Saturday, April 05, 2014

drag2share: This Android add-on lets you multitask with your Chromecast

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/04/autocast-plugin/

AutoCast add-on for Android sending to Chromecast

There are already quite a few Chromecast-savvy apps out there, but João Dias' newly completed AutoCast may be one of the most flexible. The Tasker add-on for Android lets you send a wide range of content to Google's media stick in your choice of layout, including multiple things at once -- you can get notifications while you're watching video, or play music while browsing video. You can also create custom home screens that show useful info like battery levels or weather, and it's possible for multiple users to share control over a single Chromecast app, such as an image editor. AutoCast won't address every possible function you might want, but it covers a surprising amount of ground by itself.

Filed under: , ,

Comments

Source: Google Play, joaoapps.com

---
drag2share - drag and drop RSS news items on your email contacts to share (click SEE DEMO)

Read More...

Posted by Augustine at 8:54 AM

drag2share: Gresso's Azimuth is the dual-SIM phone the rich have been waiting for

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/04/gresso-azimuth/

The 1 percent have long had smartphones from Porsche and Vertu to quench their high-end thirst, but when it comes to dual-SIM handsets, the elite have had to settle for something a little more ordinary. For those in need, Gresso created Azimuth, the first dual-SIM luxury handset. Starting at $2,000, the phone is made of titanium, with both the keys and logo crafted out of 18K or white gold. Since appearances are all that matter, you're getting some pretty low-end specs under the hood, including 2GB of "internal memory," a 1.3-megapixel camera, Bluetooth 2.0 and a tiny 1,100mAh battery. To put things in perspective, Samsung's Galaxy S5 starts with 16GB of built-in storage, a 16-megapixel camera and a 2,800mAh battery. The difference being, anyone can buy an S5. Only 999 Azimuth's will be made, because no one who's anyone wants a phone 1,000 people can own.

Filed under: , ,

Comments

Via: Pocket-Lint

Source: Gresso

---
drag2share - drag and drop RSS news items on your email contacts to share (click SEE DEMO)

Read More...

Posted by Augustine at 8:49 AM

drag2share: Amazon's Dash lets you refill your pantry using your voice and LEDs (updated)

source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/04/amazon-dash-amazonfresh/?utm_source=Feed_Classic_Full&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget&?ncid=rss_full

Let's be real: Amazon isn't going to stop until you can go your entire life without setting foot in an actual brick-and-mortar store. Now the company wants to make buying groceries and sundries from its AmazonFresh same-day delivery service even easier, and it's doing it with a tiny little gadget called the Dash. Yes, move over Fire TV -- Amazon's newest bit of hardware is a free (for now?), WiFi-capable barcode scanner.

Alright, maybe it's a bit more complex than that. It appears to be a pint-sized laser scanner LED scanner that'll capture the barcode of whatever items you need, but you can add to your list by speaking the name of the product into a built-in microphone. That voice-recognition bit seems like it would be better suited to generic products like apples, but the teaser video shows a young lady adding guitar strings to her cart -- presumably you can fine-tune choices like that once you jump onto the AmazonFresh site or mobile apps.

Word of the Dash definitely came as a surprise (especially on a lazy spring afternoon), but it falls right in line with Amazon's existing hardware plans. These days the e-commerce giant is all about pushing low-cost gadgets to reduce the friction of buying more stuff. Itching to read some Feynman? Fire up the ol' Kindle. Need to watch the last season of Luther? It's just a few clicks away on the Fire TV. What's really neat (if maybe a little scary) is that Amazon has finally found a way to make that formula work for real, physical products. Sadly, chances are you won't be using one of these things anytime soon. The AmazonFresh service is still only live in parts of California and Washington State, though rumors maintain that New York will get access to the program at some point.

Correction: We thought the Dash used a laser like most run-of-the-mill barcode scanners, but Amazon has confirmed that it actually uses an LED scanner instead. Sorry for the mix-up.

Read More...

Posted by Augustine at 8:49 AM

drag2share: This is Earth's malware threat, visualized

source: http://www.engadget.com/2014/04/05/this-is-earths-malware-threat-visualized/?utm_source=Feed_Classic_Full&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget&?ncid=rss_full

Ah, nothing like good old fashioned scare tactics to get you to install anti-virus software. In a thinly veiled advert for its security suite, Kaspersky Labs has created a real-time cyber threat map -- painting the globe with six shades of malware. The brightly colored map lists Russia as the world's most infected country, followed closely by the United States, India and Vietnam. It's a mesmerizing visualization, but take it with a grain of salt: the data it presents is pulled exclusively from Kaspersky's own security network, which might explain why the Russian security outfit's home turf is the "most infected." More users in the motherland probably translates to more virus' detected. That said, if you're looking for a colorful view the world's malware, you won't be disappointed. Check it out at the source link below.

Read More...

Posted by Augustine at 8:45 AM

drag2share: This Chart From IBM Explains Why Cloud Computing Is Such A Game-Changer

source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/businessinsider/~3/7pz0U48_1Zw/this-chart-from-ibm-explains-why-cloud-computing-is-such-a-game-changer-2014-4

All of the industry's biggest tech players are going gaga chasing the cloud-computing market these days:

What is it that has all of the biggest tech players drooling? This chart that IBM sent to its investors explains it all. To summarize, IBM says ...

  • 85% of new software today is being built for the cloud.
  • One-quarter of the world's apps will be available on the cloud by 2016.
  • Almost three-quarters of developers say that they are using the cloud in apps they are developing now.

IBM cloud future

Read More...

Posted by Augustine at 8:43 AM

Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)