Saturday, January 26, 2013

First Ubuntu smartphone will keep things simple, launch without an app store

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/25/ubuntu-smartphone-will-launch-without-app-store/

DNP First Ubuntu smartphone will launch without an app store

While RIM throws checks at developers, and Steve Ballmer invades other people's press conferences to shout about apps, the folks behind the Ubuntu smartphone project are taking a very different tack. According to Richard Collins, product manager at Canonical, the first device -- expected by early next year -- will target basic users and only run pre-installed software:

"In terms of our first go-to-market product strategy, the intention is not to have an application store full of ready-made applications that are there to download. We have a very definite approach in terms of addressing a very important part of the market where users are primarily interested in being able to use a core set of applications."

Let's be clear, though: this entry-level phone will be capable of accessing a storefront for third-party apps at some point in the future. A huge part of Canonical's long-term plan is to capitalize on its relationships with developers and the fact that existing Ubuntu desktop apps should be relatively easy to port to the new breed of phones and tablets. It's just that this isn't going to be the priority to begin with. Check out our full interview with Richard Collins for more.

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Samsung plays favorites, blesses Korean Galaxy Grand with quad-core and LTE

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/25/samsung-korean-galaxy-grand-quad-core/

DNP Samsung plays favorites, blesses Korean Galaxy Grand with quadcore and LTE

After being unveiled at the close of 2012, yesterday Samsung announced the Galaxy Grand for its native South Korea. At a glance the domestic build of this handset looks nearly identical to its foreign counterpart, however the device's spec sheet tells a different story. Opposed to a meager dual-core chip and faux 4G connectivity, the Korean version of the Galaxy Grand sports a beefy 1.4GHz processor, along with LTE network support. Additional unique features include NFC capabilities and USB 3.0. Aside from these hometown enhancements, the device's 5-inch WVGA display, dual-cameras and Android 4.1 operating system remain intact. Set to be available on three unannounced Korean carriers at an undisclosed time, potential suitors can pick up this superior version of the Galaxy Grand for 350,000 won (around $325).

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Friday, January 25, 2013

RAmos W42 tablet boasts quad-core Exynos chip, sells for around $200

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/24/ramos-w42-tablet-with-exynos/

RAmos W42 tablet boasts quadcore Exynos chip, sells for around $200

It's been a long, long while since we last heard about RAmos 'round here, but that doesn't mean the Chinese company isn't trying to remain relevant in the electronics game. As such, we're more than happy to tell you about the outfit's newest Android slate, the 9.4-inch RAmos W42, which is powered by a wallop of Ice Cream Sandwich, Mali-400 GPU and a Samsung-made quad-core processor -- more specifically, it's the Exynos 4412. Other tablet specs include a not-too-shabby 1,280 x 800 IPS display, 1GB RAM, 16GB of built-in storage (expandable by way of microSD) and the now-accustomed front and rear cameras. The W42 appears to be up for grabs at e-tailers like the one linked below for about 200 bucks -- now, with some great options around that same price, only time will tell whether or not folks are tempted by this very one.

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Huawei Ascend P2 product shot leaked, confirms 13MP camera in slim body

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/24/huawei-ascend-p2-leak/

Huawei Ascend P2 leaks with homegrown quadcore CPU and 45inch, 1080p display

If the 170g Huawei Ascend D2 is a bit too imposing for your hands, then you may be curious to know of the Ascend P2, a previously teased smartphone that was just leaked by @evleaks. While there's no further info to go along with this image, it does show off a 13MP camera on the back of the phone, which makes us wonder how Huawei even managed to pack that into the sub-6.45mm-thick metallic body. A little digging around also showed that the company's Consumer BG CEO Richard Yu was seen fondling the P2 during a meeting back in December -- you can recognize the phone in the photo after the break. Naturally, we look forward to this successor to the Ascend P1 at Mobile World Congress next month.

Richard Lai contributed to this report.

Huawei Ascend P2 product shot leaked,

Huawei Ascend P2 product shot leaked,

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Acer announces Liquid E1 phone with 4.5-inch qHD display, Android 4.1.1

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/25/acer-liquid-e1/

Acer announces midrange Liquid E1 with 45inch qHD display, Android 411

Acer just added another smartphone to its Liquid E line of mid-range handsets, and it's called, unsurprisingly enough, the Liquid E1. Device specs aren't bad for a phone of this caliber: you get a 4.5-inch qHD (960 x 540) IPS display, a dual-core 1GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, 4GB of built-in storage, a microSD card slot, a 5-megapixel camera and a decent 1,760mAh battery. It ships with Android 4.1.1 Jelly Bean, though we would've preferred the latest Android 4.2 on board instead. While the specs didn't wow us, the curved design does look quite handsome at first blush -- it measures 132 x 68.5 x 9.9mm and weighs in at 4.59 ounces (130g), so it appears quite lightweight as well. We'd be inclined to like it even more if the price was low enough, but Acer hasn't announced that just yet. We hope to get a closer look at this smartphone at Mobile World Congress, but until then you'll just have to make do with the picture above.

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Pebble smartwatch unboxing (video)

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/24/pebble-smartwatch-unboxing-video/

Pebble smartwatch unboxing video

It's here! After nine months of waiting and a whopping 31 project updates, our very first Pebble smartwatch has finally arrived. Despite all of the excitement surrounding this device, the unboxing itself was rather anticlimactic -- there's nothing but a watch and USB cable inside, and the box took all of 10 seconds to open, despite an unexpected cardboard zipper failure. The packaging is very similar to what Amazon uses to ship its Kindles, and we definitely don't mind the no-frills design, especially considering that it's efficient, made from recycled materials and dead-simple to open. If you're a Pebble backer, your device is coming soon, if it hasn't arrived already -- that doesn't mean you can't unbox one with us, though. There's a gallery below, followed by a quick video after the break.

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Twitter Has A Really Cool New Video App For iPhone

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/vine-app-for-iphone-walkthrough-2013-1

vine app on iphone 5

Twitter launched a new video-sharing app called Vine on the iPhone today.

Vine was one of Twitter CEO Dick Costolo's biggest purchases last year, so everyone was excited to see what would become of it. 

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Vine lets you take very short three-segment videos, stitch them together, and share on Twitter or Facebook. It also acts as its own social network, letting you view your friends' videos in a news feed within the app.

And yes, it feels a lot like the elusive "Instagram for video" that other companies like Cinemagram have been trying to nail for a long time now.

You can download Vine for free on iPhone. Twitter says Vine will be coming to other platforms soon. Check out our walkthrough of the app in the gallery below to see how it works.

Here's the Vine app. Tap to open.



The welcome screen is very pretty. There's a hot air balloon video in the background. Time to sign in. It's easiest to use your Twitter account, so tap the blue "Sign in with Twitter" button.



We already have Twitter integrated with our iPhone, so we just need to allow Vine access to the account. If you don't have Twitter integrated with your iPhone, you can just sign in with your Twitter user name and password.



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Why Pharmaceutical Companies Don't Make Any Money Off Of Flu Shots

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/pharmaceutical-companies-flu-shot-profits-2013-1

It’s been a bad flu season with hospitals in many cities overwhelmed with patients. This is largely a preventable problem. The annual flu vaccine is not perfect but a wider use of the vaccine would provide some amelioration. So why don’t more people get a flu shot? Some reporter at the LA Times seemed to think that cost might be a factor (Why does a flu shot cost so much?, Jan 21). After all, getting the shot at your local pharmacy will set you back $30 or so. However, as the reporter found out, given the supply chain challenges of producing and distributing influenza vaccines, the real question is why flu shots cost so little.

"That’s because the process of manufacturing the flu shot and distributing it is a huge headache for pharmaceutical companies. The influenza vaccine must be made anew each year, beginning in February. Researchers determine what strains to put in the vaccine after looking closely at what types of flu are most prevalent in the Southern Hemisphere throughout its winter, which is our summer. …

Vaccines for other illnesses, such as measles, mumps and rubella, can be used until their expiration date, which is often years after they’re made. Influenza vaccines are really only used September through January and then go in the trash. And there are no regulations saying people have to get flu vaccines, meaning it’s very difficult for companies to estimate how many they should make. …

This year, companies have produced about 145 million doses, he said. Only about 129 million have been distributed. Last year, companies lost even more on the flu vaccine because it was such a light flu season and fewer people decided to get the shot. Only about 42% of the U.S. population got an influen! za vacci ne last year, which meant that about 30 million doses were never used and had to be destroyed."

So vaccine makers face a newsvendor problem — a one-period inventory model in which excess demand is lost while excess inventory is useless. And for this, they get something on the order of $10 to $16 per dose, which is cheap for a vaccine according to the article. A Hepatitis B vaccine goes for $52.

It is worth noting that comparing the price of a flu shot to other vaccines is a little unfair. I don’t know for how long a Hepatitis B vaccine provides protection, but I am guessing it is more than a year. Many vaccines provide protection for many years or even a life time. A flu shot will only get you through this winter.

A question that the article doesn’t address is whether the retail price is stiff in comparison to the wholesale price of the vaccine. If your local pharmacy is offering the shot at $30, that is in the ballpark of a 100% to 200% mark up from the wholesale price.

Despite that, I suspect that CVS and Walgreens are not getting rich selling these shots. They have their own inventory problem to manage at each location. While they obviously can tranship from one location to another if a store runs low on vaccines, managing inventory in a disaggregated  can be challenging and expensive.

There is the further complication of managing the capacity to give the shots. There is going to be a limited capacity in stores to administer the shot and handle the necessary paperwork (getting a flu shot is about the only time you will asked if you are allergic to eggs). That capacity could be sitting around under-utilized much of the day. Said another way, the personnel cost of administering shots through retail outlets as opposed to a county health department run clinic at a senior center is possibly ni! ght and day. The county might have to send four or five people to the senior center but they are going to be very busy. Your local Walgreens might have just one person handling vaccines but they might not give a single flu shot today.

That doesn’t mean that relying on pharmacies as a key distribution channel for flu vaccines is a bad idea. Indeed, I suspect that they are in the grand scheme of things a very cost-effective way of distributing vaccines. Yes, large clinics would have lower labor costs per vaccine administered if they can draw a big crowd. But drawing a big crowd means relatively few locations and likely long waits. Pharmacies provide greater convenience in both travel time and waiting at what in the grand scheme of things is a reasonable price.

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Akamai: Mobile data traffic doubled year-to-year in Q3, broadband adoption up

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/24/akamai-mobile-data-traffic-doubled-broadband-adoption-up/

Akamai: Mobile data traffic doubled year-to-year in Q3, broadband adoption up

Akamai's served up its latest State of the Internet report, and data collected by Ericsson reveals some significant changes in terms of mobile internet usage. According to the firm's figures, mobile data traffic doubled between the third quarters of 2011 and 2012, growing 16 percent since Q2 2012. In terms of browser marketshare over cellular networks, Android Webkit accounted for 37.6 percent of requests, while Mobile Safari netted 35.7 percent. Opera Mini hovered a tad below 20 percent, with RIM's and Microsoft's offerings duking it out below the 10 percent mark. However, when it comes to mobile devices across all networks (read: not just using cellular data), the gap between iOS and Android devices is far wider. In that scenario, Mobile Safari took the crown with 60.1 percent of browser requests, leaving Android Webkit with only 23.1 percent.

On the cyber attack front, Akamai reports that such traffic originating from China increased by 16 percent in Q3, making the country the source of roughly a third of attacks during the quarter. The number two spot was claimed by the United States with 13 percent, and Russia slid in at third place with 4.7 percent. While average broadband speeds didn't see much in the way of landslide shifts, they were up globally by 11 percent year-over-year. Worldwide adoption of broadband 10Mbps or greater grew a sizable 22 percent between the third quarters of 2011 and 2012. If you'd like to pore over the statistic-filled tome yourself,! hit the source link below.

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Use a Google Script to Automatically Get Reminders to Follow Up On Starred Emails in Gmail

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5978311/use-a-google-script-to-automatically-get-reminders-to-follow-up-on-starred-emails-in-gmail

Use a Google Script to Automatically Get Reminders to Follow Up On Starred Emails in GmailThe ability to "Star" messages in Gmail is an awesome way to remind you to follow up on them, but you still have to remember to actually look at your list. Technology blog Digital Inspiration created a simple script that sends you a daily newsletter with 10 random messages from your starred folder.

The script sends you an email every morning with the starred emails in your inbox that need your attention. It selects them randomly from your entire starred pool so you get a nice assortment each time. All you need to do is copy this Google Sheet, select Gmail > Initialize, and follow the directions. Head over to Digital Inspiration for the full guide to installing the reminder newsletter, as well as uninstall instructions, and ways to edit it to monitor other folders. This certainly isn't the only way to remind yourself to follow up on an email, Boomerang, FollowUp, and FollowUpThen all do a similar thing. What's nice about this script is that it works inside of Google system without the need for extra tools, and the somewhat random nature keeps you on your toes.

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SeatGuru Now Offers Flight Searches, Tells You If You'll Love a Flight or Not

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5978271/seatguru-now-offers-flight-searches-tells-you-if-youll-love-a-flight-or-not

SeatGuru Now Offers Flight Searches, Tells You If You'll Love a Flight or NotSeatGuru has long been a great resource for pinpointing the best seats on an airplane. The site has recently introduced a flight search tool, so you can plan your trip and take a look a the plane seat maps all in one place.

The new flight search, powered by TripAdvisor (which owns SeatGuru), offers the basics we've come to expect in any travel planning tool: sorting by price, finding packages, searching only nonstop, and looking for flexible dates.

A few interesting features make SeatGuru's search stand out. First, you can include baggage fees in the totals, so you can really compare how much those flights will cost. If you absolutely need power or Wi-Fi or other amenities during the flight, you can also select those options.

The search seems to be designed to give you the best view of both price and experience: You can require a minimum airline rating (from TripAdvisor's giant user community) and sort results by a unique "Guru Factor" that tells you if you'll love a flight, like it, or simply live with it. In this way, it's similar to previously mentioned Routehappy, except SeatGuru offers more detail and prices.

In short, it's now a lot easier to get not just the best flight but the best seat on that flight.

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Share Your Best IFTTT Recipe

Source: http://lifehacker.com/5978176/share-your-best-iftt-recipe

Share Your Best IFTTT RecipeWebapp automating service If This Then That (IFTTT) lets you create recipes that pull information from one webapp and use it in another. For example, pictures uploaded to Instagram could be sent to Evernote automatically. What is your best IFTTT recipe?

We love IFTTT around here. We've talked about how you can use it to supercharge all your favorite webapps, automate your job search, and even automatically archive your life using Evernote. Now, it's your turn. Share your best IFTTT recipe below.

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I Want to Get Lost in This Room of 8,064 Floating Lights

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5978555/i-want-to-get-lost-in-this-room-of-8064-floating-lights

Getting lost in a forest of trees sounds like a lot of fun but then you realize things like bugs and wildlife and poison ivy exist. Not so fun anymore! What's guaranteed to be fun is to trap yourself in a cube of floating lights. 8,064 LEDs to be exact.

Called Submergence and created by a group of artists known as Squidsoup, the installation would surely bend your senses backwards by squishing your eyeballs with lights. The lights actually respond to movement through motino sensors so you're definitely guaranteed a mind trip. Submergence is on display at Gallery ROM for Art and Architecture in Oslo, Norway.

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Orange Amps updates its OPC once more: Intel i7, 16GB RAM and a graphics boost

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/23/orange-opc-update-namm-2013/

Orange Amps updates its OPC once more: Intel i7, 16GB RAM and a graphics boost

Orange Amps trotted out a few updates to its PC / amplifier hybrid over a year ago, but the music outfit has announced some more quite noteworthy tweaks at NAMM 2013. The orange clad units will now sport third-gen Intel i7 processors, a maximum capacity of 16GB of RAM (doubled from the previous 8GB limit) and users will have their choice of either NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 650 Ti or AMD's HD 7750 to power graphics matters. Of course, the OPC will still feature the same array of inputs for tracking in addition to its built-in speaker for keeping an ear on how things are progressing and an attractive software suite. A fully loaded model will hit the ol' wallet for £1,197 ($1,896), but individual component upgrades are available should you be looking to save a little coin.

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New 3rd Generation Orange OPC Upgraded And on Demonstration at Winter NAMM 2013

Orange Amplification has upgraded the multi-award winning state-of-the-art Orange Personal Computer to the 3rd Gen Intel i7 processor and doubled the maximum 8GB of RAM to a massive 16GB.

The 3rd Gen Intel i7 processor has up to twice the HD Media and 3-D graphics performance and delivers stunning visual! experie nces from mainstream gaming to HD video editing. Creating and editing videos and photos, surfing the Web, watching HD movies or playing mainstream games are now quicker, crisper and more life-like. The additional 16 GB RAM will further help the speed of the OPC and enable users to multi-task with no noticeable slow down in performance.

Users can now also purchase the OPC with the latest generation Nvidia 650 ti or AMD HD 7750 Graphics Card for even more advanced graphical performance.

Already described as an 'affordable guitarists dream' by Guitar World Magazine and a computer '[packed] full of high-performance components' by CNET, the OPC now has a huge speed boost with the upgraded 3rd gen Ivy Bridge Intel CPUs with the added benefits of built-in studio quality speakers, ultra-low latency (1ms), ¼ jack inputs/outputs and an incredible £500 of recording software already installed and configured. The latest upgrade means the OPC now has more power and speed for a wider range of creative needs from recording, video editing, gaming, music playback and 3D modeling to provide unbeatable value.

The latest upgrade on the OPC follows a succession on world class reviews in 2012 which saw Expert Reviews.com give it a 5 star review, Guitar World awarding the OPC their coveted Gold Award, CNET.com presenting it their editors choice and Stuff magazine describing the OPC as an ace-sounding all-in-one studio crammed into a '70s rock icon'!

To take a look at the OPC and all the other Orange Amps and products go to Orange Music Booth 4890 Hall C. You can find out more about the OPC software and hardware and also buy direct from our website www.orangeopc.com

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Canonical outs project to help Ubuntu smartphones launch with over 10 core apps

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/24/canonical-ubuntu-smartphone-core-apps/

Canonical outs project to help Ubuntu smartphones launch with over 10 core apps

Canonical's Ubuntu handsets are expected to be upon us very, very soon, and given that some say a phone is only as good as its apps, the firm wants to make sure the experience is indeed a great one right out of the box. To help accomplish that, Canonical has announced the CoreApps project, setting its sights on about a dozen default applications which should give Ubuntu devices ample functionality from day one; this, of course, includes essential ones such as a calendar, calculator, clock / alarm, weather and email client. That's not it, however, since the project also lists plans for social networking apps like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, as well as an account and file manager, document viewer, RSS reader and even a terminal -- the latter, naturally, should make Android rooters feel right at home. Canonical is seeking help from the community to make the CoreApps project a reality, so those devs interested in helping may want to click the source link below to learn all the nitty-gritty.

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Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Your iPhone Has a 3D Display, All You Need Are a Couple of Prisms

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5978383/your-iphone-has-a-3d-display-all-you-need-are-a-couple-of-prisms

Your iPhone Has a 3D Display, All You Need Are a Couple of Prisms A three dimensional projection display is always one of those features teased in the least believable "next iPhone" leaks, but it turns out your phone already has one, sort of. With a couple of prisms and an optical illusion called "pepper's ghost" just about any screen can summon up 3D graphics.

This little trick was devised by Japanese designer Yuri Endo for his thesis project. Called the "Luminogeist," the set of four prisms can effectively take images off the screen of an iPhone (or any device, really), bounce them around, and merge them to generate what appears to be a tiny, floating animation.

There's not much of a practical purpose for it other than being awesome, but honestly, what better reason is there than awesome? It's just too bad these sets aren't for sale. At least not yet. Hint hint nudge nudge. [Designboom]

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Google Slides gets offline editing, begins rolling out today

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/23/google-slides-gets-offline-editing-begins-rolling-out-today/

Google Slides

Google made Docs available for offline editing this past summer and now it's extending the capability to Slides. In a rollout slated to begin today, users of the web-based app (formerly known as presentations for Docs) will be able to edit, comment and control r/w privileges on Drive-hosted slides without being tethered to the internet -- those tweaks will simply auto-upload the next time a connection is established. You'll need to be currently enrolled in offline editing for Docs to take advantage of this new feature, as it's not enabled by default. But if not, don't stress, Google's included detailed instructions in the source below. So, what's next in line for offline editing? Oh, that'd be Google Sheets.

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LG intros 15.6-inch U560, helps stretch our definition of Ultrabook (video)

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/23/lg-intros-15-inch-u560/

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There have already been a few 15-inch Ultrabooks that have pushed the very limits of the thin-and-light category. Still, LG wants its turn at bending the rules. Its new U560 packs a 15.6-inch display and an optical drive that, together, contribute to the PC's 4.3-pound weight and 0.82-inch thickness -- really, it's a traditional laptop in a slimmer than usual package. Not that we'll complain too much when it involves an IPS-based LCD, a 1.8GHz Core i5, dedicated graphics (a support page suggests NVIDIA) and both a spinning hard disk as well as solid-state storage. The U560's launch is limited to South Korea so far, although we wouldn't be surprised to see Europe and other territories get their turn.

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Google adds ARM support to Chrome's Native Client

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/22/google-chrome-native-client-arm-support/

Google adds ARM support to Chrome's Native Client

Google's Native Client endowed x86 machines with the ability to run apps compiled from C and C++ right inside Chrome in 2011, and now ARM devices are finally getting their time to shine. Mountain View's latest Native Client SDK adds support for ARM hardware, and tweaking existing Native Client apps to run on the architecture sounds pretty painless. According to Page and Co., developers just have to add a new file extension to their app, tweak a manifest file and get ahold of the fresh SDK. ARM support is reason enough for developers to celebrate, but Google says it's working on a next-gen Portable Native Client that'll let apps work regardless of architecture and without having to recompile, to boot. If you're ready to start coding, hit the source link for more details.

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The First Arab Supercar Costs $3.4 Million And Has Diamond-Encrusted LEDs

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/lykan-hypersport-first-arab-supercar-costs-34-million-2013-1

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Next week, W Motors, based in Beirut, will reveal the Arab world's first homegrown supercar: The outrageous LykanHypersport 2013.

The oddly-named vehicle will make its debut at the Qatar Motor Show, starting January 29.

On top of impressive power figures — 750 brake horsepower, good enough to go from 0 to 62 mph in a blazing 2.8 seconds and hit a top speed of 242 mph — it is loaded with luxuries.

The LykanHypersport's LED lights are diamond-encrusted. The leather interior features gold stitching. The display system used 3D holograms.

For those willing to spend the $3.4 million to purchase one, the Lykan also comes with a 24-hour concierge service, and a Special Edition Cyrus Klepcys Watch, worth more than $200,000.

The LykanHypersport will be fully revealed at the Qatar Motor Show. It will certainly be expensive and luxurious. But whether it can really compete with established supercar makers remains to be seen.

It will take something great to move wealthy Arab drivers with millions to spend on cars away from classic greats, like Ferrari, Lamborghini, Koenigsegg, and Bugatti.

But even for potential owners with the cash, the new supercar will be hard to get: Only seven will be produced. Deliveries are scheduled for September.

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Yahoo Is In Talks To Buy A Site We Actually Use, Snip.It (YHOO)

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/yahoo-acquires-snipit-2013-1

marissa mayer prettyNews just broke via AllThingsD that Yahoo is poised to acquire startup Snip.It.

Snip.It is a social site that resembles a mash up of Pinterest's collections and Instapaper's ability to save links for consumption later.

AllThingsD reports, 

Snip.it was founded by Ramy Adeeb, who was formerly a principal at Khosla Ventures, and has funding from Khosla, True Ventures, Charles River Ventures and SV Angel.

Yahoo is paying “mid teens” of millions of dollars for the company, according to an AllThingsD source.

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Users organize links into collections and followers subscribe to collections based on their interests.

Snip.It has a pretty robust analytics feature baked in too so you can see exactly how many people are digesting the content that you curate.

I've been using Snip.It for some time now as a way to simply remember links that I want to read later. 

Mayer's intent to acquire Snip.It falls in line with her plans! for the future of Yahoo.

We're not sure what will happen to Snip.It after acquisition but hopefully it won't fade out of existence.

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This Is What Samsung's Hopeful iPad Mini Killer Will Look Like (GOOG)

Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/galaxy-note-80-picture-2013-1

Talk of the Galaxy Note 8.0 has mostly been rumors until recently.

The picture below hit Twitter and was picked up by Phandroid to give us a glimpse of what the new deice will look like. The spec listing in the image reveals that it will have an 8-inch 1280×800 display, 16 GB of internal storage, a 5 MP camera, a quad-core 1.6GHz processor, and 2 GB of RAM. No real breakthroughs here, but it could prove to be a handy tablet.

Samsung has all but confirmed it will announce the Galaxy Note 8.0 at the Mobile World Congress conference in Barcelona late next month.

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Got a 3D Printer? Build Yourself a Loyal Robot Companion

Source: http://gizmodo.com/5977926/got-a-3d-printer-build-yourself-a-loyal-robot-companion

They're not in every home just yet, but if you're lucky enough to have a 3D printer at your disposal, a French sculptor by the name of Gael Langevin will let you create more than just plastic trinkets. He's spent the past year developing a 3D printable robot, and has made the open source plans available through Thingiverse for free.

At the moment only the plans for the robot's left and right arms are available, but Gael plans to post the schematics for the head and torso once he's refined and perfected their design. Of course, you'll still need to add electronic bits like various servos and a couple of Arduinos to control and coordinate all of InMoov's components, but when all is said and done (and printed) the final robot creation will be just as capable as pre-assembled kits that will cost you tens of thousands of dollars.

Got a 3D Printer? Build Yourself a Loyal Robot Companion

[InMoov via Gizmag via 3Ders]

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