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As rumored yesterday, Pebble smartwatches are indeed coming to Best Buy. The Kickstarter-funded smartwatch has not hit the online retail sector on Best Buy’s website for $149, which is a bit more than what you could’ve gotten one for if you backed the Kickstarter project, which were selling for $99 a piece at the time.

However, it doesn’t seem the smartwatch is going on sale just yet. Best Buy lists the Pebble on their website, but with a “coming soon” next to it. Furthermore, calling Best Buy to confirm in-store availability was also a mystery. The Pebble will be available in stores, but just as the website says, they’re not selling them on the shelves just yet.

We also weren’t told an exact release date for the Pebble either, so it merely just seems that Best Buy has announced that they’ll be offering the Pebble smartwatch, but it’s not quite known when exactly we’ll get to buy one from the retailer. So far, they’re showing only red as a color option, but hopefully we’ll be treated with more colors as soon as it’s officially on shelves.

The Pebble smartwatch can be credited with the recent boom in the popularity of the accessory. It raised over $10 million on Kickstarter, becoming one of the most successful Kickstarter projects of all time. Smartwatches have been around for a few years now, but bigger companies have been rumored to be joining in on the fun with their own smartwatch creations.

UPDATE: According to 9to5Mac, they’ve received confirmation that Pebble will be available in Best Buy stores starting on July 7, with online availability starting later today.

VIA: Mark Gurman

SOURCE: Best Buy

Pebble Best Buy sales begin as smartwatch hits retail [UPDATE] is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Are you a dog lover, so much so that you see your four legged friends as more than just pets, but prefer to call them ‘furkids’ instead? I am quite sure that those who are of the Cesar Millan school of thought would know that you should always maintain your position as the pack leader, and it would make training your pooch a whole lot easier after that. In order to make training sessions a whole lot more fun, how about getting a gizmo to help you out? Hammacher and their $99.95 Wireless Pavlovian Canine Trainer would seem to be a decent addition to your house, where this training aid dispenses treats with but a push of a button from a range of up to 25′ away.

The Wireless Pavlovian Canine Trainer would comprise of a wireless keychain remote control as well as a wall-mounted or freestanding dispenser, where the hopper would have to be filled with dry kibble or treats beforehand. Taking full advantage of the conditioning techniques that Ivan Pavlov discovered a long time ago where salivating canines are concerned, you now can give your dog a treat from a distance to reinforce good behavior. The dispenser itself can be set to emit a tone before releasing a treat, which would double up as a clicker training of sorts. The entire shebang requires a couple of AA batteries and one 3V lithium battery to function, although you can opt to plug it into an AC outlet, too.
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Google launched Google Glass’ first web browser.

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An unofficial Tesla Google Glass mashup brings remote control of the coveted electric car to Google’s wearable computer, with GlassTesla bringing unlocking, location, and auto-climate control to the head-mounted display. The app, handiwork of Sahas Katta, can show current charge status of the Model S as well as offer control over starting and stopping recharging, and it’s even possible to pop the charging port itself from the headset.

If you’re away from your Model S, and careless enough to lose it in an oversized parking garage, GlassTesla can pinpoint it on a map and offer you directions. There’s also remote horn and headlights control, central locking, and sunroof control, all from Glass.

A security summary, meanwhile, shows the status of the car’s doors, trunk, or sunroof, as well as what the temperature is both inside and outside. Tesla’s automatic climate control can also be triggered remotely, getting the car either warmed up or cooled down before you get to it.

However, because of the safety limits Tesla applies, some of the functionality isn’t supported while actually on the move. According to Katta, it’s not possible to sound the horn or flash the headlights while the car is in motion, though opening the sunroof is permitted. There’s also no ability to see current speed, since Glass isn’t designed for real-time dynamically changing cards.

As Venn Diagrams go, the overlap between Tesla Model S owners and Google Glass Explorer Edition owners is probably a small one. However, GlassTesla is already getting some high-up attention, with Google’s Vic Gundotra (who does happen to have both) flagging up the app, though not confirming whether or not he’s actually tried it out himself.

If you don’t have Glass, but you do have a Model S in the garage, then Tesla does offer a remote control app for iOS which offers the same functionality.

VIA Android Community

GlassTesla brings Model S remote control to Google wearable is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Software enthusiasts and IT professionals alike have been googly-eyed over Microsoft‘s TechNet subscription service for years, but after 15 years of providing early access to new software for subscribers, Microsoft has decided to shut down the service. The company will no longer take new susbcribers or renewals after August 31, and they plan to shut it all down entirely on September 30, 2014.

For an annual subscription fee of a few hundred dollars, subscribers get to download almost all of Microsoft’s desktop and server software before the general public gets their hands on it. Of course, the software in TechNet is licensed for evaluation purposes only, but users pretty much get the same software experience that the general public gets, just at a lower cost and before everyone else.

The reason for the shutdown is simply because “IT trends and business dynamics have evolved,” meaning that TechNet has become obsolete. Whether or not the majority of subscribers believe that is irrelevant, as it seems Microsoft is firm on their decision to close the TechNet program. Furthermore, Microsoft also says that they’re shutting down TechNet to “focus on bettering free experiences for IT professionals through TechNet including the TechNet Evaluation Center, Microsoft Virtual Academy and TechNet Forums.”

However MSDN is staying open, but while that service also offers early access to new Microsoft software at a discounted subscription price, it’s certainly not as good of a deal as TechNet. As a result, we could see a lot of TechNet subscribers find refuge at MSDN, but many may just give up for good. MSDN costs $699 for the first year, with renewals running at $499. That’s a steep jump from the $199 (renewals at $149) for TechNet Standard subscriptions, so we wouldn’t be surprised if many users didn’t jump ship.

VIA: ZDNet

SOURCE: TechNet

Microsoft TechNet is dead, long live MSDN is written by Craig Lloyd & originally posted on SlashGear.
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