So Google’s Chromecast was just announced earlier this morning, and here we are with a video of the Chromecast demo for your viewing pleasure. Basically, Chromecast works great whenever your eyes come across the special “Cast” button. For instance, whenever […]
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Google announced Android 4.3 Jelly Bean today, keeping with the Jelly Bean, but adding a few new features and performances improvements. One of the more interesting features, however, is multi-user account support along with restricted profiles, which will give parents more piece-of-mind when they hand over their device to their kids.
With restricted profiles, users can set up different, customized environments for each user, and adjust what content and apps that each user has access to. Google says that restricted profiles are ideal for “friends and family, guest users, kiosks, point-of-sale devices, and more,” but we think a big market for this feature will be for kids.
With the recent influx of parents handing over their tablet to their kids and those kids buying apps without permission, companies with app stores have been making it an effort to control this issue. Apple recently posted a feature in the iTunes App Store educating users on how to use it, with the focus on making sure kids don’t have access to paid apps in the app store.
Google’s answer is restricted profiles in Android 4.3. The owner of the tablet can control which installed apps are enabled in any given profile and which apps are not enabled. This means that owners can block other users from accessing Google Play to download more apps or other digital content.
Each restricted profile offers an isolated space with its own local storage, home screens, widgets, settings, etc. However, these different profiles are based on the tablet owner’s own environment, such as what apps are installed. So essentially, every user will have the same apps that the owner has — no more and no less, but this should make it easier for parents to control what their kids do on such devices, and cut down on unnecessary spending on useless apps.
Android 4.3 restricted profiles: Google’s answer to kids accidentally buying apps is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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If you were a geeky kid growing up in the 60′s, you probably fell in love with a certain Sci-Fi show called Star Trek. While it wasn’t the first space adventure to be aired, this five-year mission (that only aired for 3) managed to capture a spirit that had never been seen before. And now, nearly half a century later, kids and adults alike are still wishing that they could sit in the captain’s chair and chase down some Klingons. Well, if you count yourself among these, then I have something interesting for you to look at today.
While you aren’t going to sit yourself down in the same chair that Kirk did, you will get a very unique look at the original USS Enterprise. While there have been plenty of toys and models in the past, this is definitely one of the more unique ones offered. Rather than just seeing the grey exterior hull, you’ll notice that some areas are covered by clear plastic. Through this you can see various details about the original ship. Unfortunately you can’t see the entirety of the ship, but rather just the areas that have already been replaced with clear plastic.
The Star Trek Enterprise Cutaway Model measures 18” long, and stands 8” high. As you might imagine, something with this much detail work is an officially licensed product. This bit of Star Trek fandom is indeed licensed, and it has the price tag to prove it. If you’ve always wanted to get an up-close and personal look at the inner workings of a starship, then this $175 item may be exactly what you need. Just remember, when anyone asks, it’s a “collector’s item” and not a “toy”.
[ Cutaway Enterprise Model lets you see what’s under the hood of your favorite starship copyright by Coolest Gadgets ]
A team at the Tokyo Institute of Technology has created a
robot surgical system, known as IBIS that is designed to undertake the same
function as the da Vinci system at a much lower cost to the facility. This new competitor comes at a good time, when the current leader is having PR problems.
Google officially announced its latest version of Android today and, like clockwork, it’s now made it available for download through the Android Open Source Project. That covers those with a Nexus 4, Nexus 7, Nexus 10 or Galaxy Nexus (GSM version-only), all of whom can find what they need to start the update process to Android 4.3 (still going by the Jelly Bean moniker) at the source link below. Feel free to leave your impressions of the new OS in the comments below.
Update: Android Central points to a link for the OTA version of the update for the Nexus 4, which users should be able to sideload more easily if it hasn’t already been pushed to their devices automatically.
Filed under: Cellphones, Tablets, Mobile, Google
Via: Android Police, Android Central
Source: Google Developers, Android 4.3 OTA
At an event where everyone was expecting a new Android tablet ( and got one) Google announced something far more interesting and important: The Chromecast, a small stick that jacks into the back of your television via HDMI and allows …
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It almost seems too good to be true, but Google’s new Chromecast HDMI dongle is a reality. The small device lets users beam content from their mobile devices or computers to their HDTVs, but instead of the content going through the device first, it goes straight to the television. The best part is, the dongle only costs $35.
We’ve gotten the chance to have a peek at the HDMI dongle here in San Francisco where Google just announced a handful of new products, including a refreshed Nexus 7, Android 4.3, and the Chromecast. The dongle itself is fairly simple, with a textured plastic feel with an HDMI port on one end and a microUSB port at the other for power.
The microUSB provides power to the stick, and it’ll come with a cable and power adapter in the box. From there, you can either plug it into the USB port on your television, or plug it into a nearby outlet using the included power adapter. While USB ports on TVs don’t provide a way to transfer data, they do provide power, and that’s what is required in this case.
The dongle does rely on a WiFi connection, though, so you’ll need a home WiFi network in order for Chromecast to work, but the dongle creates its own WiFi hotspot that your mobile device or computer can connect to. Chromecast is compatible with Android, iOS, Windows, and OS X devices.
The Chromecase device works with a few services already, including Netflix, YouTube, Pandora, and obviously Google Play TV and Movies, and since the content is delivered straight to the dongle, this allows you to keep browsing on your device while a video continues playing on the TV.
Furthermore, you can use the Chromecast along with your TV as a second display for your laptop or desktop, letting you beam a Chrome tab to your TV, while you continue to surf the internet on your computer. For just $35, it’s quite the device, and almost something that the company could just give away at some point or include for free when you purchase a Nexus 7. For now, you’ll have to fork over $35, but that’s nothing compared to other media streaming devices on the market.
Google Chromecast hands-on is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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And you thought your Hyundai had moves. This is the littoral combat ship USS Independence showing off its turning radius last week. Technically it’s a display of maneuvering prowess, but you can’t help but think it was also a chance for a bunch of able-bodied seamen to say wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
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You might not want to hand this over to the R2B2.
(Credit: Amanda Kooser/CNET)
The old standby four-digit PIN passcode for smartphones is a mere speed bump to R2B2, a PIN-guessing robot that shares pretty much no physical resemblance with the famous “Star Wars” droid. But just as R2-D2 was good at opening starship doors and hacking into the Death Star, so is R2B2 good at hacking into Android phones.
The device consists of a robotic fingertip that taps out different passcodes until it manages to hit on the right one. Instead of a hacker having to sit there and try all the potential combinations in a mind-numbing exercise in boredom, the indefatigable robot provides the labor.
The bot’s full name is Robotic Reconfigurable Button Basher. It’s the creation of security researchers Justin Engler and Paul Vines. Engler will be presenting it at the upcoming Black Hat USA conference. Besides punching in numbers, it can also handle pattern-based lock screens.
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