wide viewing angle of 178 degrees, while the processor is Intel Core third generation, up to Core i7. As for storage, Asus has chosen a hybrid solution that uses a traditional hard drive of 500GB and a 24GB SSD.




The design is classic series Zenbook, including the backlit keyboard, while Instant-On function restores a work session in two seconds. The battery then lasts for up to 2 weeks of standby time.

The audio, finally, is entrusted to the ASUS SonicMaster technology, developed in collaboration with Bang & Olufsen ICEpower.

The new ASUS Zenbook UX32VD is available from the month of July at an MSRP of $ 999.

Microsoft Xbox prepares the revolution

 

According to reports by Nicholas Giant Exminer, Microsoft is ready to debut its revolutionary Xbox 360 system integrated with the year's Electronic Entertainment Expo to be held from tomorrow until June 7. Many describe him as a true tablet or as an "accompanying app" that will run on your hardware.




In any case, it should work like a Microsoft version of Airplay chart that allows users to control their distance from 360 different operating systems, as well as streaming content from the tablet to send up to 360. We have the most significant details, but at this point is only a matter of hours before we know exactly what it is.

Nokia dismisses other 10,000 people and buy a company specializing in pictures

 

Nokia definitely not living a good time. Of course, getting good results with its line of Windows Mobile Phone Lumia, but not enough. And in fact they are forecasting another 10,000 layoffs, which added to the previous become 40,000.

The layoffs will be implemented by the end of 2013 and will also cover three senior executives. Nokia, in addition, will sell its expensive Vertu brand of phones and authorize the use of its technology mapping for groped to bolster finances.

The Finnish company has also decided to invest on the images, buying Scalado, the company specializes in moving images that will bring its technologies and expertise. Nokia said that the choice was made ​​to give a boost to the imaging technology in its line Lumia, which probably means PureView improvements and optimizations.

With Microsoft, which continues to pump money in Nokia as the leading manufacturer of Windows Mobile Phone, and the cuts that the company is implementing, is to be hoped that Nokia get done and give the proper support for Lumia line. They are good phones and Windows Phone 8 around the corner, there are grounds for things to settle.

The Popeye Rolex price 25 000 €

If you harvest more sidelong glances in the office, it is perhaps time to separate himself from his favorite children watch. Time to rise above a league and a Rolex watch from the "Popeye vs. Beetle Bailey" zuzulegen. Already many others is the successful combination of style and youthfulness and thus probably not escaped the Popeye Clock is sold out, despite their steep price of the equivalent of € 25,700 currently. So either you wait for a new edition or the cheaper places Beetle Bailey (in this country known as Sagittarius A) to Rolex for about 19 500 €. While not quite as impressive, in comic connoisseur circles, the investment is likely but perhaps a better recognition.

The Samsung Galaxy SIII support as a champion almost anything USB

With ICS we have seen Android smartphones have begun to support USB OTG, allowing them to connect to any USB flash drive or accessories such as keyboards and mice. But it seems that the Samsung Galaxy S3 goes even further allowing greater consumer connect accessories such as external hard drives use 2.5 "without external power and much more. A member of XDA developers, NZtechfreak, extensive video is up on the possibilities of connection of the new Samsung Galaxy SIII, not just through USB, but also by MHL and Bluetooth. The result is that practically everything can be used: flash drives, hard drives, keyboards, mice, controls PS3, Xbox 360 and even Wiimotes! Part of the success is also thanks to support for Android, from Honeycomb, the pointer to move around the interface and numerous third party programs that emulate command. But also several developers have even managed to use other accessories such as webcams and sensors, although this had to modify the kernel configuration. This means that the possibilities are there, and increasingly, Android smartphones on the full computer. The turning point is when Ubuntu is finally available, which will make things even more complicated to Microsoft by WP and W8 in the environment of developers and researchers. Experience the universality of death and USB ports but owners do not delay and costly product development.

Gamepad Controller Wii U without multi-touch on the 6.2-inch Screen

Nintendo U.S. boss Reggie Fils-Aime has missed the anticipation for the Wii U a damper, as he made ​​it clear that one can of Wii-U-Controller GamePad expect a multi-touch, in plain language, the control unit with 6.2-inch touchscreen Although tablet appearance but has no tablet functionality. Specifically, multi-touch needs the game pad, according to Fils-Aime is not simply because the buttons and control crosses still allowed a better and more reliable game control as a multi-touch screen, which also costs many times over.

Cronus adapter allows controller exchanges between Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii

So many problems can be recognized only if a solution is also available. In about the likely apply to the Fire Raptor produced by USB Adapter, which allows Xbox 360 games can be with the PS3 controller and PS3 controller to play games with the Microsoft. The small Cronus baptized USB hardware, which is described by the manufacturer as the cocky "The biggest innovation since the invention of the gaming controller" married, controller with the console competition. Its function can not be denied the stick, even the WiiMote has made ​​it to the compatibility list. After plugging in a short enough synchronization to make the respective controller to use. For the appropriate use of the adapter or a recognizable need for the customer itself is probably responsible for the remains of the manufacturers owe. 'As pointless but the part is not: at least transfer passengers could avoid purchasing additional controllers, as well as multiplayer sessions should now be more favorable. Speaking of money are - a prize previously called Fire Raptor wanted any more than an availability date.

The cockroach on the track: Robot learns to maneuver DASH of insects

Scientists at the University of California have seen how cockroaches can quickly swing around edges. This versatile trick the insects be happening in the robotics used. The first human Ekelschrei the cockroach is also usually disappeared. For the small number of insects, cockroaches are real naturals in the disappearance - especially if the animals are now at an excellent edge. Is danger in delay, the swings in the cockroach that is a fraction of a second under the projection. With a high speed camera Researchers have discovered how the cockroach accomplished their lightning-quick retreat. Here, the animals claws with their hind legs firmly on the edge and swing like a pendulum on the bottom. The acrobatic art is now to come in robots are used. The first was a six-legged robot Dash (Dynamic Autonomous Sprawled Hexapod). It was developed ten centimeters long and 16-gram robot in Berkeley on Biomimetic Systems Lab at the University of California millisecond. Thus, the robot can adapt the smart motion technology, it is equipped with adhesive strip-like structures on their hind legs. In addition, the researchers programmed the movement. In the first experiments, it has already succeeded in the robot to mimic the behavior of insects - if more slowly than its also a lot of animal models. Currently, researchers are still working to improve the detention facilities. Instead of the Velcro strip-like legs to claws are made ​​in natural models. A long-term use of climbing robots as search and rescue robots, for example, in mountain disasters in planning.

Samsung Series 5 and Series 7 Hybrid PC with Windows 8 under the cabinet

In this year's Computer we have witnessed the growth of a range rather peculiar: the tablets hybrids. With the imminent arrival of Windows 8 are starting to make more sense than ever, and Samsung obviously could not miss the party. Through a couple of unfinished prototypes have tried to present his candidacy with the Series 5 and Series 7 PC Hybrid Hybrid PC, two teams of 11.6 inches hiding under a glass case revealing the electrical keyboard that hook . This system (similar in appearance to Apple's magsafe) intends to grab the tablet to the keyboard while charging the battery and communicates with the peripheral. The base would also comprise a USB port and trackpad, and although the manufacturer has not specified details, we learned that the difference between the two will focus the processor, possibly being a Core i5 for the Series 7 and Series Clover Trail for 5. The tablets mounted a rear camera and operating system is Windows 8, these being the only and obvious details that we witnessed after the crystals from the box. We leave you with a gallery below so you can see a little more closely these peculiar convertible from Samsung.

LG X-Note Z350 review

The fairs have these things when you least expect it, you find a product you did not expect. That is precisely what has happened to us walking around the Intel booth in Computex 2012, we had the opportunity to meet Z350 LG X Note. This Ultrabook-how strange, right? - 13.3-inch enjoy, you know, Ivy Bridge processor, SSD, DLNA and WiDi technology, offering a design with less rounded corners than usual and finished in gray plastic white (with a marbled effect that mimics brushed aluminum). It also has HDMI, Ethernet port and three USB 3.0 ports, and keyboard is black, with keys to optimal separation for comfortable use. Unfortunately we can not speak of our sense to hold, since the team was attached to a base without any possibility of movement. The frame of the screen can cheat a little and that while it is quite thin at the ends, has a second black frame of the panel that seems rather wide and subtracts some length. We still do not know when we see it for different markets (or at what price), but at least we bring you a gallery of images for you to go assessing whether or not convince you. You have it right then.

Office for iPhone is a reality according to the Times

The story about the possible Office for iPad is most convoluted. If you remember, a few months, we echo of a rumor that Microsoft was aiming preparing an iPhone version of its Office suite. The Redmond were quick to deny noting that it was "speculation." Well, now returns to the fray the New York Times, citing internal sources noting that Office for iPad is a reality and are discussing the details of the application. The main doubts about it refer to the price and release date, according to that newspaper, and has become the hosts asked Ballmer about it, answering with an eloquent "no comment". To encourage even more things in this sense, you know, Google has acquired Quickoffice, which fit expected movements in the market soon. Keep you informed.

The nest thermostat has made ​​it into the Apple store

Apparently, Apple seems really pleased to have found the nest thermostat - the stylish gadget habit Directory temperature preferences, it has actually geschafft.Eigentlich namely in the Apple store, the decision is hardly surprising: by former Apple employee Tony Fadell designed thermostat finally divided impressively well in the typical Apple design and usability kommunziert line and also with the iOS mobile operating system. Whether this and the technology itself, however, justify the lofty price of $ 250 must each decide to buy something get updated very often out of line dancing part in the online store and the local Apple stores.

Smartphone measures radiation

The uncertainty in Japan after the nuclear disaster at Fukushima has launched a mobile service provider on a new business idea. There will soon be fitted under the name Pantone 107SH SoftBank 5 a current Android smartphone with an additional sensor for the measurement of gamma rays. The detector is made ​​of the radiation exposure in a range from 0.05 to 9.99 micro Sievert per hour. It might also be a sharing of the measured values ​​on social networks. Experts believe that the mobile phone manufacturer Sharp, however little. The measurement of radiation is relatively expensive in practice and ask for accurately calibrated equipment. Even a simple phone cover would falsify the results. According to initial reports from Japan could result in the same location vary by as much as 20 percent.

Fahrradi Faralla FFX: Red sports car with almost perfect ecological balance

The Fahrradi Faralla FFX is the Ferrari 458 Italia modeled and looks at first glance, the latest electric sports car with gullwing doors, turns out to be a bluff but soon or oversized soapbox. The alleged high-tech body is strung with thin plastic foil or wire frame, the engine driving a pedal boat, only the LED lights for night driving is real. If you do not notice as soon as the name would be a wicked hint, hint not so, because the car is part of an exhibition at the Lentos Museum of Art in Linz. The builders have built two years ago by the way a Porsche variant, which is called, appropriately, then Ferdinand GT3 RS. Racy videos of the two: after the break.

The iPhone 4s go underwater and floats

A few days ago we explained by the thread and sign vendors who are providing housing that protects the iPhone in extreme situations, it is an issue that the closer we get to summer and beach holidays, more will get hot. The cases that we have proposed have not been able to try them all, but certainly we guarantee that we studied at length and in the end, among all, LifeProof, we also tested such as Otter - has won our hypothetical comparison. But there's more.

LifeProof catalog also offers a "overprotection" that all the iPhone 4 and 4S can be worn in addition to LifeProof Let's Go! Houses (the name of the case base). It's called Lifeproof Lifejacket Float For Iphone Lifeproof 4/4S. This latter protection is not needed to waterproofing, but simply to make iPhone float. What you going to do it with a waterproof iPhone, finished at the bottom of the sea, or worse, to the lake? The case is conspicuously colored, so you can locate it anywhere. Meanwhile, we said, we received the package sent by FedEx and the U.S. with the housing containing LifeProof Let's Go! Homes. Impeccable service, but if you do send anything directly from them you will need to add about 35 euros in customs duties and VAT (is half the cost of housing). With the case found the minijack for listening to music underwater for up to two meters, there are no instructions, but if you watch the video you're set. We also explain how to do the first test. iPhone, even when wearing the housing (not the floating lifejacket), remains perfectly usable, including buttons. It can be recharged easily.

If you're used to graft it on systems that also serve as external speakers at home, but you have to extract it. Since we use the bike we also tried the fastening system that fits any motorcycle, easy to assemble, is reliable. You can use it at this point with personal watercraft or bicycle as well as snowmobiling. Always remember that the tightness of the housing (certified IP-68) can dive for up to 2 meters, just for a shot, or if you fall into a manhole or sciaquone getting out. Do not laugh, it happens more often than you think. Tell him you knew how many