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We had a look at some of Leica’s new cameras, and if you thought that they weren’t sleek enough or “classic” enough, it seems that there will be one special design of the Leica M camera that will be produced. It will be designed by none other than Apple’s Jony Ive and this special edition Leica M will be put on auction. Only one unit will be made so we can only imagine just how much this camera will cost – as if the original wasn’t expensive enough already! We’re not sure how the Jony Ive-designed Leica M will look like, and we’re not sure how extensive his design will be. Are we looking at merely a superficial design with colors (like the Leica X2 Edition Paul Smith), or are we talking about a totally different body design from the original? Either way we can’t wait to see what Jony Ive will be able to cook up, so stay tuned for more updates! In the meantime what do you guys think of Jony Ive applying his design skills to cameras? After all the Harman Kardon SoundSticks II were designed by him, so perhaps we could be in for a treat here.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Leica’s Gorgeous New Rangefinder Cameras Are Impressive, Expensive, Canon PowerShot G15 revealed, Canon’s “fastest and brightest” compact camera to date,

Kind of like the modern equivalent of hiding a comic book inside the textbook you’re supposed to be studying, someone has hacked and loaded a Sega Genesis emulator onto the Nook Simple Touch ebook reader. So instead of reading at the back of the classroom, you can spend your time chasing rings. More »

It’s not just the Android side of things that’s getting a little love from Netflix, the iPhone app just got a refresh too. The new design brings the mobile version much more inline with the tablet edition that got a revamp last December. The update brings with it the ability to resume watching shows, right from the top of the app view, along with the sliding rows of titles, and custom recommendations that you may be familiar with from other versions. The new interface gets the official walk-through in the video after the break, but as it’s available now, you might just want to fondle the source link directly.

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Now here is a rather novel idea that might just make you wish that things in the kitchen are a bit more modernized and digital, something like those kitchens that you see in science fiction movies which depict a far off future. Everything would be computerized by then, there would be no need for human waiters and cooks, and robots would do a perfectly fine job in serving customers. While we are not quite there yet in terms of technology, how about something a little bit closer to home and yet has a whiff of an optimistic future – the $59.95 Talking Measuring Cup.

The Talking Measuring Cup will be able to verbally announce the volume of wet or dry ingredients, doing away for the need to make an estimate by eye. Whenever you set it in its base, the cup will be able to state just the right amount that has been poured inside, and if you were looking out for a sexy and deep male voice, you would be sorely disappointed since a clear female voice would perform the readings. For instance, 1 1/4 cups is spoken as “one and one-fourth cups”, and you are able to take advantage of the tare function by adding multiple ingredients without emptying the cup.

Sporting a three-cup capacity cup that is made out of unbreakable frosted plastic, it will be accompanied by a removable flip-up lid, and is microwave and dishwasher safe so that it is a snap to use and clean up afterwards. Powered by a couple of AAA batteries, the Talking Measuring Cup makes for the perfect Christmas present for any foodie who loves to cook.

[ Talking Measuring Cup copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]

Samsung has denied reports that the Galaxy S4 is set to launch in February 2013, describing the chatter of a 5-inch follow-up to the Galaxy S III as simply “not true.” Talk of a new flagship with an aggressive roll-out roadmap began earlier this week, with claims that Samsung execs themselves had confirmed the mid-Q1 2013 reveal in an attempt to keep the pressure up on the new iPhone 5. However, the Samsung Tomorrow Twitter account quickly moved to debunk the speculation.

The company didn’t give more than a few passing comments on the talk, but closed with the somewhat comical “why spread these rumors?” (translated). Even if the rumors were in fact true, however, we wouldn’t be surprised if Samsung had decided to try to close them down anyway; the promise of a new device in a few months time would be unlikely to help sales of the existing Galaxy S III.

Those sales have been particularly healthy, in fact, and Samsung would probably do anything it could to avoid deflating demand before it wanes of its own accord. The company sold 20m Galaxy S III units in the first 100 days of availability, smashing records previously set by the Galaxy S II.

According to the leaks, Samsung’s fourth-gen Galaxy S flagship is to use a 5-inch display and potentially a flexible Super AMOLED panel of Samsung Display’s own manufacture. However, production issues might scupper those intentions, the insiders warned. Samsung was also tipped to eschew Qualcomm’s Snapdragon chipsets altogether, relying solely on its own Exynos processors.

Samsung: February 2013 Galaxy S4 rumors “not true” is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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