During the whole fiasco with Apple Maps, it was suggested that one of the reasons Apple decided to drop Google Maps and release their own solution early was due to a couple of reasons, one of them being that Google had reportedly refused to include voice guided turn-by-turn navigation in their iOS update. It’s not really that big of deal if Apple could offer a replacement or an alternative, which they did, although unfortunately it seems that Australia is still left out of the loop.
It turns out that Australia was supposed to get turn-by-turn navigation this month, but according to Apple’s website, this particular feature will not be making its way down under until sometime in November, although no specific dates were given. Heading on over to Apple’s website, it seems that Australia is the only country that has yet to receive this feature, while 52 others have already received it. This probably won’t sit well with Australians as there have been complaints in the past over how Apple products in Australia are more expensive than other countries in the world, despite Australia’s currency being stronger than the US.
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Sunglasses with built-in earphones, now where have we heard that one before? This is most definitely not a new concept and has been seen before in the Oakleys Thump pair of sunglasses, probably one of the more odd-looking sunglasses we’ve seen to date. Now if you aren’t a fan of the Thumps and wanted something a bit more sleek and subtle, then this Indiegogo project for Sanpei Optics might be something worth taking a look at. As you can see in the photo above, Sanpei Optics combines a pair of sunglasses with integrated earbuds into a simpler and cleaner look, and the good news is that the earbuds can actually be detached, allowing the sunglasses to be worn normally.
Yes we know, Halloween has unfortunately passed but if you’re already thinking of how you can make 2013’s Halloween even more awesome, then these pumpkin speakers are definitely something worth checking out. While you won’t actually be able to buy them for yourself, it might give you an idea for a project next time and we guess you could sub out the pumpkins for other types of fruit, like a large watermelon perhaps. These pumpkin speakers were put together by 
If there’s one thing that can be said about luxury phones is that they tend to be made out of premium quality materials. They might not necessarily be the best designed phones, nor the most powerful, but it’s certainly quite hard to beat materials such as diamonds, titanium, and other rare gems. That being said, luxury phone maker, Gresso, is back with another luxury phone offering in the form of the Regal Titanium, which as the name has probably given away, will be made from titanium. The use of titanium which not only gives off a rather classy and refined look, will also help prevent the phone from being dented and should be able to withstand some level of abuse, although for $4,500 we wouldn’t dare put it to the test.