Here comes a new portable Bluetooth speaker from Chinavasion, the Juneed. Powered by a built-in 800mAh battery, this compact wireless speaker comes with a built-in microphone for hands-free calls, onboard buttons, a micro-USB charging port, a maximum power output of 3W and is compatible with Bluetooth 3.0 + EDR enabled devices. The Juneed will set you back just $20.02. [Product Page]
Check out this newly launched dual SIM Android 4.1 tablet from Lava for the Indian market. Called the E-Tab Ivory, the tablet packs a 7.0-inch 1024 x 600 touchscreen display, a 1.2GHz dual-core MediaTek processor, a Power VRSGX531 Ultra GPU, a 1GB RAM, a 4GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot (up to 32GB), dual SIM card slots (GSM+GSM), dual cameras (0.3MP front & 5MP rear), GPS, WiFi, Bluetooth, 3G, a 3000mAh battery and runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS. The E-Tab Ivory sells for Rs 10,199 (about $166). [NDTV]
ASK Inc. Japan has also added MSI’s Radeon R9 280X Twin Frozr 4S OC graphics card to its product page. Powered by the new AMD Radeon R9 280X GPU, the card features 2048 Stream Processors, a 384-bit memory interface, a core clock of 1000MHz (1050MHz Boost Clock) and a 3GB of GDDR5 memory set @ 6000MHz. The card also adopts MSI’s original Twin Frozr 4S cooling system and has dual-link DVI-I, HDMI and 2x mini DisplayPort outputs. The MSI Radeon R9 280X Twin Frozr 4S OC will be available from October 18th for 39,000 Yen (about $397). [Product Page]
Cooler Master has showed off another one of its upcoming mini-ITX PC case, the Mini 110. Corresponding to the mini-ITX motherboard, this slim PC case is equipped with a front-placed I/O panel with 2x USB 3.0 and 2x audio ports, a 5.25-inch slim external drive bay, a 3.5-inch internal shadow bay, a 200W FlexATX power supply and a 60mm fan at the right side (when horizontal). The Mini 110 will go on sale from October 18th for 10,000 Yen (about $101). [Product Page]
Earlier this year during WWDC 2013, Apple took the wraps off their new Mac Pro which features brand new hardware along with a rather interesting design that is a pretty obvious departure from the previous generation Mac Pros. The next question we’re sure some of you guys are asking is when will the computer be released? Apple has given us a “fall” timeframe, and it looks like production could soon be kicking into gear as Flextronics is currently in the process of hiring 1,700 people to work on a “next-generation desktop computer” at their factory in Austin, Texas.
The company declined to reveal what they were working on, but given that the Mac Pro will see assembly in the US, and with Flextronics being Apple’s rumored US manufacturer and with the plant located pretty close to Apple’s local offices, many believe that this recent wave of hiring could be to help Apple begin the manufacturing process of the Mac Pro. In any case take it with a grain of salt for now and don’t get your hopes up just yet, but rumors have pegged the Mac Pro’s release for sometime in November, so to hear Apple and their partners getting ready to begin production and assembly would not be a stretch of the imagination.
Mac Pro Could Be Getting Ready For Production, According To Recent Flextronics Hirings original content from Ubergizmo. 
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While Apple’s iPhone has a variety of accessibility options, one thing it does lack is that while it might tell users how to navigate the phone, that’s pretty much where it ends. Of course we expect it’s not really Apple’s job to describe the world to the visually impaired, and that’s where handy apps like MySmartEye comes in. It was developed by the Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped and StarHub, a local carrier. Basically what the app does is that it relies on what they called “microvolunteers”. To see the world around them, all the user has to do is snap a photo, upload it to a gallery, and these microvolunteers basically help to describe the photos as detailed as possible. The description is then read back to the user via the app’s text-to-speech feature.
It is definitely a pretty awesome idea although given that it will rely on volunteers to keep it active, descriptions of photos might not necessarily be instant and could take minutes, hours, or even days before your photo is processed, but we suppose the more volunteers there are, the faster the process should be. The app is free for download and if you’re interested in checking it out or helping out, hit up the iTunes App Store for the details.
MySmartEye App Helps The Visually Impaired “See” The World Around Them original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Apple’s 22nd of October event is expected to cover the launch of OS X Mavericks and new iPads in the form of the fifth-gen iPad and the iPad mini. However recent reports have suggested that Apple could be doing more than that and could be announcing updated MacBook Pro laptops as well. Given that Apple had announced updates to its iMacs, MacBook Air, and even the Mac Pro, it is surprising that nothing was mentioned about the MacBook Pro which gives rise to the possibility that this event might be addressing just that.
Apple’s computer lineup has been updated to Intel Haswell chips, save for the MacBook Pro, so it is more than likely that at least one of the updates to the laptop would be the switch to Haswell. It is unclear as to what other specs we might be able to expect in the update, although we wouldn’t mind if the MacBook Air’s “all-day” battery life made an appearance in the updated MacBook Pro as well. Other possible specs include 802.11ac WiFi which was found on the new MacBook Airs, so that’s another feature worth looking forward to. In any case we’ll be keeping our eyes peeled so if a new MacBook Pro is what you’re after, check back with us on the 22nd of October for the details.
Updated MacBook Pro Could Be Announced During Apple’s 22nd October Event original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Earlier today, Intel’s CEO Brian Krzanich made the company’s third-quarter earnings call, revealing additional information during the time including word that the Broadwell chip has been delayed a quarter. In addition to that, the executive also talked about the Bay Trail chips, detailing their sizable arrival in the next handful of weeks. The devices are […]
Cancer is a modern day health scourge for humans, and somehow or rather, I cannot help but lay some of the blame due to the amount of chemicals that are around us as well as our consumption of processed food. Our ancestors certainly had a far lower rate of cancer compared to today, but then again, they had other stuff to worry about such as the Spanish Flu and what-not. The fight against cancer has seen a fair amount of advancements made in our favor, but it has not yet managed to eradicate the disease once and for all. For some, cancer is still a death sentence. Here is an interesting bit of news though – a new study claims that the non-hallucinogenic parts of cannabis could be processed into a potentially highly effective anti-cancer drugs.
Dr. Wai Liu said, “This study is a critical step in unpicking the mysteries of cannabis as a source of medicine. The cannabinoids examined have minimal, if any, hallucinogenic side effects, and their properties as anti-cancer agents are promising. These agents are able to interfere with the development of cancerous cells, stopping them in their tracks and preventing them from growing. In some cases, by using specific dosage patterns, they can destroy cancer cells on their own.”
Sounds like the dream drug for many, eh? Of course, plenty more research needs to be performed in this area before such a claim can be justified or proven, so let us not count our chickens before they hatch.
Cannabis A Cancer Cure? original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Nikon Corporation, with its principal place of business located in Tokyo, Japan, as well as Nikon Inc., having its main place of business located in New York, USA, have collectively come together to file a lawsuit with the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Sakar International, Inc.. The charge against Sakar? For allegedly performing an infringement of the design patent as well as trade dress right owned by Nikon. Nikon is looking for an injunctive relief against Sakar in the lawsuit so that the latter will no longer be able to manufacture and sell their Polaroid brand digital still camera that is known as the “Polaroid iM1836″.
We did talk about the Polaroid iM1836 earlier on in the year, where it was touted to be a digital camera which was powered by the Android mobile operating system, making it an early leader in such a department. Nikon claims that the Polaroid iM1836 has infringed upon their Nikon 1’s design, and they are not too happy with it. Nikon also claimed to have “negotiated with Sakar to amicably solve this problem”, but they were unable to arrive at an agreement. Hence, the necessity of a lawsuit (and some lawyers getting a nice payday from this, too).
Do you think that the Nikon 1 is the base design for the Polaroid iM1836, or is Nikon throwing a baseless accusation from the layperson’s point of view? [Press Release]
Nikon Sues Sakar For Design Patent Infringement Of Its Nikon 1 original content from Ubergizmo. 
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