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Monday, March 11, 2013

This Fitness Storage Belt Is The Perfect Accessory For Runners

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/the-flipbelt-fitness-storage-belt-2013-3

This is the FlipBelt Fitness Storage Belt.

Why We Love It: Running outside is great — except when you're trying to store your house keys, phone, earbuds, protein bar, Epipen, ID, or anything else you might want to take along with you. Most fitness gear has an inside pocket, but nothing is ever big enough to store all the things you need.

The FlipBelt is a wide poly spandex belt that has multi-access pocket openings. The idea is really simple: you put the items in and then flip the belt over.

The belt is designed to not ride up, and it's odor resistant, reflective, and machine washable. It comes in a number of colors, and looks just like an average waistband on shorts or pants.

FlipBelt storage for running

Where To Buy: Available through OpenSky and The FlipBelt website.

Cost: $25.

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Electronic Sensor Tattoos Can Now Be Printed Directly Onto Human Skin

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5989948/electronic-sensor-tattoos-can-now-be-printed-directly-onto-human-skin

Electronic Sensor Tattoos Can Now Be Printed Directly Onto Human Skin Thanks to the same people that brought us the stick-on electric tattoo and stretchable battery, we're now looking at a future of electronic sensors that can be printed directly onto human skin.

At least for now, it seems like the sensors will be mainly used for medical purposes; they'll be able to monitor skin hydration, temperature, and any electric signals from muscle and brain activity. And unlike their stick-on precursor, these skin-printed tattoos don't use the easily-washed-off polymer backing, which as it turns out, wasn't even necessary in the first place.

Instead, the Rogers research group at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign found that, by printing the electronic mesh directly onto skin, the sensor (which is held together and remains flexible thanks to special serpentine wires) becomes 1/30 the size and even conforms better to that body's natural bumps and curves. With the help of a "very robust" spray-on bandage, that sucker has a good two weeks before it begins to flake off. Of course, a longer shelf-life would require embedding the device underneath the top layer of skin, just like a real tattoo. In which case—uh oh—I'm pretty sure I know how that movie ends.

Still, with these advances and the current massive interest in wearable, body-monitoring tech, it's only a matter of time before health-tracking diehards demand taking wearable to within. What's more, these sensors could even be hooked up to interact with any number of external devices. The possibilities are truly exciting, and in a certain light, mildly terrifying. But whether we're ready for it not, the future, it seems, is here. [Extreme Tech]

TiVo Mini goes on sale for $99.99 with a $5.99 monthly subscription

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/11/tivo-mini-retail/

Remember the adage that good things "come to those who wait?" Well, if you managed to hold your nerve and resist signing up with Suddenlink, then your patience is ready to be rewarded. The TiVo Mini is finally ready to strike out on its own ~~two feet~~ four rubberized corners. The DVR extender will set you back $99.99, plus a monthly charge of $5.99, or a one-off payment of $149.99 -- in a way, you kinda wish the company had just priced it at $249.99 and let us get on with it.

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Via: The Verge

Source: TiVo

Latest Apple TV reveals smaller A5 chip, adds to rumors of split with Samsung

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/03/11/apple-tv-smaller-a5-processor/

Quiet, mid-cycle component upgrades are a thing with Apple, and they're sometimes worth watching out for. The iPad 2 got a chip update last year, for example, which significantly extended its battery life by using a 32nm A5 SoC instead of a 45nm one. Well, much as expected, a very similar processor update has just come to the Apple TV. MacRumors popped open the latest version, known as "AppleTV3,2", and found good evidence of a further die shrink: the central block of silicon is just 6 mm x 6 mm, which is even smaller than the 8 mm x 8 mm chip in the newest iPad 2. This inevitably leads to speculation that Apple has shifted to a 28nm fabrication process, possibly snubbing Samsung's 32nm foundries, but we'd need a proper silicon-level analysis to be certain. In the meantime, though, we'd guess that this update may not be worth hunting down to the degree that the new iPad 2 was -- the level of shrinkage here doesn't seem enough to have a huge impact on power draw, and in any case that's less of an issue for a device that's fed from the wall.

[Image credit: MacRumors]

Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD, Apple