If you live in a big city without a car, it’s probably easier to just do all your shopping on Amazon. If you drive everywhere and have a Costco membership, it might make sense to do all your shopping there. If you drive sometimes but like getting packages, maybe you combine the best of both worlds? Whatever it is you do for shopping though, how much of it do you do with Amazon?
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Motorola has rolled out a brand new video that has been called “Windy Day”, and for good reason, too. This particular video will tease us curious viewers about a brand new augmented reality game which will be arriving on the Moto X smartphone later at the end of this month – on October 29th, to be exact. It must be noted, however, that the entire video lasts for slightly more than a minute, but in there, the real “meat” of the content happens to last for approximately that of a Vine clip.
The first minute or so of the video happens to be literally folks from all walks of life holding on to Moto X phones, where they then turned around in circles or looked through the phone’s display, with smiles on their faces. Assuming your attention span managed to hold out until the end of the video, the last few seconds seem to depict a cartoon more than an augmented reality. The reason behind that could be because the game was developed with the assistance of a certain Jan Pinkava, the person who wrote and directed the Pixar short Geri’s Game, in addition to co-directing Ratatouille. What do you think of the video?
New Motorola “Windy Day” Video Teases AR Game original content from Ubergizmo. 
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The Sony Xperia Z1 is no pushover as a smartphone, especially when you consider its flagship credentials. Having said that, this waterproof smartphone has just received an update that has been said to deliver an improvement to its rear camera, not that the back camera in the past was a slouch or anything like it. Apparently, this new firmware update has introduced an algorithm that will enhance the performance of the camera, where it the same improvements have been sent over to the likes of Burst Mode, Superior Auto, AR Effect and Sweep Panorama.
This particular update started to roll out globally already, and the image above hails from a Dutch Sony Xperia Z1 owner, where it depicted the difference between the quality of photographs taken before and of course, right after the update. Needless to say, the update lets the camera capture an even greater amount of detail, even when there are shadows around. Not only that, it does seem that there has been improvements made to the color reproduction and contrast areas, too.
Well, all I can say is, there has been no adverse reports after installing this particular update, so if you’re a proud Xperia Z1 owner, it would do you good to have the update installed, too.
Sony Xperia Z1 Gets Update, Rear Camera Sees Improvement original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Tesla is a name that most of us are well versed with. After all, they have come up with some electric cars that not only look nice, but have been deemed to ride pretty well. Of course, the standard issues that are concerns surrounding electric vehicles continue to be there, but I am quite sure that as time and technology advances, we will be able to see more and more far ranging electric vehicles in addition to charging facilities to make owning one a whole lot more convenient. Company founder and CEO Elon Musk of Tesla has also publicly stated his desire to come up with a more affordable EV in addition to self driving cars. To do that, they will need the right manpower, and they have managed to snag Doug Field’s signature on the dotted line to lead the way.
Doug Field will join Tesla as the Vice President of Vehicle Programs, where his responsibility will include driving the development of new vehicles. Here is a little bit of background information on Field – he started off his career as an engineer at Ford, before ending up as the CTO of Segway prior to his last stop at Apple in 2008, where he had been the Vice President of Mac Hardware Engineering leading development on the Macbook Air, Macbook Pro and iMac. [Press Release]
Tesla Hires Former Apple Employee, Doug Field original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Following Microsoft’s latest quarterly numbers posted earlier this evening, Samsung has revealed its own latest financial results. Not surprisingly, the Korean company saw increased profits, making this another solid quarter in what has been a generally strong line of reports. This comes at a time when some of the company’s big products have failed to […]
Tablets, tablets everywhere! Most tablets that we know of come in shiny and svelte form factors, being as lightweight and portable as possible. However, there are some moments in life where we need to step things up by a notch, and make sure that our hardware devices are more rugged than usual. This is where the likes of the new Panasonic Toughbook CF-AX3 comes in handy, where it is actually a 2-in-1 Ultrabook that will feature a Full HD IPS anti-glare display as well as a beefier Intel processor. It merges both tablet and notebook functionalities into a ruggedized single unit, making sure that you can have the best of both worlds depending on the situation.
For a more detailed look at the Toughbook CF-AX3, it arrives with an 11.6-inch Full HD, 10 finger multi touch IPS anti-glare display. Other than that, it has a fourth generation Intel Core vPro i5-4300U processor, where this Haswell CPU will also do its bit to improve battery life. Depending on your needs, the Panasonic Toughbook CF-AX3 will run on either Windows 7 or Windows 8, and connectivity options include Bluetooth 4.0 and 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi. You can also choose to upgrade to 4G/LTE or 3G at an additional cost, of course, while both VGA and HDMI ports deliver video-out capability. The asking price for the Panasonic Toughbook CF-AX3 stands at $2,233 after conversion as it hits Europe later next month.
Panasonic Toughbook CF-AX3 Announced original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Ah, the eternal debate of which particular gaming platform is better – the PC or the console? There are always pros and cons to each situation, and we know for sure that die hard fans on each side are not willing to give up an inch even until today, although we have also seen a far more inclusive gaming community over the years, where folks own multiple consoles as well as get some gaming time on their desktops, too. Alienware intends to sway those who might want to give the PC gaming scene a try, by offering a $200 cash back with every console trade and gaming PC purchase.
This offer is good only for current-generation video game consoles, so you can forget about purchasing a cheap NES off eBay and use it to your advantage. Basically, as long as you pick up an Alienware gaming system, you are able to log into the trade-in portal in order to enter data from the purchase receipt and print a pre-paid shipping label for an Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3 console. Once the system has been accepted, followed by some functionality testing to make sure the console is in fine working order, you will receive the $200 via bank transfer within 40 days. Starting price for Alienware systems before the trade-in offering start from $699. Have you ever wondered what would happen to all of those consoles that are traded in?
Alienware Offers Console Trade In Program original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Smog – the bane of (over)crowded cities, is a problem that should be addressed by any nation afflicted with it. There are always downsides to it, including rising medical costs that might also put additional burden on the government machinery in the long run. In China alone, smog is a fast growing problem that is not going to go away anytime soon. In fact, if our memories serve us just fine, the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics saw most industry in the city shut down so that the smog levels will remain in check. Is there hope for cities down the road? A Dutch designer answers in the affirmative, claiming that he has already come up with a system which is able to pluck smog particles out of the air – literally.
Daan Roosgaarde claims that Tesla coils which are buried just under the surface of the earth might be used to create an electrostatic field. This electrostatic field would then attract smog particles, in a somewhat similar manner as that of an electronic vacuum cleaner. Having worked alongside scientists at the University of Delft in The Netherlands, Roosegaarde claims that early experiments were successful, as they managed to clear a one cubic meter area of smog in a five cubic meter room. In fact, Roosegaarde has already reached a deal with the mayor of Beijing so that it can install a system in a city park in order to showcase the technology, and from there, hopefully convince the masses that their city needs something like this. We wonder what are the energy requirements needed to make sure that enough of these are installed to clear an entire city of smog, and whether there are any more cost effective ways.
Vacuum Tesla Coils Could Clear Up Smoggy Skies original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Nokia’s 1520 has been announced fresh off the news wires, where we do know that the device should cost $749 thereabouts prior to taxes and subsidies being applied. Of course, the selling price will be higher than that where unlocked units are concerned, as that had always been more of the norm than the exception. According to Nstore, a “Nokia premium partner” in Italy, they are already taking down pre-orders for the Lumia 1520, where they have asked €699.99 (loosely converted to $966) for it, and it will include an initial deposit of €99.90. It does seem as though the store will have the Lumia 1520 in stock from November onward.
Just to refresh our memories on what the Nokia Lumia 1520 comes with, it will be the first Windows Phone 8 smartphone in the world to come with a 6” Full HD display, a quad-core 2.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, LTE and HSPA connectivity, NFC support, active noise cancellation, a 20MP PureView rear camera with dual LED flash, 1,2MP front-facing camera, 2GB RAM, 32GB of internal memory, 7GB of free SkyDrive storage, a microSD memory card slot, and a 3,400 mAh battery with wireless charging capabilities.
What else do we know about the Nokia Lumia 1520? Well, for the model that will arrive at AT&T as an exclusive, it will come with 16GB of storage by default. Not only that, it has also been spotted with a Treasure Finder Tag, too.
Nokia Lumia 1520 Gets €699.99 Price Point In Europe original content from Ubergizmo. 
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