LOS ANGELES — A Los Angeles firehouse is in trouble again after letting an exercise company shoot a video there showing a scantily clad woman dancing seductively with a Hula-Hoop.
The video shot at a Venice fire station was intended to promote classes at Hoopnotica. It shows a woman in shorts and heels undulating with a Hula-Hoop and in a firefighting uniform.
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Casio has unveiled its newest smart watch, the Bluetooth-equipped G-Shock GB6900AA series. The watch can be tied to the user’s iPhone via the G-Shock app from Casio, allowing the two device to interface with each other in order to provide time syncing, call and email alerts via the watch, and more. You can grab the G-Shock for $180USD.
One of this watch’s biggest features is its low energy consumption, something especially necessary given the limited battery space possessed by a watch. It achieves this conservative energy usage via BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy). The G-Shock uses an ordinary watch battery, which lasts approximately 2 years with an average daily Bluetooth usage of 12 hours per day.
The G-Shock features countdown timer, 1/100th second stopwatch, an LED super illuminator, five daily alarms, a mute feature, world time zones, and is shock/water resistant up to 200 meters. The smart watch is compatible with the iPhone 4S running iOS 5.1.1 and 6.0 and iPhone 5. The G-Shock+ app is available for download from the App Store, and is required to use an iPhone with the watch.
Casio’s CEO and Chairman of its Timepiece Division Shigenori Itoh offered this statement. “G-Shock continues to be a leader in cutting-edge technology for timepieces. With the release of the Bluetooth LE Smart Watch collection, we are pushing the boundaries of inspired timepieces for the business savvy, technology conscious consumer.”
Casio announces G-Shock Bluetooth-equipped smart watch is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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On Wednesday, AARP volunteers and staff will visit Capitol Hill to deliver a strong message to Congress on the fiscal cliff: leave Social Security and Medicare off the table.
The lobbying organization for seniors, which has issued a series of letters to Congress on the matter, is warning top lawmakers against making changes to the programs in order to reach a deal ahead of January 1, when simultaneous tax hikes and spending cuts threaten to throw the country into an economic crisis.
“Americans have spoken and they don’t want Congress or the President to make changes to Social Security or Medicare in any last minute deficit deal,” AARP’s volunteer president Rob Romasco said in a statement. “In the long-term we need to strengthen Medicare, Social Security, and Medicaid, but shifting costs to the older and less fortunate among us is not going to make our country stronger. Instead, it would erode our economic security at a time when Americans need it the most.”
Every December, like a returning friend, the Havana International Festival of New Latin America Cinema returns. A film event that this year will bring more than 500 movies from 46 countries. A true delight for our senses, the Festival includes a visit to the country of actors and directors from all latitudes, thematic film showings, and even concerts. From Fito Paez’s massively-attended presentation, through the American actress Annette Bening, to the filmmaker Eliseo Subiela.
Tributes to the leading figures of celluloid are also part of the offerings of the two weeks that the greater part of the activities last. This time the honorees are French filmmaker Chris Marker (1921-2012), the Italian Michel Angelo Antonioni (1912-2007) and the Czech master of animation Jan Svankmajer (1934).
Gemalto has been in the NFC SIM business for a while now, adding the possibility of mobile payments to any GSM phone that’ll support it. Now it’s become even more legit with the addition of AMEX ExpressPay, MasterCard PayPass and Visa payWave certifications to its UpTeq NFC SIM, which is supposedly the first ever NFC SIM to get all three certs. Already in use in Orange France, the high-end SIM lets carriers tailor their own NFC deployments; for example, Singapore operators will add CEPAS, a local payment system alongside the major credit brands, while other carriers like KDDI in Japan and Rogers in Canada will get customizations to fit local requirements. Services like coupon redemption, loyalty programs and transit cards are potential add-ons depending on the market. Now that most carriers around the globe are slowly getting on board the NFC train, a cash-toting wallet could be a relic of the past sooner than we think. You can get the full Gemalto release after the break.
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Source: Gemalto
Microsoft has opened its social networking site Socl to the general public, whereas before only a small subset of individuals had access as testers. The network is still in beta, however, so users need to keep that in mind when using it. The Socl social project was first launched back in December of 2011, where users had to receive an invitation to use it.
Socl is the by-product of Microsoft’s FuSE (Future Social Experiences) Labs, which has stated that Socl as it exists now is not how it originally existed, with the interface being altered to accommodate the way users were using it. Said FUSE’s General Manager Lili Cheng: “The way people were using Socl was different than we designed it.”
Users can sign in with either their Facebook account or their Microsoft account, depending on which social sphere one hangs out in most. It’s a bit odd to get the hang of when first using it, something more than a few users have expressed. After logging in with my Facebook account, I searched for “cats” and received two columns of results, with the left column being titled “Picasso” and full of Picasso images, and the right side being full of pictures of the grumpy cat. The Picasso results didn’t include anything cat-related, so I’m not sure why that turned up as one of the results.
Clicking an image then takes you to the URL where the photo is located; it might be an article, a blog, or a desktop background website, for example. Overall, Socl feels like some strange combination of Reddit, Pintrest, and Facebook all mashed up in a quasi-search engine. There’s no word yet one when Microsoft might push the social site into the mainstream; for now, it remains a project that is, apparently, broadening its horizons.
[via ZDnet]
Microsoft opens its Socl social network beta to the public is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Bummed because that Razer Carcharias headset you’ve been eying wasn’t equipped for Black Ops II missions on your Xbox 360? Good news, mates. The gaming outfit has announced a redesigned version of the cans that will play nice with Microsoft’s console, with amplified audio and in-line controls for quick adjustments in the heat of battle to boot. The Carcharias for Xbox 360 and PC is available now if you’re willing to part with a cool $70. Should you need a bit more info before committing, consult the full PR that follows beyond the break.
Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals
Source: Razer
Not getting your fill of connected TV action with contextual content and ads appearing alongside your soaps? Your hunger could be satisfied by picking up a Sony-made television in 2013, as Hirai and Co. have inked a multi-year deal with the folks at Ensequence to bake software for such experiences into all of their connected TVs starting next year. Ensequence leverages the automatic content recognition tech inside Sony’s sets and provides a platform for content producers and advertisers to sling up everything from relevant coupons to trivia games on displays. If you watched the 2012 Olympics through Verizon FiOS, chances are you’ve glimpsed the company’s technology in action. Proud owners of connected TVs made by Sony between 2011 and 2012 won’t be left out of the contextual content bonanza, however, as a software update packing Ensequence’s secret sauce will be available. For more details, and prognostications regarding the future of internet-savvy televisions, hit the jump for the press release.
Filed under: Home Entertainment, HD, Sony
Source: Ensequence
There has been a notable shortage in iPhone 5 supplies, with Foxconn having reported since the phone’s launch that it was having trouble keeping up with demand. To help ease the supply burdens, Apple instituted a two-handsets-per-customer rule. That limitation has been lifted, however, now that supply issues are being shorted out.
Apple hasn’t officially said anything on the matter, but it has been noted that the stipulation “two per customer” for the iPhone 5 has been removed from Apple’s online store. In addition, it also seems the ten-per-lifetime rule is also gone. Says MacRumors, customers are instead imposed with a ten-per-transaction limit, with no lifetime limit on the number that can be bought.
This comes a few days after Apple began selling unlocked iPhone 5′s via its online store, which were limited to two-per-customer. A quick jaunt through the Apple Store’s checkout system confirms that more than two devices can be ordered at once. You can nab the 16GB model for $649, the 32GB for $749, and the 64GB for $849.
The iPhone 5 has a 4-inch Retina screen and an anodized aluminum body. The device runs an A6 chip, and is the same width as the iPhone 4S despite the bigger display. While last week shipping on the Apple Online Store stated “Available to ship: 1 week,” it now says “Available: 2 – 4 business days.” This is a big drop from the almost 4 week wait that it peaked at.
[via CNET]
iPhone 5 two-handsets-per-customer limitation lifted is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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If you ever find yourself in a situation where you had a little too much fun last night and teetered into the irresponsible zone of condom-less sex and uncontrollable self-control, the morning after pill often comes to the rescue. It’s probably a good idea to know how it works and what it does to your body. Easy to understand science is the best kind of science. [Asap Science via Geekosystem] More »
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