inWatch One smartwatch has GSM connectivity and a heavily skinned version of Android
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/09/inwatch-one-smart-watch-china/
Filed under: Wearables, Mobile
Via: Engadget Chinese
Source: inWatch (Chinese)
Friday, August 09, 2013
Dev's CyanogenMod tweak sends content from most apps to Chromecast (video)
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/09/cyanogenmod-chromecast-tweak/
ClockworkMod dev Koushik Dutta is showing off another Android tweak that proves what can be done with Google's Chromecast dongle. Following up on his Phone to Chromecast Android app, and a Chrome extension that did the same, now he's added framework extensions to CyanogenMod that pipe audio and video content from any app -- that uses the system's default media player -- straight to the Chromecast. This should apparently work for pretty much anything, as he describes it plays locally stored content or streaming stuff like podcasts. In the demo video (embedded after the break) he shows it working with Twit.tv and BeyondPod. As with the previous examples, this isn't available for mass consumption just yet, but hit the source link to get a peek and ask any questions you have about how it works.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Software, HD, Mobile
Source: Koushik Dutta (Google+)
Thursday, August 08, 2013
Isis Mobile Wallet teams up with American Express for nationwide rollout
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/08/isis-mobile-wallet-american-express-serve/
Isis is gearing up to expand its Mobile Wallet service nationwide in the coming months, but its plans don't end there. The company has just announced that it's teaming up with American Express to bring the latter's Serve platform to Isis Mobile Wallet. Serve account holders will be able to make use of most of the features they already expect from Amex, like loading cash to their accounts, paying bills electronically and adding funds via direct deposit. By joining up with Isis, Serve is now unlocking the Mobile Wallet's capabilities, like NFC-powered payments at participating retail locations. Though Isis is currently limited to Austin and Salt Lake City, the company -- now with Amex on its side -- hopes to reach customers coast to coast before the year is out, though we don't have a specific date for availability just yet. For more info, check out the press release after the break.
NVIDIA CEO: 'We're going to bring it with the second generation Surface'
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/08/08/nvidia-jen-hsun-huang-microsoft-surface-2/
NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang has confirmed to CNET that a followup to the Surface RT is in development, and that it will apparently continue to use NVIDIA hardware inside. Recently news concerning the ARM-powered version of Microsoft's tablet hasn't been good, with a $900 million inventory charge and price cuts for both the RT and Pro. According to Jen-Hsun Huang, the addition of an Outlook mail app in Windows 8.1 can be the killer app the platform has been missing, and the company hopes it will be a big success. Rumors for the next gen of Surface have hinted at Microsoft offering Qualcomm chips in some models as well a smaller 7-inch version. NVIDIA may have some Tegra 4-specific features to contribute on the latter, we'll see if its can take a bigger bite out of the tablet market on their second attempt.
Filed under: Tablets, Microsoft
Source: CNET
How Thomas Kinkade Helped Prove That Art Can Be Scientifically Bad
Source: http://gizmodo.com/how-thomas-kinkade-helped-prove-that-art-can-be-scienti-1066345777
What’s your favorite meal? Logically, your answer depends on the foods you’re familiar with. Now here’s another question: Who’s your favorite painter? Turns out the same logic doesn't apply. A new study that pits Thomas Kinkade against 19th century painter John Everett Millais has proven that some art actually is objectively good or bad—contradicting what scientists previously assumed about aesthetics.
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